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Education
BS in Finance, DePaul
University, 1989
MBA in Entrepreneurship,
DePaul University, 1994
Professional
Certifications
NASD Series 7 and 63
Experience
Over 15 years experience,
mostly with entrepreneurial, rapid growth, and start up companies.
These include Movie Gallery (NasdaqNM:
MOVI) now the third largest video retailer in the US; Train
Reinforce Inspire, a provider of motivational and inspiration
services and a spin-off from Successories (OTCBB:
SCES); DigiByte, an encryption and digital compression
technology company; and Vcapital, a venture funded on-line exchange
linking entrepreneurs with venture capital. My roles have included
management, finance, operations, sales, and administration.
I am active with various
Chicago-area entrepreneurial groups, including the Chicagoland
Entrepreneurial Center, the Illinois Coalition, the Technology
Executive’s Club, the Midwest Entrepreneur’s Forum, and DePaul
University’s PEN Symposium.
Since 2003, I have
been engaged in a number of projects, including, but not limited to:
Director of Finance and
Operations for
In-Pipe Technology Company,
a venture funded wastewater
treatment company; Advisory Board Member for Mobile MoneySaver; Acting
CFO for
First Salvage, Inc., an idea stage company that provides
solutions for auto insurance companies; host of professional
networking events; author of
Venture Capital 101; columnist for
ePrairie; event participant and general raconteur for groups
including but not limited to
DePaul University's PEN Symposium,
the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center,
the Illinois Coalition,
Technology Executive's Club,
the Midwest Entrepreneur's Forum; and my specialty, which
happens to be my pro bono work, a sounding board, cranky idealist,
and straight shooter for innumerable early stage company and idea
stage entrepreneurs.
Prior to 1994, I held a
series of fun jobs that all people in their early and mid 20's
should hold: I bounced at a Halsted Street bar (yeah, that was me
who took away your fake ID), did a short stint selling insurance,
and did a long stint at Steppenwolf Theater as Group Sales Manager,
where the low pay was compensated by meeting a lot of famous people
who promptly ignored me.
Professional Affiliations and Sundry Other Things
In other words, you can
call these different organizations and they'll say nice things about
me (maybe).
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Best Personal
Traits
Humility and
modesty
Authorship
Columnist for
ePrairie
Author of
Venture Capital 101
People in certain
quarters have suggested I write a book. They were even so
kind as to provide a mock up of the book cover .
Musicianship
Given my prowess
with the guitar, some people have suggested I record an
album. They were so kind as to provide the mock up of the
album cover. Bill Snow's Flying Elvis will be released in a
few months. Stay tuned.
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