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Vaughan, Ontario, Ca

Garage Living is full-service, single-source solution for any garage remodeling needs. Over the years, we have developed and refined a solid business concept dedicated to helping our clients understand the importance and benefits of organizing and remodeling their garages, with a wide variety of components that are in keeping with the high-quality finishes in other areas of their home.Our Experienced PeopleWith thousands of garage renovations completed in Central Texas, Garage Living has acquired the experience and knowledge to ensure your garage makeover is done quickly, efficiently, and without error. We employ a professionally trained team of designers, installers and service personnel who know how to get the job done right.Our ProductsOur products are second to none and are designed to withstand the harshest garage conditions. All cabinetry lines are built from heavy gauge steel, wall organizers and flooring are built from heavy duty materials and are even commonly used in industrial applications! Our products have been rigorously tested before they are approved to be offered to our discerning clientèle.Our ValueAt Garage Living, we believe in giving our clients great value. Our pricing is competitive, and we know that when you’re trusting your garage renovation to us, you’ll be given exceptional quality, a hassle-free installation, and great service all at a fair price.Our GrowthGarage Living has established itself as the premier full service, turn-key garage improvement company. Garage Living is currently building a franchise network and is looking for a select group of individuals who are passionate about design, construction and customer service. Our system offers our franchisees an opportunity to be your own boss while providing the support to build a successful business.

Austin, Texas, Us

2021 UBEO President's Club Winner - VP/GMPost-acquisition, successfully integrated all business functions of Rainmaker into the UBEO family of companies while exceeding our Annual Operating Plan by over 300%. Built relationships inside the $350M plus organization that set the foundation for nationwide expansion of our business model across the United States. Rainmaker will grow revenues 10X in the next 5 years.• Orchestrated complete integration of Sales/Operations/Marketing/IT/Finance/Leadership/Employee career paths/Client relationships into the UBEO environment.• Exceeded annual operating plan for both revenue (300%+) and EBITDA (110%).

Washington, Dc, Us

Through the FedTech Incubator and National Security Innovation Network #DIA program, we worked with #DoD lab inventors, mentors, subject matter experts, and world-class instructors to assess the market viability and the potential to commercialize Department of Defense lab technologies. • Conducted market and customer validation for the start-up phase of business development by interviewing SMEs, war fighter users on the battlefield, potential investors, competitors, and public users for our technology.• Team meetings with the inventor, start-up team, and advisors through the process of determining if our technology could be commercialized in the public, private and government marketplace.• Eventually making the determination that our technology, in its current state, was not able to be commercialized in the market.Our focus was on the market and customer validation of our technology to determine the opportunity to successfully commercialize while building a partnership with the DoD technology owners. We interviewed members of the military and civilian population in various areas of expertise to build the product and determine potential demand. We then worked with manufacturers to determine viability of creating a product that would be profitable to build and sell to the public and private sectors.FedTech is a venture builder that thrives at the intersection of US entrepreneurship, breakthrough technologies, and mission-driven organizations. Since 2015, FedTech has been driving forward deep tech ventures across the DoD, NASA, DoE, universities, and federal labs. Through our startup studios, accelerators, internal innovation, and corporate venture programs, we work with individuals, companies, and government agencies to stay at the bleeding edge of innovation. #DIA2021 #InnovateDIA #NSIN #innovationleadership #entrepreneurs

Austin, Texas, Us

After creating and validating our business model, co-founding, growing and successfully operating Rainmaker for 18 years, we were acquired by UBEO Business Solutions to scale our platform and business model nationwide. The American Dream - start a company, learn through every stage of growth, adapt, innovate, educate, operate and spread the success post liquidity event for the Founders and teammates. Through development of self, team, business model and client focused product innovations, we built a team full of strong, successful and positive individuals that bring the Best of the Best to work every day for our team and our clients.Led our team through many turnarounds and restructures throughout the years. Whether it be unwanted stalling of growth, restructuring leadership when we bought out our co-founder/majority partner, or navigating Covid while keeping 100% of our team intact, we fought hard to keep moving forward. Through navigating the immediate change to our working environment, managing banking and vendor relationships or just keeping the team spirit alive and well, we grew stronger through Covid and achieved a turnaround of over $500K in EDITDA from 2020 to 2021 and 2022 is on track to grow EBITDA by an additional 25%.• Successfully navigated and negotiated the buyout of our majority partner while increasing our results and solidifying our core values.• Full P&L ownership from billing to collections ensuring the strengthening of client, vendor and employee relationships.• Evaluated all contractual vendor relationships plus orchestrated multiple facility relocations.Dreaming, starting and building your own business is a dream come true and fairy tale mixed in with a few nightmares to keep you focused, sharp and strong.

Austin, Texas, Us

We build powerful relationships between law firms, corporate legal departments and the technologies and services they require to WIN for their clients. The evolution of the Electronic Data Discovery process from paper discovery and the growth of the amount of discover-able and responsive data in all types of litigation requires an expert who has walked this road many times before. Rainmaker blends the best of the best technology with the most client goal focused and hardest working document management experts to be the most valuable strategic partner for our clients.• Co-founded Rainmaker from idea inception, break-even/cashflow analysis, marketing dominance execution plan, technology stack all the way through team member recruitment, training, and built career paths.• Let the innovation of Rainmaker into the #1 litigation support SAAS technology provider in Central Texas.• Created our winning culture from day 1 with very limited turnover of teammates.

Led team of 12 sales professionals in developing long term strategies and execution plans to ensure revenue growth, profit growth and bulletproof customer loyalty. We worked very hard focusing on the long-term development and success of each team member.

President's Club-Circle of Excellence 1999President's Club-Circle of Excellence 2000

Customer Service Representative of the Year 1996

Bachelor Of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Finance

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