Experience

Contenders Clothing

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO and CFO

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Newport Beach, CA and Las Vegas, NV One of the largest licensed apparel DTCs, featuring incredibly comfortable and stylized men's boxer briefs and all other categories. Licenses with Paramount, Muhammad Ali through Authentic Brands Group, Sony, MGM, WWE and others to create unique and high-end apparel collections vs traditionally "cheap" merch in this vertical. Acquired Contenders brand and changed the strategy build-out a DTC ecomm channel and expand into retail. Handle all day-to-day responsibilities including digital… Show more One of the largest licensed apparel DTCs, featuring incredibly comfortable and stylized men's boxer briefs and all other categories. Licenses with Paramount, Muhammad Ali through Authentic Brands Group, Sony, MGM, WWE and others to create unique and high-end apparel collections vs traditionally "cheap" merch in this vertical. Acquired Contenders brand and changed the strategy build-out a DTC ecomm channel and expand into retail. Handle all day-to-day responsibilities including digital marketing, web development, finance, investor relations, channel partnerships, and retail sales. OFFICIALLY LICENSED APPAREL WE ALL LOVE MADE FOR EVERYDAY CONTENDERS Show less



Bungalow Clothing

• United States
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CFO

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area and Las Vegas Directed the day-to-day operations and oversaw all functional areas of Bungalow Clothing, an innovative and leading stylist-led women’s ecommerce fashion company. Recruited, led and managed division managers to peak levels of performance, consistently developing their coaching and leadership skills to increase overall productivity. Worked with teams to create an energetic and productive work environment, where all employees are involved, able to thrive and have fun. ➤ Developed and… Show more Directed the day-to-day operations and oversaw all functional areas of Bungalow Clothing, an innovative and leading stylist-led women’s ecommerce fashion company. Recruited, led and managed division managers to peak levels of performance, consistently developing their coaching and leadership skills to increase overall productivity. Worked with teams to create an energetic and productive work environment, where all employees are involved, able to thrive and have fun. ➤ Developed and implemented sales organization and sales quota systems that optimized operations and maximized sales growth while minimizing expenses, resulting in MOS sales growth of 450% and reduced EBITDA loss by 75%. ➤ Created and implemented marketing and sales planning which led to average sales growth of 15% per month. ➤ Monthly customer shipments growth of 1000%, while adding only four full time employees and exceed over 12,000 customer shipments ➤ Successfully raised seed and Series A rounds Show less



SC Advertising Solutions

• Board Member

  • Nov 2011 - Nov 2015

  West Palm Beach, Florida Area Full-service interactive marketing and online advertising agency offering search engine optimization and search engine marketing services, social media advertising solutions, and media planning (www.scadvertisingsolutions.com).



Lev Group

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President, COO & CFO

  • Apr 2013 - Nov 2014

  Las Vegas, Nevada Area An investment company (Fine Properties) with operating companies in quick service and fast casual restaurants and gaming. The restaurant group (Lev Restaurant Group) spans ~40 stores, including franchised brands (The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Jamba Juice) and original fast casual concepts (Lobster ME, I Love Burgers and Daily Kitchen), located in NV, CA and MD. The gaming division consists of 3 North Las Vegas Casinos and a casino management company. * Provided day-to-day management of… Show more An investment company (Fine Properties) with operating companies in quick service and fast casual restaurants and gaming. The restaurant group (Lev Restaurant Group) spans ~40 stores, including franchised brands (The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Jamba Juice) and original fast casual concepts (Lobster ME, I Love Burgers and Daily Kitchen), located in NV, CA and MD. The gaming division consists of 3 North Las Vegas Casinos and a casino management company. * Provided day-to-day management of operating company leadership (1 President, 2 Vice Presidents) and shared functional areas (accounting/finance, marketing and business development). * Implemented strategic and execution plans to achieve growth and profitability goals, including acquiring 9 Jamba Juice stores throughout Southern California and multiple new store openings. * Researched, selected, and managed the implementation and migration to comprehensive, back-of-house restaurant management system. * Helped secure and negotiate real estate for operating companies. * Negotiated key agreements with franchisors, vendors and systems providers. Show less



JJL Investments

• Operating Partner

  • Nov 2011 - Apr 2013

  Las Vegas, Nevada Area Provide advisory services, including executive and operational support, industry and competitive analysis, and strategic guidance to private equity and venture capital portfolio companies as well as advising and investing in growth companies. Co-founded Bungalow Clothing (ecommerce fashion) and assisted in the strategic plan and capital raise for docBeat (secured unified communications for physicians) which positioned it for a sale to Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) among engagements… Show more Provide advisory services, including executive and operational support, industry and competitive analysis, and strategic guidance to private equity and venture capital portfolio companies as well as advising and investing in growth companies. Co-founded Bungalow Clothing (ecommerce fashion) and assisted in the strategic plan and capital raise for docBeat (secured unified communications for physicians) which positioned it for a sale to Vocera Communications (NYSE: VCRA) among engagements. Investor in and advisor to Old Man Interactive, a social gaming studio. Show less



KeyOn Communications

• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member and Chairman of the Board

  • Oct 2002 - Nov 2011

• CEO and President

  • Jun 2002 - Nov 2011

  14 states Co-founder of largest wireless broadband company serving rural and underserved markets, operating in 14 states. Provide VoIP services to residential and SMEs with acquisition of unified communications company. CEO since inception. Took the company public in Aug 2007. Performed executive duties and managerial oversight and oversaw finance, investor relations, corporate development and strategic partnerships. Sold control to investor group in March 2011 who sold the company in 2012.



Transistor 8

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder and Investor

  • Jun 2001 - Jun 2005

  Greater Los Angeles Area Specialty information technology services provider delivering end-to-end customized solutions to education, financial services, entertainment, and start-up environments. Services included complete computing infrastructure support (Microsoft, Apache and Mac file servers, Microsoft Exchange Server, network storage, and Mac+Windows desktop support); remote support services; structured cabling and LAN support; complete network security (firewall installation, maintenance and monitoring) plus virus… Show more Specialty information technology services provider delivering end-to-end customized solutions to education, financial services, entertainment, and start-up environments. Services included complete computing infrastructure support (Microsoft, Apache and Mac file servers, Microsoft Exchange Server, network storage, and Mac+Windows desktop support); remote support services; structured cabling and LAN support; complete network security (firewall installation, maintenance and monitoring) plus virus and spam services; co-located server hosting for mail and web services; email marketing solutions. Sold June 2005. Show less



Lineup Technologies

• Vice President, Co-Founder

  • Feb 2000 - Apr 2001

  Los Angeles, CA Managed partnerships, alliances and joint ventures for early stage content distribution and aggregation platform.



Clarity Partners

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Summer Associate

  • Jun 1999 - Sep 1999

  Beverly Hills, CA Venture capital firm with investments in media and telecommunications.



Level 3 Communications

• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Principal - Sales & Marketing, Finance

  • 1997 - 1999

  Assisted in the operations, deal structuring and financing of a multi-billion dollar terrestrial and undersea telecommunications company conceptualized and principally sponsored by Pacific Capital Group.



Winnick & Company

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Associate

  • 1996 - 1999

  One of 8 professionals in merchant banking operation focused on media and telecommunications investments. Evaluated investment opportunities, performed valuation analysis and provided ongoing management of portfolio companies.



The Savoir Club - Executive Knowledge Sharing

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Investment Banking Analyst

  • 1994 - 1996

  Financial analyst in the telecommunications practice focusing on competitive telecommunications, wireless and satellite companies. Worked on a variety of transactions including IPOs, secondaries, debt issuances and mergers and acquisitions.