Podcast 144: Podcast 144: From "The Indefensible" to "The Indispensable": How to Actually Decide to Buy a Jet
Most people buy jets backward. They fall in love with an aircraft first, then spend years trying to justify the purchase. In this episode of the Monitor podcast, host Rita Garwood sits down with Chris...
31 Aug 39min
Podcast 143: The Science and the Art: What AI Should — and Shouldn't — Decide in Underwriting
What does building autonomous vehicles at Cruise and dispatch systems at Uber have to do with underwriting a $50,000 equipment finance deal? More than you'd think. In this episode, Monitor Editor-in-C...
26 Aug 30min
Podcast 142: Masks Off: How LeadHER Is Turning a Summit Into a Movement
Only 6 of the top Monitor 100 CEOs are women — even though 81% of women profiled in Monitor's Women's Issue say they aspire to senior executive or C-suite roles. That gap is exactly why LeadHER exists...
19 Aug 38min
Podcast 140: Speaking Up When the Stakes Are High: Building Confidence & Creating Better Workplaces
What keeps talented professionals from speaking up? During the inaugural LeadHER Women’s Summit, Nancy Robles and Lisa Fleischer led an engaging breakout sessions: Speaking Up When the Stakes Are High...
30 Juli 40min
Podcast 139: Unleashing the Power of "Muppet Data" in Equipment Finance
Numbers in a ledger only tell half the story. In this episode, Rita Garwood sits down with Brendan Cronin of Great American Insurance to dive deep into the world of "fuzzy data"—the emails, notes, and...
5 Maj 32min
Podcast 138: Navigating Full AML Enforcement in Canada
As of April 1, 2026, the "informal pause" on anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement in Canada has officially ended. Financing and leasing companies are now subject to full assessments and audits by F...
15 Apr 27min
Podcast 137: Why Outsourced Servicing is the New Standard for Equipment Finance
In this episode, Rita Garwood sits down with Joe Andries of GreatAmerica Portfolio Services Group to discuss the rapid acceleration of third-party servicing in the equipment finance sector. Joe breaks...
10 Apr 23min
