Charlie Smith is a seasoned business professional with a diverse background in capital markets, private equity, real estate, and entrepreneurship. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University and is certified in Bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and blockchain technology from the University of California, Berkeley.Throughout his career, Charlie has held various professional licenses, including Series 7 and 66, and has received numerous honors and awards. He has been a Co-Chairman of a focus group with a Wall Street firm in a major metropolis, a mentor for Junior Achievement and Operation Hope, and has served as a Board Member and Institutional Consultant at a Certified B Corporation and Registered Investment Advisory firm, focusing on sustainable and responsible investing.With extensive professional experience working at major Wall Street financial institutions, Charlie has served as an Institutional Consultant, providing solutions to large publicly traded institutions, family offices, and developing scalable planning services.While a real estate executive at Jacoby Development Inc., he founded Green Grocery Works as a spin-off from his work in commercial real estate, where he concentrated on site selection, entitlement processes, tenant acquisition, project feasibility studies, and even landscape procurement. Recognizing a void in the food retail marketplace, he launched GGW to develop green goods programs for regional and national food retailers, aiding them in recapturing market share lost to big-box competitors.Earlier in his career, Charlie served as the Director of Business Development at a private equity firm, specializing in private placements, public offerings, venture capital, private equity transactions, and roll-up transactions.When not working, Charlie enjoys spending time with his family, exploring disruptive innovation, finance, and real estate. He is grateful to have been cancer-free since March 22, 2019.