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Beverly Hills, Ca

Worked directly with the CEO and team on all aspects of their Commercial operations. L-Nutra is a leading edge Nutrition Technology company that is pioneering the role of "innovative fasting" to improve near term metabolic support in the desired patient populations, as well as healthy aging in those who commit to the program longer term. L Nutra was founded by Dr. Valter Longo out of the University of Southern California Longevity Institute and has been advanced with grants from the National Institutes of Health. L Nutra commercializes its products and program through Health Care Practitioners, as well as Consumers directly. They currently have nineteen clinical studies at various points of completion, that will potentially take them into the specialties of Oncology, Endocrinology, and Cardiovascular Care.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

PivotPoint Innovation is a joint venture between Venti Brands Consulting Group LLC and The Idea Foundry in Pittsburgh, PA. The joint venture is focused on accelerating the technology and innovation adoption coming out of the highly diverse portfolio of companies that were nurtured by The Idea Foundry in the Greater Pittsburgh area. Venti will help to connect these young companies to the major commercial players that exist in the market that are already focused on Open Innovation models.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Venti focuses on Brand Discovery and Brand Renewal projects with companies looking to find new growth. Venti offers a depth of brand building experience across the full range of marketing disciplines, but specializes in the Digital Marketing space. Venti's client focus spans early stage growth companies to more established firms with proven revenue traction looking to find their next level of brand and company expansion.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Led various sales and marketing teams during a period of significant growth at GSKCH. Routinely managed 300-400 person teams focused on both traditional sales and marketing of consumer brands as well as promotion through health care professionals. Core category experience spans Oral Care, Skin Care, Analgesics, Gastrointestinal, and Smoking Control with both OTC medicines and pharmaceuticals. Member of the North American Executive Team. Chaired the North American Strategic Committee; the North American Compliance Committee, the North American Sales and Operating Committee, and the USA Crisis Team. Executive Sponsor-African American Alliance.

Led a 400 person organization that was the largest consumer healthcare business in Australia. Initiated the first ever switch of an Rx Smoking Control Brand with Niquitin CQ to achieve category leadership. Navigated the business through the well publicized Panadol Extortion Case and was recognized with Australia's Public Relations Award. Also garnered five different Awards from the Australia Journal of Pharmacy for brand achievements in the analgesics, cough-cold, smoking control, and skin care categories.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Led a 400 person sales team considered an industry leader in its competitve set. Sales increased from $425mm to $1.2B during my tenure. The sales team led three Rx-OTC switches within an eighteen month period (Tagamet HB, Nicorette, and NicoDerm CQ). The selling organization was routinely voted one of the Vendor of the Year recipients at WalMart.

Stamford, Ct

Led a 200 person sales team in highly profitable HBC markets.