Venture capital and advisory firm providing board-level advisory, transformation, and turnaround for companies, family offices, and PE firms across the Middle East. Lean team of 2, taking on only 3-10 projects per year to provide high-touch, transformational advisory that results in lasting business change and significant improvement to stock value.• Served 60+ clients across diverse industries, including oil and gas, financial services, telecom, education, media & TV, security printing, and manufacturing; earned repeat business and referrals from many satisfied clients. • Provided a wide range of services, including valuation, strategy consulting, management consulting, debt raising, capital raising, process improvement, opening new markets, financial advisory, operations management, and team building. • Stayed at the forefront of transformative technology through an array of investments• Acquired equity stakes in multiple companies on behalf of investors and increased their value by playing an active role in managing targets.

Financial Labs is now “Rubikonn Advisory Services”, a subsidiary of Rubikonn. Select Project Experience:• Achieved 31% growth in 18 months while advising the board of a regional company in the luxury field with stores in the UK, US, and Saudi Arabia. Transformed business to a franchising model with improved pricing, cost structure, product market release, ERP system, and other processes; strategically relocated operations. Recruited and trained a new COO and CFO; worked directly with the new management team to create lasting change and ensure KPIs were achieved. • Boosted net income of a university in Cyprus by 55% by restructuring the business model, allowing university to invest in infrastructure, programs & marketing and achieve organic growth. • Transformed a manufacturing business in Dubai from distressed to profitable through process improvement and sales strategy adjustment. Performed in-depth analysis of supply chain and production processes for production line; identified and implemented improvements to these processes. Identified strategic pricing to cover production costs while remaining competitive. • Improved strategy and synergies while advising a Kuwaiti family office with a $8B portfolio of 35 diversified companies for 1.5 years. Improved efficiencies by shutting down 2 companies and creating a new company to service the remaining 32 companies by providing unified support functions across all companies. Provided a big-picture, strategic approach, helping client to manage for value instead of profits.• Transformed an investment bank in Dubai from distressed to $3.5M annual revenue; entered as a business partner by investing in the business and exited after successful business transformation. Trained management and employees to effectively manage relationships, close deals, and earn recurring business. Added advisory services as a new business line to complement existing banking services.

Oversaw operations, finance, PR, studios, TV shows production, recruitment, and 1,200 employees for the region’s largest media group. Reshaped the company’s business model from an in-house production house to an independent production firm, transforming the business from loss to profitability. Implemented and automated new structure and business processes.• Navigated complex politics and situations with cultural and situational sensitivity; demonstrating outstanding relationship management skills and ability to find common ground between 2 parties.

Provided financial advisory services for the telecom industry and real estate developers on building smart communities and extending smart services.

Led teams in banking sector projects, including launching, merging, and structuring banks, and establishing governance, credit, operations, and risk management.

Championed innovative packaged lending with pre-defined criteria to expedite loan approvals.