
CEO and Founder
Elevate Funding
Mrs. Francis has over 15 years of experience operating in the finance sector, Seven of those at the helm of her company, Elevate Funding. An acknowledged thought-leader in the Alternative Finance Industry, she is routinely consulted on trending topics in banking and payments. Heather leads Elevate Funding with the mission to provide business owners with financial products using the cash underwriting model to service the underserved subprime market. Under Heather’s leadership; Elevate Funding has made great strides to provide top notch customer service, business products, and transparency to a subprime market.
Heather serves on the board for the Small Business Finance Association, of which she has been a part of since 2009 as continued efforts to operate Elevate Funding under the best business practices set forth by the association.