Mike Ponzillo Email & Phone Number

Rancho Santa Margarita, Ca, Us

Santa Ana, Ca, Us

As the Chief Operating Officer at Shameless Foods, I am fervently dedicated to our mission: empowering individuals to balance their macro-nutrients without compromising on taste. We're redefining the candy industry, crafting indulgent treats that promote health, well-being, and pure enjoyment.My role is to orchestrate our operations in a way that ensures quality, scalability, and innovation, always with a strong commitment to our consumers. I am proud to be a member of a brand that puts the power of healthier choices into the hands of candy lovers everywhere, shattering the stereotype that 'better for you' can't be delicious. Let's redefine guilt-free indulgence together; Eat like no one's watching!

Newport Beach, California, Us

As the Chief Operating Officer at eJam, I am dedicated to driving our mission to create amazing products that delight our customers and positively impact the environment. My focus is on streamlining operations, fostering innovation, and scaling our diverse portfolio of global brands, all while ensuring customer satisfaction remains at the forefront of our efforts.Leveraging my extensive experience and strategic approach, I work closely with cross-functional teams to optimize processes, implement best practices, and encourage collaboration. My goal is to cultivate a growth-oriented environment that empowers our talented team to continually improve and work together towards our shared vision.In my role, I am passionate about leading eJam on a path of sustainable growth and innovation, guided by our commitment to excellence and the desire to create a better future for our customers, communities, and the world.

Michael Ponzillo LLC is a personal holding company.

Newport Beach, California, Us

As Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer of Dastmalchi, I played a pivotal role in shaping the company's strategic vision, building a robust eCommerce infrastructure, driving demand generation, and expanding our retail distribution. My leadership helped bring together high-performing teams that were dedicated to achieving our business goals and fulfilling our customers' needs.Key Accomplishments:Spearheaded revenue growth from our start-up phase in 2013 to $36.5 million in FY 2018Developed and maintained a comprehensive eCommerce ecosystem for six in-house brands using Shopify Plus and partnering with Ingram Micro as our 3PL provider, handling over 400,000 annual transactions and global fulfillment.Efficiently managed an $8 million annual marketing budget, acquiring 387,000 new customers at a $15.45 CPA in 2018.Secured retail distribution partnerships with major retailers, including Target, Free People, Anthropologie, CVS, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, BJ's Wholesale, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, and HSN, among others.Established and nurtured vendor and seller relationships with Amazon across multiple countries, scaling to $8.1 million in annual revenue by 2018.My journey with Dastmalchi began as the Chief Operating Officer from 2013 to 2015, before transitioning to the Chief Revenue Officer role from 2016 to 2019. Throughout my tenure, I remained committed to driving growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction in every aspect of our operations.

As Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, I played an instrumental role in strategically planning and building the corporate infrastructure and team to support our enterprise's cooperative marketing programs for dentists and chiropractors, serving over 1,000 practices.Key Accomplishments:Created, scaled, and managed the client marketing and acquisition team, developing the practice infrastructure to facilitate revenue growth for our cooperative marketing programsEstablished a customer service department by utilizing the Zendesk platform, staffing both internally and through outsourced partners to ensure exceptional support for our clientsDeveloped a robust technology infrastructure by leveraging Magento and Salesforce.com, optimizing operational efficiency and data management capabilitiesManaged financial planning and analysis (FP&A), profit and loss (P&L), and cash flow to ensure sustainable growth and sound financial health for the organizationThroughout my tenure, my focus was on creating an efficient, client-centric infrastructure that fostered growth and ensured our dentists and chiropractors received the support they needed to thrive.

Co-founder responsible for the organizational planning and building of sales, customer service, and back-office support for a direct-response client acquisition agency serving the legal community in the areas of debt consolidation, bankruptcy, and mortgage modification. * Recruited, trained and managed 93-person sales team; establishing management structure, KPI’s, sales process and CRM system to facilitate growth.* Established customer service department and back-office support team for attorney clients; leveraging Encompass CRM and creating digital document storage platform.* Developed and implemented HR policy for 200+ team member agency.

A Dish Network Master Agent • Planned and oversaw new business initiatives• Created and developed new markets to improve sales

* Identified and implemented a new loan origination platform and CRM resulting in a 7-day reduction of origination to funding time.* Managed loan processing, underwriting and loan funding departments for brokerage.* Directed all Human Resources functions; including recruiting, training and policy governance.

Authorized Reseller for Sprint, AT&T Wireless, T-Mobile & VerizonManaged strategic call center partnerships in Santiago, ChileManaged activations and logisticsManaged carrier relations

Master Agent for WorldCom WirelessManaged activations and logistics for 4,000 new activations monthly

Longwood, Fl, Us

Canal Winchester, Ohio, Us