{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Dig","title":"Demand for flexible financing growing in construction industry: Ivan Franklin of Mitsubishi HC Capital America","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1500,"description":"Johnnie Martinez   0:06 All right. On today's episode of the Dig, I am joined by Ivan Franklin of Mitsubishi HC Capital America and I will let him introduce himself further. Ivan Franklin   0:15 Yeah. So obviously, I'm, I'm Ivan Franklin. As Johnny just mentioned, I'm the the VP of Business Development focusing on new OEM finance partnerships for Mitsubishi HC Capital America. I've been with the company now and it's kind of crazy to think, but it'll be 12 years coming up in September. That's been through a couple different iterations. We work Creek grids and we're about by Hitachi. Got you. Then we're about by Mitsubishi, so there's been changes too, but I've been. I've been here for all of those. So it's been a great experience know I currently report to our Itasca IL Office, but I I work out of my home here in Stillwater, MN. So you got me on a good day because the sun's been shining the last couple days, which we haven't seen in about 3. So energy levels are high, but yeah, that's that's my my, my background for my, for myself, I've probably been in. Construction financing now for seven to eight years. I didn't start there in equipment finance, but that's where I've been. And you know, I've learned a lot. I think it's a great industry and I'm excited to continue my career and and growth within this industry as well. Johnnie Martinez   1:16 OK. Ivan Franklin   1:21 And you know, no. Go ahead, Johnny. Sorry. Johnnie Martinez   1:27 You rob the construction industry specifically and that's kind of going to be our focus here today. And you know one of the reports that the Mitsubishi HC Capital America put out. Ivan Franklin   1:33 Yeah. Johnnie Martinez   1:38 Back in January was some of the trends to identify, but I wanted to get your take on it. As someone who's a lot more in in the trenches, in terms of what the? You know, construction industry should be expecting for the rest of this year and sort of what are those key trends to to watch. Ivan Franklin ...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/JyKr4xU9r7F_ZHV3lyzf-er5CQgYjOmQLgEUbPPNf8U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YTE4/NDQzOWZlOGY5OGI2/MTVkNTA0ZTNlOGEy/MjVjYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}