Drups Ventures is the General Partner firm that utilizes acquisition entrepreneurship to execute on Buy and Build roll-up strategies. We acquire, merge, and manage businesses while incubating private business portfolios for investors. Our mission is to democratize small business ownership.Learn more about our investing process at DrupsInvesting.com and check-out our Fast FI club. Acquiring small businesses can generate above 32% returns on average while paying out cash flow and accelerating your financial freedom.

I got into Micro Private Equity (buying and selling businesses < $2 Million Market Cap) in 2016. I started utilizing acquisition entrepreneurship to buy and build business service businesses and niche e-commerce shops across the country. Since then I've purchased 8 businesses 12 brands and 2000+ consumer products. I grow portfolios of employee run businesses for investors and with acquisition entrepreneurs. I'm interested in connecting to fellow entrepreneurs and investors. Feel free to reach out and start a conversation if you'd like to learn more about investing in, buying, or launching small businesses. I'm always looking for new partners and the next venture!

I launched my fractional executive business by using my background of management and marketing to do fractional executive consulting for small businesses. I served as the CMO or COO for a number of small businesses to help them grow and improve their management processes.

Air Force OfficerLeadership Experience• Executive/Manager: I led and founded numerous programs, process improvement teams, and rapid prototyping efforts: 1) Eglin Mentoring Program Counsel, 2) Immersion Program Founder, 3) Fuzes Branch Process Improvement, 4) Connect Program Executive, 5) Long Range Strike Division Executive Liason, 6) ULA Take-down Rapid Prototyping Team.• Cost Conscious Leader: Led working group of 11, cut costs by over 70% and received Air Force award for efforts to save $1.8M+.• Award Winning Officer: Selected for a prestigious Achievement Medal after a 6 month rapid prototyping project to create a system to take-down drug smuggling Ultra Light Aircraft. Received awards as top Company Grade Officer, and I was personally recognized for my work in exceeding the Air Force’s goals as the Eglin’s Air Force Assistance Fund executive. Finally, I received an award for cutting our program telemetry costs by 70% and savings 3.5M+.• Air Force Charity Executive: I led the AFAF charity and organized over 70 volunteers across a base of 25,000 personnel to raise $138,000 for the Air Force Assistance Fund.Executive Liason: Hard Target Munition (HTM) AoA• Technical liaison on a $4.5B HTM program upstart.• Supported technical analysis of 26 weapon concepts.Hard Target Void Sensing Fuze (HTVSF)• Oversaw $4.75+ million dollar Telemetry project. Led high performing team to cut costs by over $3.5 million.• Responsibilities including: truth data analysis, overseeing HERO testing, IM/HC test management, deputy on data management ITT for HTVSF Program Office.

• I began my consulting career working with small businesses on developing their marketing strategy and business processes.• I became proficient in digital marketing, website development, project management, and all the tools relevant to building online businesses. My skillset led to strategic positions in my clients' companies as a fractional executive (COO/CMO). From this foundation, I later launched my marketing and management firm on fractional executive consulting.