The Forrest Group (TFG) is a MBE/DBE/ACDBE company certified in 45 states nationally. TFG owns and operates a diversified portfolio of companies, exclusive brands and technologies across industries including Airport Advertising, Concessions, Entertainment, Food Services, Media, Travel Retail and Transportation - all interconnected elements in today's consumer experience. The Forrest Group leverages strategic partnerships with Clear Channel Airports, iHeart Media, Intersection, LAMAR, IntraVista, Enterprise Rental Car, Avis, Luxury Retreats (an Airbnb company), 360 Events and Rockwell Collins among others to deliver best in class services to its customers and partners. In 2021 The Forrest Group & its CEO Allen Forrest were featured as one of Forbes Next 1000, recognizing its growth doing business in over 18 airports and managing more than 100 automated retail locations. For more information, visit TFG on the web at www.tfgla.com

Concentration areas including business development and information technology project management. Specialization areas including airports, blockchain, contracting, digital media, event production, finance, negotiations, partnerships, platform development, photography, publishing, software engineering, strategy, and transportation.

First debuting in Germany in 2008, napcabs disruptive model of automated hospitality offers a private space in any place. Our central value proposition with Napcity napcabs is meeting the universal need for short-term space as a service in high traffic public environments such as airports, universities, hospitals, and offices. For more information visit napcabs at www.napcabs.com and Napcity on the web at www.napcity.com

Royalty Media blends the benefits of an interactive creative agency with digital technology and marketing to create full service ecosystems for both brands and content creators. For more information, visit Royalty Media on the web at www.Royalty.Media

Fever serves as the leading global live-entertainment discovery tech platform, helping millions of people every week to discover the best experiences in their cities, with a mission to democratize access to culture and entertainment in real life.The Fever platform inspires users to enjoy unique local experiences and events, from immersive exhibitions, interactive theaters, and festivals, to molecular cocktail pop-ups, while empowering creators with data and technology to create and expand experiences across the world. Some successful examples include the “Candlelight Concert Series”, “Stranger Things: The Drive-Into Experience” co-produced with Netflix, and the “Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience” winner of USA Today's 10 Bests Readers Choice award.Fever has developed a proprietary technology that inspires its global community of over 150M through personalized and curated local experiences, as well as empowers entertainment and event creators to reach new audiences and enhance their experiences. Present in over 150 major cities across the globe, Fever is backed by leading investors such as Goldman Sachs, Alignment Growth (growth equity investor in global entertainment and consumer tech, led by former Warner Bros and Time Warner), Goodwater Capital (the largest dedicated consumer technology platform globally), Smash Capital (a late-stage venture capital firm led by former Disney and growth equity investors, backer of Epic Games), Eurazeo, Vitruvian Partners and Atresmedia among others.For more information, visit Fever on the web at www.feverup.com

Master Photographer Peter Lik has spent over 35 years pushing the boundaries of fine art. A self-taught pioneer in the field of landscape photography, Lik is internationally renowned for capturing the beauty and raw power of the world around us. Lik Fine Art has sold upwards of $750 million of art to valued collectors including royalty, presidents and celebrities. Works can be viewed in luxurious hotels, prominent estates, leading corporate offices and Lik Fine Art galleries worldwide.In my role I initially started as a Consultant at launch and was later promoted to Senior Consultant and Associate Gallery Director. The role included direct sales and marketing as I assisted professional and personal collectors primarily through the flagship gallery in Tysons Galleria (Washington DC / Maryland / Virginia), which was recognized by the American Art Awards as one of 2019's "25 Best Galleries & Museums In The Nation" before closing due to the pandemic in 2020. For more information, visit Lik Fine Art on the web at www.LIK.com

Crowdsourcing Week (CSW) is a global publishing and event platform for the crowd economy, connecting people through conferences and content. For more info, visit CSW on the web at www.crowdsourcingweek.comDuring my time with Crowdsourcing Week, I worked directly with CSW's CEO and executive team in the development of new media and event productions including launching its first events in North America. In my role, I led production of executive summits and extended multi-day conference programs across multiple markets that featured noteworthy global companies from the private and public sector such as Amazon, Facebook, Google, GE, GSA, Microsoft, MIT, MoonExpress, NASA and The Smithsonian Institution among others.

FoodieTrip is an online marketplace for people to list, discover, and book once in a lifetime culinary adventures. For more info, visit FoodieTrip on the web at www.foodietrip.com

Urban Expositions (now known as Clarion UX) is a leading North American tradeshow and media company that owns, manages and produces trade and consumer events in the gift, souvenir, jewelry, restaurant, airport concession, gaming and art industries. For more information, visit on the web at www.urban-expo.comDuring my time as Executive Director & Publisher, UE experienced diversification and growth in the expansion from twenty three shows in 2012 to over thirty seven shows annually in 2015 including multiple Trade Show 200 events before being acquired by Clarion Events of London, a Blackstone company and one of the world's largest event organizers responsible for producing over two hundred events across thirty five countries.In my role, I worked directly with UE owners and executive team in the pursuit of new business opportunities, including developing new proposals and conducting due diligence on multiple successful acquisitions, all while leading UE's publishing division through a period of growth and strong performance including leading all UE Divisions in annual event sponsorship revenues.

Airport Revenue News (ARN) (a Division of Urban Expositions rebranded in 2019 as Airport Experience News AXN) is a multi-channel media resource providing expert perspective on the issues impacting companies doing business in airports. Through its publications and conferences it connects the airport business community with information and access to opportunities in food and beverage, retail, development, duty-free and passenger services. During my time as Executive Director & Publisher, we experienced robust growth while attaining record levels of readership, event attendance, and revenue. In my role, I led operations across all functions and all aspects of content production, direct sales, marketing and business administration within the business travel and hospitality sector. Our team consistently met and exceeded goals for growth across revenue streams including content and software as a service subscriptions, advertising, event exhibitions and sponsorships. In addition to consistently achieving budgeted goals for growth, we established a strong foundation for the future through development and implementation of multiple advanced operational systems (i.e. CRM, CMS) and contracting of future event and publishing revenues over five years in advance.

Mango Music operates as a diversified boutique entertainment and media company specializing in music management and production. Since 2011, Mango has developed successful content releases and concert tours spanning across the globe while delivering professional management and production services to noteworthy clients and partners. In 2015, Mango merged and integrated as a division of Royalty Media. For more information, visit Royalty Media online at www.Royalty.Media

SYNERJETS brought together a select group of FAA Certified Part 135 Air Carriers in a unique shared ownership platform, creating new economies of scale for the participating operators that were leveraged to the benefit of SYNERJETS jet charter customers. Customers were provided with direct access to a global luxury fleet and peace of mind knowing that all SYNERJETS operators maintained the highest standards of safety & service as verified by rating agencies Wyvern & AR/GUS.Initially as part of my role as VP Business Development & Marketing for AequiCap, I worked with the AequiCap board and led the business development process from idea stage, planning, private placement fund raising, and execution of start up stage, which eventually made it necessary to transition my AequiCap position into the role of Executive Director for SYNERJETS full-time as an employee and minority shareholder, continuing to report to the AequiCap board. The start up market launch was executed efficiently and effectively, with the organization rapidly growing to 20+ employees.

 Eventually poor global economic conditions influenced the decision to wind down & close the business rather than pursue additional funding rounds and continue operations during the low-demand period.

During my board service, Gulf Coast Transportation operated a fleet of over 300 vehicles in Hillsborough County, including the largest 200+ medallion taxi fleet in Tampa, Florida "United Cab". Numerous operational and revenue improvements occurred during this period including the installation of custom mobile signage units and mobile video units among other technologies.

During my time as Vice President of Business Development & Marketing, I supported a retail agency force of approximately 900 agencies in the United States, overseeing the development and national expansion of AequiCap’s insurance products, including the launch of a market leading A++ rated exclusive national commercial auto (taxi) insurance program with General Star Insurance Company (subsidiary of General Reinsurance Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company). Among other noteworthy successes included the development and launch of "Comp Street", an online workers'​ compensation platform that more than doubled the size of AequiCap's retail agency force and generated millions of dollars of new insurance premiums in less than a year before being sold to Tower Group. In addition to my responsibilities with AequiCap's insurance operations, I directly worked with the board and outside parties in the exploration and analysis around various business opportunities in sync with the company's pursuit of diversification and expansion. In this capacity I led the business development and launch of startup portfolio company SYNERJETS in the role of Executive Director.

During my time as Director of Business Development, I was responsible for the exploration of multiple business development & investment opportunities across various industries, including education, insurance, technology, and transportation. In this role I personally identified and assessed the viability of multiple private equity investments, developed rigorous financial models, business plans, and proposals, and supported insurance operational divisions on key projects.

AequiCap operated as a privately held portfolio of companies with combined revenues approaching $200 million. The portfolio was focused in the insurance, transportation, and education industries.During my time as Business Analyst, I worked on various development projects across the company insurance portfolio, including projects related to the company's managing general agency (MGA), underwriting & insurance carriers, premium finance, claims handling, and loss control. During this period, I also conducted market research and due diligence as the financial holding company continued its focus to expand and diversify, with particular focus on startup and early stage investment opportunities.

Osherow Associates is the family office of Shepard Osherow, the former president and co-founder of investment firm Sanford Bernstein & Co. (which would later become AllianceBernstein | AB), the prominent global asset management firm with over 700 Billion USD in assets under management. Osherow Associates operated as a privately held family office primarily focused on the proprietary trading of US equities.During my time as Business Analyst, I worked on a wide variety of research projects across a diverse US equities market portfolio, including analysis of past proprietary trading and general administrative support services to executive management.