The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced the agenda for the 2023 ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum, which will be held April 3 to April 4 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. read more

FEB 27, 2023 - 7:05 am

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

The Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation reported that 25 individuals recently passed the eight-hour online proctored CLFP exam to earn their CLFP designation. read more

OCT 24, 2022 - 7:25 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

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

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

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

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association announced that ELFA Women’s Leadership Forum LIVE! will take place on April 20, 2021. This one-day virtual event will be hosted by the ELFA Women’s Council and will focus on leadership development for women at all stages of an equipment finance career. read more

JAN 29, 2021 - 7:06 am

Monitor, the leading source of information for the equipment finance industry, announced the members of its 2021 Editorial Board. Ten new members will join the board and four members will continue from Monitor’s inaugural editorial board.  read more

DEC 15, 2020 - 6:49 am

Monitor hosted its very first Live+ streaming event on April 16^th in two sessions moderated by Deborah Reuben, CLFP, CEO of TomorrowZone. Each well attended session was interactive and included thoughtful questions from attendees. read more

APR 17, 2020 - 7:00 am

Monitor Live+, a free virtual event to be held on April 16 focused on the disruption of customers and how the Equipment Finance industry is responding, is now open for registration. read more

APR 2, 2020 - 7:00 am

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Nov/Dec 2019

In an attempt to discover the new breed of leaders who will carry our industry forward in the coming years, Dexter sat down with five current industry leaders under the age of 50. In a brief Q&A, this article provides insight into their leadership style, how they see themselves differently from traditional business leaders, and what advice influenced them most over their careers. ... read more

October 2019

As part of the expanded Monitor 100 this year, Monitor profiled five executives representing a vast range of companies on the list, each offering their own unique perspective on the industry and the growth of the business.... read more

June 2019