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Alpharetta, Ga, Us

Telluride, Colorado, United States

Currently leading a dynamic, premium men's travel apparel brand through a comprehensive restructuring and growth plan.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Currently providing strategic advisory services to middle-market, private equity-sponsored companies. Areas of focus include:• Business Strategy: Leading initiatives to optimize organizational performance and long-term growth.• Debt & Equity Advisory: Advising on capital structure and financing, including sourcing and negotiating debt and equity deals.• Financial Strategy: Developing financial frameworks for growth and restructuring, aimed at maximizing value and scalability.• Turnaround Management: Steering companies through financial and operational turnarounds, implementing strategies to restore profitability.• Exit Positioning: Crafting strategies for a successful exit, including positioning for potential sale or recapitalization.

Roswell, Georgia

Award winning socially conscious company in the beverage industry. An innovative supply chain model that has been instrumental in driving social and economic change in the large coffee and tea commodity markets. Key customers include industry leaders Chick-fil-A, Focus Brands, Delta Air Lines and Gordon Food Service and others. Accomplishments include:• Led and oversaw all aspects of company operations, strategy, capital/financial, and execution. • Successfully led the turnaround of the company, transforming it from an early stage struggling organization into a thriving and profitable entity. • Implemented strategic initiatives that resulted in significant value creation, driving revenue growth, and improving profitability year over year.• During this tenure, revenue doubled, and earnings grew 5X. • Personally responsible for originating, creating customized solutions with the team and closing significant new enterprise customers including Delta Air Lines, Focus Brands, Gordon Food Service, Edible Arrangements and Le Pain Quotidien. • Demonstrated strong financial acumen by optimizing financial performance, managing costs, and driving operational efficiency. • Led successful capital raising efforts, all bank financing activities, and a company recapitalization in 2021.

Alpharetta, Georgia

Leading provider of growth and turnaround financing for small, mid-cap businesses throughout the U.S, particularly private equity sponsored companies. Hired by private equity owner to execute a turnaround plan to position for a strategic exit. • Significant turnaround while navigating the demise in the 2008 capital markets. • Led a rebranding effort to reposition as a partner for higher quality, private equity owned assets.• As part of turnaround plan, closed multiple offices throughout the U.S. and consolidated to one location. Reduced overhead by 72%, eliminated risky and unprofitable clients while growing with larger, higher quality assets. Implemented automated tools to create a scalable platform that immediately increased productivity with minimal headcount. • Rebuilt stakeholder confidence through a presentation of a new strategic plan that led to closing a new bank line with a new lender group in 2008. The turnaround plan was executed with no additional equity infusions. • Grew portfolio and profitability significantly through growth, increasing fee income with higher quality assets. Nominal write-offs further enhanced profitability. • Execution of strategic plan with improved financial performance, high quality assets and a scalable business model led to a successful exit to MidFirst Bank in 2013.

Alpharetta, Georgia

Founder of specialty finance company providing senior debt solutions for early stage and growth companies. Successfully raised necessary capital and secured a warehouse bank line of credit used to manage and grow business. Company sold to Presidential Financial in 2008.

Atlanta, Georgia

Led Commercial Finance unit for the Southeast, Midwest, and Southwest Markets. Business unit sold to CIT Group in 2003. Declined offer to lead the team for CIT. • Turnaround – poor growth performer to growth leader for the U.S team while integrating a recent acquisition.Six Sigma Certified, GE Executive Leadership

Alpharetta, Georgia

Greater Atlanta Area

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

B.S. Finance, Finance, General

Graduated With "Distinction"

Thesis published by the American Bankers Association