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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Founder of HOMEstretch, a Cincinnati company that helps homeowners and real estate professionals prepare homes to sell. HOMEstretch provides premium services to clear out unwanted items, paint interior & exterior surfaces, repair or install carpets, landscape and deep clean your home.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Ohio Building Services is a Cincinnati-owned commercial cleaning company. Since 1978, OBS has providing its clients with reliable commercial cleaning and janitorial services in offices, warehouses, schools, and retail locations.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Adjunct professor for The Carl H. Linder College of Business at The University of Cincinnati teaching ENTR3015/7015, a graduate and undergraduate class on digital entrepreneurship.Member of Dean's List of Teaching Excellence. Darwin T. Turner Scholars Program Breakfast of Champions Recipient. Outstanding Adjunct Teaching Award Recipient

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Oversaw Everything But The House's $60MM+ local markets business line, including: P&L accountability, management of our General Managers and development of local market strategy.Helped incorporate key business model changes within our local markets, including: restructuring of sales force, reorganization of operations team, setting up Local Processing Centers, creating Home Service Fees in our clear-out business and refocusing efforts on growing the consignment business line.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

Worked on new business initiatives for Everything But The House, the largest online estate auction and personal property company in the country. Responsible for creating, testing and growing new strategies for the company. Key wins, include: (i) creating the Mail-In Consignment business line and growing it into a multi-million dollar business unit, (ii) creating the Drop-Off Day strategy to streamline our consignment operations, (iii) revamping our consignment business model and helping grow it from 40% of our overall business to over 70% and (iv) enhancing B2B and fundraising offerings.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Employed by OneUpSports as part of an earn-out following LetsMoveDown's acquisition in 2014.Oversaw the LetsMoveDown business in addition to enhancing business lines within the company. Responsible for identifying and deploying new revenue generating features across 30+ mobile platforms through third-party partnerships or internal development, including: in-game technology, mobile subscription service, enhanced mobile chat and CMS Dashboard. Identified and helped close the acquisition of Tixers in 2015.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Co-Founder of LetsMoveDown, a mobile platform that enhanced the in-game fan experience by partnering with collegiate and professional sports teams to give fans access to in-game seating upgrades, concession coupons, fan experience passes and mobile rewards. Oversaw day-to-day operations as well as sales, recruitment, fundraising, investor relations and strategic vision of the company. Turned the company from an idea into a multi-million dollar enterprise that was acquired by OneUp Sports in April 2014.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Managed the credit aspects of asset-based revolvers, senior cash flow facilities and mezzanine loans of up to 45 middle-market and broadly syndicated deals totaling $320 million.

Bachelor, Finance

Mba, Concentration: Finance And Marketing