As general counsel at Dedicated Financial GBC, Jonathon Nelson advises the executive team and leads the legal and bankruptcy business teams. These teams focus on commercial creditors’ collection litigation, replevins, commercial creditors’ bankruptcy litigation and complex commercial restructuring. Upon joining Dedicated, Nelson led the election and rebranding process to become a general benefit corporation in the State of Minnesota.
Nelson’s unique perspective, which is a product of his business education and legal experience, allows him to be an open-minded attorney and spur significant growth at Dedicated. With a focus on collaboration and education, Nelson implemented a “lunch and learn” initiative that brought in speakers who provided insights into various topics, such as diversity, equity and inclusion, nonprofit empowerment, and certified small business finance professional training to enable his teammates to better serve commercial creditor clients.
Nelson emphasizes the importance of educating the up-and-coming generation on the equipment finance industry and increasing general awareness of the sector. He says that if high school students are not aware of the existence of the industry, they may not position themselves to pursue a career in equipment finance. Similarly, he advocates for companies to consider stakeholders, as opposed to solely considering shareholders, as he believes this would lead to decisions that have greater positive impacts on the industry’s communities.
In Nelson’s opinion, the equipment finance industry has a huge opportunity to be significant. He says this starts with leaders treating their peers, direct reports and other teammates with the utmost respect. Doing this, Nelson says, and providing colleagues with opportunities to grow in their professional endeavors will lead to company loyalty and appreciation. “If we seize opportunities to be significant — educating of the next generation, supporting professional development and extending helping hands to neighbors — the future of the industry will be bright,” Nelson says.
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