Experience

Fundation

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President Strategic Partnerships

  • Oct 2023 - Present

  Lead business development and growth efforts for the strategic partnerships unit, with a focus on cobranded B2B lending programs. Our loan, line of credit and credit card programs deliver working capital and spending power through business that sell products and services to their business customers. Lead business development and growth efforts for the strategic partnerships unit, with a focus on cobranded B2B lending programs. Our loan, line of credit and credit card programs deliver working capital and spending power through business that sell products and services to their business customers.



Payment24

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Partnerships & Strategy - North America

  • Aug 2022 - Oct 2023

  Led Payment24's business development efforts and go to market strategy in North America. Designed its U.S. fleet fuel credit product and developed product partnerships with Lending, Card-as-a-Service, Processor, Payment Network and Fuel Retailer (channel) providers. Currently in 16 countries, Payment24 offers heavily integrated fleet fuel payments (credit, secured credit, prepaid and ACH) and telematics platforms (software and hardware) for small to large fleets. Payment24 delivers solutions directly to fleets and through partnerships with fuel retailers, financial services organizations and technology providers that serve businesses and government agencies with fleets. Show less



Behalf

• Norway
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Partnerships & Business Development

  • Mar 2021 - Aug 2022

  As part of the executive management team and as a turnaround specialist, I led Behalf's partnership new business development, servicing and growth teams for its embedded B2B BaaS solutions. Key achievements include building a successful partnerships team, creating innovative channel partnerships, and developing white label embedded credit programs with industry leaders across the B2B marketplace, electronics, industrial equipment and various wholesale supplier industries. Worked closely with Behalf's product team and our clients to continually evolve the customer experience and program performance. Show less



GM Payments Consulting

• United States
• Financial Services

• Strategic Advisor

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2022

  Payments consulting for merchants, financial institutions, and venture capital firms. Led management of Payments/Credit RFPs for enterprise merchants. Recent clients include a global hotel chain, the largest dental cooperative in the US, and a leading US retailer; drafted RFPs, evaluated providers, negotiated alliance agreements and led program launch efforts including investment of capital and resources, tech connectivity, and marketing strategy. Initiated and led engagements to sell $500M+ of healthcare financing loans, including forward flow, for the second largest B2C healthcare financing company in the US. Developed and managed successful long-term payments consulting arrangements with a Fortune 500 financial services technology provider, and several early, growth, and expansion stage fintechs. Show less



Linear Financial Technologies

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Strategic Partnerships

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2021

  Responsible for partnership development, product design, marketing strategy, and servicing of white label B2B BaaS solutions with Enterprise Merchants that have critical touch points with small businesses, and for creating strategy and execution plans for the strategic partnerships team. Achievements include the development of white label embedded financing programs with industry leading organizations, including GreenSky, Chevron, United Dental Association, Red Lion Hotels, and Choice Hotels. Responsible for partnership development, product design, marketing strategy, and servicing of white label B2B BaaS solutions with Enterprise Merchants that have critical touch points with small businesses, and for creating strategy and execution plans for the strategic partnerships team. Achievements include the development of white label embedded financing programs with industry leading organizations, including GreenSky, Chevron, United Dental Association, Red Lion Hotels, and Choice Hotels.



Kash Corp (Direct Debit)

• Head of Enterprise Solutions

  • Feb 2016 - Jan 2018

  Achieved successful exit as part of management team - Kash was was acquired by a leading publicly traded financial services organization. Role at Kash was leading development and servicing functions for its lead product, a white label Direct Debit solution for enterprise merchants. Kash was endorsed by more than 600 merchants, from small eCommerce shops to multi-billion dollar brick/mortar and eCommerce merchants, including a Fortune 50 merchant, a Top 5 grocer and Top 15 petroleum retailer. Show less



Aliaswire, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Bankcard Issuer Solutions

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Led the development and launch of an innovative payments acceptance product that provides banks with increased credit card spend and interchange income, and merchants with industry low payment processing rates. Led business development, marketing and acquisition functions. Developed and serviced bank, payment network and merchant processing partnerships for proof of concept trials. Directed the design and development of the product. Led the development and launch of an innovative payments acceptance product that provides banks with increased credit card spend and interchange income, and merchants with industry low payment processing rates. Led business development, marketing and acquisition functions. Developed and serviced bank, payment network and merchant processing partnerships for proof of concept trials. Directed the design and development of the product.



Onboard Partners

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Vice President, Business Development & Payments Consulting

  • Nov 1997 - Jun 2014

  Business development executive and payments/lending consultant to Financial Institutions, Enterprise Merchants, and Fintech Start-ups; working as a leader and team player to broker complex transactions, launching and servicing new partnerships, and consulting on marketing, product, and program optimization strategies. Worked with Bank of America, Capital One, Washington Mutual, JP Morgan Chase, Fleet Bank, Flagstar Bank, Alliance Data Systems, World's Foremost Bank, The Hartford Insurance and TD Bank on business development, product and marketing strategy, contract negotiation, and program optimization resulting in the development or acquisition of numerous industry leading credit card, consumer and business loan, and alternative payments programs generating billions of dollars in receivables. Led RFP, advisory and client teams that developed new payments and lending programs, product and marketing strategy, financial analysis, contract negotiation and program management for several leading merchants across retail, hospitality, insurance, social networking and financial institution sectors, generating hundreds of thousands of new customer accounts and hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue streams. Show less