Episode #291 Fireside Chat with Eric Miller, President and CEO of Ansley Park Capital

Eric Miller, President and CEO of Ansley Park Capital, joins Jesse Johnson on this week’s Fireside Chats with Jesse. Eric has spent nearly 30 years in equipment finance, with stops at organizations including GE Capital and CIT before ultimately helping launch Ansley Park Capital in 2024. In this episode, Eric shares his career journey and the story behind Ansley Park’s rapid growth, including becoming profitable in its first year and building a platform expected to originate between $600 million and $700 million in its second full year. We also dive into the culture Eric and his team have intentionally built, why equipment finance is a team sport, and why performance should never come at the expense of collaboration, respect, and doing things the right way. Topics covered in this episode include: Eric’s nearly 30-year career in equipment finance The launch and growth of Ansley Park Capital Building a high-performance culture around collaboration and mutual respect Why independents are gaining opportunities as the equipment finance market evolves How banks and private capital can complement each other Relationships, reputation, integrity, and certainty of execution Ansley Park’s disciplined approach to future growth How AI may help the company scale more efficiently Why Ansley Park wants customers for life, not just individual transactions And Eric’s interests outside the office, including Brazilian jiu-jitsu and spending time with his family and sheepadoodle Fireside Chats with Jesse features conversations with leaders throughout the equipment finance industry discussing leadership, technology, operations, sales, innovation, and the future of equipment finance. Subscribe for more conversations with leaders across the equipment finance industry. Thank you to our Fireside Chat sponsors: Consult Disrupt, Liventus, Inc., and Equipment Finance Cares. #EquipmentFinance #EquipmentLeasing #Leadership #PrivateCredit #CommercialFinance #FiresideChatswithJesse