I am a successful, experienced entrepreneur and senior business executive seeking my next professional business challenge/opportunity. I founded and led a CPG chemical consumer products manufacturing company (Aqua Clear Industries, LLC (Watervliet, NY) in a highly regulated industry (Federal and State EPA, OSHA etc.) to $50 MM in revenue over a fourteen-year period and an exit via a sale to a strategic buyer at a 14x multiple (EBITDA)
I have extensive experience and relationships within the private equity and investment banking communities and have successfully sourced and closed multiple transactions over the course of my career.
My business passion is building brands via creative and innovative advertising and marketing campaigns. I have a great eye for talent and a commitment to building collaborative teams to drive enterprise success. I have hands on CPG experience at retail, wholesale/distribution and manufacturing levels.
In addition, I have recently produced the debut feature film by Director Craig Calamis, “The Drifter” as well as a new TV comedy pilot called “PUMP” that features Brain Baumgarntner from the hit show “The Office”. I am also a former partner/sponsor of MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks.More...