Over his past 15 years in the lending industry, Stan Bril has emerged as one of the senior authorities in the world of commercial lending. As the founder and CEO of MCG, a private commercial lending firm that focuses on real estate and small business funding, he has funded more than $250 million in transactions, and brokered more than $1 Billion in transactions. Today, Stan Bril is known for his blunt and straightforward approach to business and his incomparable ambition, which started when Stan opened his first company at age 11, managing three other friends that would mow neighbor’s lawns.

Bril’s ability to balance work, philanthropic efforts and family life, is no accident, his contributes his drive and work ethic to his parents, who originally hail from the USSR and who came to the United States when Stan was seven. A complex journey that included a six month stay in a refugee camp in Italy that led his family to a new life in the US, where Stan immediately began developing a strong foundation of hard work and sacrifice that has led him to his many personal and professional accomplishments today.