Lisa Rafter is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer.

Lisa Rafter has been in the equipment leasing and specialty finance industries for over 30 years, most notably as publisher of Monitor Magazine, ABF Journal, IFA's Commercial Factor magazine and NACLB’s DealMaker Magazine. Lisa is also CEO of Molloy Associates. Molloy is a boutique executive recruitment firm focused on the equipment finance and asset-based lending industries. In addition, Lisa is Founder & CEO of Stripes Leadership Program, a program designed to develop the leaders of tomorrow’s equipment finance industry.

As the former editor and current publisher of the aforementioned publications, Lisa was instrumental in the creation of many ground-breaking products such as the Monitor 100, the annual ranking of the top 100 equipment finance companies, monitordaily.com, the industry’s first website and daily e-news blast, World Leasing News, the industry’s first online magazine, and ABF Journal, the asset-based lending industry's first independent publication.

Lisa’s commitment to high performance doesn’t stop at the workplace. She is also involved in numerous community-building projects and services. Lisa delights in giving a voice to the unheard and, through various leadership roles, strives to provide people with the tools and distinctions to live an extraordinary life. With this commitment, Lisa has served on the boards of non-profit organizations and also has volunteered for many community organizations dedicated to serving at-risk populations. Currently, Lisa is on the board of MAGIC Charities and serves as the Chair for the Adoption & Foster Care Committee.

Carolynn Caruso is the SVP, Sales & Program Leader of STRIPES.

Carolynn is a transformational leader, cultural creator, and strategic advisor with over 15 years of experience supporting founders, executives, and high-performing teams across the beverage, UHNW family office, residential construction, and private equity sectors. She has held leadership roles at Bai Brands, Crook & Marker, and within the Office of Ben Weiss, where she drove strategy, operational execution and cross-functional alignment.

Carolynn began studying and facilitating transformational leadership and personal development at age 21, spending nearly two decades immersed in this work. She built her expertise through intensive practice, live coaching and advanced training in human behavior and group dynamics. Known for stepping into leadership long before titles followed, Carolynn brings a grounded, self-initiated approach that gives her a competitive edge in training, facilitation, and transformational leadership. She joins STRIPES as Senior Vice President and Program Leader committed to building conscious, high-performing individuals.

Erin Rafter is the Program Manager of STRIPES.

Erin provides administrative, organizational, program and operational support for the President and Executive Director of STRIPES Leadership Program. She is responsible for the program’s calendar, communication and logistics between third party educational partners, program participants and their organizations. She is the key administrative liaison to the STRIPES leadership team and overall program operations.

Erin has a BA in Communication from the University of Dayton.

Susan Campbell is the Program Ambassador and Coach.

Susan’s positive energy, generosity of spirit, creativity and vast management and leadership experience form the basis of her coaching style. As co-creator of STRIPES, Susan believes there’s a leader in all of us and it’s just a matter of how, when and where our leadership gift emerges. Susan is a self-described life-long learner who aspires to draw the best out of others on a whole being, fully functioning, never ending continuum. Whether it’s - empathy, listening, a soft place to land - or education, tips or teaching moments - or diagnostics, tough love or a kick in the butt, Susan sets the conditions for individuals to open up, explore, confront, struggle and transform.

Prior to joining STRIPES as Program Ambassador and Coach, Susan spent 30+ years in Corporate and Institutional Banking managing and leading teams at all levels on a regional and national basis within the commercial real estate finance industry.