Jonah Schnel, Chairman
Jonah Schnel grew up in Southern California and graduated from Tulane University. His early work years were spent in real estate development and then in finance as a Manager of SunAmerica Investments, Inc., where he participated in the origination of over $1.5 billion in loans and equity investments.
During the Internet boom, Jonah left SunAmerica to form a venture capital firm called ITU Ventures. While at ITU Ventures, Jonah and his colleagues raised $200 million in capital commitments from institutional investors. Since 2008, Jonah has been a principal investor and board member for companies in the fields of specialty finance, gaming, technology, and natural resources.
Jonah co-founded Fast A/R Funding with the goal of providing working capital finance for small businesses, a huge and underserved marketplace. While not working (which is not often), Jonah loves spending time with his wife and three extremely demanding and lovable children.
Matthew Begley, Chief Executive Officer
Matt was raised in San Diego, and after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in finance. After spending 15 years in corporate America and receiving a MBA from Pepperdine University, Matt joined up with his good friend Jonah Schnel to start Fast A/R Funding.
Matt saw there just wasn't capital available for small businesses. Matt's lending experience spans small businesses to complex corporate financing of over $100 Million. Internet marketing is a new experience for Matt, so he is interested in all things related to inbound marketing. When not working, Matt spends time riding his Harley, working on his '63 Riviera, and criticizing the coaches of his son's Pop Warner football team.
Vanessa Johnson, Senior Vice President
Vanessa Johnson, Portfolio Manager - Before her current position Ms. Johnson was Vice President and Operations Manager of the Financial Services Division of First Capital where she was responsible for the day to day management of a portfolio of asset based lending facilities with credit lines between $2 Million and $100 Million. Prior to First Capital, Ms. Johnson worked at Kerr-McGee Corporation in a Management Development Program where she worked in different areas of finance within the company.
Ms. Johnson graduated with distinction from the University of Oklahoma where she received her BBA in Finance.
John Mauldin, Account Executive
John Mauldin, Account Executive – Before his current position with Fast A/R Funding, Mr. Mauldin served as an AVP/Credit Analyst with Spirit Bank where he assisted in the day-to-day management and performed the credit analysis of a
$50 Million commercial loan portfolio for the Oklahoma City Market. Prior to Spirit Bank, Mr. Mauldin worked at First Capital for four years serving as an Account Executive in the Asset Based Lending department, where he was responsible for the management of up to ten credit lines in excess of $50 Million. Prior to serving as an Account Executive, Mr. Mauldin was an Analyst in the Traditional Factoring department at First Capital, where he was responsible for the purchasing and verification of invoices for up to 14 clients. Mr. Mauldin is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma with a BA in Economics.
Jeremy Waller, Account Executive
Before his current position, Mr. Waller was Assistant Vice President and an Account Executive in the Asset Based Lending Group of First Capital where he was responsible for the day to day management of a portfolio of revolving credit facilities with lines in excess of $200 million in the aggregate. Prior to this, Mr. Waller worked for a privately held real estate investment firm where he managed the real estate portfolios of a number of high net worth individuals. Mr. Waller graduated summa cum laude from the University of Central Oklahoma with a BBA in Finance.