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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Marie Graunke was hired as Senior Commercial Loan Processor, Huntington National Bank, Greater Chicago area, doing remote work. Previously, she was Sales Professional, Zena Financial Services, LLC February, 2019 - November, 2023). She joined Truist Capital February 2017 as Customer Relations Manager, promoted Funding Manager,(October, 2017 - 2019). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariegraunke/details/experience/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariegraunke/

Susan Kalinay was promoted to Equipment Finance Inside Sales Associate, 1st Equipment Finance, Exeter, Pennsylvania. She is located in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. She joined the company September, 2021 as Equipment Sales Coordinator, promoted to Finance Operations Coordinator, November, 2022. Previously, she was Sales Assistant, F.N.B. Corporation (November, 2016 - September, 2021).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-kalinay-200470164/

Ryan Leddin, CLFP, was promoted to Vice President of Deployment Operations, LTi Technology Solutions, Omaha, Nebraska. He was merged from Lease Team to LTi January, 2017, Implementation Manager, promoted October, 2020, Director, Release Management. He joined Lease Team, Inc. , May, 2014, Implementation Specialist, promoted September, 2015, Implementation Team Lead; Client Service Analyst, Fiserv (January, 2013 - May, 2014), Sales and Marketing Manager, Best of Big Red (August, 2011 - January, 2013).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjledden/

Stehanie Wagner was promoted to Business System Analyst and Quality Lead, Huntington National Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. She is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. She joined Huntington March, 2017, Operations Manager, Sales Support, Vice President. Previously, she was at Fifth Third Equipment Finance Company, starting 2005, Documentation Specialist, promoted 2009, Transaction Specialist, AVP, promoted Assistant Documentaries, VP, February, 2012, promoted Documentation Manager, VP (February, 2015 - March, 2017).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-wagner-04b6177b

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Story Credit Financing
Business Loans, SBA Loans, Working Capital

Balboa Capital Corp.
Bankers Capital
Black Rock Capital Investment, LLC
BSB Leasing, Inc
Calfund, LLC
Dakota Financial

Financial Pacific Leasing
Forum Financial Services, Inc.
Gonor Funding
Maxim Commercial Capital, LLC
North Mill Equipment Finance

Pawnee Leasing Corporation
P&L Capital Corporation
Quality Leasing Co. Inc.
SLIM Capital, LLC
TEAM Funding Solutions

Alphabetical list - click on company name to view more details

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Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted

Earn Your Success
by Scott Wheeler, CLFP

Sales Makes it Happen

Top originators in the commercial equipment finance and leasing industry start their days with the understanding that they must create success. They don't rely on past successes but focus on creating new relationships, new contacts, and new transactions every day. Top originators earn their success by fully engaging with all internal and external stakeholders. They earn the respect of clients by:

Going the extra mile and offering superior, personal customer service
Having the confidence to engage with sincerity
Knowing their products well and having the ability to accurately explain their products
Knowing their position in the market
Offering real value to every conversation and transaction
Respecting their clients' time and perspectives.

Success in the commercial equipment finance and leasing industry is not an accident. It is derived by professionals who are willing to work harder and smarter than their competitors and who are willing to earn their success every day.

Scott A. Wheeler, CLFP
Wheeler Business Consulting
1314 Marquis Ct.
Fallston, Maryland 21047
Phone: 410 877 0428
Fax: 410 877 8161
Email: scott@wheelerbusinessconsulting.com
Web: www.wheelerbusinessconsulting.com

Wheeler Business Consulting is working with individual originators and sales teams throughout the industry to ensure that they are well positioned in the market, capturing their fair share of business, and outperforming the competition. To schedule a one-on-one meeting contact Scott Wheeler at: scott@wheelerbusinessconsulting.com

Sales Makes it Happen articles:
http://www.leasingnews.org/Legacy/index.htm

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Edward P. Kaye
Leasing News Advisor

Edward P. Kaye
SVP Sales and Business Development
Inspiration Mobility
Washington, DC
SVP, Sales & Business Development
202.644.9497 (D
646.294.6333 (M)
ekaye@inspirationmobility.com
www.inspirationmobility.com

Edward P. Kaye is a longtime supporter of Leasing News, contributing articles as well as features, and is currently a Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development with Inspiration Mobility, an electric vehicle (EV) lessor, fleet management company, and financier/developer of charging infrastructure. He is an accomplished, innovative, and highly qualified former chief executive officer and general counsel with extensive experience in the transportation leasing and finance industry. He has a comprehensive business, legal, and regulatory compliance understanding of various markets, financial product offerings, and funding options.

After establishing several start up independent specialty vehicle and equipment finance and leasing companies, Kaye sold them to a preeminent foreign trading company and a domestic family office.

He is a past president of the National Vehicle Leasing Association (NVLA) and is currently a member of its board of directors. He is a recipient of the New York State Senate, Richard J. Roth Journalism fellowship.

Mr. Kaye is a graduate of the University at Albany with a B.A. and M.A. in political communication and a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law where he received his J.D. He is admitted to the New York Bar. Married to Linda Kaye, a psychotherapist, for 36 years, they have two grown children: Matthew, a Media Prep Technician at NBC Universal, and Allison, a Registered Dietician at Northwell Health/Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

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Top Ten Leasing News Read by Readers
January 8 to January 12

(1) When One Door Closes,
Another Door Opens
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_12.htm#when

(2) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#hires

(3) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#hires

(4) New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_12.htm#hires

(5) Changes in Banks, Particularly Regional, Moving
Away from Leasing, Third Party, and Vendor Finance
By Randy Haug, LTi Technology Solutions
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#changes

(6) Dext Capital Expands into Technology Vendor Division
with Three Top Former KeyBank Top Former Employees
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#dext

(7) When It's Time to Move On
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners, Managing Director
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#when

(8) California Senate Bill Will Expand
Who Must Obtain a State Lender's License
By Marshall Goldberg, Leasing News Legal Editor
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_08.htm#ca

(9) Jim Merrilees Joins the Leasing News
Advisory Board
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_10.htm#merrilees

(10) Leasing’s Brian Huey, Active in NAELB, Now AACFB,
Wins Short Film Festival Awards
https://leasingnews.org/archives/Jan2024/01_10.htm#huey

U.S.A. Inflation as of December 2023
Alberto Calva/Acus Consulting

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Alberto Calva/Acus Consulting
https://www.acusconsulting.com

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Equipment Finance Cares Announces
2024 Dates and Locations

Equipment Finance Cares (EF Cares) is pleased to announce dates and locations for its 2024 events. “EF Cares continues to focus on the human side of the equipment finance industry,” said Jesse Johnson, President of Consult Disrupt and Founder of Equipment Finance Cares. “EF Cares is looking forward to the four planned events in addition to other impromptu volunteerism initiatives that will take place in 2024.”

EF Cares hosted over 300 equipment finance professionals from 150 different organizations in 2023. The events consisted of panels and speakers that were comprised of industry thought leaders.

2024 Dates/Locations:
Tuesday, February 20th – Huntington Beach, CA
Hosted by Blue Street Capital

Tuesday, May 14th – Philadelphia, PA
Hosted by Oakmont Capital Services

Monday, August 5th – Annual EF Cares
Charitable Golf Tournament at Rockland County Country Club

Wednesday, September 25th - Minneapolis, MN
– Hosted by CHANNEL

If you are interested in hosting, participating on a panel, or sponsoring a future EF Cares event please reach out to: Jesse@equipmentfinancecares.com

For additional information on EFC please go to: www.equipmentfinancecares.com

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Members Join Key Business Sectors to
Support and Continue Growth of ELFA

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association today announced the results of the association’s Business Council Steering Committee elections. The committees are an integral part of ELFA operations, providing input on the direction of the association, meeting the needs of members in their respective areas and serving as a bridge between the members, Board of Directors and staff. Each committee keeps its finger on the pulse of the industry, assessing sector trends and how they may impact the membership and the association.

The following individuals will serve on the five committees in 2024. The committee members are elected by the Business Council membership for a term of two years on a staggered basis. Asterisks indicate members who were newly elected or re-elected in the 2023 elections. Each committee includes a liaison from the association’s “People Power” committees: the Emerging Talent Advisory Council, Equity Committee and Women’s Council.

The Bank Business Council Steering Committee represents bank-owned or bank-related organizations that utilize internal funding. They may encompass bank departments, divisions or affiliates, or divisions or subsidiaries of bank holding companies.

The members are as follows: PDF link

News Briefs

Last Sears in NY area shutting down,
just 12 stores remain of any value
https://nypost.com/2024/01/15/business/last-sears-in-ny-area-shutting-down-just-12-stores-remain/d’s once-biggest retailer

Alaska Airlines Blowout Reveals Cockpit Door
Vulnerability on Boeing Jet
https://www.wsj.com/business/airlines/alaska-airlines-blowout-reveals-cockpit-door-vulnerability-on-boeing-jet-83063e61?mod=WTRN_pos6&cx_testId=3&cx_testVariant=cx_166&cx_artPos=5

How much the child tax credit could
increase and what it means for you?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/01/15/child-tax-credit-increase-2024/

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World’s first trillionaire could be
just 10 years away, Oxfam says
https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/01/15/the-world-could-get-its-first-trillionaire-within-10-years-anti-poverty-group-oxfam-says/

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Sports Briefs---

Peacock stream of NFL playoff game sets
record and provides a glimpse of the future
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2024-01-15/peacock-stream-of-nfl-playoff-win-sets-record-and-provides-a-glimpse-of-the-future

Why should 49ers fans worry about the
Packers? Let us count the ways
https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/49ers-fans-worry-packers-let-us-count-ways-18609315.php

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California News Briefs---

Gavin Newsom inducts history-making politician
into California Hall of Fame
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article284169258.html

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Gimme that Wine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJnQoi8DSE8

Mexican Whiskey Is on the Rise,
Powered by Ancient Corn
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/11/dining/drinks/mexican-whiskey.html

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