Meet Frank Scarso: The CEO Who Rebuilt From Homelessness to Lead a $250M Lending Platform

Meet Frank Scarso: The CEO Who Rebuilt From Homelessness to Lead a $250M Lending Platform

We’ve recently had the pleasure of meeting Frank Scarso, CEO of Avanza Capital, an alternative lending firm that has deployed more than $250 million to small businesses across 48 states and author of “The Hard Way Home,” a book about losing everything and rebuilding stronger. We sat down with Frank to discuss his journey, which…

In New Memoir, Avanza’s Frank Scarso Explains How Failure Makes Better CEOs

In New Memoir, Avanza’s Frank Scarso Explains How Failure Makes Better CEOs

Alternative lending expert’s eight-year recovery journey reveals why failure, not success, creates authentic leadership in finance Staten Island, N.Y., Jan. 20th, 2026 – The financial services industry faces a leadership crisis most executives refuse to acknowledge: the best leaders are often those who have failed spectacularly and rebuilt from nothing. Frank Scarso, founder of Avanza…