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Competitive, compassionate, mindful and seasoned business professional with uncommon leadership, management and communication skills who is forever curious, seeking of new challenges and readily adapting to them.
Extensive experience in finance, technology and cybersecurity and a proven record of accomplishment in strategic planning, new business concept initiation and implementation, product/service management, operations management, business development, sales and marketing.
From startups to large, mature businesses demonstrable, proven success adapting, leading, managing, developing and motivating cross-functional teams that create and deliver value while meeting and exceeding business objectives. Expertise in revenue generation, establishing strong partnerships, employing innovative approaches and, when desired or needed, serving as an agent of change. 
Lifelong technologist, entrepreneur and philosopher. Investor too.
Regarding startups, two of my core beliefs are:
1) Most good ideas are not also good businesses. It is job ONE of an early entrepreneur to figure out if their good idea might also be a good business. The most-reliable path to this objective is identifying, quantifying and verifying all of the assumptions that founders make (or don't make but should). Based on those validated assumptions, if an entrepreneur cannot tell a cogent story about how how their idea can grow to become a good business... then don't quit your job.
2) It takes a village to raise a startup. To that end, I am active in the startup community as an advisor, mentor and organizer. I founded Startup Haven in 2006 as a means of connecting venture-scale startup founders with the help they need.
Specialties: startup anatomist, business model aficionado, technology maven, paladin-class software engineer, philosopher (no, really) 
In the ever-evolving realms of blockchain and financial technology, I've always been driven by a singular goal: To transform challenges into unrivaled opportunities for growth.
Over the years, I've carved out a reputation as a visionary executive, blending entrepreneurial zeal with deep market insight to not only anticipate the shifts of the financial landscape but also to steer organizations toward unprecedented success.
My journey through prominent roles in firms like TRM Labs and BitGo has endowed me with a unique perspective: One where strategy meets execution. Whether it's scaling revenues seven-fold, pioneering a company's entry into strategic markets, or fostering invaluable partnerships within the crypto ecosystem, my emphasis has always been on tangible results.
Moreover, my role as an independent consultant has empowered businesses to navigate the intricacies of the crypto and traditional finance industries, leveraging tailored strategies, state-of-the-art tech integrations, and education initiatives.
Outside the world of finance, my entrepreneurial spirit finds its expression in ventures like The K9 Mentor, which resonates with my commitment to excellence and innovation, irrespective of the domain.
I'm excited about the ever-blending horizons of technology, finance, and strategy and am keen to collaborate with forward-thinking professionals and organizations to shape the future.
Let's pioneer the next big thing together. 
