My career is built upon a solid foundation of strong academic achievement, with an undergraduate degree in marketing and a master’s in finance. The next phase of my career is hallmarked by a strong grounding in business fundamentals, utilities customer operations, and big systems integration -- beginning as a management consultant for a large global consulting enterprise, and culminating with the sale of two consulting firms I founded 20+ years later. Recognizing that it was the power of branding and my obsessive adherence to brand DNA that fueled the growth and exit multiples from my firms, I focused my branding passion on the creation of consumer lifestyle brands. My first endeavor broke the record for the highest-grossing crowdfunding campaign ever in the State of Ohio, and secured me an appearance on ABC’s Shark Tank and a deal with a “shark”. Again, harnessing the power of branding to create sustainable value, I sold both lifestyle brands to a private equity investor.Today, with deep business expertise, unlimited creative energy, unmatched expertise in brand creation and execution, and the tools and capabilities to put it all together to drive growth and value, I seek my next challenge...