Twenty-five+ years of success in a variety of outside sales and management roles which began with five years of founding and operating Forte Advertising, Inc., a direct sales and marketing business representing clients in the hospitality industry. In that role I recruited, trained, managed and mentored teams of 30+ outside sales representatives, as well as expanded operations into multiple U.S. markets. I have applied a similar entrepreneurial approach and attitude towards all of my endeavors since.For the past ten years I have excelled in the digital payments industry developing strategic partnerships, evangelizing new technologies and consulting with businesses of all shapes and sizes to help increase client profits, optimize operations, and elevate the customer experience. I have established a vast ecosystem of strategic partners with which I am able to provide significant value to all of my clients and partners alike. Today I am focussed on developing relationships with ISV partners to embed payments technology into their platforms and create new revenue streams for their business.As the sole Business Development Manager with EmNet, LLC from 2009-2013 I was tasked with growing this early-stage high-tech startup from an academic pilot project at the University of Notre Dame into a profitable and recognized company with 20+ clients including DC Water; Hoboken, NJ; Buffalo, NY; and Grand Rapids, MI. EmNet was recognized as a technology and innovation leader within the environmental engineering community before being aquired in 2018 by Xylem, a leader in smart water technology solutions.