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Lifelong Entrepreneur<\/span>

Five time founder and entrepreneur in different industries. My companies have won several Inc. 500\/5000 and Best Places to Work and Fastest Growing Company awards, In 2014 I received the CEO of the Year Award from the San Diego Entrepreneur Organization and the 40 under 40 Award from the San Diego Metro Magazine. As an entrepreneur I\u2019ve raised a seed round, venture capital and experienced several liquidity\/exit events.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Executive, Coach & Leader<\/span>

I love investing in others.\u00a0 Seven former direct reports have successfully started companies after working with me.\u00a0 I was a key leader in a market consolidation of over 40 companies, involved in the M&A process and directly led a team that consolidated 10-companies into one business unit. This company scaled from $70M to over $1.5B in valuation in 2 years. In 2017, we won the Private Equity Deal of the Year for our stellar results.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Strategic Advisor & Shareholder<\/span>

Over the years I have worked with 50+ organizations on their strategic planning, growth, M&A strategies and exit plan. \u00a0In 2018, 6 of the companies were on the Inc. 500\/5000 Fastest Growing list.\u00a0 I have or currently work with companies seeking an exit, either preparing them for an ideal sale or to become a platform company for market consolidation.\u00a0 I am an active advisor or shareholder in several current platform consolidations.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Entrepreneurs create enormous value but often don\u2019t experience this to the level they should.<\/h5>

I am passionate about helping entrepreneurs win big and love both the challenge and the incredible impact this can have in people\u2019s lives. \u00a0I am grateful that I have been able to see this process play out several times with the same amazing results. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_single_image image=”21444″ img_size=”full” el_class=”sm-text-center”]Drew Goodmanson<\/span>