At Figure 8 Consulting, we partner with business owners to optimize their company's exit value for sale. Leveraging more than 15 years of experience buying, selling, advising and operating companies, we work with you to maximize value in the final years of your ownership. Together, we look to the near future and chart a clear path to increase profits, mitigate business risks and create a must-own asset for your company's most likely buyers. "Elevate Your Exit"

At Unybrands, we're building a global platform to aggregate the world's most beloved product brands. If you own an e-commerce product brand, or know brand owners, let's connect! brendan@unybrands.com

Search fund entrepreneur

Touchland makes the world’s most-loved hand sanitizer. As seen in: Equinox, 1 Hotels, Louis Vuitton, Sweet Green, your office building, your favorite hotel/store/restaurant, and your best friend’s purse

Leading global Demand Intelligence initiatives to capture demand insights, surface sales opportunities and inform real estate decisions

Oversee a profitable, $100m revenue business unit including 12 WeWork locations in New York and Brooklyn; responsible for financial performance (P&L), member experience, employee experience, facilities and operations. Manage a team of 100+ employees.

MESA is an investment bank and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on meeting the transactional needs of digital and traditional media, marketing and entertainment companies. In June 2015, MESA was acquired by Houlihan Lokey.-Direct participant in deals generating over 60% of total fees during tenure-Engaged in all aspects of acquisition and capital raising processes, including: new business development, financial and valuation analysis, authoring deal marketing materials, transaction structuring and modeling, due diligence, and negotiation of purchase and investment agreements-Initiated and led implementation of the firm’s first proprietary database and relationship management platform; formalized prospecting efforts, increased deal flow and helped maintain stronger relationships with prospects, buyers and investors -Managed junior team recruiting, including full-time candidate sourcing and establishing year-round intern program Selected Transactions:-FanDuel’s Series E ($275mm) and Series D ($70mm) capital raises-Google’s acquisition of Songza, a digital music service

MESA Ventures invests in early-stage financings for digital media, consumer Internet and B2C technology companies and platforms that power them.mesa.vc

As the first full-time employee at Quantus, I played a central role in the Company's financial management, along with the vast array of other activities required to operate and grow a dynamic enterprise software startup. Quantus serves the world’s leading Financial Services Institutions and Gaming and Hospitality Firms by using technology to create competitive advantages. Quantus builds big-data applications and other technology solutions for trading, risk management, real-time marketing and other data-intensive businesses that demand rapid decisions in fluid markets.

Global Technology, Media and Telecommunications GroupAnalyzed and advised strategic corporate transactions for clients, including potential sales, acquisitions and partnerships

Support Portico professor, facilitate projects and presentations, mentoring/advising for 14 business school freshmen

Tutor SAT math and help prepare disadvantaged high school students for the college application and admission process. Organize and support math coaches to optimize students' preparation.

Early advisor to Andrea Lisbona, the brilliant entrepreneur and founder of Touchland, a rapidly growing startup that manufactures and distributes automated hand sanitization dispensers globally.Crafted company positioning and application for 2010 European Next Top Startup competition, which Touchland won

> Analyzed prospective companies seeking venture capital investment from the $46M fund> Engaged in meetings and calls with prospective company executives followed by collaborative discussion of the opportunity> Performed market research on numerous industries (email/data archiving, video surveillance and storage, music rights licensing and accounting, etc.) as part of the investment evaluation process> Created a matrix framework to analyze the competitive landscape of the enterprise communication management industry and evaluate the prospective company's market position> Developed a comprehensive intern manual to quickly acclimate future interns to the firm's processes> Developed an internal document with informative structures and case studies on markets, strategy, valuation, and operational pro-forma modeling> Evaluated/analyzed term sheets and capitalization tables; sourced deals and arranged meetings