Robert Sires Email & Phone Number

Robert Sires is an entrepreneur, investor, and founder/majority owner of several major corporations. Currently, he serves as Founder and CEO of TRS Capital, a partnership that invests in promising companies and helps them succeed; Founder and CEO of U.S. Meltblown, an American manufacturer of the critical filter medium used in PPE; Partner in Maion Business Solutions, a management consulting company; Co-founder and CEO of Movita, an organic women’s vitamin manufacturer; Owner of Cable Tie Express, a world market provider of cable ties and related accessories; Partner in Roman Capital, an investment firm; CFO of #BeApp, a streaming platform for live music; and Co-owner/Board Member of LRT Sports, a web-based resource to help high school student-athletes undergoing the collegiate sports recruiting process make educated decisions about their college choice. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of West Florida.Robert is also an early investor in several ventures, including Wheels Up, Chopt, Verde Life, Brad’s Kale Chips, and Swoonery.com. His primary strength is his ability to set and deliver on successful strategies through proper use of human and financial capital.In November 2020, Robert sold American Elite Molding, America’s leading manufacturer of nylon cable ties, which he founded in Crestview, FL in 2004. He established a complete manufacturing operation that runs 24/7/365 and employs 175 people, growing from 4,000 to 75,000 square feet in just over a decade. The company enjoyed 15 straight years of double digit growth under Robert’s leadership and was producing more than 1.5 billion cable ties a year (all in the U.S.) with $35 million in sales at the time of the sale.Robert is also former President and board member of Unipharm, Inc., a U.S.-based vitamin and supplement manufacturer that holds the #1 market share in Russia, Poland, and Ukraine. He joined the company in 2008, and under his leadership sales doubled, earnings quadrupled, administrative costs were reduced by more than $5 million annually, and gross margins increased by more than 5 percent.Previously, Robert served as Vice President of Operations/Finance at Leeds and Northrup, an international manufacturing operation, where he successfully oversaw 150 staff members and coordination of a $50M company restructuring of the manufacturing and financial organizations. After that, he became President of Leach Holding, responsible for operations in the U.S., Europe, and Mexico and guided the company to becoming profitable for the first time in 4 years.

Listed skills include Management, Business Development, Manufacturing, Business Strategy, and 20 others.

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