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We build products and ventures with public-facing talent | influencers, digital creators, professional athletes & music artists.

Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, Us

Investments, Management & Advisory

A vapor technology and hardware company serving high global consumption rate market segments.Serves as the sole liaison to investor and Chairman while leading sales and marketing, as well as overseeing business operations, manufacturing, distribution, and finance. • Developed distribution channels in North America and Europe, crafted the brand and raised working capital to support product launch and rapid growth. • Secured manufacturing partners in Asia; negotiated long-term supply agreement, pricing control, and flexible payment terms.• Managed successful regulatory process of testing and government approval for the entire European Union.• Worked with legal counsel to file global trademarks and patents.

A leading e-liquid manufacturer and distributor.Crafted a global sales and marketing plan; managed P&L; and led sales, brand, marketing, product strategies, and distribution. • Recruited and trained top sales and account management talent and established clear sales metrics and benchmarks for measuring progress.• Established the strategy, goals, and tactics necessary to achieve aggressive growth targets and market share within existing accounts and markets, while expanding into new markets.• Developed and executed strategies including sales acceleration and growth through CRM optimization, cross-selling, and margin expansion.• Worked with Board and Executive Team to refine the market opportunity, position, and messaging for current and future products and marketing initiatives. • Under personal leadership, grew revenue 650% in 24 months. • Built direct-to-consumer sales channel, capturing 94% margins. • Negotiated exclusive product and distribution deal with the largest related distributor in USA.

Boutique Marketing and Business Consultancy.

A $60M supplier to original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and companies in agricultural, construction and heavy duty truck industries. It also provides interior and exterior automotive rubber products such as all weather rubber floor, carpeted floor mats, pick up truck bed mats and cargo mats.SVP Sales & MarketingRecruited by Board of Directors to execute sales and marketing turn-around. Managed six direct reports and an agent network of 30.• Crafted new business plan to ensure overall reinvigoration, market recovery and growth opportunities. • Led successful turn-around for sales and marketing divisions. • Revived lucrative contracts lost by previous management with GM and Hyster-Yale. • Led successful turn-around for sales and marketing divisions with a focus on automotive, heavy-duty equipment and playground related products.• Developed and negotiated national distribution program for rubber playground safety product with largest playground holdings company, Play Core. • Presented to Board of Directors and Private Equity Group.

A product development and manufacturing company with a focus on polymer based molded products, serving the defense, building products and architectural markets. President Led international sales efforts for OEM manufacturing services and in-house branded product sales and development.• Co-developed self-healing shooting targets for consumer, law enforcement and military applications. • Built strategic partnerships and industry alliances.• Launched shooting target products via social media; engaged outdoorsmen influencers and generated revenue, which quickly climbed to $1M within six months, with zero invested into marketing. • Developed strategic research and development relationship with Unilin, a $1.5B organization for digitally printed rigid moldings for high-level commercial flooring installations on a global scale. • Developed strategic relationship with HGTV for an in-house brand and product offering of stainable flexible transition moldings; which landed numerous product features and air-time on HGTV’s House Hunters Renovations, while delivering a 120% increase in DYI eComm sales.

Venture Capital

Dalton, Ga, Us

A manufacturer of premium carpet cushion and acoustical underlayment. Manages a zero landfill manufacturing process with products certified under the GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality program.Vice President, Specialty ProductsManaged a product revenue stream of $18M in USA, Canada and Europe.• Expanded product offering, which led to record profits and an industry innovation award.• Negotiated multi-million-dollar national program with Lowes. • Developed new in-store merchandising system, resulting in an improvement in upgrade purchases by 80% in big box retailers. • Presented to Board of Directors and advised on acquisition of floor mat company.

One of the largest millwork distribution and manufacturing companies in the United States, offering flexible moulding, stair components, lumber, exterior millwork, decorative millwork, trim and columns.Vice President, SalesPart of a team that launched this start-up business into a market leader, growing business from local to national in 12 months. • Negotiated long-term supply agreements with top tier flooring brands.• Gained industry recognition and press coverage from industry media outlets for unique service, products, and innovations.