New York, New York, United States
Simon Mills is a skilled and successful entrepreneur with over thirty years of business experience. He is the author or ghostwriter of over 50 books including a rhyming children's book series that he created under the pseudonym, Sir Rhymesalot. Born in Perth Western Australia in 1967 Simon studied at the Conservatorium of Music in New South Wales and went on to become a piano tuner/restorer, tour with many successful rock bands, and to host a radio program that became nationally syndicated. Mills co-founded London Music Group (LMG) in 1990 and grew that company to the number one commercial music house in the country winning award after award and culminating in the world’s best jingle award. In 2006, with several successful startups completed, Simon moved from Australia to New York City with his wife and three children. Simon grew LMG Digital Media in the US to attract customers as significant as Hyatt, AIG, BBDO, CBS, Starbucks, Pepsi, The Economist, and many more. He has since built up several startup companies and grew a portfolio of business in an investment bank that he co-founded with Jacqueline Kapur in 2018 called Ignition Capital. He now runs his holding company, MillsiCo, and oversees operations in many of the portfolio companies. Professional activities: Owner of holding company MillsiCo LLC. Owner of Zentyal server software. Zentyal.com Co-founder of Ignition Capital conducting capital raises for international entities. Ignition Institute (Formerly, KR Strategy). Principal product: Ignition®, a three-stage iterative process designed to produce outcomes with unapologetic reliability in the field of strategy execution. Partner at Western Development Group, a San Francisco Bay area resort, vacation club, and smart home community development company. Partner at Smart Home Development, Napa, CA. Co-founder at Plasma Licensing Authority in partnership with Drexel University. Co-founder at Lightning Water. Founder at MillsiCo, a digital arts company focused on web and platform development, SEO, video/music production, brand identity, and tech innovation. Partner and Author In Residence at Enigami & Rednow Publishers, New York. Founder of HostMills.com Founder of Locate Real Estate, a technology platform Co-founder of LMG Digital Media Australia. Co-founder of Fitzpatrick-Mills Events. Simon is a passionately committed author who needs to do a lot of other things to support his writing habit.
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