Entrepreneurial leader with proven experience driving growth, optimizing operations, and positioning brands and companies to raise capital and / or achieve a successful exit. Experience raising capital both publicly and privately, M & A, operational turnarounds, international operations, divisional P & L management responsibility, investor relations, board presentations and administration, and manufacturing and supply chain management. Diverse consumer product industry experience.Steady hand and authentic and empathetic leader. Director, Treasurer, and Mentor for the San Diego Sport Innovators Organization, a business accelerator focused on the sports and active lifestyle, and healthy living industries. Advisor for several early-stage consumer product companies.