Jessie
Valdivia
Vice President
Tel: 877-446-6362 or 972-241-3297 (x226)
Email: jvaldivia@goodmanfactors.com
Jessie has been with Goodman since
1998. His background in sales and management in the
transportation industry has equipped him with a solid
understanding of the needs and the operations of both
large and small trucking companies. As vice-president
of sales and marketing for an apparel company, he
gained extensive knowledge in manufacturing, delivery
deadlines, credit risk, collections and customer service.
Having run a small business, his insight is beneficial
to the needs of our clients.
Dan
Shepherd
Vice President – Denver Office
Tel: (303) 972-4033
Email: dshepherd@goodmanfactors.com
Dan has spent his entire career in
credit and marketing and brings over thirty years
of experience in asset-based lending and factoring
to the Goodman team. He is familiar with the working
capital needs of manufacturers, wholesalers and service
related companies of all types and size. Dan has been
actively involved in providing financing to businesses
in virtually every state in the U.S., as well as several
provinces in Canada. His prior experience includes
positions of Vice President and Director of Marketing
for the commercial finance subsidiaries of two Fortune
500 companies. He is based in our Denver office, but
services new accounts throughout the U.S.
Steven
Sussman
Vice President – New Jersey Office
Tel: (201) 766-5612
Email: ssussman@goodmanfactors.com
As the newest addition to the Goodman
management team, Steve brings with him 10 years as
an independent consultant and as a senior executive
in factoring business, having spent the prior 20 years
in the New York garment center as a manufacturer and
entrepreneur. Steve’s familiarity with the needs of
manufacturers and wholesalers of all types, as well
as his broad knowledge of available resources for
alternative funding, gives him a real advantage in
helping emerging companies source all of their funding
and service requirements.
Bret
Schuch
Senior Vice President, Partner
Tel: 877-446-6362 or 972-241-3297 (x213)
Email: bschuch@goodmanfactors.com
Bret joined the company in 1992 in
a sales capacity, having spent the previous ten years
in the commercial banking industry. Bret holds a Bachelor's
degree from Baylor University in Waco. Bret has helped
foster the company through a period of extensive growth
experienced over the last twenty years by further
expanding its presence among markets outside of Texas.
Keith
Reid
President / Partner
Tel: 877-446-6362 or 972-241-3297 (x212)
Email: kreid@goodmanfactors.com
Keith began in the factoring business
in 1975 upon receiving his Bachelor's and Master's
degrees in Business Administration from Southern Methodist
University in Dallas. Keith teamed up with Harold
Goodman in 1979, and has facilitated the company's
strong growth experienced since such time, much of
which has come to us in the form of referrals from
our many satisfied current and past clients. Keith's
rich expertise and experience among the retail credit
community has served the many clients of Goodman Factors
quite well, by averting potential credit losses through
effective credit management. Goodman and its clients,
for the greatest part, have been able to avoid massive
credit losses experienced by others with the unprecedented
number of bankruptcy filings recorded in the last
20 years.
Paul
Ellenbogen
Vice President – Credit and Collections
Tel: 877-446-6362 or 972-241-3297 (x236)
Email: pellenbogen@goodmanfactors.com
Not unlike the rest of the management
team, Paul brings a wealth of experience to the table.
Paul graduated from Pace University in New York City
with a degree in Business Administration in 1973,
and has spent his entire career with factoring and
asset-based firms in New York, Dallas, and Orlando.
Harold Goodman
Chairman Emeritus
Harold's experience in this industry
dates back to 1958 when he joined Merchant's Factors
in Dallas, having graduated from the University of
Texas and having spent two years in the armed services.
Harold founded Goodman Factors in 1972, using the
small amount of savings he had accumulated along with
some loans from his family. He has watched the company
grow from invoice purchases of less than $1 million
in his first year to over $250 million today. Though
no longer an owner, Harold still maintains an office
on site which he visits virtually every day.
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