Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer. We assist clients with a variety of financial strategies including fiscally efficient benefit plans.

Chief Operating Officer and strategic business consultant for small to medium sized businesses. We assist clients with a variety of financial strategies including tax credits, financing solutions, CFO services, and wealth management plans.

A consulting agency that develops innovative product concepts. The best products solve common problems. Extensive experience working with talented and cost-effective engineers, designers, and chemists to develop prototypes and Design For Manufacturing (DFM) files. Successfully developed a variety of products including furniture, housewares, electronics, children’s products, natural food products, personal care, and more. Experienced with a variety of materials including herbs, natural foods, plastics, glass, pumps, printed circuit boards (PCB), heaters, motors. Well-versed in the patent process and analyzing competing patents for design-around opportunities.

Created one of the most valuable tea and coffee brands on Amazon. Earned multiple Amazon Best Seller badges. Including one product that was the top selling tea product on all of Amazon.com for over 2 years in a row. Developed and patented a new kind of tea strainer. Formulated a number of unique and top-selling tea formulations. Established direct relationships with specialized growers and factories on 4 different continents.Navigated FDA, FTC, and other regulatory requirements as it pertained to every product. Recruited and managed a diverse team of remote workers across multiple time zones. Trained team members to educate customers about full product line. Performed market research and consumer surveys to understand customer pain points, validate product concepts, determine most valued features, and understand the specific word choices used by customers.Coordinated efforts to build custom dashboards which allowed for greater insight into operational efficiencies.

Sunglasses crafted for the modern dapper outdoorsman. We've melded together elements of high style and high performance to create something very special. Classic designs are combined with a patent-pending temple that dramatically improves both grip and comfort. As we believe in small batch production, our entire collection is made in limited edition sizes of 718 pieces (in honor of our hometown Brooklyn area code). Activist Eyewear can currently be found at a select number of premium retailers in over a dozen countries.

GetMyTime.com was the first web-based timesheet to integrate with Quickbooks accounting software. We were one of the early pioneers in the Software as a Service (SaaS) space, helping to establish standards that others would follow for years to come. Produced consistent double digit growth for over 10 years in a row.

Assist companies looking for new sources of raw materials or finished products. By eliminating the distributor or wholesaler a great deal of money can be saved. Manage the entire process of locating prospective suppliers and interviewing them, evaluating samples, negotiating terms, executing payment, handling customs clearance and duty payments, and arranging door to door shipping. My extensive experience sourcing raw materials and finished goods for my own companies gives me a rare perspective on the process. Having traveled to and done business in over 30 foreign countries and 6 continents allows me to navigate international commerce with ease and confidence.

Rehabilitate and sell single family homes that had fallen into disrepair. We focused on high need areas. Prioritizing higher quality materials and workmanship than is common in these areas provided greater value to residents. Consistently produced 70% return on capital in less than 12 months.

Completely overhauled the business operations from top to bottom. Transitioned from 95% in-person sales to 100% phone and Internet orders over a period of 2 years. At the time virtually none of our competitors were employing web technologies to facilitate sales. Doubled annual sales within 1st year.Doubled annual sales again in the 2nd year. Worked with factories in Europe and Asia to establish a more efficient ordering process, standardize production quality, and reduce shipping costs.Implemented an inventory tracking system and CRM software that involved the use of barcoding - a first in the industry. Order fulfillment times were reduced by 92%. Deployment of new technology allowed for improved backorder tracking, streamlined ordering for customers, and faster inventory count validation.Executed the development of printed catalogs and a custom-built online shopping cart in 2002, before the days of off-the-shelf e-commerce solutions.

We provided web design, database creation, web programming, and web hosting services for a variety of clients including The Ohio State University, the parent company of Monster.com, and many others.