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Phoenix, Az, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

I focus on identifying and capitalizing on consumer products and service opportunities. With a passion for innovation and a deep understanding of market dynamics, my responsibilities include providing strategic advice and counsel during the evaluation and acquisition processes, ensuring that we make informed and impactful investment decisions.With a robust background in leading successful turnarounds, mergers, and acquisitions, I am eager to leverage my expertise to drive growth and innovation within our portfolio companies. My experience spans various industries, including health & beauty, personal care, food and beverage, wellness, nutrition, and supplements, and I am passionate about fostering sustainable and profitable business models.Enduring Ventures is a long-term holding company dedicated to buying and building beautiful companies and stewarding them with exception, value-driven leadership. We invest in solid companies and build them to last forever.#PrivateEquity #ConsumerProducts #ExecutivePartner #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessGrowth

Innovation Ranch, a brand revitalization and business development company, and outsourced CEO/CMO support organization focused on emerging companies, consumer products, and brands. Looking for new CEO and CMO opportunities, outsourced or interim roles. Recently completed a 4+ year assignment with Herbal Brands, Inc. to build out a full CPG infrastructure from a small family-owned business and completed the sale to a strategic acquirer. Prior assignments included; an interim CEO assignment for 1Epic, LLC where turned around and restructured a business that was losing millions while expanding sales and improving profitability in the foodservice marketplace and then sold to a key industry player; as interim CEO assignment for a acquired promotional fulfillment business for a major national player and integrated it in to the company's key platform, developed a comprehensive promotional incentive program for a leading aesthetic brand, and provide counseling and support for small consumer product companies. Joe brings his 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and brand revitalization authority to support businesses to help them scale, improve top line, and maximize bottom line results. The Innovation Ranch team provides the discipline, rigor and capital planning support to accelerate these companies on the path to long-term growth & profitability. The company leverages senior-level executive consumer products expertise across small brands to compete more effectively and efficiently all focused on improving value to consumers and investment partners.

Orchestrated a transformative journey for a 'mom and pop' business, elevating it into a prominent consumer products platform through the strategic development of new infrastructure, pioneering go-to-market strategies, and assembling a high-performing team, all while achieving sustained revenue and profitability growth, expanding distribution channels with key retailers, and culminating in a successful IPO under the parent company's banner. Hired post-acquisition of a family-run business to build into the US based platform for global cannabis company now operating in a public company environment. Implemented every aspect of a successful turnaround including a new ERP system to a new leadership team, resulting in new distribution in all major channels including Walmart (1,800+ stores), CVS (chainwide, 7,600+), Walgreens (chainwide, 8,5000+) with a 20% annual EBITDA return. Increased annual revenue and profitability during pandemic and bankruptcy of largest customer and managed the successful sale of the business to a strategic buyer.

Phoenix, Arizona, Us

As a Coplex Mentor, I work directly with Industry Expert founders, providing them with insights and direction as they create the framework and strategy for their tech company.Coplex focuses exclusively on helping industry experts start, launch, fund, and excel in the next wave of high growth tech companies. Between their lean startup methodologies paired with the founder’s deep industry knowledge, Coplex de-risks while optimizing the chances at success.Coplex is innovating extraordinary. With 280 companies (and counting) created, $1.5B in VC raised by their startups, and an aggregate market value of over $4.5B, Coplex amplifies ideas and sets founders up for success.

Phoenix, Us

We are a team of senior-level, CPG veterans who work with entrepreneurs to take their consumer brands from small and struggling to scaling, growing and prepared for a major equity infusion.After more than 100 years in the CPG industry, we decided to alter direction. Now, we give back by sharing our experience and passion to help high-potential brands be more successful. We created the Peak Performance Business Accelerator Program to empower CPG entrepreneurs and help them develop the in-house competencies and tools they need to scale, compete, and be funding ready … in just 18 months. Are you ready to take your brand to the next level?

Hired to turnaround and restructure this iconic tea company. Grew sales more than 20% annually while achieving the highest revenue and operating income in company history while significantly improving all financial and operational aspects of the company resulting in significant increase in valuation. Introduced a new retail product line that garnered distribution in Walmart, Kroger, Safeway, Albertson and Sprouts and included highest velocity SKU in segment. Hired and developed a new leadership team to lead the company in to the future with a new strategic sales and bottom line focus.

A strategic and marketing planning consulting business providing guidance to growth-oriented companies in consumer products, education, high tech, real estate and retail industries. Worked with companies in start-up, expansion and turnaround situations with results-driven processes. Developed marketing and business development initiatives that resulted in increased sales and market share with bottom line growth for every client.

Austin, Texas, Us

Sales performance consulting company that provides support to leading companies worldwide.

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Developed business platform strategy, identified opportunities and led negotiations to acquire Pert Plus and Sure brands from Proctor & Gamble while raising a combination of private equity and lender financing to complete the transactions. In less than six months, built a team that developed an entire manufacturing, ERP, sales and customer service foundation to begin selling the brands throughout North America and the Caribbean. Successfully grew sales revenues post transition with an on-going 25% EBITDA return. Managed top-to-top relationships with the largest retailers in the country, including Walmart, Walgreen’s, CVS, Kroger, Costco, Target, Supervalu and others. Directly managed a high-performance sales team that expanded distribution, increased merchandising and drove sales across North America.

Reinvented marketing department for this high-growth company by bringing discipline and financial accountability to the process in preparation for a successful IPO. Drove development and execution of all communications for the company, including advertising, public relations, on-line and electronic communication, and printed materials that supported all aspects of the company - from recruitment of students to graduate placements.

Built a strong strategic and marketing planning consulting business providing guidance to growth-oriented companies in consumer products, education, high tech, real estate and retail industries. Worked with companies in start-up, expansion and turnaround situations with results-driven processes. Developed marketing and business development initiatives that resulted in increased sales and market share with bottom line growth for every client.

Founded, structured and built an innovative and team-based new consumer products company that grew to become a $100 million company. Developed initial product concept, recruited initial start-up team, and secured both seed and acquisition funding. Created and fulfilled acquisition staffing plans and developed strategic direction. Responsible for product platforms/business teams that drove the marketing and product development initiatives, category management, brand strategic development and P&L management.

Developed a comprehensive turnaround- based marketing plan and business strategy for this $160 MM division that led to the Tyco acquisition.

Specifically hired to develop and provide strategic marketing initiatives in a turnaround situation for $30 million company prior to sale. Spearheaded turnaround team that restored revenue growth and profitability for the company in key division.

Repositioned, rebuilt and managed company’s lost position in lens care category prior to sale to Allergen. Responsible for overall financial and sales performance for the category; developed new retail planning strategies for sales; implemented and upgraded forecasting procedures.

Marketing Manager, Dial/Mountain Fresh Dial Soaps Managed Dial branded bar soaps, one of America's leading consumer brands and the company’s most profitable brands, with annual sales of more than $250 MM. Managed to its highest volume and market share; tenure included most profitable year in brand’s historySenior Brand Manager, Microwaveables Responsible for major turnaround and repositioning of an unprofitable new product category. Marketing Manager, Industrial/Institutional Division Assigned to develop new strategic direction for marketing in this newly acquired division. Brand Manager, Liquid Dial/New Products Responsible for development and implementation of new products and strategies. Introduced Liquid Dial antibacterial hand soap and managed its growth to become number one liquid soap brand and second most profitable brand in company's portfolio

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