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New Hires/Promotions in the Leasing Business
and Related Industries

Timothy (Tim) Serritella was hired as Senior Vice President, Big Shoulders Capital, Northbrook, Illinois. He is located in Greater Chicago Area. Previously, he was Senior Vice President, Celtic
Capital (December, 2022 - October, 2025); Managing Director, Belvedere Capital (November, 2018 - December, 2022); Director, Heritage Global Partners (August, 2017 -- September, 2018); Vice-President of Business Development, Loeb (December, 2015 - August, 2017). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tserritella/details/experience/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tserritella/

Hoomany Yazhari was promoted as Chief Executive Officer TED (Transportation Equipment Network) Columbus, Ohio, where he is also located. He remains as Partner, Michelman & Robinson, LLP (June, 2014 - Present); Lease Director, Energy Transition Strategies, Tortoise (October 2023 - Present); Chairman and Founder, Mobility Capital (September, 2020 - Present). Full Bio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoomanyazhari/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hoomanyazhari/details/experience/

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Talent Exists in the Finance and Leasing Business
By Scott Wheeler. CLFP
Part 2

Earlier this year, I facilitated a deep-dive analysis of a client’s operational needs and internal talent pool. What followed was a bold departure from conventional thinking. Rather than defaulting to external recruitment for newly critical roles, the company chose to look inward. They assessed individual skillets, identified untapped potential, and made a conscious decision to invest in their people. Professionals were offered opportunities outside of their comfort zones. They were challenged to grow, to learn, and to lead in new ways. The result? A surge of internal excitement, healthy competition for added responsibility, and a noticeable uptick in team productivity. This wasn’t just a staffing decision—it was a cultural shift.

• Employees felt seen and valued.
• Managers became talent developers, not just task assigners.
• The organization unlocked capacity it didn’t know it had.

When companies think and act beyond the norm, when they prioritize potential over outdated perceptions, they don’t just fill roles. They build momentum

In his book Good to Great, Jim Collins emphasizes that building a great organization starts with assembling the right team. In his words, leaders must “get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats.”

Good To Great, Leaders Eat Last & Enhancing Your Leadership Skills 3 Books Collection Set
Amazon link

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

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B2B Finance Expo 2025 Recap
deBanked Staff

B2B Finance Expo 2025 was a tremendous success! This conference featured a larger number of attendees, exhibitors, and speakers from across the spectrum of commercial finance and small business lending than the previous inaugural year.

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Momentum Over Motivation
By Ken Lubin, Managing Partner, ZRG Partners

Everyone loves to talk about motivation — that spark of energy that gets you started, the rush that makes you feel unstoppable. But the truth is, motivation is unreliable. It fades the moment life gets busy, stress kicks in, or things stop going your way.

Momentum, on the other hand, is different. Momentum compounds. It’s the result of showing up, even when you don’t feel like it. It’s built one small, consistent action at a time. It doesn’t ask how you feel; it just asks that you move forward.

You don’t need to feel good to move forward. You need to move forward to feel good.

I see it in business all the time — the people who win aren’t the ones who wait for inspiration. They’re the ones who make the calls, write the proposals, and push the deals forward day after day. Same thing in training: some of my best workouts have been when I didn’t want to do them. I’ve learned that once you start, everything shifts. The energy comes after the action, not before it.

Momentum is what separates professionals from amateurs. Professionals act because it’s who they are. Amateurs act only when they feel like it. When you rely on motivation, you’ll always find excuses. When you rely on momentum, you create results.

So if you’re tired, unmotivated, or just not feeling it today — good. That’s your chance to build momentum. Start small. Take one step. Then another. Before you know it, you’ll be back in motion, and motion always beats mood.

Keep showing up. Keep moving forward. Because momentum doesn’t just create success — it creates confidence, clarity, and power.

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

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Job Growth Has Nearly Dried Up
Unemployment Remains Stable

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Accounting for Leases — A Customer Perspective
A Half-Day Interactive Virtual Seminar
Instructed by Sudhir Amembal and Shawn Halladay
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
11:30 am - 3:30pm (EST)
Registration Fee: $295

Amembal &Halladay, the pre-eminent training organization in the equipment finance industry, are excited announce an all-new seminar “Accounting for Leases — A Customer Perspective.”

This engaging half-day virtual interactive seminar will be co-instructed by Sudhir Amembal, Chief Executive Officer, and Shawn Halladay, Senior Managing Director. The seminar will be conducted on February 18.

The seminar will address the correlation between the market place products and their accounting counterparts, the difference between leases and service contracts, the criteria distinguishing the two types of leases, techniques to structure partial off-balancing financing, the accounting impact of creative products and structures such as EaaS, ETO’s and EBOs, and the proper use of sale-leasebacks.

The seminar is geared to front-office personnel who need to have sufficient knowledge to liaise with customers and fully understand the accounting impact of all equipment finance products. Both equipment finance newcomers as well as experienced professionals will benefit from the building-block teaching approach, ensuring actionable insights for all levels. To foster meaningful engagement, participation in the first seminar will be capped.

For more information or to reserve your spot, please contact Kelly Farnham at kelly@amembalandhalladay.com.

About Amembal & Holliday
Since its formation in 1978, Amembal & Halladay, has established itself as the global leader in the field of equipment finance training, publications, and consultancy. The firm created the first-ever equipment finance seminar for the industry. Over 80,000 equipment finance professionals have attended its seminars and the firm has published 18 industry-related publications. Sudhir Amembal, its CEO, is an affiliate of Rinaldi Advisory Services. Shawn Halladay authored one of the firm’s recent publications “Accounting for Leases — Embracing the New Paradigm.”

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U.S. Inflation by Category in 2025

Key Takeaways

Inflation remains uneven across categories, with food items like beef and essentials such as car maintenance showing the strongest upward pressure.
Service-related costs, including home insurance, healthcare, and utilities, continue to rise faster than most goods.

Even as headline inflation stabilizes, the cost of everyday items and services in the U.S. continues to shift unevenly across categories. For example, while beef has gotten more expensive, eggs have gotten cheaper.

In this graphic, we break down inflation by product type, revealing where Americans are seeing the biggest price changes.