An attorney by training, an entrepreneur in spirit, and an executive leader through experience, my career has focused for more than a decade in the sports industry on start-up companies, technology offerings, and pioneering business initiatives. After earning my J.D. at Seton Hall, I went to work for the National Hockey League (NHL) and then Major League Baseball Advanced Media (MLB.com). Ever since, I’ve worked at the unique intersection of sports, entertainment/media, and technology – including COO of a pioneering mobile video SaaS offering targeting sports broadcasters and partner in a venture investment firm focused on sports and entertainment firms. I have been intimately involved in all aspects of entrepreneurship, from envisioning the concept, business planning, hiring, operations build out, funds raising, strategic partnerships, outsourcing, finances, marketing, and more. With a focus on action and results, I am a leader who jumps into the trenches, learning and then executing the necessary steps to achieve goals, enthusiastically working to keep everything moving forward to make our shared vision a reality. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: ► Conducting detailed due diligence and market/competitive analysis of potential investments on more than 2,000 proposed business ideas ► Identifying emerging trends and developing business ideas to capitalize on them ► Building start-ups from conception to launch through proof of concept and growth phases ► Raising financing for development and growth of lucrative business ideas ► Sourcing, structuring, negotiating, and managing strategic partnerships and alliances ► Reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts, licensing agreements, term sheets, and proposals