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2015
2015
XRC Labs is an NYC-based venture fund and startup accelerator dedicated to fostering the next generation of disruptors in retail technology and consumer goods. We launched in 2015 and since then has invested in over 100 startups. We’re proud to have built a world-class ecosystem with corporate sponsors including Mastercard, The TJX Companies, Inc., Estee Lauder, GS1 and others. We also have a 330+ mentorship network, which includes today’s most influential retail leaders and consultancies. Our vision is to be the preeminent ecosystem where innovation happens to solve the biggest challenges and unlock the next generation of opportunities facing the retail and consumer goods industries. Unlike traditional accelerators like Techstars, who focus on breadth rather than vertical depth and knowledge of the space, or company accelerators, whose field of vision is naturally limited, XRC brings a stage-agnostic, design-first mindset, encompassing the needs of startups, retailers and brands across deep domain areas such as omnichannel, product development (which includes 3D printing) as well as next generation retail analytics and targeting.
2018 - 2023
2018 - 2023
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2011 - 2018
2011 - 2018
Eaglepoint Advisors is a full-service advisory firm focused on middle-market consumer goods and retail companies. Our partners are seasoned CEOs who have delivered dramatic business model transformations….even in messy, complex situations where fast, incisive change is required. Depth and unparalleled functional expertise is provided by partner Kurt Salmon, a 75-year-old global management consulting firm with over 1,600 professionals.
2015 - 2018
2015 - 2018
Global Partner Acquisition Corporation (www,globalpartnerac.com) is a special purpose acquisition vehicle and public company that has raised $155 million to deploy by merging with a company that has an enterprise value between $150 million and $1 billion+.
2012 - 2017
2012 - 2017
GatherEducation is a virtual classroom platform and marketplace that makes it as easy for teachers and students to teach and interact as if they were in a physical classroom. Anywhere, anytime on any device.
2010 - 2016
2010 - 2016
Guided Launch serves as an early stage advisory, investment and operating practice in the Digital Media, Consumer and SMB-targeted businesses across mobile and internet platforms. Since its inception last year, Guided Launch has co-founded or engaged with 4 startups in the mobile, Facebook Advertising, SMB and consumer web spaces.
2013 - 2015
2013 - 2015
Serving as Chief Digital Officer to bring IoT (Internet of Things) to a 150 year old durable goods manufacturer. Revolutionizing the way every day people will be interacting with water and energy.
2014 - 2014
2014 - 2014
Stabilized and focused the company on core capabilities, re-aligning and promoting key team members. Created new consulting practice leveraging in-house expertise at 2.5x the previous billing rates, resulting in a multi-million dollar customer engagement within 30 days of arrival. Shut down non-performing products and instead focused the team to launch two new products for the k-12 and B2B editorial spaces. Provided the board and new CEO with a SWOT of the business and path forward.
2012 - 2013
2012 - 2013
I led Alloy Digital’s product management and technology functions and was responsible for driving the overall technology strategy and execution at the company until the merger with Break Media and the move of the business to the West Coast. My teams focused on increasing acquisition, engagement and alternative monetization of over 90 million O+O uniques and 18 million Youtube followers who collectively watch over 5.7 petabytes of video per year across all screens and devices. My team have launched Alloy’s mobile business with successful and money making mobile games and core viewing apps across all platforms for both our internal and partner properties. We expanded our e-commerce business by 100% by building a great team in merchandising, technology and analytics. We launched our big data team that measures our audience behavior at the cohort level to provide much more accurate and useful information to the business.
2012 - 2012
2012 - 2012
Consulted to Managing Director of Kurt Salmon's retail and consumer business to set the strategy and develop thought leadership for Kurt Salmon's digital practice. * Identified key trends and focused attention on buildout of mobile retail strategy * Authored or co-authored white papers to present the importance of logistics as part of the store-of-future strategy * Coined the term "1:1 retailing" to describe Kurt Salmon's strategy of customer-oriented user experience * Co-crafted key presentation pieces to retail CEO's as part of the Kurt Salmon strategy * Engaged with numerous client opportunities and client engagements requiring digital expertise (ecommerce and mobile) * Identified and recruited digital technology partners and potential consulting practice lead partner.