Intrepid

Intrepid is a financial technology company that brings innovation, inspiration, and opportunity to every entrepreneur and business in the creator economy.

Our core product "Superstar" is a creator marketing management software designed to automate the way data-driven marketing teams operate. It offers an integrated platform to manage the entire lifecycle of creator marketing campaigns. 

The objective is to streamline processes from the creator discovery phase to payments, all while leveraging data-driven insights and fostering enhanced collaboration among stakeholders.

I recruit customers, partners and lead our global community.

Co-Founder | Community | Growth 

Activate America

Producer of Amplified Avondale https://www.instagram.com/amplifiedavondale/ 

Activate America leads urban transformation and regenerative placemaking projects, creating vibrant cultural hubs for economic revitalization and fosters community connection and cultural diversity.

As the Founder and CEO of Activate America, I orchestrated a transformative journey that significantly impacted the local community. We've achieved remarkable milestones:

Community Development: Our festival transitioned from a homogenous gathering into a diverse and inclusive event, with over 1,000 monthly attendees representing a rich tapestry of backgrounds, fostering an inclusive sense of community and cultural diversity.

Revenue Growth: Doubled and tripled revenue for local merchants, contributing to the economic vitality of the community.

Urban Revitalization: Pioneered the creation of a net-new entertainment district, catalyzing urban revitalization and cultural enrichment.

Founder and CEO

Delivering over a hundred keynote speeches, panels, and moderated discussions on Fintech, Modern Banking, Web3, Blockchain, AI, and the Future of Work.

Translating deep tech trends into human-centric insights, driven by my entrepreneurial, executive recruiting, and advisory background.

Public Speaker

Silver Creek Partners

Full time through 2016, select long term clients through 2023. Global reach.
Key Contributions:

Recruited and onboarded over 2500 professionals, driving substantial revenue growth and innovation for diverse organizations. Hundreds of customers from idea stage to F50.
Functional areas: Engineering, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development
Roles: CSuite to individual contributor.
Google, SAP, SingTel, AIA, Flipt, Anheiser Busch, Salesforce,

Key Accomplishments:
Scaled startup engineering teams from initial hires to robust units of up to 40 engineers.

Led talent acquisition for a HealhTech startup from idea to a teams 140+ employees.

Led talent acquisition efforts for a Fortune 100 electronics manufacturer, resulting in 35 senior manager and executive hires within 12 months.

Scaled a Fortune 50 insurance company's newly formed division from a single employee to 35 senior hires in just 18 months, including relocating 25 senior executives to Singapore.

Oversaw organizational design and talent acquisition for a corporate development and Innovation business unit, culminating in 14 executive-level hires.

Drove early success for startups, consistently recruiting first customers in zero to one environments.

Founder | Executive Recruiter

Intrepid Ventures

Intrepid Ventures was a Blockchain and Web3 startup studio and innovation lab for founders and chief innovation officers.

Customer-facing leader with a proven track record of success in growing and engaging communities, launching successful events, and building relationships in the blockchain and Web3 space.

Grew a global invite-only community from 0 to 30,000+ members in 18 months. Community led insights and guidance helped to shape the thinking of community members and position them for success in the rapidly evolving blockchain and Web3 space.

Developed and launched more than 20 sponsored events across Southeast Asia through ecosystem partners including Visa, Prudential, AIA, IFC World Bank, IBM, and others, attracting over 10,000 attendees. 

Facilitated community-driven innovation and collaboration, resulting in the launch of multiple successful blockchain/crypto products across insurance, fintech, security, and gaming.

Intrepid Ventures | Co-Founder | Blockchain & Web3 Venture Studio

Creator Economy | Influencer Marketing | Community | Sales and Partnerships | Recruiting

I help Influencer Marketing teams unify, automate, and scale their operations so they can focus on growth vs. administrative tasks.


I've recruited and helped build amazing teams (onboarded 2500+ professionals).
I've designed and built global communities from zero to 30K+.
Designed, launched and produced 18 Music and Art Festivals, 5 large scale conferences and 100+ events
Co-founded 4 startups in  Blockchain, Healthech, Fintech and AI/Automation.

Zach Piester

Uscreen

Report to the CEO.  Bootstrapped vertical SaaS & payments.  Memberships for video creators & YouTubers.

COO/CRO

Brex

Reported to the CRO.  Business banking, corporate card, expense management software, and bill pay software.

From $20 to $100M+ in annual revenue (~18 months).
Partners:  NetSuite, Quickbooks, Xero, TriNet, Shopify, Magento, and BigCommerce.
Channel:  Agencies, accountants, VARs, and system integrators (SIs and GSIs).

Partnerships & Sales

BlueVine

Reported to the CEO.  Business banking, working capital, and payments.

From $15 to $150M+ in annual revenue.
Team of ~30 people and 2,500+ partners responsible for ~60% of total revenue.
Channel: Brokers, bankers, VC, lower middle-market ecosystem (PE, lenders, i-bank)

Technology Crossover Ventures

Invested ~$400M across software, marketplace, media, ecommerce, and gaming businesses.

Sourced, evaluated, and executed equity investments with a check size between $50M - $250M.

Growth Equity

Electronic Arts

Supported two CEOs (John Riccitiello and Andrew Wilson), CFO (Blake Jorgenson), and President (Frank Gibeau) with M&A and strategy analysis.

Mobile gaming, esports, PC & console, free-to-play gambling, sports & brand licensing,

Corp Dev

Lazard

Broad industry experience with exposure to consumer, media & entertainment, retail, technology, and industrial

Investment Banking (M&A and restructuring)

I am the COO at Uscreen - pronounced [yoo-skreen].  We're on a mission to generate $1+ Billion of annual earnings for creators by 2025.

Uscreen is a growing (and profitable) bootstrapped SaaS business revolutionizing the way that video creators & YouTubers monetize their content.  

Prior to Uscreen, I helped two tech startups (Bluevine & Brex) grow from ~$20m to $150m+ of annual revenue.  Before that, I invested growth equity in pre-IPO tech scale-ups -- typically $50m to $250m at a time.  And supported the executive team at Electronic Arts with M&A and strategy.

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