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Co-Founder & CEO @ Wellahead. Wellahead is an unbiased marketplace for families to quickly get the funds needed for care, while also protecting them from financial predators.*Launched first-of-its-kind fintech marketplace, matching Americans with products to pay for aging care.*Raised $1.25M in pre-seed equity capital.*Recruited early executive team.*Developed and launched B2B and consumer-direct GTM strategies resulting in 100's of BD partnerships, 1,000's of consumer-direct leads, and 20+ financial product partnerships.

Blending high-tech with high-touch, Reali is creating a fundamental shift in real estate to deliver an innovative new model that makes the homeownership journey simple, affordable and stress-free every step of the way.*Supported $100M equity capital raise in Series B financing.*Raised $300M in debt capital to fund mortgage and cash-offer transactions.*Grew cross-functional team to 250 FTE at parent company, with 150 direct reports within subsidiary, including product and engineering.*10X’d sales to $50M annualized revenue run rate and profitability within 2 years of acquisition, driven by a 4:1 LTV/CAC ratio.

**Acquired by Reali in March 2019**Lenda makes home loans honest, fast, and completely online. Our vision is to reimagine homeownership starting with home finance.*Raised $12M in equity capital from Seed through Series A financings.*Raised $25M in debt capital to fund mortgage transactions.*Developed and launched consumer-direct GTM strategies, resulting in $5M annualized revenue, utilizing a $1.5M data-driven marketing strategy.*Grew cross-functional team to 25 FTE across all departments.*Served as primary company spokesperson; featured in 70+ interviews with major publications and spoke on 8 different panels at Fintech conferences, elevating brand visibility and thought leadership.*Managed team to build early pioneer in consumer direct mortgage technology.*Successfully exited company.

Orion Home Loans is a technology platform that enables our independent mortgage bank partners to originate and close mortgage transactions for their clients. We partner with over 186 banks that enables our partners to offer their clients a complete product suite and meet their respective home finance needs. *Established 186 Capital and Secondary Market banking relationships with regional and nationwide banks, credit unions, and correspondent lenders. *Recruited and onboarded team of 81 fully-remote independent mortgage bankers to the platform.*Ran P&L, generating over $250K in ARR and $1M in annual net profitability.*Wound down company after regulatory change in mid-2011 preventing mortgage bankers from operating as independent contractors.

**Acquired by LivingSocial in October 2010**Urban Escapes is an adventure travel company for young professionals. From day hiking to overnight whitewater rafting to wine tasting and ice climbing, we provide affordable trips for young professionals seeking to "get out of the bubble" and expand their social network.*Developed and launched GTM in Philadelphia, $0-1M stage.*Received “Best of Philly” award, Feb ‘10.*Recruited, hired, and trained Director and 8 part-time guides.*Successfully exited company.

**Sold to partners in March 2007**Pacific Sun Financial Group (PSFG) is a boutique mortgage and financial services company that works in partnership with nationwide banks to offer a robust suite of financial products to meet the needs of prospective homebuyers. *Established 12 B2B partnerships with regional and nationwide banks to drive customer acquisition.*Led 18-person team via B2B2C marketing strategies.*Grew revenue from $0 to $2.5M and profitability in less than a year.*Successfully exited company.