Experience

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  Athco

  • Principal / Owner
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  Athco, LLC

  • Lenexa, Kansas, United States

  • Principal / Owner

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Lenexa, Kansas, United States

    Our customers are Parks & Recreation departments, School Districts, and Pay-for-Play developers across Kansas and Western Missouri. Our manufacturers are the best in the business. I’ve visited the factories of our playground and splashpad partner https://www.playlsi.com/ and our gymnasium equ...

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  Harper Troughton Inc.

  • Principal

    • Aug 2022 - Feb 2023

    This is the entity we set up to act as the vehicle for our search - so that we didn't have to send emails to brokers from a gmail address basically.

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  Green Edge

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • MD

    • Jun 2018 - Jan 2023
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    - making cloud storage simple, affordable and local- defined strategy, built financial model, raised finance- building out our team- own the P&L

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  Grasp Data Inc.

  • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

  • Director

    • Nov 2019 - May 2020
    • Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

    A fully self-service data visualization tool that works with any Warehouse Management System.- Plug and Play Innovation Platform Accelerator - IoT / Smart Cities batch

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  Conduce Inc.

  • General Manager, EMEA

    • Sep 2017 - Nov 2019

    - Negotiated & signed a Global Master Cloud Services Agreement with DHL Supply Chain.- Defined and managed enterprise pilots.- Built and owned the financial model for the company's various successful rounds of financing.- Worked closely with the CEO through a restructuring and complete re-ordering of the company.

  • Product Manager

    • Jan 2017 - Sep 2017

    - interviewed all employees to audit current processes- instituted new processes to instill some discipline around prioritization- Managed back log- Ran prioritisation meetings, defined stories

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  Grandparents.com

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Product Manager

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2016
    • Greater New York City Area

    The David to the AARP's Goliath. We pivoted from a content-driven magazine model to a D.T.C. model for membership benefits and medicare supplement insurance. It required a comprehensive change across metrics, culture, partner engagement and strategy, and it was made all the more interesting b...

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  Orooso, Inc

  • San Francisco

  • COO

    • Dec 2012 - Dec 2013
    • San Francisco

    Joined a kick-ass team of engineers from Google and Netflix who were hell-bent on building the future of search. We raised money from a handful of investors and launched two apps. In a tiny team, I did everything except code, from all-night QA sessions to investor pitch deck preparation and go-to...

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  Wefund.com

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Founder

    • Aug 2010 - Nov 2012
    • London, United Kingdom

    Founded and bootstrapped WeFund with a vision to create a real alternative to government funding for the arts. Over the first year we grew into a position atop an ever-growing number of competitors, achieving a level of some prominence in the national press. I learned a great deal about how to hu...

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  Meridian Power

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Development Manager

    • Oct 2009 - Nov 2011
    • London, United Kingdom

    Project managing / pitching renewable large-scale biomass power stations in the Southeastern US.

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  Power Capital

  • London

  • Senior Associate

    • Oct 2009 - Nov 2011
    • London

    • Built, managed and presented financial model for proposed $1 billion oil & gas transaction• Managed a biomass power station development project• Developed investor relations strategy, advised Chairman on approach, and prepared multiple investor decks• Provided legal counsel, advising on...

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  Clifford Chance

  • Trainee - Qualified as a solicitor (attorney)

    • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

    • Sponsored by top 3 global law firm through law school (below)• Completed four six-month placements in Corporate M&A, Litigation, Private Equity and Debt Capital Markets• Led the negotiation of a software license• Conducted extensive due diligence on deal partners• Selected from peers t...

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  Transatlantic Magazine

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Intern

    • May 2004 - Aug 2004
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area
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  Atlantic Council of the United States

  • Washington D.C. Metro Area

  • Intern

    • Feb 2004 - May 2004
    • Washington D.C. Metro Area

    Energy and Environment Department

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  Langham Capital

  • New Delhi Area, India

  • Intern

    • May 2003 - Jul 2003
    • New Delhi Area, India