Executing M&A and private placement transactions for lower middle market companies, specializing in family and founder-led businesses across multiple industries.

• Provided financial oversight and strategic process advisory to clients, resulting in improved liquidity management and risk mitigation.• Conducted financial analysis, forecast modeling, and maintained relationships with financial institutions to support client growth.• Collaborated with senior management, owners, and boards to optimize organizational structure and drive business success.

Led restructuring to deleverage and reposition the company for future growth, resulting in the successful sale to a regional strategic buyer in May 2019.FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING • Successfully deleveraged company by approximately 80%, significantly increasing cash flow while also making critical investments in CAPEX, including plant building repairs and updating production equipment. Adjusted cost structure of the organization, reducing production and SG&A costs. Implemented new digital accounting system, providing management team consolidated, real-time financials.OPERATIONAL RESTRUCTURING• Revamped organizational structure to significantly increase productivity and revenue growth, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.• Became HACCP trained; within three months, revamped operating procedures and policies, moving the company from a “Failing” rating to the highest rating possible. Every subsequent year, the company improved its grade, maintaining an “Excellent” rating by third party auditor Mérieux NutriSciences.GROWTH STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION• Developed revenue growth strategy to maximize limited sales resources and diversify customer base.• Developed tiered sales structure, reprioritizing efforts including large institutional food service companies with significant volume orders, resulting in a 65% CAGR from 2013.• Partnered with regional produce supplier, increasing geographical footprint and customer base while providing them with a competitive new vertical of SKUs.STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS• Developed strategic relationships with local, state and national organizations, government agencies, and NGOs to advance revenue growth opportunities, to strengthen market position and community leader, to champion the meat industry around sustainability and the regional economic benefits of local sourcing.• Secured partnerships with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, US Department of State, the James Beard Foundation, Alltech and many others.

Developed and launched direct to consumer, online business for the Robinson's Prime Reserve brand. STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLANNING• Developed business plan, designed website and developed all marketing and public relations materials. Devised operational strategy for order processing and fulfillment. Recouped initial CAPEX investment within the six months of launch.MEDIA RELATIONSHIPS• Cultivated strong media relationships that resulted in press with The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Esquire, Food & Wine, Modern Luxury, Town and Country, UrbanDaddy, and other media sources; secured prominent position in global media events at Esquire House in New York and Los Angeles.MERCHANT & STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS• Developed relationships with national merchants and strategic partners including GE, Frontgate, Samuel Adams, Gilt Groupe, Rue La La, and many others.

Member of four-person team that structured, marketed, and executed private debt and equity transactions for middle market companies within the firm’s targeted industries, including Consumer & Business Services, Gaming & Leisure, Healthcare, Industrials, Software, Telecom, Media & Technology.Team collectively raised over $2 billion of capital via private debt and equity placements for clients.

Developed in-depth strategic positioning materials, performed accounting, financial, legal and operational due diligence, wrote offering memorandums, constructed and attended management and board presentations.Performed in-depth industry, strategy, financial and valuation analyses; financial and valuation analyses included comparable companies, precedent transactions, discounted cash flows, accretion/dilution, and IPO. Transaction experience included bookrunner and co-managed equity offerings, debt offerings and M&A deals for companies including Under Armour, Ruth’s Chris, Brookstone, Williams Scotsman, Mimi’s Café, and Algeco SA.