Leasing Advisory Board Member Ginny Young
Ginny is one of the original founders of the Leasing News Advisory Board. She had been in the finance industry for 35 years, including being very active for over 20 years in equipment leasing. She retired from the commercial finance industry in 2005. Ginny was most recently owner of Brava Capital in Orange, California which specialized in franchise financing. She was a very active member of the United Association of Equipment Leasing having chaired several committees, worked on regional committees and was a speaker/panelist at annual conferences. She wrote articles for Newsline. She chaired the very successful 1999 Annual Conference and Exhibition and served on the Board of Directors for four years.
Leasing News asked her four questions: (1) What was the biggest Issue you faced in your business? "The biggest issue I faced in the financing business was competing against unethical competitors. It was a constant challenge. I’m sure a lost deals because I would not lie but I did sleep well at night." (2) What advise would you give a younger person entering the field? "Join an association, learn everything you can, do not compromise your integrity." (3) What attributes did you contribute to your success? "Make a business plan every year, stick to it. Never stop learning. (4) What I want to do before I die? "Build my Dream Home and raise horses." Since closing Brava Capital, Ginny has become CFO of the family’s construction business which builds municipal playgrounds for schools and parks. Although, she says the industries are vastly different, she gets as much pleasure watching the kids enjoy their new playground as she did helping entrepreneurs open their first franchise. In her spare time Ginny enjoys photography, gardening, quilting, and travel. She also reads Leasing News and keeps us on our toes.
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