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Shaun Maciejewski smaciejewski@bluebridgefinancial.com 716.204.8467
CARLSON NAMED VICE PRESIDENT OF STRATEGY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR BLUE BRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC
Reston, Virginia. May 9, 2016 - Blue Bridge Financial, LLC, a leading national provider of small business financing, today announced that Brandy Corcoran Carlson has assumed the position of Vice President of Strategy & Business Development. Ms. Carlson most recently served as Managing Director of RailField Partners, where she led their strategic planning efforts and was instrumental in expanding partnerships with institutional investors.
As the newest member of Blue Bridge Financial’s management team, Ms. Carlson will be responsible for developing strategies to expand the company’s origination and distribution channels through business development, investor outreach and marketing. She will work out of the company headquarters in Reston, Virginia.
"Brandy’s addition to our management team provides Blue Bridge with significant talent and proven leadership," said Steve Dervenis, Executive Chairman of Blue Bridge Financial. "As we embark on a period of significant growth, we look forward to the contributions of Brandy as a leader and driving force of our business development activities in the specialty finance sector."
Speaking of the opportunity, Ms. Carlson commented, “With the exceptional growth of both Blue Bridge Financial and the specialty finance industry, I am excited about the opportunity to help deploy capital to serve our borrowers and spur further small business expansion. Providing the necessary liquidity to foster business growth is something I am passionate about and I look forward to making a major contribution on behalf of Blue Bridge Financial.”
An experienced leader in strategic planning and client relations, Ms. Carlson has nearly 25 years in the development and structuring of strategic relationships, banking, finance and marketing. Ms. Carlson has previously served as Vice President of Client Relations, Customer Success and Marketing with Primatics Financial LLC, Manager of Government, Industry and Regulatory Affairs with LexisNexis and Manager of Financial Services and Solutions at BearingPoint, Inc.
Brandy holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from American University where she was a Presidential scholar and graduated with honors.
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About Blue Bridge Financial, LLC: Blue Bridge Financial, LLC is a specialty finance company and leading provider of commercial financing solutions for small business borrowers as well as manufacturers, vendors and distributors of commercial equipment and inventory. With fast and easy to obtain funding for equipment purchases, inventory and working capital, they are a complete source for simplified business financing. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with offices in Buffalo, New York, San Francisco, California, Tampa, Florida and Lake Wylie, South Carolina. To learn more about Blue Bridge Financial, visit www.bluebridgefinancial.com or call 716-204-8467.