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When the Grass Isn’t Greener: How to Stay Where You Are and Ask for What You Want

By Angela Fiorentino


We’ve all heard the phrase “The Great Resignation” over the past few months. Angela Fiorentino of AmeriFactors Financial Group and a member of SFNet’s Women in Secured Finance Committee gathered several top female executives to discuss the best way to communicate your professional goals and hold some of those “tough conversations” in this current climate.

It is clear that this is an “employee market” right now. Although this is objectively observable, women don’t appear to be leaving their current positions in the numbers we might imagine. According to a recent survey of 1,000 women, 85% are still with the same employer post pandemic and 68% of us plan on staying for at least the next two years (https://fairygodboss.com/presentation/womens-jobmobility-in-2021). Yet, 40% of these same women have had their pay or hours reduced. So, there appears to be a disconnect between what women are observing in the marketplace and our own experiences and goals. How can women use the current job market dynamic to bridge the divide between what we observe happening in the market generally and what we deserve to have ourselves while also staying loyal? We spoke with several high-powered women across the secured finance industry to find out.

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About the Author

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Angela Fiorentino is senior vice president/ general counsel for AmeriFactors Financial Group, LLC. She began her career in the financial industry, where she worked for nearly 10 years as a stockbroker and later as chief compliance officer for a SEC and FINRA-registered broker dealer. While working in the financial industry, Fiorentino graduated cum laude with a degree in accounting from the University of Central Florida.

In 2017, Fiorentino joined the team at AmeriFactors. As general counsel, she handles all aspects of the company’s legal needs. She develops and documents creative solutions to help clients overcome obstacles to obtaining the funding they need. Fiorentino also creates and negotiates all of the company’s contracts based on her intimate understanding of the company’s operations, strategic goals and concerns. When necessary, she utilizes her litigation skills to develop and execute collection strategies aimed at recovering funds on behalf of the company and its clients.

Fiorentino is helping pioneer the way in-house attorneys can be utilized as a significant asset to small and midsize financial firms. Her work provides benefits not only to her company, but to her clients in minimizing risk and increasing revenue.

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