2023 Speakers

Ryan is the founder of Cubepros, a full service national accounting, bookkeeping and back office advisory firm servicing small business owners and startups. Prior to launching Cubepros, Ryan supported the Investment Management division of Lehman Brothers and also served as an analyst for a private wealth management firm servicing ultra-high net worth individuals and foundations. Cubepros provides full charge bookkeeping, payroll, compliance, tax preparation and back office consulting and advisory services exclusively viaQuickbooks Online and the applications within its ecosystem. Ryan holds an MBA in Finance and is an Advanced Certified Quickbooks ProAdvisor. In 2016, Ryan was appointed to theIntuit Accountant Council and is a member of the QuickBooks Payroll Council.

Originally from Western New York, Todd grew up in the towing industry working alongside his father at the family business. In 2011, an opportunity to purchase Indiana Recovery Services was presented. With Todd’s knowledge of the towing industry and his wife Darcy’s degree in accounting and business, they decided to take a leap of faith. In 2014, Todd resigned from his law enforcement career and committed all his time to the business. At the 2022 NARS, Todd and his wife Darcy were awarded the “Business Owners of the Year” award for the repossession industry. They credit their success to the hard work and dedication of the entire IRS team. Recognizing that our industry needs change, Todd formed a repossession association for the State of Indiana with the help of Darcy, Steve Brown of Lenders Recovery, and Michelle Mauck of Mauck Recovery. In the fall of 2022, The Indiana Professional Repossessors Association (INPRA) was formed.

Nick Zulovich is senior editor at Cherokee Media Group, overseeing a portion of the company’s magazine and website portfolio including the Auto Fin Journal, BHPH Report and SubPrime Auto Finance News. Nick also is one of the hosts of the Auto Remarketing Podcast and part of the company team that conducts industry events, including the Automotive Intelligence Summit and Used Car Week.

Marcus Potter grew up in Charleston, SC where he later attended the University of South Carolina. Marcus enlisted in the US Army. Post Army, he went to work for the City of North Charleston Police Department. Marcus started his career in the repossession industry in the mid 90s where he later started his first company in 1998. Today, Marcus owns NAR Services which covers North and South Carolina. He sits on the Board for ARA and Carolina Association as well as a few agent adverse boards. Marcus is the husband of Lisa, and they have 5 children and 1 grandchild.

Over the last 15 years, John held many positions from Skip Tracer to Team Lead, Assistant Manager, Manager of Skip Operations, Vice President of Operations, President, and finally Chief Executive Officer of Trynity Financial Services. He and his teams (including his current company COO, Bill Sheehan) have proven track records of performance, consistently growing business and revenue more than 500% sustained year after year. Trynity is a tech-based repossession co-op offering share ownership to repossession agents who qualify.

Wayne was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. At the age of 18, Wayne enlisted in the United States Navy to pursue a career in the Naval Nuclear Power program. He served six years, working his way up to Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor on the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier. He learned a great deal about, and being responsible for, the safe operations of A4W platform nuclear reactors and its associated steam plants.

Jennifer LaTourette is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Van Scoyoc Associates providing firmwide leadership, team management, and vision in the implementation of VSA’s forward-focused strategies. Jennifer has spent nearly two decades at VSA and brings a deep understanding of our business and record of successful advocacy to the leadership of VSA.

With a passion for analyzing business statistics to propel his company to the next level, Andy Sinclair currently works as the Vice President at International Recovery Systems. In this role, Andy contributes to the strategic business development of the company as well as maximizing the company’s operating performance. Prior to coming onboard with IRS in 2016, Andy held various surveillance roles including the Surveillance Supervisor position at a casino, as well as private investigations firms. He holds a Criminal Justice degree from Wilmington University and received his Master’s in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Saint Joseph’s University. Andy is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels in business analytics, business management, and business intelligence. Andy resides in Lincoln University, PA with his wife and dogs and can commonly be found at various Philadelphia sporting events when he is not at work.

With 23 years’ experience in global supply chain, Naji began his career in supply chain finance at The Home Depot and has led domestic and international supply chain operations in medical device manufacturing and distribution and most notably in the automotive supply chain with Cox Automotive over the past 10 years.

Between full-service and self-service product and service offerings, Logistics Operations facilitate the transportation of more than 12 million vehicles annually spanning repossession, commercial, fleet, dealer, and consumer segments for remarketed and new vehicles.

Naji’s mission is to harbor relationships to serve our repossessors, our carrier partners, and our clients to create mutual success for all stakeholders in the automotive supply chain.

Naji holds a B.S. in Business Administration and an MBA in Finance from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.

Casey Harmon is the SVP of Executive Accounts and Operations at RunBuggy Inc. He’s held executive positions at Toyota Financial and Westlake Financial Services. Over the course of his 17 year automotive career, he has specialized in digital retail initiatives by forming profitable partnerships between organizations. Casey has also been a founder and adviser to a handful of innovative startups focusing on automotive lending, digital retail and transportation. Casey is active in Los Angeles area charities, including the Alliance for College Ready Public Schools. He lives in Culver City, CA with his wife and children.

Born and raised in Redding, California, Joshuah started his career as a laborer in mainline pipelining back in the 1990s. Over the years Joshuah advanced over time to superintendent. After years of traveling the country, and supervising a large team of pipeliners, Joshuah decided it was time to stay at home and help raise his family. He retired from the pipeline industry in 2003.

Shortly after retiring from pipelining Joshuah entered the repossession industry as an agent for American Lender Services of Redding (ALSCO). ALSCO was a leading repossession company franchise. Eventually Joshuah, along with his family, purchased the company which later became known as Advanced Services of Redding “ASR”. Under his leadership, ASR became known in Northern California as a true full-service Repossession Company. ASR was one of the companies that would go the distance for its clients and soon became a leader in the repossession industry in Northern California.

In 2021, Joshuah and his family sought to grow their success as a full-service repossession company and expand the services available to their clients. This expansion was facilitated through a merger with other great industry leaders and Paramount Lender Solutions. This merger allowed both Paramount and ASR to expand into other markets and soon Paramount was able to cover not only ALL of California, but also build its direct offerings in the in Arizona, Texas, and Hawaii markets.

Starting as Senior Vice President and recently becoming the President, Joshuah has maintained the same ambition and “can-do” attitude that made him successful in his former regional operation. He is dedicated to delivering the best, direct full-service, experience that Paramount’s clients deserve and have come to expect.

Joshuah is well known in the repossession industry as one who can overcome any obstacle with a smile and his dedication to the pursuit of excellence.

Joshuah is a loving husband and father of three wonderful children, and one grandchild, coaches football and enjoys fishing in his free time.

Paramount Lender Solutions is a leader and direct provider of Repossession, License Plate Recognition, Impound Vehicle Retrieval, and Locksmith services with over 30 marshaling yards throughout Arizona, California, Hawaii & Texas .