Blake Kaus

Senior Vice President and Director of Leasing

With more than 30 years of industry experience, Blake Kaus knows the ins and outs of the municipal financing industry. He is responsible for the development and operations of Community Leasing Partners and has used his experience to craft programs in direct response to the needs of our customers.
 
Blake graduated cum laude with a Bachelor degree from Kansas State University in 1993. After college he worked as a Distribution Planner for the corporate office of Payless Shoesource for two years before joining Baystone Financial in 1995 as a Business Development Manager. In this role he developed a number of national finance programs for leading manufacturers of apparatus and equipment in the fire and rescue industry. In 1999 he was promoted to Vice President, where in addition to his hands on experience in the fire industry, he also provided finance support to vendors and manufacturers in yellow iron, public works and other rolling stock industries. As his role continued to expand at Baystone Financial he was also assigned the duty of sales manager for niche industries, increasing presence and sales results in those industries over a two year period.
 
Blake has been the Vice President and Director of Leasing at Community Leasing Partners since it’s inception in 2010, where he continues to work with vendors and manufacturers to provide financial solutions. He has been a key leader in developing the company into a trusted provider of municipal financing, offering a simplified customer experience with great service from beginning to end.