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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Kira Bath was hired as Vice President, Documentation, Merrimak Capital Company, Draper, Utah. She joined Onset Financial February, 2016, Legal Operations Manager, promoted Vice President of Lease Administration (May, 2023 - June, 2024; Senior Leasing Officer, Pacific Western Equipment Finance (January, 2012 - February, 2016).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kira-bath-9850a4b9/

Zach Dahir, was hired as Product Analyst, LTi Technology Solutions, Omaha, Nebraska. Previously, he was Jr. Software Developer, CHR Solutions (October, 2022 - November, 2023). Bachelor's Degree, Web Development, Bellevue University (Grade 3.7) (2019 - 2022). Six Licenses & Certifications:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-dahir-74b4a51bb/details/certifications/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zach-dahir-74b4a51bb/

Lisa Fitzgerald was hired as Senior Managing Director, Equipment Finance Operations, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation and Peapack Private, a division of Peapack-Gladstone Bank, New Jersey. Previously, she was SVP, Director, Application Development and Support, Equipment Finance & Rail Technology, First Citizens Bank (September, 2022 - March, 2024); Senior Vice President of Technology, Finova Capital (October, 2021 - September, 2022). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-fitzgerald-2306131/details/experience/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-fitzgerald-2306131/

Kevin Kilpartick was hired as Product Development Analyst, LTi Technology, Omaha, Nebraska.   Previously, he was Client Product Analyst, Fiserve (October, 2021 - May, 2024); Solutions Trainer, Data Business Equipment, Inc. (August, 2023 - October, 2023). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-m-kilpatrick/details/experience/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-m-kilpatrick/

Justin Pilch was hired as Equipment Finance Relationship Manager, Jupiter Equipment Finance, Jupiter, Florida. Previously, he was Sales Representative, Equipment Finance, Sandhills Global (May, 2017 - May, 2024).
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-pilch-24959582/

(Retired)

Scott Smith, Training and Development Leader at Leaf Commercial Capital, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. He joined LEAF April, 2012. Previously, he was Director of Training, LRP Publications (September, 2010 - April, 2012); Consultant, SDS Associates (October, 2008 - September, 2010); Corporate Development Director, LEAF Financial Corporation (July, 2002 - October, 2008).  Training & Development Specialist, Advanta Leasing (March, 1995 -
October, 2000).F full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottasmith08/details/experience/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottasmith08/

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Leasing and Finance Industry Help Wanted

The 5 Real Reasons You Didn't Get Hired
By Ken Lubin, ZRG Partners, Managing Director
(They aren't what you think, then again maybe they are)

I have been in the executive recruiting for over 25 years, (I can’t believe it) and have been through two major down turns, 2001 and 2008, but the real reasons that people don’t get the role that they interview for hasn’t changed. 

Here is a list of most common complaints I hear in the marketplace from hiring teams.

1. You Stink.  Physically you smell - too much perfume, cologne, body odor, bad breath, smoke, and a host of other things. From a sensory point of view, smell is the number one thing people remember most

2. You Talk Too Much.  Many people get nervous when they interview and end up getting diarrhea of the mouth. Usually when this happens, you need to plug it up but most often they insert their foot as a stop gap - game over!! We have one mouth and two ears for a reason.

3. You are an A** Hole.  Arrogance is a key reason why people don’t get hired. If you are condescending, sarcastic and drop F bombs you are not getting the job, period

4. You are Late.  If you are late for an interview without any good reason and don’t call the person you are supposed to be meeting with to let them know, it shows you don’t have any respect for people’s time and will be late for everything else

5. You are Clueless. If you don’t do research, understand the product and don’t know how you can offer a solution, then why did you go on the interview anyway? Don’t waste the hiring manger’s time and more, importantly don’t waste yours.

Getting your dream job (even if it isn’t) is difficult, so why screw it up by not having common sense and courtesy. A first round interview is a like a first date, treat it as such.


Ken Lubin, Managing Director
ZRG Partners, LLC
Americas I EMEA I Asia Pacific
C: 508-733-4789
https://www.linkedin.com/in/klubin

 
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Commercial Finance/Leasing Finance Conferences
2024

Sept. 4-5: AACFB Commercial Financing Expo, New Orleans, LA
https://expo.aacfb.org/home
Registration Now Open - click here

Sept. 23 - 24: B2B Finance Expo, Wynn, Las Vegas, NV
https://www.b2bfinexpo.com/

Sept. 10-12: CFLA Conference, St. John's, NL, Canada
https://cfla-acfl.ca/cfla-annual-national-conference-2024.html
Hugh Swandel, President, Meridian OneCap Commercial Credit, will be covering the conference for Leasing News

Oct. 16-18: NVLA Conference, Clearwater Beach, Florida
https://www.nvla.org/page/2024conference
Sloan Schickler, Esq., Schickler & Schickler, wlll be covering the conference for Leasing News. She is also presenting there.

Oct. 27-29: 63rd ELFA Annual Convention, Austin, TX
Convention details

Nov. 11-14: NEFA Fall Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana
https://www.nefassociation.org/events/upcoming
Don Cosenza, CLFP, Senior Vice President of North Mill Equipment Finance, will be covering the conference for Leasing News

To be listed, email: kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

 

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Still Use National Telephone Registry
Even Though You Report “Junk Call” on Cell Phone

This applies to V.O.I.P and wired telephone. It is also Important that your cell phone may give you the ability to delete junk calls but it does not stop your telephone number being sold to others who will use your telephone number to make calls. The best idea is to register your telephone number to stop the company from selling telephone numbes, including your.
https://www.donotcall.gov/register/reg.aspx

If you receive an unwanted call after your number was on the National Registry, report their number they called from by going here:
https://www.donotcall.gov/

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Watch at Home
by Fernando Croce, Leasing News Movie Reviewer

A frisky drama (“Challengers”), a speculative science-fiction (“Civil War”), a pair of breezy comedies (“The Fall Guy,” “Hit Man”) and a monstrous return (“Godzilla Minus One”) make for a wide-ranging slew of new streaming releases.

Challengers (Amazon Prime): The blurred lines of sports and sex are the subject of this highly accomplished drama from Italian director Luca Guadagnino (“Call Me by Your Name”), whose mix of intelligence and eroticism makes this a real treat. Taking the shape of a romantic triangle, the plot centers on Tashi Donaldson (Zendaya), whose tireless management has turned her husband, Art (Mike Faist), from a medium tennis player to a world-famous champion. As a way to energize his game after a losing streak, she enters him into a challenger event that puts him face to face with Patrick Zweig (Josh O’Connor), Art’s friend and Tashi’s former lover. Tensions rise as the competition heats up both on and out of the tennis court. Assured and snappy, this is an exhilarating cinematic seduction.

Civil War (Amazon Prime, Apple TV): British science-fiction specialist Alex Garland (“Ex Machina”) casts a beady eye on the future of American conflictin this dystopian drama, depicting an alternate reality where tensions have come to a boil. When California, Texas and Florida attempt to secede from the U.S., extremists from those states form a vigilante group named the Western Alliance and wage war on the rest of the country. The view of the chaos comes from a group of intrepid reporters, including Lee (Kirsten Dunst), Joel (Wagner Moura) and Sammy (Stephen McKinley Henderson), on a perilous journeyto Washington, D.C. in hopes of interviewing the President before an assassination attempt. Conceptually provocative and often engrossing, Garland’s film works best as a nightmarish ode to journalism in times of crisis.

The Fall Guy (Amazon Prime, iTunes): Action and romance are breathlessly blended in this rollicking tribute to the rough and tumble trade behind cinematic thrills, stunt men. Ryan Gosling stars as Colt Seavers, a stunt specialist in love with Jody (Emily Blunt), the camera operator on a movie starring big-time star Tom (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). After being away from the business in the wake of an accident, Colt is eager to reunite with Jody as she prepares to direct her first movie. What instead follows is a satirical mystery, with the protagonist hired to find the missing Tom in a landscape of make-believe full of double-crosses and chases. Himself a former stunt man, director David Leitch (“Atomic Blonde”) keeps thingsfast and breezy, anchoredin the playful chemistry between Gosling and Blunt.

Hit Man (Netflix): After years of solid work, Glen Powell gets a star-making star vehicle in this amusing, multi-layered romantic comedy that reunites him with versatile director Richard Linklater (“Everybody Wants Some!!”). Powell portrays Gary Johnson, a New Orleans philosophy professor who puts his interest in human identity to the test when he helps the local police department. Taking part in undercover sting operations, Johnson poses as a professional assassin in hopes of arresting those who hire him. Getting into the groove of the situation, he enjoys a variety of disguises and accents. Things take an unexpected turn when he becomes involved with Maddy (Adria Arjona), a young woman planning to murder her husband. Based on a true story, Linklater’s gentle andclever film is one of the year’s best.

Godzilla Minus One (Netflix): Japan’s most famous gargantuan lizard returns in this spectacular installment, which scored an Academy Award for visual effects. Set in the wake of World War Two, as the country struggles to rise from the rubble of destruction, the plot follows Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamichi), a kamikaze pilot traumatized by war experiences as well as a brush with the eponymous creature. When the beast makes its way to Tokyo, Shikishima and his co-workers, including scientist Noda (Hidetaka Yoshioka), must find a way to protect the city from its nuclear-based rampage. Linking a vision of large-scale peril to a story of personal honor and redemption, director Takashi Yamazaki crafts an exciting but also thoughtful and emotionally powerful new chapter in the Godzilla saga. With subtitles.

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No Longer taking Broker/Discounting Business
plus Finance and Leasing Companies Out of Business

Companies with an * are no longer in business. The others are companies that were taking broker business, but announced that they no longer are accepting broker business. Many have also down-sized or are managing an existing portfolio. This does not include companies merged or acquired who are still in business.

Any updates or changes, please contact: kitmenkin@leasingnews.org

Full List:
https://leasingnews.org/Pages/Out-of-broker-bus.htm

News Briefs

Office Building Losses Start to Pile Up,
    and More Pain Is Expected
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/business/office-building-foreclosures-losses.html

ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector  
   Employment Increased by 152,000 Jobs in May;
    Annual Pay was Up 5.0%
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adp-national-employment-report-private-sector-employment-increased-by-152-000-jobs-in-may-annual-pay-was-up-5-0-302164737.html

Electric Cars Are Suddenly Becoming Affordable
    Used EV and Lower Price New EV Cars
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/03/business/electric-cars-becoming-affordable.html

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A new EV charging station in Weymouth, Massachusetts
     found a hack around a two-year backlog
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/06/03/business/ev-chargers-batteries-weymouth/

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Sports Briefs---

Novak Djokovic keeps his French Open title defense
   going getting past Lorenzo Musetti in 5 sets
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/sports/novak-djokovic-french-open-tennis/

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California News Briefs---

Santa Clara County proposes faster approval
    for backyard homes
https://sanjosespotlight.com/santa-clara-county-proposes-faster-approval-for-backyard-homes-adu-in-law-units/

California doubled sales of electric trucks, buses
and vans. Newsom credits new regulations
https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article289068089.html

San Jose food bank preps warehouse shutdown
after facing rent hike
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2024/06/06/san-jose-economy-food-bank-nonprofit-economy-property-real-estate/

Restaurant surcharges could be here to stay after
last-minute changes in proposed Dodd-sponsored bill
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/industrynews/restaurant-surcharges-sen-dodd-legislation/

3 Michelin-starred Bay Area restaurant makes
best rank ever on World's Best list
https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/california-restaurant-top-50-world-singlethread-19499408.php

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Gimme that Wine

 

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

Theopolis Vineyards owner has been creating wine,   
    opportunities for more than 20 years
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/theopolis-vineyards-theodora-lee-mendocino-county/

FTC preparing lawsuit over alcohol pricing, to
  file a lawsuit against the largest U.S. alcohol
distributor, Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/06/03/ftc-lawsuit-southern-glazer-wine-spirits-00161323