Monitor's Podcast+

COVID-19 has created so many barriers—between family, friends, and neighbors. This includes our neighbor to the north, Canada. Jud Snyder, president of BMO Harris Equipment Finance Company, talks about serving customers on both sides of the U.S. Canadian border and says equipment finance companies must start thinking about financing new equipment types as we emerge from the pandemic.

Large companies are drawing down their credit lines, small companies are lining up for loans from the Payroll Protection Program, and taxpayers are anxiously anticipating the arrival of their stimulus checks. Deborah Baker, Head of Worldwide Leasing and Financing for HP and John Hurt, Director of The Alta Group’s Business Advisory Practice talk about how the equipment finance industry is responding to the changing needs of cash-strapped customers.

Many of us have officially entered week four of COVID-19 lockdown, and we are dreaming of the day when this crisis is finally behind us. With that spirit in mind, Bill Verhelle, Founder and CEO of Innovation Finance, and Tawnya Stone, Vice President of Strategic Technology at GreatAmerica Financial Services, talk about leading their teams through this pandemic and creating that glorious next chapter when we all emerge from our homes and come together once again.

For the third edition of our coronavirus podcast series, Tomorrow Zone CEO Deborah Reuben, North Star Leasing Company CEO Dan Feeney, and Stonebriar Commercial Finance Chief Technology Officer Steve Siler share first hand stories about effectively transitioning their teams to remote work and offer strategies designed to help everyone adapt to these new conditions.  

In our second podcast of the series, Michelle Speranza, SVP & Chief Marketing Officer at LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc. and Colleen Daly-Tinkham, Chief Marketing Officer at American Lease Insurance discuss the importance of communicating with clients during the COVID-19 crisis.

In our first podcast of the series, Vince Belcastro, Group Head of Syndications at Element Fleet Management, and Chris Enbom, CEO of AP Equipment Financing and Work Truck Direct discuss the early effects of the coronavirus on the industry, how their companies are adapting and the potential impact on various equipment sectors and capital markets.