Brightstar helps the world’s leading cell phone manufacturers, retailers and operators serve their customers better. The company provides: value-added distribution, supply chain solutions, handset protection and insurance, buy-back and trade-in solutions, multi-channel retail solutions, and financial services. Founded in Miami, Florida, in 1997, Brightstar is ranked #58 on the Forbes List of America’s Largest Private Companies.I am focused on global acquisitions, joint ventures and other business development projects at Brightstar.

Bayside Capital is an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, a global private investment firm with more than $10 billion of equity capital under management. H.I.G. Capital has invested in more than 200 companies worldwide since it was founded in 1993.

Minds Matter is a non-profit academic and mentorship program that selectively takes highly motivated but underprivileged high school students from urban Cleveland with the goal of 100% placement into top-tier universities. I am in charge of new volunteer recruitment, as well as a mentor for a student named Tadar. I would love to speak with anyone interested in learning more about Minds Matter, especially in terms of giving time or financial support to our cause.

Focused on leading and coordinating the marketing activities of Western Reserve Partners and providing advisory services for mergers & acquisitions, capital raising and restructuring transactions valued from $20 million to $150 million. Western Reserve Partners provides customized investment banking services executed in a superior manner for middle market companies. The firm’s senior bankers average nearly 20 years of experience and have directly executed more than 550 transactions, and the firm’s financial advisory capabilities consist of mergers and acquisitions, valuation services, capital raising, real estate advisory and restructurings and bankruptcies. Western Reserve’s industry expertise spans a broad range of markets, including industrial, consumer and retail, food, business services and real estate sectors. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the firm executes transactions across North America, while its global reach is enhanced by its membership in M&A International, Inc., the leading international alliance of investment banking firms.