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Fair Debt

Fair Debt

Lex Patterson

Providing easy to understand concise information on the most impactful challenges facing the debt collection ecosystem. By giving a voice to the important role it plays in our economy, and the impact it has in people’s lives, we’re reframing the narrative around debt collection with real stories of people, dealing with complex financial problems and the power authentic emotional connection plays in the process. In each episode, we delve deep into all things debt collection with some of the brightest and most forward-thinking, paradigm-busting minds in the business. Intimate, deep, and often intense, these are not interviews. They are conversations. Connections from various perspectives designed to provoke, educate, inspire and empower you to discover, uncover, unlock and unleash new possibilities.
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Hybrid and remote work options offer employees greater flexibility, open up opportunities for companies to hire from a larger talent pool and reduce office space costs. But these options don’t come without challenges. In this episode we’re going to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of Remote and hybrid work options and explore why more companies in the ARM space have been slow to adapt to this growing trend .

What you'll learn about in this episode

The benefits of remote and or hybrid models
How are creditors handling remote/hybrid

The challenges specific to ARM companies and ideas to solve them

We'll review results of a recent ARM poll and look at trends, adoption rate etc.
We explore health, mental health and mindset.

Guests: Ashley Campanella of Arbeit software and Jeremy Ruth of Arvest Bank.

Resources
https://www.arbeitsoftware.com/what-your-employees-want-you-to-know-about-remote-work/

https://www.arbeitsoftware.com/improve-communication-collaboration-remote-team/
Games / Apps to use:
- An example of Arbeit's Wellness Challenge they do every month is included on the episode show notes page kindredforce.com
- For Slack users, the Donut App allows employees to have quick 15/30 minute meetings once a month to just get to know each other more: https://www.donut.com/ (free with available upgrade)
- Assembly: https://www.joinassembly.com/ is used for rewarding employees, they can be given points and they can save them for whatever rewards the Owner / Managers create. (Free up to 10 users, anything above may be $2-$4 a month)
- Games: Scribbl (https://skribbl.io/), Scattergories (https://stopots.com/en/), Arbeit also put together their own trivia for game days (examples: 'Whose pet is this?,' 'Whose handwriting is this?,' 'Random facts') and the employees will send whoever is running these a picture if need be to be guessed by everyone else. Whoever wins 1st, 2nd, 3rd place gets assembly points! (all free to play!)

Additional Resources
Adam Grant Tweet
Stats on Remote Workers

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Research indicates that the majority of employees in accounts receivable are female and more likely to be people of color than their peers in other industries. Likewise, many of the consumers contacted by accounts receivable representatives are women and minorities. Additionally, recruitment is a huge issue in the ARM space (indeed, in all industries) today, and yet a large talent pool is underutilized. Having diverse voices at the table brings better insight into both employees and consumers. With an audience in the thousands, our guest Stephanie Eidelman Meisel's mission is to use her platform to get more women - especially women of color - to these decision-making tables.

Takeaways include

How a focus on diversity and inclusion broadens insight and improves business results

Identifying and building core values

The role perspective plays in changing our legacy mindset

Guest: Stephanie Eidelman (Meisel)

Stephanie is owner and CEO of The iA Institute, a certified woman-owned media business in the consumer finance space. Their latest initiative is called Women in Consumer Finance, a one-of-a-kind conference and community that helps women lead inspired careers, creating value for themselves and for their employers. They place a particular focus on what's needed to get more women - particularly women of color - to the decision-making tables where products are designed and policy is set. They build confidence, they ensure everyone leaves with meaningful new connections, and they provide inspiring career examples to which all can relate.

Resources:

Company LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-consumer-finance/

LinkedIn Personal: linkedin.com/in/stephanieeidelman

Twitter: seidelman

Additional Resources:

Collector Job stats: https://www.zippia.com/debt-collector-jobs/demographics/

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Netflix Maid

For the Good

Vital Voices

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When was the last time you pulled out your phone and searched for your company online? And as you did that, when was the last time you placed yourself in the mind of the consumer? What did you see?
In this episode we’re unpacking the importance of clarifying your message and who you're speaking to. We're diving into creative ways to tell your story, and understanding why reputation and brand management is so important in the ARM space with Adam Parks , a recognized entrepreneur, CMO of Plaza Services, the founder and CEO of BrandingArc, a premier industry marketing firm. He also currently serves as President on the RMAI Board of Directors.
Key takeaways include:

  • How to tell your story and build thought leadership
  • Keeping the consumer at the center
  • The importance of a photo from a branding perspective
  • Search engine traffic insight especially over the past 2 years
  • The importance of ADA compliance
  • How you can win the SEO battleground
  • Ideas for Social to handle risk and improve engagement
  • A call to get out there and engage

Guest: Adam Parks

Adam Parks is an entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in the receivables

management industry. His diverse industry background includes portfolio purchasing, debt

sales as well as compliance, and the development of systems to manage the servicing of account

Portfolios. Adam has held various marketing and operations positions within the ARM industry including leadership positions with brokerages which have given him a broad set of experiences and deep relationships across the industry. He currently serves as President with the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI).

Resources:

Websites: brandingarc.com
adamparks.com
receivablesinfo.com

Company https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandingarc/

Twitter:

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As the Pandemic landscape evolves and trade shows, travel and in person visits shifted to digital , gaps in our sales and marketing processes emerged. How do we adapt and find new and better ways to fill our pipelines and keep our connections? In this episode we'll dive into The definition of “networking” and meaningful connections when it comes to the business sales and marketing of the future.

We'll talk about sales and marketing for the debt collection space, and ideas for adapting our sales and marketing to fit today's challenges.

Topics include:

Trade shows what’s working and what isn’t

Planning and hosting your own events

Ideas for reigniting dormant ties.

Utilizing the customer journey and Client Segmentation for a better experience in your messaging and landing pages

Strategic search retargeting for building pipeline and mitigating lawsuits

In this episode we’re going to answer these questions and many more with our Guest Lacey Kuhlmann a passionate industry advocate and ally and experienced sales and marketing professional.

Guest: Lacey Kuhlmann

The first 10 years of Lacey's career was emphasized on the perfect blend of integrated web-based software applications and payment processing technology in the ARM industry. Now at Genesys, she is able to take a consultative/holistic approach to working with Creditors and Collection Agencies, specifically as it relates to their accounts management system and operations. Latitude by Genesys is a fully mature, stand-alone solution for collections, recovery, and outsourcing of delinquent debt to 3rd party agencies. Best yet; it fully integrates with our Omni-Channel Contact Center Solution; scalable for all sizes of clients.

With extensive success in customer acquisition, product launches, market strategy, partner and re-seller relations, and business development, I have been blessed to work with great teams along the way who have helped me achieve all of my goals. My appetite to help organizations is fueled by a passion for the people in this industry; who deal with heavy regulations, but lack applicable solutions.

Resources:

Website: http://www.genesys.com/

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceykuhlmann/

LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/genesys/

Additional Resources:

Donald Miller10 people Instagram

HBR Don't Waste Your Time on Networking Events

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Mike Ginsberg is president and CEO of Kaulkin Ginsberg, providing M&A and strategic advisory expertise to the accounts receivable management industry for since 1991. Mike is also co-founder of Topline Valuation Group, providing ARM owners and executives with much-needed technical, financial, benchmarking, and operational services designed to improve decisions at the corporate and operational levels.
Since 1991, Kaulkin Ginsberg Company has been dedicated to advising owners and executives of outsourced business services (OBS) companies on how best to achieve their growth and exit objectives. Their client-centric approach covers almost every stage of a company’s lifecycle and enables them to maintain longstanding relationships as trusted advisors. Kaulkin Ginsberg offers an array of services to ensure that its clients’ needs are met, such as strategic consulting, transaction advisory and valuation services.

What you'll learn about in this episode

In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating your current position of some moving object by using a previously determined position, or fix, and then incorporating estimations of speed, heading direction, and course over elapsed time.

As change continues to usher in the future, I believe it can be beneficial to pause and reflect on that change that is happening in an effort to prepare for the future.

In this episode we’ll cover a lot of ground as I connect with Industry veteran and thought leader Mike Ginsberg to dissect trends in the debt economy, the impact of stimulus moves by the Fed, Industry consolidation, and what the agency of the future looks like. Join Mike and I as we take an objective look into the industry today and the impact the last 2 years has had on debt collection.

We’ll also take a look into the proverbial crystal ball to speculate what may be on the horizon, and discuss our viewpoints based on over 50 years of collective industry experience.

Additional Resources:
How will consumers spend their stimulus checks?
The Kaulkin Report

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Fair Debt - Episode 27 Leading with the heart
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08/19/22 • 56 min

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What does coffee and accounts receivable management have in common? Much more than meets the eye. Both are generally locally connected. Both can be easily commotized,and both at their core have to do with human interaction. In this episode we’re talking about these topics, and how a local coffee shop has built a brand and a business by leading with the heart and putting people before profit. Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some interesting perspective on Brand building...

Guests
Beth Furton, Amanda Turner, Ashlee Hyden

Key Takeaways

How first impressions and active listening lighten someone’s day with a simple connection

How a deep understanding of who you are as a brand can decommotize your business

How to hire and build a team that lives your mission

How to build a loyal “Community” of promoters
The important role networking and "showing up" plays in growth and success

https://dailyrisecoffee.com/
https://www.weber.edu/downtown
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashlee-hyden-06624a8/

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Fair Debt - Episode 20 Reinventing the status quo
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05/03/22 • 59 min

We’re driving down the highway of been there, done that and we just passed a sign that says warning construction ahead.

Fortune favors the brave, but overcoming fear, and taking risks that will reinvent the future, begins with a different way of thinking.

In this episode we’re going to explore some of the challenges and opportunities the past few years have brought about from various perspectives, and explore possible disruptive solutions, and an important shift in mindset for ARM companies of the future, with industry veteran and thought leader Rozanne Anderson of Finvi formerly Ontario Systems.

Takeaways include

The brand conflict of empathy and the 3rd party debt collector

The shifting role of the debt collector of the future

Remaining challenges with Reg F and possible next steps

Overcoming the consent obstacle

Changing our legacy mindset

Guest:s: Rozanne Andersen

Rozanne Andersen serves as Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Finvi, a widely recognized leading software provider to the collections, healthcare, debt buyer and Federal, state, and local government markets. She leads the organization’s regulatory compliance efforts to ensure compliance solutions are embedded in its software, contact management, payment processing, and cloud solutions.

A licensed attorney and a 30+ year veteran and advocate of the banking, credit, and collection industry, Andersen previously served as former general counsel, director of government affairs, and CEO of ACA International. During her career, she has driven critical amendments to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Health Insurance Portability Act, and numerous statewide consumer protection laws, and has also served as an expert witness for the Federal Trade Commission and private parties.

Andersen earned her J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law and holds Chief Compliance Officer certifications from both ACA International and RMAI International. In 2020, Andersen received an international Compliance Officer of the Year award from Women in Compliance.

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Charles “Chuck” Coonradt is Founder and CEO of The Game of Work, which was founded in 1973, and dedicated to the success of its corporate clients. Graduate of Michigan State University and internationally recognized in the fields of goal setting and profit improvement, as an author, consultant, and speaker. His five best-selling books The Game of Work, The Better People Leader, Scorekeeping For Success, Managing The Obvious, and The Four Laws of Financial Prosperity have been labeled management “must reads”, and most recently Forbes Magazine called Chuck “The Grandfather of Gamification”. He is a contributing author to multiple editions of the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Soul series and is quoted in dozens of other books. Chuck is very involved in educating the next generation of business leaders and is a founding member of the School of Entrepreneurship, Brigham Young University. His community involvement includes being a Board Member for Habitat for Humanity, as well as a former Board Member for the Utah Winter Sports Alliance, and a volunteer at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

The Game of Work’s client list includes many Fortune 500 companies, as well as other nationally and internationally recognized firms. Companies that have successfully utilized and implemented Chuck’s unique concepts include Pepsi, US Postal Service, General Foods, Leslie’s Poolmart, Nordstrom, The US Air Force, Boeing, American Express, Marker Bindings, Molina Healthcare, Coca-Cola Consolidated, The Chicago Tribune, Coors Brewing and International Paper. Chuck has also spoken for organizations worldwide, including Petco, Microsoft, SkyWest Airlines, Time Warner Cable and YPO (Young Presidents Organization). Over one million executives, managers, and supervisors on five continents have been exposed to Chuck’s ideas on feedback, scorekeeping, goal setting, coaching, personal choice and accountability.

What you'll learn about in this episode
Why can ten people with a basketball and a hoop achieve teamwork, goal directed activity, and become a well managed team in a matter of minutes during a lunch break, but those same ten people can totally fail to achieve that kind of harmony on the job. My guest today Chuck Coonradt is the founder of The Game of Work, a company that teaches executives how to turn business into a game by keeping score. Chuck is one of the world’s leading measurement experts. In this episode we’re going to dive into this question and many others surrounding employee engagement, performance and the game of work.
How to measure what you want more of
How to create clearly defined goals
How to provide better feedback and more consistent coaching using a higher degree of personal choice

Resources:

Websites: http://www.gameofwork.com/

LinkedIn Personal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuckcoonradt/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChuckCoonradt

Additional Resources:
Fair Deb Episode LinkGallup 2020 Employee Engagement Poll

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Fair Debt - Episode 9 An Inside Look at Regulation F
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11/02/21 • 67 min

Joann Needleman leads the firm’s financial services regulatory and compliance practice and advises banks, financial institutions, and financial services entities on regulatory compliance matters.

Joann prepares and represents these same financial institutions during state and federal supervisory examinations and regulatory investigations before agencies such as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) as well as state financial services regulators and attorneys general.

A former member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Consumer Advisory Board, Joann provides her clients with useful strategies and common-sense solutions in order to prepare for areas of regulatory scrutiny.

Joann is the host of the podcast “Credit Ecosystem to Go: Curbside Thought Leadership for Financial Services.” Listen to recent episodes here.

What you’ll learn about in this episode:
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a final rule to restate and clarify prohibitions on harassment and abuse, false or misleading representations, and unfair practices by debt collectors when collecting consumer debt.

The rule focuses on debt collection communications and gives consumers more control over how often and through what means debt collectors can communicate with them regarding their debts.

The rule is the result of a deliberative, thoughtful process spanning more than seven years and reflects engagement with consumer advocates, debt collectors, and other stakeholders. In developing the final rule, the Bureau considered the more than 14,000 comments received during the public comment and rulemaking process. Our guest today Joann Needleman has played an important part in this process throughout the 7 year journey.

In this episode Joann tells the inside story of the process to update the final rule. We talk about the potential risks and new opportunities in the rule including consumer preference, and using Email and SMS Text to open preferred digital communication channels. FInally we speculate what the landscape will look like as the new rule take effect November 30th and beyond.

Resources:

Websites: clarkhill.com

martindale.com/Joann-Needleman/4298575-lawyer.htm

martindale.com/Maurice-Needleman-PC/4812612-law-firm-office.htm

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/clark-hill-law/

LinkedIn: Personal: linkedin.com/in/joannneedleman

Twitter jneedleman

Additional Resources:

Demystifying the debt collection rule Credit Eco To Go

CFPB Debt Collection Rule Small Entity Guide

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Downtime replenishes the brain's stores of attention and motivation, encourages productivity and creativity, and is essential to both achieve our highest levels of performance and simply form stable memories in everyday life. Yet, as leaders we often have the misperception of taking time away from work as negative. In this episode we're going to explore the benefits of taking a periodic pause to recharge ,

What you'll learn about in this episode
How to plan one, and ideas to maximize effectiveness

The benefits of a retreat and the importance of priority and structuring time around the goal of resetting your mindset.
The importance of a culture of trust both in the organization and in the recipe for a recharge retreat

The benefits of health, mental health and mindset.

Guest: Don Worthington PRMI

The mission for our team is ..... create such an amazing experience for our customers they'd interrupt a stranger to recommend us. I believe the customer experience is they key to a lasting business model.

I find fulfilment in creating wealth for those that work with me, as we solve problems created by an archaic and confused Real Estate and Mortgage world. As a result I work with some amazing people who I love dearly.

I'm a wiz at all things Solar / Renewable energy, Real Estate, and Mortgage. Where those circles intersect is where I thrive.

My mission is to change the way people buy homes. There's a smarter way to do it than most realize. We can reduce the cost of homeownership, turn any home into a smart efficient home, and add cleaner renewable energy.

I'm a Business Made Simple Certified Coach.

I love what I do.

More important than work, I'm a husband to my beautiful wife and a dad to our 4 daughters. We have a lot of fun and always enjoy an adventure together. When it is time to relax you'll find my family and I outside, enjoying, Fly Fishing, Mountain Biking, Skiing, and golf.

Resources:

Website: https://www.prmihome.com

LinkedIn Personal:https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-worthington-12992a5/

Email: [email protected]

Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primary-residential-mortgage/

Additional Resources

Big Rocks Stephen Covey

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FAQ

How many episodes does Fair Debt have?

Fair Debt currently has 27 episodes available.

What topics does Fair Debt cover?

The podcast is about Debt, Podcasts and Business.

What is the most popular episode on Fair Debt?

The episode title 'Episode 26 Stop thinking about accounts and start thinking about customers' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Fair Debt?

The average episode length on Fair Debt is 55 minutes.

How often are episodes of Fair Debt released?

Episodes of Fair Debt are typically released every 14 days, 1 hour.

When was the first episode of Fair Debt?

The first episode of Fair Debt was released on Jun 11, 2021.

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