Longitude Partners Helps Specialty Finance Companies Profit from Market Disruption
Firm Welcomes Industry Expert to Lead Strategic Transformation Practice
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Longitude Partners, Inc., a national growth strategy and executive recruiting firm for investors and operators in the specialty finance sector today announced the addition of Mike Walrod, Practice Leader for Strategic Transformation. "I'm truly excited to add Mike's deep industry expertise, insight and experience," said Kim Anderson, CEO. "His record of enabling profitable, strategic and operational growth will directly help our clients profit from the market disruption occurring in financial services."
Mike Walrod oversaw the growth of the retail channel to more than 600 locations across 23 states during 22 years with QC Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded specialty finance pioneer. He was instrumental in creating multiple new products and operating divisions to enable growth, and facilitated the use of data and analytics to dramatically improve business outcomes. Mike is especially capable in developing high-performing teams in marketing, product development, training, data and analytics and collections, and in unifying those teams across disciplines to achieve difficult, complex objectives.
"For specialty finance firms and their investors who want to maximize return on capital, Longitude's Strategic Transformation evaluates and delivers the optimal course of action in response to irreversible market forces like technology, regulation, changing consumer preferences, and well-funded competition," added Anderson. "We help our clients develop and model practical, actionable options and to achieve a sustainable, competitive edge."
"We're offering specialty finance firms the keys to taking control of their future by strategically transforming their business," said Mike Walrod. "While no one strategy is right for every situation, firms who better align their products and services with a deep understanding of their customers, balance compliance with growth and the economic impact of regulation, and leverage technology to extend the lifetime value of their customers will be able to profit from market disruption," offers Walrod.
On Friday, October 9, 2015, during the upcoming 2015 FiSCA Conference in San Francisco, Walrod's group will be conducting an in-depth workshop on Strategic Transformation, detailing how specialty finance firms can leverage their core strengths, assets and capabilities to capitalize on current market realities. More information is available at http://www.fisca.org/.
In concert with Longitude's core growth strategy practice, executive recruiting services and assistance with access to growth capital, the Strategic Transformation practice dramatically expands the critical resources available from Longitude Partners. For more information, please visit www.longitudeinc.com.
SOURCE Longitude Partners, Inc.
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