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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Barnard was born and raised by a single mother in [[Creve Coeur, Missouri|Creve Coeur]], [[Missouri]], a suburb of [[St. Louis]].<ref name=":0b">{{Cite news|last=Driebusch|first=Matt Wirz and Corrie|date=2021-10-13|title=Tech Moguls Back GoodLeap’s Green Housing Push With $12 Billion Valuation|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-moguls-back-goodleaps-green-housing-push-with-12-billion-valuation-11634126400|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> |
Barnard was born and raised by a single mother in [[Creve Coeur, Missouri|Creve Coeur]], [[Missouri]], a suburb of [[St. Louis]].<ref name=":0b">{{Cite news|last=Driebusch|first=Matt Wirz and Corrie|date=2021-10-13|title=Tech Moguls Back GoodLeap’s Green Housing Push With $12 Billion Valuation|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-moguls-back-goodleaps-green-housing-push-with-12-billion-valuation-11634126400|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> His father left when Barnard was three years old. Barnard graduated from the [[University of Missouri]] with a degree in management and marketing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayes Barnard |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayesbarnard/ |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref> He won a football scholarship to [[University of Central Missouri|Central Missouri State]], but was injured during his freshman year and subsequently transferred to the [[University of Missouri]], where he graduated with a degree in management and marketing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hayes Barnard |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayesbarnard/ |website=[[LinkedIn]]}}</ref><ref name="Ponciano-Forbes">{{cite news |last1=Ponciano |first1=Jonathan |title=Inside One Billionaire’s Plan To Bring Solar Power To Every Homeowner |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2022/09/28/inside-one-billionaires-plan-to-bring-solar-power-to-every-homeowner/?sh=3d602dcaa840 |publisher=Forbes |date=28 September 2022}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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In September 2003, Barnard founded Paramount Equity Mortgage (later renamed to Loanpal and subsequently rebranded to GoodLeap)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-07|title=Tesla's solar retreat provides opening for Loanpal's return|url=https://asreport.americanbanker.com/news/teslas-solar-retreat-provides-opening-for-loanpals-return|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Asset Securitization Report|language=en}}</ref> |
In 1995 Barnard went to San Francisco to be a part of the hi-tech boom. His first jobs were manning booths at trade shows.<ref name="Ponciano-Forbes" /> He then went on to work at [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] as a sales executive.<ref name=":0a">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidlevine/2017/05/07/generating-business-how-i-discovered-the-social-side-of-sales/|title=Generating Business: How I Discovered The Social Side Of Sales|last=Levine|first=David|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> In September 2003, Barnard founded Paramount Equity Mortgage (later renamed to Loanpal and subsequently rebranded to GoodLeap),<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-07|title=Tesla's solar retreat provides opening for Loanpal's return|url=https://asreport.americanbanker.com/news/teslas-solar-retreat-provides-opening-for-loanpals-return|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Asset Securitization Report|language=en}}</ref> one of the first to provide online<ref name="Ponciano-Forbes" /> residential home loans.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2011-03-08|title=California Lender Paramount Equity Pairs with Infomercial Creator Guthy-Renker|url=https://www.americanbanker.com/news/california-lender-paramount-equity-pairs-with-infomercial-creator-guthy-renker|access-date=2020-03-11|website=American Banker|language=en}}</ref> In 2008, he founded Paramount Solar, a subsidiary of Paramount Equity Mortgage, and became CEO.<ref name=":1" /> |
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In 2011, [[Guthy-Renker]] became an investor and business partner assisting in the growth of Paramount Equity Mortgage and Paramount Solar.<ref name=":2" /> Barnard and Guthy-Renker also partnered with SolarCity.<ref name=":0a" /> |
In 2011, [[Guthy-Renker]] became an investor and business partner assisting in the growth of Paramount Equity Mortgage and Paramount Solar.<ref name=":2" /> Barnard and Guthy-Renker also partnered with SolarCity.<ref name=":0a" /> |
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In 2013, Paramount Solar was acquired by SolarCity for $120 million<ref name=":0a" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/12/26/hayes-barnard-exec-of-year.html|title=Top Execs of 2013: Hayes Barnard|date=26 December 2013|website=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> and Barnard became SolarCity's Chief Revenue Officer.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/08/13/solarcity-buys-paramount-solar-to-boost-homeowner-outreach/|title=SolarCity Buys Paramount Solar To Boost Homeowner Outreach|last=Wang|first=Ucilia|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/reinventing-the-solar-business-according-to-solarcity-exec-2019-7|title=This former SolarCity exec is trying to reinvent 2 parts of the solar business|last=DeBord|first=Matthew|website=Business Insider|date=2019-07-23|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> As Chief Revenue Officer, he managed a team of 8,000.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lendacademy.com/this-lender-has-quickly-become-the-leader-in-solar-finance/|title=This Lender Has Quickly Become the Leader in Solar Finance|date=2019-05-02|website=Lend Academy|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> He was also responsible for the company's growth and grew megawatts installed 300% from 2013 to 2015.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0a" /><ref>{{cite web |title=SolarCity Form 10-K 2015 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408356/000156459016012549/scty-10k_20151231.htm |publisher=SEC |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> |
In 2013, Paramount Solar was acquired by SolarCity for $120 million<ref name=":0a" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/12/26/hayes-barnard-exec-of-year.html|title=Top Execs of 2013: Hayes Barnard|date=26 December 2013|website=Sacramento Business Journal|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref> and Barnard became SolarCity's Chief Revenue Officer.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/uciliawang/2013/08/13/solarcity-buys-paramount-solar-to-boost-homeowner-outreach/|title=SolarCity Buys Paramount Solar To Boost Homeowner Outreach|last=Wang|first=Ucilia|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/reinventing-the-solar-business-according-to-solarcity-exec-2019-7|title=This former SolarCity exec is trying to reinvent 2 parts of the solar business|last=DeBord|first=Matthew|website=Business Insider|date=2019-07-23|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> As Chief Revenue Officer, he managed a team of 8,000.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lendacademy.com/this-lender-has-quickly-become-the-leader-in-solar-finance/|title=This Lender Has Quickly Become the Leader in Solar Finance|date=2019-05-02|website=Lend Academy|access-date=2020-03-30}}</ref> He was also responsible for the company's growth and grew megawatts installed 300% from 2013 to 2015.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":0a" /><ref>{{cite web |title=SolarCity Form 10-K 2015 |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1408356/000156459016012549/scty-10k_20151231.htm |publisher=SEC |access-date=2020-05-08}}</ref> |
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In 2014, Barnard founded [[GivePower]]<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> while at SolarCity.<ref name=":3" /> GivePower is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=How This Foundation is Bringing Power to the People|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/8/21/how-this-foundation-is-bringing-power-to-the-people.html|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inside Philanthropy|language=en-US}}</ref> that develops clean water and energy systems in underserved communities in developing countries.<ref name="Earth">{{Cite web|title=Solar-power desalination produces 20,000 gallons of fresh water each day • Earth.com|url=https://www.earth.com/news/solar-power-desalination/|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Earth.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Spaceship-Like Tesla Powerwall Setup Produces 50K Liters of Water a Day|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/57475-ex-solarcity-exec-is-using-tesla-powerwall-to-bring-clean-water-worldwide|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inverse|language=en}}</ref> GivePower has developed water and energy systems in 17 countries,<ref name="Earth" /> including communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" /> |
In 2014, Barnard founded [[GivePower]]<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":5" /> while at SolarCity.<ref name=":3" /> GivePower is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=How This Foundation is Bringing Power to the People|url=https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2015/8/21/how-this-foundation-is-bringing-power-to-the-people.html|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inside Philanthropy|language=en-US}}</ref> that develops clean water and energy systems in underserved communities in developing countries.<ref name="Earth">{{Cite web|title=Solar-power desalination produces 20,000 gallons of fresh water each day • Earth.com|url=https://www.earth.com/news/solar-power-desalination/|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Earth.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|title=Spaceship-Like Tesla Powerwall Setup Produces 50K Liters of Water a Day|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/57475-ex-solarcity-exec-is-using-tesla-powerwall-to-bring-clean-water-worldwide|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inverse|language=en}}</ref> GivePower has developed water and energy systems in 17 countries,<ref name="Earth" /> including communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":3" /> In 2018, Barnard's non-profit organization built a solar-powered desalination system in [[Kiunga, Kenya]] that produces 19,800 gallons of fresh drinking water a day.<ref name="Earth" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icastusa.org/solar-powered-desalination/|title=A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water|date=2019-09-06|work=ICAST}}</ref> The organization also assisted the Sioux Nation in North Dakota in developing a 300-kilowatt solar farm in North Dakota, the first solar farm in the state.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/20/solar-power-comes-to-standing-rock-reservation/|title=Solar Power Comes To Standing Rock Reservation|date=2019-07-20|website=CleanTechnica|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016, Barnard left SolarCity and took on the role of chairman and CEO of Loanpal, a financial technology platform that provides financing for clean energy products.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://thesiliconreview.com/magazine/profile/financing-the-clean-energy-future-loanpal|title=Financing the Clean Energy Future Loanpal|website=The Silicon Review|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/dividend-finance-enters-solar-loan-partnership-with-keybank|title=Dividend Finance Enters Solar Loan Partnership With KeyBank|website=Greentech Media|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=The 3 Huge Trends Driving the Imminent Solar Energy Revolution|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/55481-the-3-huge-trends-driving-the-imminent-solar-energy-revolution|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inverse|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 2016, Barnard left SolarCity and took on the role of chairman and CEO of Loanpal, a financial technology platform that provides financing for clean energy products. |
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⚫ | <ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://thesiliconreview.com/magazine/profile/financing-the-clean-energy-future-loanpal|title=Financing the Clean Energy Future Loanpal|website=The Silicon Review|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/dividend-finance-enters-solar-loan-partnership-with-keybank|title=Dividend Finance Enters Solar Loan Partnership With KeyBank|website=Greentech Media|language=en|access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web|title=The 3 Huge Trends Driving the Imminent Solar Energy Revolution|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/55481-the-3-huge-trends-driving-the-imminent-solar-energy-revolution|access-date=2020-03-11|website=Inverse|language=en |
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In 2018, Barnard's non-profit organization built a solar-powered desalination system in [[Kiunga, Kenya]] that produces 19,800 gallons of fresh drinking water a day.<ref name="Earth" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.icastusa.org/solar-powered-desalination/|title=A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water|date=2019-09-06|work=ICAST}}</ref> The organization also assisted the Sioux Nation in North Dakota in developing a 300-kilowatt solar farm in North Dakota, the first solar farm in the state.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cleantechnica.com/2019/07/20/solar-power-comes-to-standing-rock-reservation/|title=Solar Power Comes To Standing Rock Reservation|date=2019-07-20|website=CleanTechnica|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> |
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In 2020, Barnard started an asset management fund, GoodFinch.<ref name=":10" /> |
In 2020, Barnard started an asset management fund, GoodFinch.<ref name=":10" /> |
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In 2021, Loanpal rebranded to GoodLeap,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Anderson|first=Mark|date=2 June 2021|title=Loanpal rebrands to GoodLeap as it expands offerings|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/06/02/loanpal-rebrands-goodleap.html|url-status=live|website=Sacramento Business Journal}}</ref> "good for life, earth and prosperity." <ref name="Ponciano-Forbes" /> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Barnard lives in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]],<ref name=":0b" /> [[Texas]] with his wife and three children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levy|first=Ari|date=2021-01-27|title=Exec who quit SolarCity now runs the leading lender for solar installations|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/27/hayes-barnard-turns-loanpal-into-billion-dollar-lender-after-solarcity.html|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> |
Barnard lives in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]],<ref name=":0b" /> [[Texas]] with his wife and three children.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Levy|first=Ari|date=2021-01-27|title=Exec who quit SolarCity now runs the leading lender for solar installations|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/27/hayes-barnard-turns-loanpal-into-billion-dollar-lender-after-solarcity.html|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref> |
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In October 2022, Barnard appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine and ranked #271 on the Forbes 400 list with an estimated net worth of $4 billion.<ref name="Ponciano-Forbes" /> Forbes also awarded Barnard a self-made score of 10 out of 10, a score received by only 28 out of the 400 list members.<ref name="Forbes Profile">{{cite news |title=Profile-Hayes Barnard |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/hayes-barnard/?sh=4cc65efb2b28 |publisher=Forbes |date=20 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Forbes 400 Self-Made Score">{{cite news |last1=Ponciano |first1=Jonathan |title=The Forbes 400 Self-Made Score: From Silver Spooners To Bootstrappers |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2020/09/08/self-made-score/?sh=3f64f3a41e47 |publisher=Forbes |date=8 September 2020}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Revision as of 14:05, 17 November 2022
Hayes Barnard | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Missouri(BA) |
Occupation(s) | Founder, Chairman, CEO of GoodLeap Founder, Chairman, CEO of GivePower |
Years active | 2003–present |
Children | 3 |
Website | goodleap givepower |
Hayes Barnard is an American entrepreneur. He is currently the founder, chairman, and CEO of GoodLeap, a technology-based finance company. Barnard is also the founder, chairman, and CEO of GivePower, a nonprofit that facilitates solar powered projects to provide clean water and energy systems to underserved communities.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Barnard was born and raised by a single mother in Creve Coeur, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis.[4] His father left when Barnard was three years old. Barnard graduated from the University of Missouri with a degree in management and marketing.[5] He won a football scholarship to Central Missouri State, but was injured during his freshman year and subsequently transferred to the University of Missouri, where he graduated with a degree in management and marketing.[6][7]
Career
In 1995 Barnard went to San Francisco to be a part of the hi-tech boom. His first jobs were manning booths at trade shows.[7] He then went on to work at Oracle as a sales executive.[8] In September 2003, Barnard founded Paramount Equity Mortgage (later renamed to Loanpal and subsequently rebranded to GoodLeap),[9] one of the first to provide online[7] residential home loans.[1][10] In 2008, he founded Paramount Solar, a subsidiary of Paramount Equity Mortgage, and became CEO.[1]
In 2011, Guthy-Renker became an investor and business partner assisting in the growth of Paramount Equity Mortgage and Paramount Solar.[10] Barnard and Guthy-Renker also partnered with SolarCity.[8] In 2013, Paramount Solar was acquired by SolarCity for $120 million[8][11] and Barnard became SolarCity's Chief Revenue Officer.[12][3] As Chief Revenue Officer, he managed a team of 8,000.[13] He was also responsible for the company's growth and grew megawatts installed 300% from 2013 to 2015.[14][8][15]
In 2014, Barnard founded GivePower[3][14] while at SolarCity.[3] GivePower is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization[16] that develops clean water and energy systems in underserved communities in developing countries.[17][18] GivePower has developed water and energy systems in 17 countries,[17] including communities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.[12][3] In 2018, Barnard's non-profit organization built a solar-powered desalination system in Kiunga, Kenya that produces 19,800 gallons of fresh drinking water a day.[17][19] The organization also assisted the Sioux Nation in North Dakota in developing a 300-kilowatt solar farm in North Dakota, the first solar farm in the state.[3][20]
In 2016, Barnard left SolarCity and took on the role of chairman and CEO of Loanpal, a financial technology platform that provides financing for clean energy products.[1][14][21][22]
In 2020, Barnard started an asset management fund, GoodFinch.[2]
In 2021, Loanpal rebranded to GoodLeap,[23] "good for life, earth and prosperity." [7]
Personal life
Barnard lives in Austin,[4] Texas with his wife and three children.[24]
In October 2022, Barnard appeared on the cover of Forbes Magazine and ranked #271 on the Forbes 400 list with an estimated net worth of $4 billion.[7] Forbes also awarded Barnard a self-made score of 10 out of 10, a score received by only 28 out of the 400 list members.[25][26]
References
- ^ a b c d Pyper, Julia (2019-04-22). "Loanpal Rockets to Second-Largest Solar Loan Provider in the US". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b Levy, Ari (2021-01-27). "Exec who quit SolarCity now runs the leading lender for solar installations". CNBC. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
- ^ a b c d e f DeBord, Matthew (2019-07-23). "This former SolarCity exec is trying to reinvent 2 parts of the solar business". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b Driebusch, Matt Wirz and Corrie (2021-10-13). "Tech Moguls Back GoodLeap's Green Housing Push With $12 Billion Valuation". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660.
- ^ "Hayes Barnard". LinkedIn.
- ^ "Hayes Barnard". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b c d e Ponciano, Jonathan (28 September 2022). "Inside One Billionaire's Plan To Bring Solar Power To Every Homeowner". Forbes.
- ^ a b c d Levine, David. "Generating Business: How I Discovered The Social Side Of Sales". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Tesla's solar retreat provides opening for Loanpal's return". Asset Securitization Report. 2019-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b "California Lender Paramount Equity Pairs with Infomercial Creator Guthy-Renker". American Banker. 2011-03-08. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Top Execs of 2013: Hayes Barnard". Sacramento Business Journal. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ a b Wang, Ucilia. "SolarCity Buys Paramount Solar To Boost Homeowner Outreach". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "This Lender Has Quickly Become the Leader in Solar Finance". Lend Academy. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
- ^ a b c "Financing the Clean Energy Future Loanpal". The Silicon Review. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "SolarCity Form 10-K 2015". SEC. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "How This Foundation is Bringing Power to the People". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b c "Solar-power desalination produces 20,000 gallons of fresh water each day • Earth.com". Earth.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Spaceship-Like Tesla Powerwall Setup Produces 50K Liters of Water a Day". Inverse. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "A solar-powered system can turn salt water into fresh drinking water". ICAST. 2019-09-06.
- ^ "Solar Power Comes To Standing Rock Reservation". CleanTechnica. 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Dividend Finance Enters Solar Loan Partnership With KeyBank". Greentech Media. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
- ^ "The 3 Huge Trends Driving the Imminent Solar Energy Revolution". Inverse. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ Anderson, Mark (2 June 2021). "Loanpal rebrands to GoodLeap as it expands offerings". Sacramento Business Journal.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Levy, Ari (2021-01-27). "Exec who quit SolarCity now runs the leading lender for solar installations". CNBC.
- ^ "Profile-Hayes Barnard". Forbes. 20 October 2022.
- ^ Ponciano, Jonathan (8 September 2020). "The Forbes 400 Self-Made Score: From Silver Spooners To Bootstrappers". Forbes.