focusing on the human side of Equipment finance

Lisa Rafter has been in the equipment leasing and specialty finance industries for over 30 years, most notably as publisher of Monitor Magazine, ABF Journal, IFA's Commercial Factor magazine and NACLB’s DealMaker Magazine. Lisa is also CEO of Molloy Associates. Molloy is a boutique executive recruitment firm focused on the equipment finance and asset-based lending industries. In addition, Lisa is Founder & CEO of Stripes Leadership Program, a program designed to develop the leaders of tomorrow’s equipment finance industry.

As the former editor and current publisher of the aforementioned publications, Lisa was instrumental in the creation of many ground-breaking products such as the Monitor 100, the annual ranking of the top 100 equipment finance companies, monitordaily.com, the industry’s first website and daily e-news blast, World Leasing News, the industry’s first online magazine, and ABF Journal, the asset-based lending industry's first independent publication.

Lisa’s commitment to high performance doesn’t stop at the workplace. She is also involved in numerous community-building projects and services. Lisa delights in giving a voice to the unheard and, through various leadership roles, strives to provide people with the tools and distinctions to live an extraordinary life. With this commitment, Lisa has served on the boards of non-profit organizations and also has volunteered for many community organizations dedicated to serving at-risk populations. Currently, Lisa is on the board of MAGIC Charities and serves as the Chair for the Adoption & Foster Care Committee.

Lisa has a BA from St. Joseph’s University and MA from Immaculata University. She lives in Narberth, PA with her partner and two sons.

Michael Toglia is the Founder, Publisher and CEO of Equipment Finance Advisor and ABL Advisor, leading online publishing properties serving the equipment finance and asset-based lending industries, respectively. Toglia is also the Editor-in Chief of Newsline Magazine, the official magazine of the National Equipment Finance Association. 

Toglia's experience in commercial finance spans over 30 years having held various roles in senior management, capital markets, business development, commercial credit underwriting and operations. Prior to entering the publishing industry, Toglia served as Vice President of Capital Markets and as the National Sales Manager for both the Equipment Finance and Asset-Based Lending Divisions of Textron Financial Corporation. He also held various roles with General Electric Capital and CIT Group.  

Toglia also served as the Executive Director/CEO of the National Equipment Finance Association from 2018-2020.

Toglia currently serves on the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) Communications Committee and has been an active member of the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association, having served two terms as a member of the Service Providers Business Council Steering Committee. He also currently serves as Marketing Chair for the Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Philadelphia/Wilmington Chapter.

Toglia holds a B.S. in Accounting and an M.B.A. in Finance.