The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Teaching AI Essential for Business Applications for UTC's Center for Professional Education

AI Instructor

Game Plan Marketing

I'm a fractional CMO for home service brands. I help them manage their website & drive new leads through paid ads, local SEO, email and text marketing. I also build custom automation workflows to optimize their new lead to converted customer journey. https://gameplan.is

Founder

IFTTT

Senior Content Marketing Manager

Assistant Director of Marketing - CPE

Tripp Stanford Digital Consulting

- Launched an agency to six-figure revenues within the 1st year
- Executed full-funnel digital marketing strategy for SMBs
- Managed a team of contractors & employees to implement the digital   
   marketing strategy
- Initiated partnerships with local and national marketing agencies
- Managed PPC & SEO for international eCommerce & manufacturing companies

Digital Marketing Consultant

Papercut Interactive

- Developed marketing strategy for 16 retainer clients (SMBs)
- Accelerated revenue growth through SEO, PPC, Email & Paid Social channels.
- Orchestrated the transition from a web development firm to a full service 
   digital marketing agency

Digital Marketing Director

Bellhops

- Pioneered growth strategy that grew revenues by 20x in two years
- Designed custom marketing attribution model with the development team
- Mentored an inbound sales team to promote growth

Digital Marketing Specialist

Campus Bellhops is a highly specialized moving solution operating in 46 cities across the country. We exclusively employ top-tier college students from 53 major Universities to provide moving help with clean-cut, reputable and respectable young men that are worthy to be in your home or residence.

- Employee Management: interview, hire, and manage a team of 50+ student Bellhops.
- Marketing: manage grassroots marketing, build strategic relationships and oversee brand awareness on campus.
- Operations Management: ultimately responsible for the completion of every job scheduled.

Campus Director

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

During my time at UTC I've not only learned applicable business concepts, but I've learned how to think critically.

Student

AREA203

Help the Display team on daily tasks,  research and present current industry trends.

Display Marketing Intern

Urban Stack Burger Lounge

I give the most legendary service to every customer and on the side I research and apply information to our Facebook to ultimately increase revenue and customer relations.

Waiter/ Social Media Manager

I help businesses grow with thoughtful marketing & automation.

https://trippstan.com

I'm a customer-obsessed marketing professional with a history of implementing high-performing marketing strategies. I have helped a national moving startup grow 20x in two years, an international eCommerce brand grow 3x in 6 months, and dozens of other companies as well. Currently, I'm helping everything work better together at IFTTT. I listen to the customer, analyze the competition, and reposition the brand to stand out and solve the customer's problem.

Tripp Stanford

Axis Solutions Group LLC

Years grinding. Your empire's built. NOW, thinking: "Cash out BIG?" 🚀

Here’s the deal: Snagging that PERFECT buyer's a battlefield. Research, networking, marketing – it's a full-blown mission with NO guarantees. Value talks? Even trickier. Without the know-how, you're shooting in the dark.

Stress city. It’s rough on you, your crew, your fam. Relationships strain, teams jittery. Botch this? Ouch, that's gonna hurt.

Enter stage: ME, Devesh Sharma. Axis Solutions is your ace. We're all about MAXING OUT that exit. Manufacturing, construction, tech – you name it, we nail it.

Our secret sauce? A killer auction process. Pulls in vetted buyers like bees to honey. Think 5-10 solid offers, with a juicy 30-50% price spike.

But wait, there’s MORE.

Dive into our exclusive program, and we’ll turbocharge your exit game. Flip the script from past numbers to FUTURE gold. That's a potential extra 50-70% in your pocket.

Axis Solutions = Your exit, STRATEGIC & STACKED 💥

I'm Devesh Sharma, your ticket to a blockbuster business goodbye.

Let's chat. NOW.

Axis Solutions: See tomorrow's growth TODAY. Cash in TOMORROW.

Chief Executive Officer

ACT Capital Advisors

You've built your business from the ground up, putting blood, sweat, and tears into creating a legacy. But now, you're standing at the precipice of a significant decision—selling your company.

The uncertainty is overwhelming. Who's the right buyer? Will you get the value you deserve? Your heart pounds with a mix of fear and frustration. The exit strategy is a convoluted maze. The M&A process, a foreign language.

Fear of low valuation haunts you. Could you be leaving money on the table with inadequate sale proceeds? And then there's the trust issue. Could you really hand over your business legacy to an outsider?

BUT WAIT...

As an ACT Capital Managing Director, I've been in your shoes. I've navigated the fraught waters of business transactions. I've grappled with strategic and financial buyers.

I BRING YOU GOOD NEWS.

ACT Capital is not just an Investment Bank. It's a Top 10 player. We don't just close deals; we seal them with brilliance. 90% of deals we work on? CLOSED. 80% of those? Prices soar 30% HIGHER than initial valuations, thanks to our market knowledge and auction process. 95% of ACT clients drown in MULTIPLE OFFERS.

But it's not just about the numbers.

I believe in a partnership. A collaborative, value-enhancing process that goes beyond typical practices. I walk with you. For six months, we'll boost your valuation together.

Because YOU deserve to sell your company at the BEST price.

ACT Capital.Your partner in success.

Managing Director

Tomlin Investments LTD.

Achieved 30%+ IRRs and 10x MOIC on Land developments over an 8 years hold period for 10 projects.

Private Equity firm with $300 million of AUM. We maximize returns for Limited Partners through market research and aggressively managing projects with profound attention to detail.

Handling new program development, pitches, and LP reporting. Leading accounting, financial strategy, treasury, and banking relationships.

Refinanced a $50 million construction loan, capturing opportunities for improvement: reducing interest expense by 30% with the same maturity and flexible covenants in 2 months.

Operating Partner

Newport Board Group

Improved EBITDA by 3-5% of sales in 4 months on average increasing ROI for PE portfolio companies while improving staffing and recruitment to enhance team performance and data analysis tools and skills (Tableau, Advanced Excel...).

Restructured sales, aligning from 12 to 6 regions, reducing one layer, and introduced eCommerce channels and digital marketing.

Increased product availability from 80% to 95% while reducing inventory by 18% using financial analysis models, meeting customer timelines.

Consulting: sourcing and closing new business, partnering with PE firms. Client presentations on market analysis (TAM), investment recommendations, M&A transactions, financial modeling, business valuation, deal negotiations, and optimizing investment thesis.

Commercial Metals Company

Created Strategy and M&A functions. Captured over $100 million in operational savings

Established corporate and business unit strategic planning, hired ex-McKinsey Partner to create a high-performance strategy development and continuous improvement function.

Launched the Lean Management Office, achieved a lead time reduction from 67 to 18 days and inventory and fixed assets' decrease of $60 M in 2 years with profound process improvements,

Led portfolio optimization initiative on $12 million in cash on sale and leaseback opportunities and divestiture of underperforming units

SVP Strategy and Lean Office

Guided on market activities, market conditions, and execution of overall strategic initiatives. Ran financial modeling and business valuation.

VP Strategy and Business Development

Bosch USA

Managed Bosch Board approval process and led negotiations and due diligence. Oversaw post-merger integration. Achieved 3%+ per annum inorganic growth via successful integration.

Evaluated over 100 targets and completed 10 transactions per year with an average enterprise value of $300 M. Handled 5 divestitures.

SVP Mergers & Acquisitions - Americas

Supervised Strategy, Finance, and Controlling as well as pricing for a North and South America based $2.5 billion electronics and manufacturing entity. 

Captured $1B annual award (GM SUV’s brake system) by adding low-value Delphi products, reducing impacts for their union plants, despite internal reluctance.

Led cost reduction by closing 4 plants, transferring production successfully to Mexico resulting in a 12% improvement.

SVP Finance

YOU are a BUSINESS OWNER who has poured your HEART and SOUL into building your empire. But are you capturing the full value of everything you’ve built?

Every day, business owners like you lose out when selling their businesses — leaving behind untapped value that gets scooped up by others.

👉 Private Equity firms triple the value of the businesses they buy in just three years.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

At Axis Solutions Group, we’re on YOUR side. We help you unleash your business’s full potential, secure your family’s financial future, and exit on your terms — without sacrificing profitability or control.

Here’s How We Deliver Results:
1️⃣ Crush margin leaks: Capture 5–10% more on sales.
2️⃣ Crack open production limitations: Double throughput and reduce costs by 30%.
3️⃣ Drive growth: Increase revenue by 20%+ every year.

Imagine this:
In just one year, we can double your business’s value. By year three? Triple it.

Why Axis Solutions Group?
We’re not consultants or investment bankers who complicate things.
We deliver measurable results fast: an instant surge in free cash flow and long-term growth.

Led by a veteran with 30+ years of experience:

Acquired 100+ companies annually for multi-billion-dollar conglomerates.
Built and scaled businesses in private equity to new heights.
Now, we bring this expertise to YOU, the entrepreneur.

Don’t Be the Meal — Fight Back.
Private equity is feasting on businesses across America, but you don’t have to be their next opportunity.

Let’s unlock the true potential of your business — and secure the jackpot you deserve.

Connect with us today, and let’s turn your business into an unstoppable force.

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