Transportation Factoring Virtual Meeting

Transportation Factoring organizations have unique needs. One of the best ways to help with your strategic planning is to spend time discussing those issues with other Transportation Factors. The purpose of this meeting is to provide a virtual forum with current industry topics for Transportation Factors. This is a unique opportunity to share ideas and learn from others. Breakout rooms will be utilized for more intimate discussions and participation between attendees.

The Venue: Webinar

The Schedule:

• Wednesday - Friday, September 9 - 11, 2020 - 11am - 12:30pm PDT (Pacific Time Zone) each day

Moderators:

• Bryan Alsobrooks - President, Phoenix Capital Group, LLC
  Bryan Alsobrooks is President of Phoenix Capital Group, LLC (PCG).  PCG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Company and is a nationally recognized provider of working capital solutions to small- to medium-sized transportation companies.  Financing solutions include asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing and factoring, equipment financing and fuel card services.  Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, with additional offices in California, Texas, Alabama and Tennessee.  Mr. Alsobrooks has over 28 years commercial finance experience and more than 17 years in the transportation industry.  Mr. Alsobrooks is active with the International Factoring Association and has served as past Chairman and Vice Chairman for the North American Credit Manager’s National Transportation Credit Group.  Mr. Alsobrooks received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Austin Peay State University. Bryan is an IFA Certified Account Executive in Factoring (CAEF).
  
  
• Hailey Benton-Thomas - Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, TBS Factoring Service
  Hailey Benton-Thomas graduated from Pepperdine University with a B.A. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and then returned to Pepperdine as the recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship where she earned her Juris Doctorate. While at Pepperdine, she competed in advocacy competitions, volunteered in the Los Angeles Homeless Legal Aid and Family Adoption Courts, and clerked with (Retired) Chief Justice Deanell Reece Tacha of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Upon graduation, Ms. Benton-Thomas became a sought after employment law litigator with Floyd, Skeren and Kelly representing clients such as Verizon, Sysco, and several NFL teams. As her career progressed she found her true passion for training and developing others which led her to become the Managing Attorney of the firm’s flagship office and the youngest associate in firm history to be on the partner track. In 2014, Ms. Benton-Thomas made the decision to move her family to Oklahoma to join TBS Factoring Service. During her time with TBS, she became an indispensable member of the team capable of any task assigned of her. When it came time to select a new executive team, Ms. Benton-Thomas was immediately on the short-list of candidates. As Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, she oversees TBS’ people and processes ensuring that TBS is an employer of choice and a highly efficient business. In addition to her work with TBS, she serves on the board of Oklahoma Humane Society and the Capital Hill High School Advisory Board.

• David Jencks, Esq. - Attorney, Jencks Law, P.C.
  David is an attorney that has been practicing for over 20 years in the areas of transportation and transportation finance. He represents Factors, Brokers, Freight Forwarders and Motor Carriers in transactional and litigation matters. He is a member of Delta Nu Alpha, the professional fraternity involved in the continuing education of transportation professionals. David earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree at the University of South Dakota and he holds a Juris Doctorate from Hamline University.

• Steve Sashihara - CEO, Princeton Consultants Inc.
  Steve Sashihara is the CEO of Princeton Consultants, www.princeton.com, which he founded in 1981. The firm blends advanced analytics, data science and management consulting to help companies in Transportation and other industries achieve transformational improvement in service and efficiency. Steve is also chairman of Princeton TMX, www.princetontmx.com, a transportation management software business for shippers. Steve is the author of The Optimization Edge: Reinventing Decision Making to Maximize All Your Company's Assets (McGraw Hill), www.optimizationedge.com, the first book to explain optimization to a general business executive. He is a frequent guest speaker at business and industry events and a contributor to many publications about digital disruption in freight transportation and logistics, based on the Princeton Consultants annual survey that began in 2015. Steve is a graduate of Princeton University, where he serves on the Advisory Board of the Department of Operations Research and Financial Engineering.