Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Podcast co-hosts Kelli Nienaber and Will Tefft are joined by Shannon Stangl of DLL to discuss the current and future outlook for the office and workplace segment of the industry. Listen in to learn more about this space including emerging technologies and increased interest in sustainability trends and how equipment can be fit for the future.

Bobby Sandlin, Senior Appraiser and leader of the Transportation Division at Irontrax, joins podcast co-hosts Kelli Nienaber and Will Tefft to discuss the current and future outlook for Over the Road Trucking through the lens of equipment leasing and finance. Listen in as they talk about topics from inventory and remarket valuation to emissions and alternative fuel.   

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.

In this episode, Kelli sits down with Jeff Jensen of Keybridge Research to discuss what’s ahead for the US Economy in 2023.

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 https://www.leasefoundation.org/academic-programs/guest-lecture-program-2/.

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. 

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.

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 leasefoundation.org.

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.

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.