Hi everybody,

To me, Thanksgiving conjures memories of family getting together and catching up. It might be somewhat of a reach, but I feel like Thanksgiving started in September this year. In our equipment finance space, it has been a long time since “the whole family” was together in person!

Our industry family reunion started with ELFA’s co-located Ops & Tech and Lease Accounting conferences in New Orleans. After a two-year hiatus, it did feel like a homecoming of sorts!

A month later we met for the ELFA 61st Annual Convention in Orlando (relocated from Marco Island due to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian). And then after two short weeks, we gathered again in Nashville for NEFA’s Funding Symposium. OK – I might have consumed a little too much “EF Tryptophan,” but it was great to get back together and see all our friends and colleagues in person. I sincerely hope you are also experiencing a similar “homecoming.”

With the real Thanksgiving holiday upon us, I would like to extend my gratitude for all who have been there to support Tamarack over the last 20+ years. Without your partnership, we wouldn’t be here.

Keeping with the theme of gratitude, a core value for Tamarack is giving back to our community. I am happy to announce that Tamarack is supporting the nonprofit Flannel River. This past summer, I was introduced to the team at FlannelRiver.org and their mission of “nurturing, supporting and improving accessibility to nature, all whilst giving back and paying respect to our land and community in consciously minded ways.”

The partnership is a perfect fit for Tamarack, as Flannel River echoes our beliefs of stewardship in both work and life.

Enjoy the time with family and friends!

Happy Thanksgiving,

– Daniel Nelson, CEO, Tamarack

In this issue:

• Trail Mix: Preparing for disclosure requirements
• Faces of Tamarack: Kevin Gjersvig
• Whitepaper: Prediction – The next stage in equipment finance automation
• Jeremy Fisher joins AI team
• Tamarack supports nonprofit Flannel River
• How do you eat a digital elephant?
• Good security hygiene is about discipline and diligence

Preparing for disclosure requirements

We are a few weeks away from the California Commercial Financing Disclosure (SB 1235) compliance date - December 9, 2022. Hopefully, you are ready! For those who may be stuck and looking for additional information, this edition of Trail Mix offers a number of links and resources that you may find helpful.

Get to know Kevin Gjersvig

In this installment, meet one of the recent additions to Tamarack’s professional services team – Application Consultant Kevin Gjersvig. Like many of our team members, Gjersvig enjoys being active, which for him means playing soccer, traveling, hiking and volunteering.

Whitepaper: Prediction – The next stage in equipment finance automation

The second in Tamarack’s series of whitepapers on the application of AI in the equipment finance industry is now available. Entitled “Prediction: The next stage in equipment finance automation,” the piece explores how combining dark data with AI enables companies to enter the next phase of automation. The piece is available for free download at tamarack.ai/whitepapers/prediction-automation.

Jeremy Fisher joins AI team

Tamarack has expanded its AI solutions team with the addition of Jeremy Fisher. In his role as a senior data engineer, Fisher will focus his time on increasing the company’s data integration, structured storage and analysis capabilities, integrating equipment finance software into Tamarack’s AI and machine learning product suite.

Tamarack partners with nonprofit Flannel River

Tamarack has partnered with the nonprofit Flannel River to provide underserved populations an opportunity to learn how to raft and fly fish in our region’s beautiful rivers. Through the generous support of Tamarack, all gear needed to have a river experience is provided free of charge, including the use of a wheelchair-accessible raft, currently being constructed in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin.

How do you eat a digital elephant?

For some, embarking on a digital transformation journey presents the same challenge as eating an elephant – where do you start? According to Tamarack’s Scott Nelson, the answer is “one byte at a time.” If this comparison resonates with you, check out this recent blog post, where Nelson goes through the potential steps for “eating a digital elephant.”

Good security hygiene is about discipline and diligence

“Beware of IoT” was the frightening headline from a recent article by Paul Bent in the Monitor 101 2022 issue. The article provided a good summary of the many security and privacy considerations required for good IoT and network technology deployment. But according to Scott Nelson, “adopters should note that the key to good, i.e., safe, deployment of technologies of this type is more about the people and their diligence than the technology itself.” In this blog post, Nelson explores how diligence and appropriate deployment are necessary to harness the financial returns of IoT.

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