For our next interview, we have the pleasure of sitting down with Sarah Sheeran, Senior Funding Partner at TSF Finance.
Being involved in business has always been a passion of mine since I was at school. After studying business and finance at university, it led me to kickstart a career in London working directly with a lender. Being able to support so many different types of businesses with just one finance product, imagine the difference I could make with a whole suite of solutions!
Apart from deflecting the guys' banter in the office... everyday is different! Catching up with clients, meeting with lenders, discussing complex cases with the team – there’s always something keeping me busy!
The first time I met the team at TSF, I knew they were far from your typical finance brokerage. They support each other relentlessly and share a passion for everyone to succeed. This goes for how we treat our clients too. Easiest decision I’ve ever made.
Everyone at TSF has their own “knowledge niche”. With my experience of the unsecured sector from the last five years – understanding credit policies and procedures in what can be seen as an unknown environment – I believe I will really help to bolster TSF’s service offering for our clients.
How much lenders value their relationship with TSF. It’s refreshing to see how invested they are in the team’s growth. They’re always on our side which can really make the difference for securing credit.
Hitting the milestone of 200 million pounds of finance written was a real high point in my career – one nobody had reached before in my field. It was a truly humbling moment to think how many businesses, jobs and livelihoods I’d supported over a relatively short period of time.
Buying my first home mid-pandemic. Word to the wise – never again!
We stand out for many reasons, but predominantly we love a challenge! It’s easy in this industry to turn away from something that can be seen as difficult to place or too much work involved. This is where TSF really strives. The full team put their heads together to find a solution one way or another.
The industry is becoming a lot more tech-focused, with the speed of decisions more important than ever in the current climate. Integrating tech to improve efficiencies will be a real game changer over the next few years. (Provided it works of course!)
The biggest piece of advice I would give is to plan for the future – both best and worst-case scenarios. Funding for growth as well as thinking about contingency will always leave a business in a strong financial position.
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