Harvest
Richard S. Stefani has over 40 years of experience in various roles within the finance industry. Richard S. has worked for companies such as Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC, Sacramento Bank of Commerce, Union Bank, Community West Bank/Goleta National Bank, The Money Store, Otsuka Intelligent Couture, Heller First Capital, Mifax Office Products, The Seabright Group, and TRW Systems. Throughout their career, they have held positions such as Senior Vice President, Vice President/Business Development Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Western Regional Manager, and Financial Analyst. Richard's expertise lies in SBA lending, business development, real estate and business lending, and marketing strategy. Richard S. has a proven track record of successfully expanding companies, hiring and training salespeople and management teams, and providing various lending products to small businesses and investors.
Richard S. Stefani received a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Finance from San Diego State University, where they studied from 1969 to 1973.
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Harvest
Harvest Small Business Finance, LLC is a commercial real estate finance lender based in Laguna Hills, CA. Through a strategic partnership between Medalist Partners, LP ("Medalist") and Harvest’s Senior Management Team, the company acquired a Small Business Lending Company license that allows it to originate and service loans pursuant to the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) loan program. Through an affiliate, we are also in the process of developing a proprietary Small Balance Commercial Loan product along with unprecedented access to the secondary markets which will further our objective of becoming the country’s premier non-bank commercial real estate lender to small business. It is our mission is to help our customers achieve financial freedom while bringing employment opportunities to their surrounding communities. Formed in 2016 and headquartered in Laguna Hills, California, Harvest is an affiliate of Medalist Partners, LP ("Medalist"), a New York based investment manager with approximately $2.2 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of January 31, 2021 across strategies in asset-based private credit, structured credit, and CLOs. Contact (949) 778-0039 for more information.