I am the Founder and CEO of Personal Wine, a wine based technology company focused on mass customization of wine and liquor, for the purposes of gifting and branding. I also the Founder co-Manage Estate Wine Brokers, a leading wine brokerage firm, focusing on the buying, selling and trading of rare, collectible wine. I am a co-founder of Chem ID, a chemical data management company servicing regulated luxury good markets.I am open to increasing my network and I believe in giving back to others. I love to help people grow and think about the 'why or how' in their businesses. I founded Personal Wine in my senior year while studying Business Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. I invest and work with a number of early stage companies looking to accelerate new business development. Additionally I frequently coach entrepreneurs in the opening, qualification, negotiation and closing of new business relationships. Experience share allows me to provide business owners with advice on early stage development as well as advice on growth capital funding.I contribute regularly to children's health or wellbeing related charities. I am also a huge advocate for small to medium sized businesses. I am a member of Entrepreneurs Organization (EO). Basically any organization that helps in the areas of women's mental health, or any organization that helps prevent child abuse or human child trafficking, I offer support by various means.Core Specialties: Negotiation, purchasing, contract development, sales, and marketing. Specialties also include business development and early stage funding for seed or growth capital.Hobbies include playing the guitar, experiencing live music, scuba diving and travel. I am a husband to an amazing wife, and I am a father to two beautiful girls and a 15 year old dog!