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Novato, Ca, Us

Newman Search Group provides a different kind of recruiting experience. We deliver top talent to growing CPG companies with a laser focus on the 'better-for-you' space. We've worked with market leading clients including Kinder's, OLLY Vitamins, Amy's Kitchen, Columbus Craft Meats, Lagunitas Brewing, as well as startups like Miyoko's Creamery, Seedlip, Gelo Products, Taika and many more.

San Francisco, California, Us

Quoori aims to create the most advanced digital ecosystem to empower everyone to live a more rewarding, creative and essential life. I helped to build and scale this exciting company. Quoori is headquartered in San Francisco with an office in Hamburg Germany.

Helped grow the marketing team for Zume Pizza.

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An entrepreneurial advisory firm dedicated to helping early and growth stage companies succeed. I founded this boutique consulting firm in order to provide growth strategy and execution to both startups and venture capital firms, enabling measurable value-add. We delivered the strategies that helped our clients tell their unique stories and win. We also did talent acquisition for high-velocity growth startups, because great people make great companies. Some of the startups we've advised or consulted with include: • Enterprise | B2B clients: Random Forest Capital, Just Invest Systems, SmarterD, Worktap, OS33, Advanced Resin Therapeutics, WI-MM, Capio, Switchboard Sally, Startgrid, Meeteorite, STQRY/AREA360, Convo, Gengo, Root Energy, Affine Systems, Aggregate Knowledge, 77 Pieces, LaunchRock and more• Consumer | B2C clients: ConBody, ChipChop, Fitly, NexVidea, CarHub, Golfstream, Neuroverse, Auraia, Suggestic, 2ndline, Tumlis, Fandor, Silver Moon Desserts, Summit Wines, EcoMom, Telltale Games and more• Venture fund clients: Wavepoint Ventures, Nourish Capital Partners, Gersh Venture Partners (Metamorphic Ventures)

Sandstone Diagnostics, a digital health company, develops sophisticated, connected wellness products for home-health testing. As the first-of-its-kind, comprehensive in-home male fertility test, Trak allows men to conveniently measure and track their sperm count over time using an easy-to-read test.

ZoMazz delivers a proprietary Digital In-Mold Decoration (D-IMD) technology used at the point of manufacture when plastic parts are injection-molded. Customers included Logitech, Clarisonic and OtterBox.At ZoMazz, I developed and implemented strategies to grow the company as a global leader in its core business of plastics imaging technology for consumer electronics OEMs. • As the “right hand” to the CEO from Day 1, I researched, analyzed and executed on growth strategies, building a ~100 person high-growth startup.• Worked closely with the C-level team on strategic planning, leadership team building and an array of cross-functional growth initiatives. • Owned preparation of monthly board meeting package, led all investor, board director, advisor relationships, functioned as Corporate Secretary. Principal interface with corporate legal firm. • Created and managed business operations for the company in order to enable high velocity, quarter over quarter growth. • Able to comfortably dive into any area of the business and enable data-driven decision making.

Scale Business Group was a team of seasoned professionals helping high growth companies grow intelligently, drive revenue and increase stakeholder value.Co-founder/leader of 50-member virtual team, including highly experienced finance, marketing, business and technology specialists. Firm provided strategic planning, marketing, business development & implementation services to growing ($2-40M) companies.

Berkeley, Ca, Us

The Entrepreneurship Program at the Haas School of Business was rated #5 in the world by the Financial Times and #2 in the US by Business Week in 2009.At Haas, I was part of a 4 person teaching team that taught students to develop business plans, financial models, pitching and fundraising skills needed for launching and growing venture funded startups.

Campbell, California, Us

Advance Ventures is a boutique co-investment venture fund combined with venture development and transaction management advisory services. Co-led firm providing venture development and advisory services to technology startup ventures in order to develop new opportunities, grow client businesses and increase shareholder value. Some of the portfolio companies I worked with at Advance Ventures included: • Smaato (acquired by SZSE: Spearhead)• iLoopMobile (acquired by Archer)• Landsonar (acquired by Triangle)• Corvigo (acquired by Tumbleweed - NASDAQ: TMWD)• Merch Engines (acquired by Deluxe – NASDAQ: DLX)• Inertia Beverage Group (now WineDirect)

Windsor, Berkshire, Gb

Venture Consulting/Venture Advisory. Provided strategy, finance and marketing advisory services for technology and consumer goods companies.Some of the companies I worked with included:• Motiva (acquired by NASDAQ: SEBL)• GoLive Systems (acquired by NASDAQ: ADBE)• CafePress (NASDAQ traded: PRSS)• Ahpah (acquired by NASDAQ: ITRU)• AdAuction.com (acquired by Media Passage, Inc.)• myDJ/Spinner.com (acquired by AOL)• Bennett Lane Winery

webPKG pioneered collaborative commerce solutions for global manufacturers (e.g. HP, Cisco) and their packaging supply chain partners. • As employee #3, I set strategic direction and defined go-forward roadmap for the company. • Deployed to work on a range of challenges and build the infrastructure for growth including marketing, business development, people ops. • Launched company to business and technology press and analysts.• Recruited and managed all advisors, employees and contractors at 20+ person company including key department heads in technology, business development, marketing, sales and finance.

Co-founded venture consulting firm focused on Enterprise Software/Infrastructure and Communications/Network Infrastructure firms. Evolved firm into a $22 million seed stage venture fund. Some of the portfolio companies I worked with at Artemis Ventures included:• E-Letter • PeopleMover (acquired by NASDAQ: OPUS)• Again Technologies/Motiva (acquired by NASDAQ: SEBL)