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Real-Time Transformation: Vendor Finance is Already in its Next Stage of Development

With the onset of technological advancements like artificial intelligence and automation combining with a turbulent economy, the vendor finance industry is flush with opportunities and plenty of challenges. Monitor assembled a panel of vendor finance experts to share their perspectives on this evolving sector.... read more

Equipment Finance’s Nextgen Leaders are Finding the Right Balance While Pushing the Industry Forward

Monitor’s NextGen leaders are all as passionate about their lives outside of work just as they are about their lives at the office. Monitor surveyed some of Monitor’s NextGen honorees about their thoughts on leadership, company culture and the importance of taking care of oneself to be efficient leaders and balanced individuals.... read more

Full Disclosure: What You Need to Know About the New York Commercial Finance Disclosure Law

Are you up to speed with the disclosure laws taking effect in New York? Scott Chait provides an overview of everything you need to know to prepare for the Aug. 1 deadline. ... read more

Converge: Past, Present & Future

Monitor pulled off an incredible event in June to celebrate its 50th anniversary, attracting nearly 300 attendees for a two-day conference that featured an all-day workshop focused on the equipment finance industry’s future and an evening gala celebrating its many successes and most influential leaders.... read more

From the Editors: Fast And Furious People, Ideas, A-Changing — The Future Is Here

In addition to our annual list of the top 40 NextGen leaders 40 and under, we also share the results of a survey completed by present and past Monitor NextGen leaders and the results are clear — finding balance is important.... read more

Shaping the Future by Innovating Adult Learning

Successful professionals know that being a lifelong learner is essential. Todd Buzard of First American Equipment Finance spoke with Deb Reuben of TomorrowZone about his work educating others in the equipment finance industry with the Certified Lease and Finance Professional Foundation, emphasizing the importance of investing in curiosity to ensure continued improvement. ... read more

Age is Nothing But a Number: Communication is Key

Baby boomers, millennials and Gen Z have varying opinions about what it takes to create a melting pot of generational workstyles. Vanessa Roberts, customer success coach at Leasepath, and Bill Stephenson, CEO of PEAC Solutions, share their thoughts on the matter with Monitor.... read more

Financing New Vehicle Technology

Patrick Gaskins and Frank Bussone from Corcentric Fleet Solutions explore financing battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Although the technology of fleets may be dramatically shifting, basic financing principles for these assets will largely remain the same.... read more

Use Technology to Enhance Empathy and Deliver Better Customer Experiences

Technology has been changing lives since the development of the wheel. But Scott Nelson argues that it is only a means — not an end — for users and customers that only improves their experiences when empathy is applied and problems that matter are solved.... read more

How Technology Can Augment the Customer Experience

How companies interact with their customers is changing drastically, but it is still vitally important to lead with relationships and build through innovation.... read more

Staff Insights: Personal Histories

Members of Monitor’s senior staff reminisce about their individual journeys with Monitor and the publication’s evolution from tabloid newspaper to multi-media company. ... read more

50 Years 50 Moments

During its 50-year run as the premier publication in the equipment finance arena, Monitor has always been there to tell the industry’s story. In a sector like equipment finance, however, there are always more tales to tell, so leaders from across the equipment finance industry shared some of their enduring memories, funniest anecdotes, vital insights and top pieces of advice from the last 50 years.... read more

Shaping the Future: Innovating Student Outreach

How will the equipment finance industry ensure the growth of its workforce for years to come? In this two-part interview, Deborah Reuben sits down with the leaders of The CLFP Foundation and CreateMpls to discuss how to attract the next generation. ... read more

How Do You Tell the Story of an Industry? Tracing Equipment Finance’s Past, Present and Future

During its 50 years covering the equipment finance industry, Monitor has seen the sector constantly reshape itself in response to new legislation, technology advancements and customer needs, but in addition to its adaptability, the industry’s people have always been at the heart of its long-time success. ... read more

Rising to the Challenge: Golobic Takes an Iterative Approach to Innovation

Tony Golobic reflects on the growth of the company he founded in 1992, Great America Financial Services, as he hands the reins to a leadership team of the next generation led by his son, Martin Golobic. ... read more

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