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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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.

• 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.
• 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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.