University of South Florida

CXO  -  Entrepreneur  -  Investor  -  Advisor

Eqvista is a full-featured company valuation, cap table, equity, tax and compliance documentation and shareholder account management platform.

Highlights:

* Fastest-growing equity management platform
* $50+ Billion in client equity under administration
* 15,000+ companies trust Eqvista
* Adding >$2.5B in AuM monthly.

Eqvista

COO | Head of Revenue

Cheqly is a full service digital bank offering FDIC-insured business accounts, virtual & physical VISA debit cards, ACH payments, domestic and international wires and venture debt financing for early stage private companies.

Highlights:
* Same-day accounts, no fees
* FDIC-insured, VISA debit card
* Financial instruments and transactions
* Equity-based lending & stock transaction infrastructure.

Cheqly

Strategic Advisor

Advise companies in Alchemist class across range of topics.

Alchemist Accelerator

Mentor

Advisor and investor in several startup and early-stage companies, with a focus on strategic planning, strategic relationship identification and development, GTM strategies and finance oversight and planning.

Brason Consulting

Principal

As the initial, lead and majority investor, and as EVP and acting COO, CRO and CFO, I led business development efforts to achieve significant revenue goals and solid bottom-line results. While lead POC on all client, operational, finance, vendor, and legal matters, I also managed all documentation and administrative matters, and was a critical voice in corporate strategic discussions. 

Having spearheaded the development of numerous programmatic relationships and the landing of over 3,500 publisher accounts, attention turned to the signing and onboarding of over 250 video streaming content relationships to launch the FAST streaming service DistroTV.

DistroScale, Inc.

EVP - Business Development, Operations & Finance; Lead Investor

As Co-Founder, COO and acting CFO of Graphiq, a semantic technology, big data company, I oversaw operations, finance, HR, facilities, was integral in achieving 40%+ growth and exceeded aggressive content development goals. Additionally, I co-presented, secured, and managed documentation, due diligence and closing of VC funding.

Acquired by Amazon in 2017.

Graphiq Inc.

Co-Founder and COO

As CEO, COO and acting CMO, I oversaw over 10-figures in cumulative, profitable revenue of a sector-leading digital content management company. I closed strategic global deals with Yahoo, DoubleClick, MSN/Bing, Excite and other top Web properties. 

Additionally, I managed marketing budgets, media placement and affiliate programs of low-mid 9-figures and managed merchant, affiliate, and content producer relationships, and reduced the overall cost of operating these relationships by 30+%.

WP Associates

CEO and COO

As Founder and CEO, I launched one of the first and largest digital advertising agencies. We pioneered much of what is now current-day practices, products, and executions in the digital marketing sector - now known as the "Adtech" industry. We developed the concept of quantitative analysis-driven performance in B2B and B2C digital marketing, specializing in large-client media planning and buying and ubiquitous Web placement campaigns. We planned and executed the industry’s first “takeovers” or “roadblocks” on the Web and achieved industry dominance for two clients through strategic media planning and placement, holding the #1 client position with Yahoo! and DoubleClick from 1996-2001. Average client spend ranged from $20-50 million annually.

Starting with $100, no outside funding or debt, within three years, we grew the agency to nearly $150 million in annual revenue and 80+ employees with offices in DC, NY, and SF, ultimately reaching over $1B in cumulative revenue.

Qfactor, Inc.

Founder, CEO

An international B2C affinity calling card service.

Intrapreneurial co-founder.

Oncor Communications, Inc.

International Manager

A B2B pay-per-call content and services platform.

Intrapreneurial founder; reached a $50M revenue run rate IN year one.

Premium Services Director

Established in 1973 to serve cable industry clients requiring financial expertise. Since its founding, CEA expanded and focused on investment banking services in the Media, Entertainment, Telecom and Technology sectors and has also represented additional industries.

CEA Group

Analyst, Banker & Broker

As Sr. Credit Policy Officer/VP at JPMorgan Chase, I designed, wrote and implemented numerous credit products for the Bank, ultimately bearing the credit risk for and overseeing a $50B+ loan portfolio.

Brayton Johnson