Experienced first time non-founder CEO. Results orientated energetic executive with proven expertise in strategic planning, financial management, and operations management. Strategic thinker with an innate ability to create unique solutions to complex challenges that foster strategic growth and profitability. Visionary team builder who can motivate others to produce results.At GVL he created a culture that attracts top talent that seldom leaves, increase the number of users by 10X and delivered a product offering that veterinarians passionately rely upon to safeguard the health and well-being of animals. He is the founder and Principal of ARVO Partners, a strategic and financial consulting firm that assists private investors with identifying, recommending, implementing and managing strategic objectives that enhance value within the private companies they own.As President and CEO of Bench Dog, Mr. Smith successfully led this specialty tool company out of financial insolvency. He has over 10 years of venture capital experience working with and raising equity capital for start-up and early-stage companies. Mr. Smith previously served as President for RAIN Source Capital, Inc. where he was responsible for developing, marketing, and managing a series of investment funds that provide seed and growth capital for emerging companies. Mr. Smith also worked as a consultant assisting in the management turnaround of a publicly traded specialty software company in the geosciences market.Mr. Smith has a M.B.A. from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and a BA in management from Hamline University.