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Fortunet - E-Commerce Investment BankingVice President, Business Development
Feb. 2021 - May. 2023Boutique investment bank focused on M&A transactions for DTC & Amazon FBA businesses. I led sales & business development, building out the sales team, overseeing inbound & outbound marketing initiatives and working directly with clients. 33 clients signed
$2M+ fees generated
Dozens of strategic partnerships
Opened new markets with particular success in Eastern and Central Europe.
Invited to speak at various prestigious industry events, including Prosper Show (largest Amazon FBA conference)
Boosted CommerceHead Of Business Development
Dec. 2019 - Jan. 2021An early to the market e-commerce "aggregator", Boosted is an acquisition company that focuses on third party FBA sellers on Amazon. First employee hired, my focus was on proprietary deal sourcing,diligence and partnerships. Generated 100s of off-market leads leading to 12 succesful acquisitions. Was called "the best deal sourcer in the business" from the head of M&A from a leading competing aggregator.
Alpha Rock CapitalVice President Of Business Development
Jul. 2019 - Dec. 2019We acquire online businesses that own valuable digital real-estate in the E-commerce space. Focus on Amazon Private Label sellers and other Amazon ecosystem partners.
College BOTVice President Of Business Development
Jun. 2018 - Jul. 2019Using AI driven chat/voice bots to interview prospective college students and guide them towards appropriate higher education programs.
LeadGenLeadersCEO
Jan. 2013 - Jun. 2018West Palm Beach, Florida AreaLeadGenLeaders offers highly-tailored B2B customer acquisition services. We partner with SMB tech business to help expand and grow revenues worldwide. We have helped companies triple revenues, raise millions in funding, and close deals with multi-billion dollar customers. If you are interested in forming a partnership, please contact me or go to www.leadgenleaders.com to learn more. Ideal Partners Include: Funded/revenue generating startups; International companies who wish to expand in North America; Service providers targeting Tech/E-commerce.
LoopItHead Of Business Development
Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2012Greater Boston AreaBrought in to kick-start LoopIt's partner outreach directed towards e-commerce retailers. Closed first 10+ partners and oversaw successful deployments. Successful exit with sale to advertising technology firm Nanigans.
KinamikDirector Business Development
Jun. 2010 - Nov. 2012Barcelona Area, SpainLed the sales team with efforts concentrated on new customer and partner acquisition in North America and Europe. Closed deals with globally recognized security companies, integrators and direct corporate & government accounts.
Blink LogicVice President - Sales
May. 2007 - Dec. 2009San Rafael, CaliforniaLearned, thrived, and succeeded with this exciting technology (SaaS) company. Initially responsible for the inside sales team, I designed and executed a B2B lead generation strategy that resulted in thousands of qualified leads with high-level decision makers. This transitioned to a role to develop and manage Blink Logic's channel program, leading to dozens of OEM partnerships with prominent technology companies. Later given responsibility for all of Blink's sales and marketing efforts and continued it's growth in the SaaS Business Intelligence market. *Closed largest deal in company history
*Established channel/OEM partnerships representing millions of end users
*Investor/press relations liaison
Furnishings.comBusiness Development
Mar. 2007 - Jun. 2007San Francisco Bay AreaI was brought in to design and execute an aggressive customer acquisition strategy for the initial go-to-market. Closed the first dozen customers, as well as a strategic partnership with the largest industry trade show.
Peachtree FundingAccount Executive
May. 2004 - Mar. 2007West Palm Beach, Florida Area*Responsible for sales in excess of $100 million in receivables
*Top salesperson in qualified leads generated that became deals
*“Rookie of the Year” award in 2004
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