Michelle Speranza, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at LEAF Commercial Capital, discusses how company leaders can help employees, particularly women, by creating work environments that encourage openness, empathy, support and balance. ... read more

Nov/Dec 2022

STRIPES Leadership Program, the professional and personal leadership development program created in partnership with Monitor, held its second in-person certification ceremony on Dec. 1 at LEAF Commercial Capital in Philadelphia. read more

DEC 5, 2022 - 7:08 am

Monitor will host its next Member Live+ event exclusively for Monitor Suite subscribers on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. EST. The livestream will feature a discussion on transformative leadership with David Walton of Caterpillar Financial, Bill Stephenson of HPS Global Leasing, Nancy Robles of Eastern Funding and Miles Herman of LEAF Commercial Capital.  read more

AUG 15, 2022 - 6:59 am

Change can be scary, but it will happen regardless of your reaction. Michelle Speranza explores three areas marketers can focus on today to meet change head-on, stay flexible, keep in tune with audiences and build strong relationships.... read more

Monitor 100 2022

Equipment Finance Cares held an event last week at Great American Insurance Group’s headquarters in Cincinnati. More than 40 equipment finance professionals representing 26 different organizations attended the event. read more

MAY 4, 2022 - 7:13 am

LEAF Commercial Capital, an equipment leasing and finance company and subsidiary of People’s United Bank, announced that its VAR Technology Finance and Vend Lease brands will become part of the LEAF brand. read more

MAR 7, 2022 - 6:14 am

The dearth of women in top leadership positions continues to exist in most companies. Two powerful women in equipment finance — Eileen Schoonmaker and Michelle Speranza — discuss how women can advocate for themselves and each other and how companies can change their practices to provide more women with the opportunity to ascend the corporate ladder. ... read more

Vol. 48 No. 7 2022

Crit DeMent, chairman and CEO of LEAF Commercial Capital and Monitor’s 2021 Veteran Icon, shares his unique perspective on how he got to where he is today, detailing the friends and mentors that shaped his attitude and approach to equipment finance over the past four decades. ... read more

As the Delta variant threatens to prolong the COVID-19 pandemic era, Monitor asked leaders from four Monitor 100 companies to provide advice for smaller equipment finance players that will help them create resilient portfolios.... read more

Monitor 101 2021

The drive toward consumption or pay-for-use models in equipment finance is well underway and to keep up, independent and bank lenders need to determine how to fit such offerings into their arsenals. Dexter Van Dango explores just how realistic such an endeavor can be. ... read more

Vol. 48 No. 3 2021

STRIPES Leadership Program announced that industry leader Michelle Speranza — senior vice president and chief marketing officer at LEAF Commercial Capital — will lead a Master Talk titled Executive Communication: Key to Expanding Reach, Influencing Others, and Leading Through Uncertainty and the Unknowable. read more

JUN 15, 2021 - 6:48 am

Monitor’s staff is excited to introduce the 2021 Editorial Board. 10 new members join four 2019 inaugural board members that have agreed to stay on for an additional year.... read more

Vol. 48 No. 1 2021

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2021, commemorating six decades of bringing equipment finance industry professionals together for networking, education, advocacy and industry information. read more

FEB 22, 2021 - 6:44 am

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Nov/Dec 2020

Customers are bombarded by marketing messages everywhere they turn. Why should they pay attention to yours? Michelle Speranza explores how to dial up the relevance and personalization of your marketing efforts and increase customer engagement.... read more

October 2020