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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Transform Capital is a private alternative investment firm and studio that funds and builds the businesses of tomorrow. Transform has invested in companies in technology, financial services, healthcare, professional sports, hospitality, fine art, real estate, and private equity. To date Transform has over 50 investments that have resulted in several successful exits with investments in notable companies such as Carta, SpaceX, and Bitmain, co-investing with firms such as Andreessen, Sequoia, Accel, and GV.Sample list of investments include:SecuritizeBitmainCartaElevated ReturnsVertaloTessaBiliraPrime TrustRepublicAshvatthaDiscordLoom NetworkVolumetricSpaceXPronomosHeder HashgraphSwarm SpaceNoble MoneyMakerDAOtZeroOpusTerraShyftJewel BankPortalTexas RanchersEquiBlockchain CapitalFunction HealthBnb FinderLykosTMRW Sports

Starfish Partners is the parent company of Kaye Bassman International, Next Level Exchange, and Sanford Rose. Starfish Partners allocates across venture capital and private equity. Starfish is an opportunistic vehicle with a focus on companies revolutionizing the recruiting industry as well as firms that synergize with Starfish Partner companies across the search industry.I am responsible for sourcing and conducting due diligence on both direct investments and funds. I oversee all capital allocation activity including portfolio construction, rebalancing, and reporting.

Menlo Park, California, Us

Tribe is a sector and stage agnostic investment management firm with over $1.5B in assets under management. Tribe’s focus is on recognizing and amplifying early stage product-market fit with the goal of finding companies that have the potential of being N-of-1.I work directly with executive team to source investments, support portfolio companies and identify strategic investors for the Tribe ecosystem.

Austin, Texas, Us

The Texas Ranchers is a professional team in Major League Pickleball backed by names such as Lil Wayne, Zach Bryan, Scottie Scheffler, Kendra Scott, and more. The Ranchers are the most recognized team in the MLP with the highest engagement levels both online and in-person. I co-led the structuring, financing, and acquisition of the Texas Ranchers Major League pickleball team. I currently assist in ongoing operations, investor relations, and brand engagement.

Tessa is the 2nd largest art fractionalization platform in the world. Tessa is democratizing access to fine art and making it liquid. In addition to being the first investor in the company I have been advising the company on strategy, go-to-market, and finance.

Houston, Texas, Us

Qenta is a financial technology platform offering asset tokenization, alternative banking, cashless payments, and risk management solutions, uniquely positioned to serve emerging markets.

*Acquired by Qenta*Noble's mission is to make sound money accessible to every human. Building digital currencies that redefine how we send, spend, and save our money. Backed by 8 VC, Tribe Capital, Social Capital, Green Sands Equity and more.

San Francisco, California, Us

Securitize is the largest asset fractionalization platform and a top ten transfer agent backed by Softbank, MUFG, Santander, among others. Securitize was the first company to tokenize an asset and make it tradable on a regulated Alternative Trading System.After being one of the first investors in the company, I later joined full-time to bring on partners, clients, and investors.

My early forays into entrepreneurship building and operating various businesses. Co-managed an event promotion business bringing in musicians across the country to put on 200+ person shows. Created a business selling tickets to in-demand concerts using a network of student resellers. Imported a batch of the first Bitcoin ASIC miners to Texas from China to operate a Bitcoin resale business. Successes lead to the eventual launch of my investment firm, Transform Capital.

Farmington Hills, Michigan, Us

The Kaufman Financial Group is the largest private insurance company in the United States with over 60 offices around the world. Kaufman owns various businesses that specialize in brokerage, underwriting, premium financing and risk management services.Worked directly with the CEO of Kaufman Group's Burns & Wilcox risk management business in San Francisco within the finance department. My role included financial analysis around risk mitigation, expense ratios, and general claims underwriting.

Lumina Learning is a global provider of innovative personalised selection and development solutions for individuals, teams, and organisations. Lumina designs and delivers cutting-edge products based on an integrated suite of digital psychometric resources.As part of a work/study finance program, I worked directly with the CEO out of the Tokyo office to assist with general business operations and corporate development. Prepared materials, engaged clients, and worked within finance department to oversee P&L.

Frisco, Texas, Us

Music Audience Exchange (MAX) matches brands with musicians to create high-impact and authentic marketing campaigns to increase brand value and awareness. Utilizing their proprietary technology platform and large data sets MAX identifies unique brand ambassadors for companies to best reach their desired target audience.I worked directly with CEO, Nathan Hanks, on marketing campaigns with Dr. Pepper and Ford paid with artists such as Flyleaf and Ok Go. I was responsible for implementing large social media marketing campaigns, tracking performance metrics, and communicating with internal and external stakeholders on campaign progress. Learned the basics of digital marketing, brand building, and operating within a high-growth venture-backed business.

Plano, Texas, Us

Worked holidays, summers, and weekends as a recruiter in one of our family businesses during school. Actively sourced, prospected and recruited for roles across pharmaceutical, technology, and construction. Over the years I spent 1000s of hours conducting market research, working with recruiting trainers, and making cold calls to prospects, resulting in many high-quality placements for our clients. Attended company all-hands, partner gatherings, and board meetings to learn more about the mechanics of operating the business.

Bsm, Entrepreneurship, Legal Studies, Psychology

Semester At Sea, International Business And Psychology

International Business And Japanese