Clifton Smith, Mba, Cpa Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, California, United States

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Responsible for the Advisory Board, fundraising, investing and grant decisions.The Foundation for Human Potential is dedicated to:1) nurturing the boundless capabilities of individuals2) empowering transformative projects, and3) fostering thriving communitiesBy supporting and investing in individuals and innovations that propel human potentialIn the core pillars of wellness, financial literacy, community cultivation, conscious growth, and theembodiment of… Show more Responsible for the Advisory Board, fundraising, investing and grant decisions.The Foundation for Human Potential is dedicated to:1) nurturing the boundless capabilities of individuals2) empowering transformative projects, and3) fostering thriving communitiesBy supporting and investing in individuals and innovations that propel human potentialIn the core pillars of wellness, financial literacy, community cultivation, conscious growth, and theembodiment of joybeing.We support the ecosystem of those nurturing, stewarding and desiring to explore, expand and celebrate human potential. Show less

Los Angeles, California, United States

At the intersection of consciousness, innovation and market ready technology, we have a startup studio with a personal development platform focused on conscious awakening. We utilize ancient teachings and quantum technologies to facilitate investors, founders and executives in discovering and aligning to their purpose and manifesting a life of joy in the process.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Advise and mentor aspiring entrepreneurs and startup teams through multiple rounds of funding from concept to product market fit based on my previous experiences and continued learningsUtilize extensive network and industry knowledge to accelerate global startups expansion into the US

Singapore

Provide research, deal flow and due diligence in the areas of Global Luxury & Wellness MarketsManagement consulting advice for international clients entering into the US MarketProjects include farming, wellness, luxury, hospitality, and solar development in the US, Dubai, Ghana, India, Japan and Brazil

Los Angeles, California, United States

Urth Intelligence is a fund of funds leveraging established global partnerships to drive value in emerging and existing global ecosystems of innovation. Our roots are in supporting humanity’s alignment in planetary stewardship based on investing in profitable climate-based solutions. Our targeted verticals include:Renewable Energy & StorageElectric Vehicles & Sustainable TransitWeb3, Defi & PaymentsMental Health & HealthTechHemp & Plant Based Manufacturing… Show more Urth Intelligence is a fund of funds leveraging established global partnerships to drive value in emerging and existing global ecosystems of innovation. Our roots are in supporting humanity’s alignment in planetary stewardship based on investing in profitable climate-based solutions. Our targeted verticals include:Renewable Energy & StorageElectric Vehicles & Sustainable TransitWeb3, Defi & PaymentsMental Health & HealthTechHemp & Plant Based Manufacturing SolutionsDecarbonizationDeep Tech & Frontier HardwareSpace Tech Show less

Exploring and expanding conscious understanding and applications of water and water based technologies in the areas of overall health, altered brain states, heart-brain coherence, and quantum applications through collaboration, research, and education.

Greater New York City Area

Establish deal flow pipeline, perform due diligence, and develop investment opinions on startupsMentor promising young founders and coach them through major development stages of the founder’s journeyHold experiential foundational workshops to organize, structure and align startup teams to set them up professionally and personally to maintain peak performance during the startup journey

Advising startup focused on creating personal transformations.The Conscious Playshop focuses on breakthroughs in the areas of health and relationships by combining ancient wisdom, modern science and experienced practitioners to provide experiential and transformational experiences and life coaching.

Supporting the intellectual property creation process, product strategy and growth to create new paradigm of business leadership solving the 4 Major challenges most organizations face.Talent Motivation, The Need for Innovation, Customer Engagement, and Social Responsibility & Inclusion. Lifters are everyday ordinary people who uplift their co-workers, customers, community and their companies, on purpose.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Led growth in sales and operations of an integrative health startup from an apartment to $2.5M in yearly revenue and a team of 39Assessed and negotiated with many different thought leaders in various healing modalities to integrate their approach with oursNavigated under boot-strapped conditions the development of product-market fit, marketing strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, operational metrics, accounting systems and dynamic pricing model with a… Show more Led growth in sales and operations of an integrative health startup from an apartment to $2.5M in yearly revenue and a team of 39Assessed and negotiated with many different thought leaders in various healing modalities to integrate their approach with oursNavigated under boot-strapped conditions the development of product-market fit, marketing strategy, business development, strategic partnerships, operational metrics, accounting systems and dynamic pricing model with a constantly evolving product Led navigation of company through ambiguous and complex legal and HR structuring issues in the integrative health industryManaged, led, and mentored 12 non-business savvy practitioners and creatives into managers, Junior Biz Devs and leadersDeveloped an internal incubation system and external speaker series to assess new technologies to co-create product roadmap Show less

Beverly Hills, Ca

Conceive, develop, and grow a publication focused on global collaboration across the political, philanthropic, entrepreneurial, and impact investing arenas with a keen focus on the developing countries, especially sub-Sahara and Southern AfricaEstablish printing and distribution strategy for the publication including at events such as the US-Africa Summit and UN General Assembly

Beverly Hills, Ca

Advised small businesses and start-ups lacking in technological infrastructure and accounting information systems to adopt and implement established and emerging technologies to improve sales channels, inventory controls, and marketing positionsHelped produce a documentary about childhood obesity told from the eyes of the childrenHelped develop a digital platform for a mentoring program that provides encouragement and guidance to men during the major decision period of their… Show more Advised small businesses and start-ups lacking in technological infrastructure and accounting information systems to adopt and implement established and emerging technologies to improve sales channels, inventory controls, and marketing positionsHelped produce a documentary about childhood obesity told from the eyes of the childrenHelped develop a digital platform for a mentoring program that provides encouragement and guidance to men during the major decision period of their lives Show less

San Marino, Ca

Leverage experience to generate immediate digital revenue and to create and implement a hyper-local digital brand faster, cheaper, and more effectively to reach a target demographic in the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Helped advise on concept, strategy, team development, funding and execution of award winning documentary on childhood obesity.

Beverly Hills, Ca

Co-founded web and mobile-based company that provided easily scalable revenue solutions for newspapers and local businesses using HTML-5 and native code for creation of integrated website and mobile applicationsLed product development, financial analysis, marketing, recruiting, lead generation, and company pivotsExplored spinoff to create a revenue generating platform for independent artists to monetize their live performances

Beverly Hills, Ca

Lead financial analyst for a potential 5 newspaper merger in 2012 with special focus on healthcare reform impacts Helped transition company to digital age through creating and implementing a new hyper-local digital brand to capture new demographic, launching an international platform to leverage unique assets of newspaper, updating technological infrastructure from antiquated systems within tight budgetary constraints, improved company culture, and adjusted operating procedures for… Show more Lead financial analyst for a potential 5 newspaper merger in 2012 with special focus on healthcare reform impacts Helped transition company to digital age through creating and implementing a new hyper-local digital brand to capture new demographic, launching an international platform to leverage unique assets of newspaper, updating technological infrastructure from antiquated systems within tight budgetary constraints, improved company culture, and adjusted operating procedures for efficiency and transparencyUnified, grew, and managed a team of 15 at 2 offices and 13 others from around the world remotely (Hong Kong, Sweden, Japan, and NYC) to unify product offeringsAid in due diligence of sale of company Show less

Los Angeles, Ca

Focused on financial service clients including mutual funds, hedge funds, and special situation fundsAdditional experience with public and private companies in real estate, consumer business, and technology industriesPerform analytical and substantive testing for management estimates and financial statements including statistical sampling based on quantitative and qualitative factors for multi-billion dollar hedge fundsCoordinate, lead, and mentor international teams in… Show more Focused on financial service clients including mutual funds, hedge funds, and special situation fundsAdditional experience with public and private companies in real estate, consumer business, and technology industriesPerform analytical and substantive testing for management estimates and financial statements including statistical sampling based on quantitative and qualitative factors for multi-billion dollar hedge fundsCoordinate, lead, and mentor international teams in the US and India in audit projectsTested and early adopted new firm-wide audit software Show less

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Activities and Societies: Co-President Venture Capital Club (Inaugural Year) Venture Capital Career Fellow Co-President Healthy Living.

Accounting, Professional And Managerial Communication

Activities and Societies: Beta Alpha Psi--Officer of Regional and National Meeting, USC Relay for Life--Accounting and Finance Chair, Beta.

Communication And Negotiation

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