Joanne Nora Email & Phone Number

Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

Formerly a part of Tradewise Venture Capital, I launched CCSY Family Office in 2019, serving as a Managing Partner & Head Principal Investment Strategist to direct the high growth diverse fund strategy in the Private Equity, Real Estate & Information Technology service sectors. I also lead all Family Office investment administration & operations activities. Fund Investment Strategy Diversification Highlights include: o Private Equity: Invest in middle-market investment funds acquiring high growth market/seed stage businesses (i.e., Healthcare, Business & Industrial Services industries) that in turn provide access to corporate divestitures, recapitalization, management buyouts and acquisition capitalo Real Estate: Provide commercial real estate bridge & hard money loans collateralized by commercial and residential investment real estateo Information Technology Services: Investment strategy in IT service companies providing hardware, hosting, recovery and security services, storage management and data administration

Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, United States

As a College Admissions Consulting & Athletic Recruitment Specialist, I collaborate with students/Families in Bergen County/Nationally to provide comprehensive, personalized college advisory services. My industry best-practice expertise & personal consulting development continues to be augmented & expanded by mentorships with recognized industry leaders Claire Cafaro, Founder of Clear Directions and the late David Stoeckel & Katie Anderson, Co-Presidents of the College Recruiting Group.I utilize a consultative, discovery-focused approach to coach students to identify the “best-fit” college programs (academically, socially, and financially) & steer a strategic college search & application process (i.e., Extracurricular Resume, Essay Writing, Testing Schedule, Letters of Recommendation, Application Options & Timing).In my additional role as Student Athlete Consulting & Recruitment Specialist, I partner with the student to determine the optimal level of play & “Best-Fit” college both athletically & academically, resulting in matriculation of top-performing student athletes to Division I, II & III schools including 6 students competing in Collegiate National Tournaments in their respective sport. I work with student athletes specifically to:a) Compose a premier Athletic Profile, showcasing sport-specific needs/qualities required by coaches; b) Organize a personalized time-line and recruitment strategy; c) Identify target coaches & colleges to contact; d) Guide & champion students’ influential communications outreach to coachesI also drive business revenue expansion & new student/family awareness & client conversion for Clear Directions by executing annual college admission process educational workshops/webinars with top Public/Private School Bergen County district school communities including Ridgewood, Glen Rock, Northern Highlands, Ramsey, Bergen Catholic & IHA.

Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States

In my multifaceted role at family-owned & operated Venture Capital enterprise Tradewise, I collaborated with the Founder & Managing Partner to uncover & build diverse alternative Investment strategies, funding significant early & growth stage enterprises through constructive partnerships with General and Limited Partners, and other venture capital & private equity firms.I also acquired a varied venture capital administration, accounting & operations skillset during my tenure, directing the management & execution of the service operations and administration processes.