Greater Orlando
I help small and midmarket company executives achieve their organizational and work-life goals. I engage founders, executives, and teams via coaching, consulting, and training in innovation, management, and leadership. How did I get here? After successfully launching, growing, and selling technology businesses (Obtiva acquired by Groupon, MadMimi acquired by GoDaddy, EventWax, HelloCollege), I shifted to helping others pursue their entrepreneurial goals. I earned a doctorate in business and now apply my hands-on startup experience with data-driven research methods to answer interesting questions and help teams solve pressing challenges. How I may help you: 1) Consulting and coaching: I work with a limited number of clients. Contact me about innovation, management, or leadership consulting. 2) Coaching for founders and executives, helping them achieve their goals and work-life integration. 3) Speaking and training: I am available for hire as a keynote/workshop speaker or corporate trainer on innovation, management, or leadership. I customize every presentation and training session for your audience.
✔ Teach experiential classes on creativity and innovation and launching and scaling entrepreneurial ventures ✔ Mentor student, alumni, and community entrepreneurs ✔ Conduct research on startups and founders, with particular interests in emotion, motivation, and trust in the context of early-stage fundraising and other stakeholder relationships
I consult with founders and their top management teams on achieving their personal and business goals. I specialize in making innovation, management and leadership improvements in firms from $10M to $100M in annual revenue. I also speak to groups interested in entrepreneurship and innovation via keynotes and workshops.
BOARD DIRECTOR OR ADVISOR POSITIONS: ✔ Swally ✔ Utopia Solutions ✔ ReferralGPS ✔ HelloCollege ✔ FetchFind ✔ Earlybird ✔ UrbanBound ✔Partners for Achievement
I have invested in more than 30 high-growth startups as an angel investor. EXITS ★ Valt: Acquired by Dropbox in 2019 ★ FetchFind note repaid in full 2019 ★ PFA note repaid in full 2015 ★ MadMimi.com: Acquired by GoDaddy 2014
At Comeback Capital, I invested in pre-seed and seed-stage startups in the U.S. heartland. My primary interests are in B2B, non-healthcare companies. We're often the first professional money in a funding round with a typical investment of $100-250k.