Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Podcast

The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization that propels the equipment finance sector and its people forward through industry-specific knowledge, intelligence, and academic outreach programs that contribute to industry innovation, individual careers, and the overall betterment of the $900 billion equipment leasing and finance industry. The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation podcast spotlights Foundation resources and programs, including interviews with researchers, Board of Trustees members, and more.

Vertical Market Series – Information Technology 03/06/2024

Vertical Market Series – Information Technology In this episode, Kelli Nienaber and Will Tefft speak with Tom Sager, Vice President at Tech Trade Partners, a subsidiary of Remarkets. They discuss the prospects for leasing IT equipment (servers, storage, networking, computers, mobile devices, and printers) including market size, maintenance, and value retention as well as new opportunities for AI hardware and data protection. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/30257373

018 2024 U.S. Economic Outlook 01/11/2024

018 2024 U.S. Economic Outlook In this conversation, Kelli Nienaber is joined by Jeff Jensen of Keybridge Research, Nancy Pistorio of Madison Capital, LLC and Jeff Elliott of Huntington Asset Finance for a discussion about the outlook for the U.S. Economy in 2024 and specifically how the equipment finance industry may be impacted. The group explores potential opportunities and challenges, shares expert insights, and makes some predictions for the year ahead. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/29439038

017 State of Equipment Finance: A New Normal After the Liquidity Crisis 11/06/2023

017 State of Equipment Finance: A New Normal After the Liquidity Crisis In this episode, Kelli Nienaber speaks with Rick Remiker, Vice Chair at The Alta Group about the State of the Equipment Finance Industry in the several months following the liquidity crisis. How has the industry changed, lessons learned and what might be on the horizon. For additional information, view the Foundation’s . /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/28529219

Vertical Market Series: Additive Manufacturing 09/12/2023

Vertical Market Series: Additive Manufacturing In this episode, Kelli Nienaber and Will Tefft speak with Jim Minchella, president and senior analyst at Micor Analytics. Jim shares his expertise on all things additive manufacutring, commonly known as 3D printing. For more information on this topic, visit , , or . /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/28010442

Vertical Market Series: Corporate Aircraft 07/24/2023

Vertical Market Series: Corporate Aircraft In this episode, hosts Kelli Nienaber and Will Tefft speak with Dennis Rousseau of to talk all things Corporate Aircraft. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/27548061

Vertical Market Series: Plastic Injection Molding 05/03/2023

Vertical Market Series: Plastic Injection Molding This is a new series appearing in the Foundation Podcast feed all about different equipment finance market verticals. For the first episode in this new series, Kelli is joined by Will Tefft, Foundation Trustee and SVP Equipment Management at Pacific Western Bank. On this episode, Kelli and Will learn all about the plastic injection molding industry from Ken Heyse, President and Managing Director at Plastics One Asset Advisors, LLC. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/26736408

016 Effects of Inflation on Liquidity 04/04/2023

016 Effects of Inflation on Liquidity In this episode, Kelli speaks with David Normandin of Wintrust Specialty Finance and Eli Sethre of Channel about liquidity as it relates to inflation and a possible recession. This episode is a companion to episode 15 on credit, so go back and listen to that one for a full perspective. Additionally, this episode was recorded on the morning of March 10 prior to the changes in the banking industry, so that is not part of this discussion. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/26416683

015 Battening Down the Hatches For a Recession 03/17/2023

015 Battening Down the Hatches For a Recession In this episode, Kelli speaks with Kevin Prykull, a credit professional with over 30 years of experience in the industry and current adjunct professor at Duquesne University. Kevin shares his insights into credit risks, what a recession may look like, and how younger industry professionals can prepare themselves. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/26238465

014 2023 US Economic Outlook 01/04/2023

014 2023 US Economic Outlook In this episode, Kelli sits down with Jeff Jensen of Keybridge Research to discuss what’s ahead for the US Economy in 2023. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/25463751

013 Recruiting with the Guest Lecture Program 09/15/2022

013 Recruiting with the Guest Lecture Program In this episode, Kelli speaks to Donna Yanuzzi, Director of Equipment Finance, 1st Equipment Finance and Academic Outreach Committee Chair, Nancy Robles, President and Chief Compliance Officer at Eastern Funding and Foundation Trustee, and Jeff Dicosola, Sales Executive at Great American Insurance Group. All three of these industry leaders share their experiences delivering Guest Lectures to colleges and universities all over the US. To learn more about the Guest Lecture Program and deliver your own, visit . /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/24387303

012 Inflation and the Equipment Finance Industry 07/15/2022

012 Inflation and the Equipment Finance Industry In this episode, Kelli speaks with Dr. Rob Wescott of Keybridge Research on our current inflationary environment. They also expand on concepts discussed in the Foundation’s recent inflation research paper. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/23748356

011 What Do I Need to Know About Today’s Ever-Changing Funding Environment? 05/19/2022

011 What Do I Need to Know About Today’s Ever-Changing Funding Environment? In this episode, Kelli speaks with David Wiener, Managing Director at The Alta Group and Robert Moskovitz, Chief Financial Officer at Verdant Capital about the Foundation’s recent Funding Study. David co-authored the study, while Robert is deeply embedded in the funding space as part of an independent commercial equipment finance company. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/23165612

010 The ESG Imperative 02/16/2022

010 The ESG Imperative In this episode, Kelli speaks with Razi Amin, Partner at Aspen Capital Solutions and Patricia Voorhees, Director of Fintech Strategic Consulting and M&A advisory of the Alta Group. Razi and Patricia share their thoughts on the coming advent of ESG and its impact on the equipment finance industry. Patricia and her colleagues at the Alta Group recently co-authored a paper entitled “The ESG Imperative: Understanding the Opportunities for the Equipment Leasing & Finance Industry”, which you can read as a companion to this episode on the Foundation’s website . /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/22125902

009 Industry Future Council and Economic Outlook - 2022 Forecast 12/17/2021

009 Industry Future Council and Economic Outlook - 2022 Forecast In this episode, Foundation Executive Director Kelli Nienaber is joined by Jeff Jensen, Vice President at Keybridge Research and Ricky Rios, COO of Commercial Finance at CEFI to discuss the 2021 Industry Future Council (IFC) Report, its six trends, and what they mean for the future. The episode also covers the recently released 2022 Economic Outlook report. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/21490877

008 Cybersecurity 09/13/2021

008 Cybersecurity In this episode, Kelli Nienaber speaks with two cybersecurity professionals, Erich Kron of KnowBe4 and Dan Brandt Lautman of Delcor. These conversations build off of the cybersecurity resources shared by the Foundation, with a focus on individual cybersecurity awareness and corporate cybersecurity preparedness. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/20457233

007 Return to the Office – Part 2 06/18/2021

007 Return to the Office – Part 2 In this episode, Foundation Executive Director Kelli Nienaber is joined by returning guests Deb Baker of HP, Inc and Brian Madison of TrinityRail Leasing & Management Services. The conversation around returning to the office continues in Part 2 with discussion of the workforce of the future, balancing in-person collaboration with hybrid teams, investment in technology resources, and measuring success in a post-pandemic environment. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/19512326

006 Return to the Office - Part 1 04/14/2021

006 Return to the Office - Part 1 A full year after many people shifted to remote work from home during the health pandemic, Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Executive Director Kelli Nienaber talks with industry leaders about the many considerations companies face when bringing employees back to corporate office spaces. Deb Baker of HP, Inc, Brian Madison of TrinityRail Leasing & Management Services, and Laurie Bakke of Western Equipment Finance share practical experiences of implementing health and safety measures at the office while also balancing flexible options for employees with meeting the evolving needs of customers. Plus, they forecast the return of business travel. This episode is Part 1 of a two-part series. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/18688994

005 Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Headed 11/19/2020

005 Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Headed In the final episode of 2020, Executive Director Kelli Nienaber discusses recent Foundation releases with Jeff Jensen, Vice President at Keybridge and producer of the popular Economic Outlook series, as well as the Equipment Finance in 2020: Special COVID-19 Impact Issue report. Hear data highlights from these reports, a sneak peek at what to expect for equipment finance in 2021, and much more. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/16848380

004 Have the Capital Markets Recovered from COVID-19? 08/21/2020

004 Have the Capital Markets Recovered from COVID-19? Attention CFOs and Treasurers! In this episode, we offer a temperature reading on the health of the Capital Markets today, exploring how sick the Capital Markets were at the height of this global pandemic, whether structures and collateral pools changed during COVID-19, and much more. Three executives with Capital Markets expertise offer their unique perspectives: Du Trieu, Senior Director, Asset-Backed Securities, Fitch Ratings; Stewart Hayes, Senior Vice President, Lender Finance, Wells Fargo Commercial Capital; and Matthew Goldenberg, Treasurer, Balboa Capital. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/15657611

003 A Deep Dive Into the COVID-19 Impact Survey 06/16/2020

003 A Deep Dive Into the COVID-19 Impact Survey To continue the conversation, we examine the Foundation’s newest research resource developed to assess the impact of the pandemic on the equipment finance industry. Host and Foundation Executive Director Kelli Nienaber welcomes guests Tom Ware, President, Tom Ware Advisory Services, LLC and Foundation Research Committee Chair, and Chris Enbom, CLFP, CEO and Chairman, AP Equipment Financing and a member of the Foundation Research Committee in this third podcast release of 2020. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/14845595

002 Credit Risk in a COVID-19 Environment 04/27/2020

002 Credit Risk in a COVID-19 Environment In response to COVID-19, host Kelli Nienaber speaks with three equipment finance credit executives: Lou Maslowe of Marlin Capital Solutions; Eric McGriff of TIAA Bank; and Kevin Prykull of PNC Equipment Finance. Hear directly from industry leaders on how and why the coronavirus differs from the 2008 Great Recession from a credit perspective, approaching this crisis today vs. a 3-6-month time-frame, restructuring, and more. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/14161730

001 - 2020 Industry Future Council 02/19/2020

001 - 2020 Industry Future Council Join Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Executive Director and host Kelli Nienaber for an engaging discussion on the Foundation's 2020 Industry Future Council (IFC) with Foundation Chair Scott Thacker and Futurist/IFC Facilitator Terry Grim of Foresight Alliance. Learn about how the IFC has evolved, how to think like a futurist, and next steps for the 2020 IFC. /episode/index/show/leasefoundation/id/13210442

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