Experience

Exitwise, LLC

• CEO & Managing Partner

  • 2018 - Present

  Michigan, United States Let Exitwise assemble and manage the best team of industry specialized M&A experts, from around the world, to help create the exit you deserve. As fellow business owners with multiple exits under our belts, we've seen first hand why so many M&A processes fail and how the M&A process was not designed to maximize the sale of each company. We built Exitwise to help our fellow founders learn about M&A and hire the best industry specialized, investment bankers, M&A attorneys, tax… Show more Let Exitwise assemble and manage the best team of industry specialized M&A experts, from around the world, to help create the exit you deserve. As fellow business owners with multiple exits under our belts, we've seen first hand why so many M&A processes fail and how the M&A process was not designed to maximize the sale of each company. We built Exitwise to help our fellow founders learn about M&A and hire the best industry specialized, investment bankers, M&A attorneys, tax accountants, and more all to minimize the risk of deal failure and to maximize the sale of each business. Show less



OnePerfect

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2019 - Present

  Digital mental health and wellness. Helping students and organizations learn to Shift into a better state of mind anytime.



BRAINBox Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2021 - Present

  🧠 BrainBoxInc.com - BRAINBox Solutions, Inc. is a private medical device and diagnostics company focused on creating a gold standard for TBI and concussion diagnostics and prognostics.



Nix Biosensors

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2020 - Present

  🚴‍♀️ NixBiosensors.com - Nix Biosensors is focused on measuring and addressing human hydration in sports, military, workplace and healthcare industries with a patent IoT patch.



LawnGuru

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2017 - Present

  🏡 LawnGuru.co - LawnGuru is the fastest growing mobile marketplace for residential outdoor services in the US.



MySwimPro, Inc.

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2016 - Present

  🏊‍♀️ MySwimPro, Inc. - MySwimPro is the #1 fitness app for swimmers.



Mythic

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investor & Advisor

  • 2007 - Present

  💾 Mythic.ai - Delivering the processing capabilities of a desktop GPU in a tiny form factor with 100x more power efficient AI at the edge.


University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Guest Lecturer

  • 2006 - 2022

University of California, Berkeley
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Guest Lecturer

  • 2020 - 2021


Endeavor

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Startup Mentor

  • 2016 - 2020

  Greater Detroit Area Endeavor is leading the global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth by selecting, mentoring, and accelerating the best high-impact entrepreneurs around the world.



Sierra Wasatch Capital

• United States
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Venture Partner

  • 2016 - Feb 2019

  I focused on early-stage investments in marketplace and ecommerce businesses.



Spirit Shop Inc

• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & CEO - ACQUIRED

  • 2006 - 2017

  Greater Detroit Area SpiritShop.com is a leading online apparel and merchandise retailer for officially licensed high schools and amateur sports teams. SpiritShop was acquired by MyLocker LLC in 2015.



Lightswitch

• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• CEO & Chairman - ACQUIRED

  • 2013 - 2015

  Chicago Lightswitch is a web video production company for small and large businesses. As interim CEO from Jan 2013 - Sept 2013 and Chairman from Sept 2013 - Nov 2015, I was responsible for turning this business profitable while managing our team and growth.



Betterfly

• Chile
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Co-founder & CEO - ACQUIRED

  • 2012 - 2013

  Greater Chicago Area Pivoted this existing local services marketplace into a revenue generating, live-video education platform empowering over 50,000 educational professionals to provide their expertise more efficiently to a world-wide audience. Betterfly was sold to TakeLessons, a larger online marketplace for finding qualified and vetted instructors. Betterfly was funded by: Lightbank, Great Oaks Venture Capital and Chicago Ventures.



CrowdZone LLC

• Advertising Services

• Co-Founder - ACQUIRED

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

  San Francisco Bay Area Mobile marketing platform for events and venues. Funded by Accel Partners, CrowdZone was a leading mobile social network for sports fans, reaching #1 ranked sports app status in the iPhone app store in 2011. CrowdZone was sold to CBS Local and rebranded as CBS ShoutSports mobile app. Press: http://tcrn.ch/TC50-Demopit-Winner-CrowdZone



SHOCKZ - Inline Skate Suspension and Braking Systems

• Co-Founder & CEO - ACQUIRED

  • 1997 - 2005

  Greater Boston Area Invented suspension and breaking systems for the inline skate industry. Lead product development, patents and trademarks, licensing and partnerships. Negotiated the sale of the company to the Atomic Ski and Oxygen Skate & Snowboard Division of the AMER Sports.



DiamondCluster International

• Strategy Consultant

  • 2004 - 2004

  Greater Chicago Area Designed business cases that improved customer acquisition and retention at AOL/Netscape. Results led to significant improvement in market standing versus competitors.



San Jose Sharks

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Minor League Hockey Player

  • 1995 - 1996

  San Jose Sharks & Toronto Maple Leafs Minor League Organizations Tried out for the 1994 US Olympic Team and then the San Jose Sharks in 1995. Neither dream worked out but I did enjoy playing a few minor league games in the San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs organizations.



South Carolina Stingrays

• United States
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Goalie

  • 1995 - 1996

  Goalie for South Carolina Stingrays in the ECHL.