NextGen industry icon Allison Conley utilizes creative and analytical agility to tackle challenges, solve hard problems, promote diversity and quench her lifelong thirst for learning.... read more

October 2020

Rich Doherty has lived through many economic cycles and he helped build one of the premier bank-owned equipment finance companies. He says the key to a company’s success is its culture. He looks back at the highlights of his career and provides advice for riding the economic tides.... read more

October 2020

After working in credit, risk, operations and asset management, Eric McGriff has learned to take a holistic approach to running a business. He believes that equipment finance is a people business, and says authenticity and communication are essential to keeping a team engaged. ... read more

October 2020

True disruption involves creating a new business model that will forever change the way an existing industry operates. Bill Verhelle is quick to admit that Innovation Finance has yet to achieve this feat, but the platform his team is building — centered on a simplified and transparent customer experience — is on its way to transforming equipment finance. ... read more

October 2020

Monitor is extremely pleased to introduce our readers to its first annual leadership awards, a recognition of five influential and ground-breaking leaders working in equipment finance.... read more

October 2019

The last time Monitor profiled Adam Warner, he had just taken the reins of Key Equipment Finance, and the industry had yet to be rocked by the Great Recession. Today, as Monitor’s inaugural Veteran Icon Award winner, Warner shares the vital lessons he has learned over the last decade. ... read more

October 2019

Tony Golobic, winner of Monitor’s inaugural Pioneer Icon Award, shares the vision he used to create “built-to-last” GreatAmerica Financial Services. By focusing on people first and establishing a strong organizational design, Golobic challenges the status quo, looks beyond profit and consistently focuses on doing the right thing.... read more

October 2019

Monitor’s Current Leader Icon Award winner, Financial Pacific President Terey Jennings, is a humble leader who understands the importance of building strong relationships and taking calculated risks. ... read more

October 2019

Innovation Finance may be a young company, but its effects on the equipment finance industry have already been felt, both through its deep bench of industry experience and its innovative software solutions. Mark Tomaselli, Monitor’s choice for its Disruptor Icon, embodies both aspects of the company.... read more

October 2019

Standing at the forefront of a changing financial industry, this year’s Monitor Next Generation Icon winner Kara Miyasato has established herself as a prominent voice for emerging talent in equipment leasing and finance. Reflecting on her work at Stryker, she talks of the ways companies can embrace new and more diverse voices in order to push the business forward.... read more

October 2019