PAST PROJECTS
SELECTED PROJECTS:
• Founded first scalable grocery shopping & delivery service; Piloted with the Pathmark chain;
• Negotiated home delivery pilots for Blockbuster, MailBoxes, Toys"R"Us, Wendy's & others • Initiated acquisition of DealerWire.com by DealerTrack Holdings ("TRAK") • Repesented companies & celebrities that appeared on QVC & HSN • Founded FANchat.NET platform (first virtual meet-n-greet platform for athletes) ACQUIRED • Co-Founded PopsyCakes Company (first cupcake on a pretzel stick) ACQUIRED• Created the PopsyBites concept (smaller version) of the niche PopsyCakes product • Advised premium chocolatier Antoine Amrani Chocolates (oversaw its acquisition) • Co-Founded PriceDrive.com (one of the first B-B vehicle wholesale exchange models) • Created the "Store-To-Door" local home delivery concept for Sears Roebuck Co. • Created "Fantasy Sports Central" concept (partnered with Harrah's Entertainment) • Provided marketing services for VoiceFlash (Speech recognition / Bluetooth) • Major Stockholder in iTrackr Systems (local product inventory search app) • Ownership interest in Quizno's franchise chain (owned a territory in South Florida) • Co-Founded BackStopDaily.com (daily fantasy sports website & statistical data provider) • Co-Founded DIS - used vehicle inventory mgmt ("U-TOPS" installed in Chrysler dealers nationwide) • Co-Architector of CarsArrive (largest automated vehicle shipping facilitator in the country) ACQUIRED • Partnered with Philly radio personality icon Mike Missanelli to launch MikeMiss Ventures • Partnered with Phillie Star Darren Daulton to market BackStopDaily.com • Partnered with Phillie star Lenny Dykstra to create "Grand Slam Car Wash/Wax Kit" • Partnered with LA Dodger icon Tommy Lasorda to market his pasta & apparel line • Partnered with NHL star Eric Lindros on an affinity card venture with MBNA • Co-Founded ScoutLit APP (Tracking stats platform for college and high school athletes) ACQUIRED• Co-Founded Darren Daulton Foundation (malignant brain cancer) • Co-Business Manager to Phillie star Lenny Dykstra • Provided advisory services to ex-MLB star Curt Schilling's 38 Studios (investment) • Provided advisory services to the Philadelphia Union (investment)
• Partnered with General Motors Minority Dealership Association (GM - Product BETA rollout test) • Lead advisor for DVD for baseball film "The Yankles" (Magnolia Pictures) • Entrepreneur Mentor - EDC of South Florida • Negotiated TV personality contracts with TV networks
• Partnered with Pete Rose (Pete Rose Ballpark Cafe) - focus on building the brand’s online presence
• Partnered with Eric Lindros to create an MBNA affinity card (part of MBNA’s strategy for co-branded credit cards)• Represented a number of pro athletes in off-the-field business ventures • Elected as a Delegate to the 1995 White House Conference on Small Business • Involved in SPAC raise for Allied Esports Entertainment (e-sports)
• PTseats.com launches online tournament bookings (Partnered with Trump Taj Mahal - Atlantic City)• Raised over $70M in venture funding
Other Notable Past Clients: Corporate & Non-profit
Wahlburgers Corporation Toys R Us, Inc.
Home Shopping Network VoiceFlash Networks
General Motors Minority Dealers Assoc. FedEx Corporation
Quiznos Franchising Company F Squared Media, LLC
Dealerwire.com (DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.) Rogers Broadcasting
iTrackr Systems Inc. The DuPont Company
PriceDrive (Landmark Communications) The Coffee Beanery
Hughes Supply, Inc. (Home Depot, Inc.) PopsyCakes Company
Dealer Information Solutions, Inc. Antoine Amrani Chocolates
KMART Corporation Guardian Angels, Inc.
The National-Italian American Foundation Trump Entertainment
The Waves Restaurant Group, Inc. Laundromax
Enterprise Development Corp. of South Florida United Parcel Service
University Computing Services Corp. (UCSC) General Motors Corp.
Brookfield Properties Virgin Group (Richard Branson)
Gloria Estefan Enterprises/Disney Co. Nordstroms