Who Is Biagio Maffettone and Why Did He Write The First to Rise?
When people search for Biagio Maffettone, they will often find his professional story first. He is a mortgage professional with more than 20 years of experience, a career built around helping individuals, families, investors, and business owners navigate important financial decisions. He has worked across residential and commercial lending, held senior sales leadership positions, and […]
A Look Into The Early Life and Career of Biagio Maffettone
Long before Biagio Maffettone became an experienced mortgage professional, leader, and author of The First to Rise, his story began with a family background that placed a strong emphasis on work, responsibility, and perseverance. Maffettone grew up in a first-generation Italian-American family. His early years were shaped by the example of his parents and by […]
From Family Roots to Personal Growth The Life Experiences Behind The First to Rise
Biagio Maffettone’s The First to Rise is rooted in family, resilience, personal growth, identity, responsibility and legacy. The book draws from experiences that began in Peekskill, New York and continued through education, professional life, fatherhood, loss and an ongoing process of self reflection.** For readers searching for Biagio Maffettone, it is easy to find his […]
Biagio Maffettone on Raising Children With Faith, Humility, and Confidence
Being a father of four has taught me that raising children is not about having a perfect formula. Every child has a different personality, different strengths, different challenges, and a different way of seeing the world. What parents can provide is a foundation: values that remain steady while children grow, make mistakes, discover who they […]
Biagio Maffettone’s 5 Rules for Overcoming Financial Setbacks and Building Lasting Wealth
Everyone experiences a financial setback at some point. A sudden job loss, an unexpected business disruption, medical bills that arrive without warning, or a sequence of poor financial choices made during younger years can alter a household’s trajectory overnight. When money becomes scarce or debt accumulates, the immediate emotional impulse is often shame, anxiety, or […]
Biagio Maffettone Reflects on Family, Faith, Work, and Legacy
There is an unwritten rhythm to the early morning hours in Westchester County. Long before the Metro-North trains begin their steady hum toward Grand Central, and before the morning sun catches the tree lines of Rye, Scarsdale, and Bedford, there is a quiet space where a man’s true character is tested. For Biagio Maffettone, this […]
Values-Driven Leadership: How Biagio Maffettone Builds a Lasting Legacy
In a corporate landscape often obsessed with quarterly earnings and rapid expansion, the concept of leadership is frequently reduced to a set of metrics. We talk about ROI, market share, and scalability, yet we rarely pause to discuss the human foundation upon which these structures rest. For Biagio Maffettone, a veteran of over twenty years […]
Beyond Words: Learning the Language of Hard Work and Responsibility
We live in an era of unprecedented noise. If you scroll through any social feed, you’ll find a thousand voices shouting about their “hustle,” their “grind,” and their “manifested success.” But there is a profound difference between the person who talks about the mountain and the person who is actually climbing it. At The First […]
The Principles of Success in The First to Rise
Success isn’t accidental. It is the result of a deliberate combination of mindset, habits, and actions that consistently align toward a clear purpose. Every achievement, whether big or small, is built on choices made daily and the persistence to follow through even when challenges arise. In a world that moves faster than ever, understanding the […]
Biagio Maffettone: Faith as the Anchor in Rising Above Adversity
Life has a way of testing us in ways we never see coming. There were seasons when everything felt uncertain – the career pressures, the weight of providing for my family, the quiet doubts that creep in during late nights wondering if I was doing enough. In those moments, feelings fade, motivation wavers, and even […]
