Experience

Credit Mountain

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  Dallas, Texas, United States B2B SaaS solution that will unlock the $4.1T rejected borrower market. Backed by awesome investors like Early Light, Forum, SpringTime, Underdog Labs, 412 Ventures, Commerce and a bunch of terrific angels



Farm2Cook

• United States
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Oct 2017 - Present

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area Reinventing the ethnic meat market w/ vertical integration, digital ordering and delivery. 7 stores open across Dallas & Chicago The journey: Oct 2017: started with home delivery. Delivered to over 5000 homes in our first year June 2018: opened our first location March 2019 - 2nd store location opened & acquired our own 100 acre farm Nov 2019: Made the classic mistake of starting a restaurant! Farm2Cafe was a failure but had some pretty awesome food! July 2020: 3rd… Show more Reinventing the ethnic meat market w/ vertical integration, digital ordering and delivery. 7 stores open across Dallas & Chicago The journey: Oct 2017: started with home delivery. Delivered to over 5000 homes in our first year June 2018: opened our first location March 2019 - 2nd store location opened & acquired our own 100 acre farm Nov 2019: Made the classic mistake of starting a restaurant! Farm2Cafe was a failure but had some pretty awesome food! July 2020: 3rd Farm2Cook opened 2021: 4 new locations opened across DFW & Chicago 2022: nationwide expansion underway Show less



Beanstalk Startup Studio

• United States

• General Partner

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2021

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area Left the Jesuit seminary after backlash caused by turning a HS entrepreneurship club into a revenue generating startup (kids wanted to sue each other for ownership). Unsure what to do with my life, I went on a 7 day silent retreat + backpacked Europe for 2 months and returned in late 2017 with clear understanding, I needed to follow my passion: entrepreneurship! In the following 12 months, I started multiple ventures and took most to post-product + post-revenue. The goal was to solve problems… Show more Left the Jesuit seminary after backlash caused by turning a HS entrepreneurship club into a revenue generating startup (kids wanted to sue each other for ownership). Unsure what to do with my life, I went on a 7 day silent retreat + backpacked Europe for 2 months and returned in late 2017 with clear understanding, I needed to follow my passion: entrepreneurship! In the following 12 months, I started multiple ventures and took most to post-product + post-revenue. The goal was to solve problems, fail fast and improve my entrepreneurial skills with the intention of ultimately focusing on 1 or 2 opportunities that were the most promising & aligned with my passions. (End result: Farm2Cook & TrustFund) Angel Investor: AmplifAI Supreme Golf SeekDirection Candid Wall of fame & shame: Nestwork - managed co-working network Surge - Reinventing the break room Brick & Mirror - Guideshop as a Service Brewtropics - Coffee infused with nootropics Plaidypus - Mens' apparel with fun plaid patterns Human Capital Token - Decentralized blockchain based job board TasteBuds - Curated dinners for 6-8 like-minded strangers LaborDash - Refugee staffing platform Show less



Trustfund

• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Mar 2018 - Aug 2020

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area First ever debit card that turns into a credit card when emergencies arise. Full fledged digital banking platform with tools and features to help people better manage their money. Now available nationwide! Featuring The TrustFund Score, a clean slate credit approach that acknowledges people's financial grit & resilience to make sure they get the credit they deserve when they need it most Member of the Capital Factory accelerator



Creighton Preparatory School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Entrepreneurship Club Founder & Director

  • Aug 2016 - Aug 2017

  Greater Omaha Area Spent a year discerning priesthood with the Jesuits working and teaching at Creighton Prep High School. Founded the entrepreneurship club as a way to help students learn the principals of innovation and methods for starting a business. As a club we launched MyCampusCommunity - "NextDoor for Schools" Fully functional product that reached revenue stage within 4 months of ideation and had an impressive amount of daily active users.



Dallas Venture Capital

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

• Venture Capital Associate

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2016

  Dallas/Fort Worth Area Evaluating big data/mobile/cloud early-stage venture capital investments ● Conduct due diligence on prospective companies ● Build financial models and evaluate financial structures ● Portfolio company support



The Sanitation Project - Toilets 4 India

• Co-Founder & CEO

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Bengaluru Area, India 600 MILLION+ people defecate outdoors in India & it it is the #1 KILLER of CHILDREN in the world! ● Co-founded a not for profit organization to address the sanitation crisis in India. Every $1 invested in sanitation returns $7 in economic growth. In charge of fundraising, accounting, strategic objectives and all financial modeling for monitoring self-sustaining objectives. ● Spent 6 months in India (Oct. – Mar.) building strategic partnerships and devising a data driven… Show more 600 MILLION+ people defecate outdoors in India & it it is the #1 KILLER of CHILDREN in the world! ● Co-founded a not for profit organization to address the sanitation crisis in India. Every $1 invested in sanitation returns $7 in economic growth. In charge of fundraising, accounting, strategic objectives and all financial modeling for monitoring self-sustaining objectives. ● Spent 6 months in India (Oct. – Mar.) building strategic partnerships and devising a data driven solution that includes 3 elements: ◊ Centralized facility to pre-fabricate at scale the high-tech/low-cost toilet designed and prototyped by the organization. ◊ Developed a micro-entrepreneur model designed to generate demand, facilitate implementation and distribute sanitation fast moving consumer goods into the homes of villagers. ◊ Established a creative educational campaign to help children realize the potential of India’s burgeoning economy through the use of superheroes & villains (e.g. The tales of Captain Integrity vs. Dr. Corruption). Show less



Celeritas Chemicals, LLC

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Learning the Ropes

  • May 2010 - Aug 2014

  Family business that my dad started from his home office and scaled to a 60,000 SQ FT factory with 50 employees. Worked there throughout college. Top accomplishment - structuring a JV that did over $1M in revenue. Business was sold in a distressed format the month before I graduated college. Had never been to a career fair and planned to keep it that way. Grateful to my father, Percy, for setting an example of having the guts to go after a dream and a relentless work ethic to leave it… Show more Family business that my dad started from his home office and scaled to a 60,000 SQ FT factory with 50 employees. Worked there throughout college. Top accomplishment - structuring a JV that did over $1M in revenue. Business was sold in a distressed format the month before I graduated college. Had never been to a career fair and planned to keep it that way. Grateful to my father, Percy, for setting an example of having the guts to go after a dream and a relentless work ethic to leave it on all the table during the pursuit Show less