About

Meet the Team

• Neil Walsh
  President

  Neil is the President of Funding Merchant Source, LLC and Elevation Capital, LLC. He graduated with an M.B.A. from the University at Buffalo. With over 15 years of Executive and Operations Management experience, Neil oversees all facets of daily operations and develops the high level strategies to obtain maximum performance and efficiency for each entity. He is responsible for the development, design, operation and improvement of the trusted systems that create and deliver their outstanding services. Neil’s goal for Funding Merchant Source and Elevation Capital is to stand as the leaders in alternative financing, by helping merchants build their business with the personalized funding necessary to obtain their objectives.

  Neil, along with his wife keep very busy with their young son, enjoying lots of outdoor activities and traveling to new destinations as much as they can.

• MARINA L. AFRA
  Vice President

  Marina came into the merchant cash advance world after 10+ years in international marketing as a global brand manager in the fashion, fragrance, and cosmetic industries. After starting a family, she knew she had to start her own company in order to juggle her family life with her business ambitions. She wanted to start a new venture in an exciting and growing industry, and saw an opportunity to help small business owners like herself obtain the working capital needed to grow their companies.

  As a result, Funding Merchant Source was developed, and has rapidly expanded into multiple offices on both coasts. Her life priorities carry over into the way she treats her customers, and into the corporate culture of this close-knit work environment.

  Marina, along with her husband, stay quite busy with their 3 young children. They enjoy all the outdoor activities of sunny California, as well as their frequent visits to their home state of New York.