Episode #283 Fireside Chat with Manny Yopisov, CEO of Advanced Recovery Group

Manny Yosipov, CEO of Advanced Recovery Group, joins Jesse Johnson on this week’s Fireside Chats with Jesse to talk about commercial collections, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the role recovery services play in the broader finance ecosystem. In this episode, Manny shares his path from finance and healthcare into building Advanced Recovery Group, a commercial collections company serving multiple industries, including equipment finance. Manny talks about seeing an opportunity in a space where many businesses were settling for mediocre service, slow communication, and limited accountability. Jesse and Manny also discuss why collections should not only be viewed as a last resort. When handled correctly, recovery can help lenders protect their portfolios, help business owners avoid larger problems, and keep essential equipment in place so companies can continue operating. This conversation also gets into entrepreneurship, company culture, servant leadership, employee motivation, delayed gratification, and why business owners need to think differently about how they build teams. Topics covered in this episode include: Manny Yosipov’s career path into commercial collections The story behind Advanced Recovery Group Why collections and recovery services matter in equipment finance Helping lenders protect portfolios before problems get worse The difference between reactive collections and proactive recovery strategy Building a company with culture, accountability, and purpose Why employee motivation and leadership matter more than ever The role of commercial finance in supporting small businesses How recovery work can help businesses stay operational Why equipment finance remains a relationship-driven industry If you work in equipment finance, commercial finance, lending, collections, recovery, operations, or business leadership, this episode offers a practical and candid look at a part of the finance world that does not always get enough attention. Subscribe to Fireside Chats with Jesse for weekly conversations with leaders across the equipment finance industry. Thank you to our Fireside Chat sponsors: Consult Disrupt, Liventus, Inc., and Equipment Finance Cares. #EquipmentFinance #CommercialFinance #Collections #RecoveryServices #AdvancedRecoveryGroup #FiresideChatsWithJesse #ConsultDisrupt #EFCares #Liventus #BusinessLeadership #EntrepreneurshipSubscribe to Fireside Chats with Jesse on Soundwise