Leasing Avenues

This blog is about people in our industry who have chosen the road(s) less traveled and were rewarded for doing so. When first conceived, Leasing Avenues, was dedicated to pioneers who were trailblazers forging new paths that over time became the well-traveled, well-mapped highways we take for granted today. The relaunch of Leasing Avenues is still focused on interviewing pioneers of the past. However, we also will be adding interviews with the contemporaries who are forging something new in our industry, with technology, new paradigms, or just fresh ideas to inspire professionals in the equipment leasing and finance industry.

I hope you will enjoy these videos, comment on them, and recommend trailblazers you know for this blog.

Equipment Finance Advisor reports NEFA series on credit to have an overwhelming response, Rinaldi delivers an “engaging and insightful presentation”

Equipment Finance Advisor reports NEFA series on credit to have an overwhelming response, Rinaldi delivers an "engaging and insightful presentation." With over 200 attendees, the first in a…

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The Equipment Leasing M&A Outlook for 2023

In this article for BankDirector.com I examine the outlook for Equipment Leasing M&A in 2023. With the current economic landscape, there's no doubt that the Equipment Leasing industry is poised…

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Smaller Independents and Third-Party Originators – Critical Players in Equipment Finance

Smaller Independents and Third-Party Originators - Critical Players In Equipment Finance Are smaller independent equipment finance companies and third party originators largely ignored in…

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Video Interview with Sandhills Global – Disruption in Process

Sandhills Global has been showing up at leasing events for the past couple of years.  Some know who they are or think they have an idea.  Well, same with me.  Today we clear up the question of who…

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Peter Zeihan – “The End of the World is Just The Beginning”

THE END OF THE WORLD IS JUST THE BEGINNINGLet me be clear, this is a must-read, not for just those in the equipment finance industry but for everyone.   There is a paradigm shift afoot, NOW!  The…

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Video Interview with Dave Schaefer, CLFP – Servicing Leases & Loans, a New Normal?

We caught up with the legendary David T. Schaefer, CFLP, of Orion First to talk to us about the great migration of companies to third-party servicing, and how perception of this alternative to…

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The Equipment Leasing Opportunity – Community Banks

As Published in Bank Director Magazine on April 13, 2022 Community banks are ignoring the potential of a vast C&I market.

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Video Interview with Scott Nelson, Ph.D. – Artificial Intelligence Technology for Independent Lessors

Scott Nelson, Ph.D., President, and Chief Digital Officer, of Tamarack Technology Inc., provides Leasing Avenues with the state of artificial intelligence in the equipment leasing and finance…

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Chris Chiappetta Video Interview – Broker to Lessor to Exit – A real life “how to”

Chris Chiappetta, now less than one year after leaving First Midwest Bank, provides his real-life experience and retrospective.  This video interview is a must for brokers and lessors that may…

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First Financial buys Cincinnati’s largest independent specialty lender

Rick Ross, CEO of Summit Funding Group Inc. By Steve Watkins  –  Staff reporter, Cincinnati Business Courier Dec 7, 2021 Updated Dec 8, 2021, 11:24am EST

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