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Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Jan 2025
DanceOne is the largest holding company of dance brands in the world. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DanceOne brings together leaders in the dance community around their shared mission of fostering the integrity and education of dance. Its collection of over 500 yearly elite dance conventions and events, including Jump, Nuvo, 24Seven The Dance Awards, and Star Dance Alliance’s Starpower, Dreammaker and more, provides the highest level of talent to teach and mentor while leading the industry in innovations that shape the future of dance instruction. With over 60 years of combined experience serving over 10,000 dance studios yearly, DanceOne’s highest priority is the commitment to ensure a safe environment for kids to learn and celebrate movement by providing the highest possible safeguarding standards in the industry. For more information, visit dance.one.
Board Member
Oct 2020
SA Co. is a lifestyle outdoor brand where the philosophy is quality gear at reelistic prices™.
A passion for fishing paired with a unique entrepreneurial talent is what brought SA Co. to its quick, yet well warranted success. With a mix of creativity, as well as trial and error, the brand patented the Gimbal Cover®, which soon became the spark for the company. Capitalizing on social media, the collection expanded into the apparel industry, which catapulted the company into a global brand.
Today, SA Co. is known as a lifestyle apparel brand that supplies consumers with everything they need to make the most out of their outdoor excursions. Sporting the SA shield reveals a passion for the brand, but it goes beyond just that. With our SA team extending far beyond the United States, it means more than wearing a logo; it means a shared connection across the globe.
SA Co. has evolved into a brand that allows customers to live the SA lifestyle through our eyes, one picture at a time.
Board Member
Jan 2016
University Furnishings is a global furniture design and manufacturing firm based in Dallas. We offer our clients unparalleled service and will do whatever it takes to maintain our reputation as the trusted leader in furniture solutions for student housing.
Board Member
Jan 2014
Lift Brands is a leading innovator in the fitness industry as the parent brand to Snap Fitness and Fitness On Demand, and is a minority partner in the 9Round global franchise and functional-based fitness brand Fitstop. Lift Brands delivers results through the most rewarding fitness experiences in the world, changing lives daily. For more information on Lift Brands, please visit www.liftbrands.com.
Lift Brands is proud to serve in 20+ countries and collectively has over 1,600 locations all over the world.
Board Member
Oct 2011
Water Cooler Group is a brand communications company built to address the paradigm shift in how brands market today. Pioneering a new model that scales the power of “Media Branding,” the Group amplifies a brand’s reach, impact and results.
We provide this approach to marketers through organic, wall-less holistic teams that are genetically built upon media and strategy to provide “talent on tap” to brands where and when they need it. This structure draws its strength from aligning established, industry leading, technologically advanced services in creative and content development (MAUDE), social media (HIP GENIUS), and iTV (BOLT) integrated alongside a strategic media communications powerhouse (Media Storm). The result is informed solutions that are more timely, relevant and current to brands.
We invite you to tap into the Group and find out more about what is getting us talked about as the fastest growing independent agency.
Board Member
Mar 2001
Every day, children are harmed by America’s child welfare, juvenile justice, immigration, education, and healthcare systems. Through relentless strategic advocacy and legal action, we hold governments accountable for keeping kids safe and healthy. Children’s Rights has impacted the lives of 2 million children and we are poised to help millions more.
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2025
Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Jan 2025
DanceOne is the largest holding company of dance brands in the world. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Los Angeles, DanceOne brings together leaders in the dance community around their shared mission of fostering the integrity and education of dance. Its collection of over 500 yearly elite dance conventions and events, including Jump, Nuvo, 24Seven The Dance Awards, and Star Dance Alliance’s Starpower, Dreammaker and more, provides the highest level of talent to teach and mentor while leading the industry in innovations that shape the future of dance instruction. With over 60 years of combined experience serving over 10,000 dance studios yearly, DanceOne’s highest priority is the commitment to ensure a safe environment for kids to learn and celebrate movement by providing the highest possible safeguarding standards in the industry. For more information, visit dance.one.
2021
Board Member
Aug 2021
Originality often times means being first and SAXX’s heritage of revolutionizing underwear goes back 10 years. In 2006, Trent Kitsch was on a fishing expedition and after spending hours in a cold, clammy ocean suit he knew there had to be a better way to protect his package from chafing. A former baseball player, he imagined a catcher’s mitt hammock design and turned it upside down in his mind. After the fishing trip, and with the hammock idea still percolating, he worked with a seamstress and designer — and himself as the fit model — to create a paneled fabric hammock to keep his package separated and supported. Fourteen prototypes later, the BallPark Pouch™ and SAXX Underwear were ready for action.
Today, our focus remains the same: to equip you with game-changing, next-level apparel that allows you to move freely, without restriction — apparel that feels like it’s barely there, that elevates your everyday experiences, that just works.
Since its inception, SAXX has experienced rapid growth and a rise in popularity among professional athletes. SAXX’s versatility in the sport community ranges from prominent action sport athletes to NFL, MLB and NHL players. With over 2,000 retailers across North America, Japan, Australia and Europe, SAXX is actively extending its brand reach globally.
2020
Board Member
Oct 2020
SA Co. is a lifestyle outdoor brand where the philosophy is quality gear at reelistic prices™.
A passion for fishing paired with a unique entrepreneurial talent is what brought SA Co. to its quick, yet well warranted success. With a mix of creativity, as well as trial and error, the brand patented the Gimbal Cover®, which soon became the spark for the company. Capitalizing on social media, the collection expanded into the apparel industry, which catapulted the company into a global brand.
Today, SA Co. is known as a lifestyle apparel brand that supplies consumers with everything they need to make the most out of their outdoor excursions. Sporting the SA shield reveals a passion for the brand, but it goes beyond just that. With our SA team extending far beyond the United States, it means more than wearing a logo; it means a shared connection across the globe.
SA Co. has evolved into a brand that allows customers to live the SA lifestyle through our eyes, one picture at a time.
2019
Board Member
Dec 2019
We create opportunities to experience the mountain lifestyle by building authentic relationships, offering humble expertise, and sharing our genuine love for what we do.
Our Values
We are welcoming - We meet people where they are without judgement. Whether theyre seasoned veterans, first-timers, locals, or vacationers, they trust us to set them up for success with quality equipment and great service.
We are ambassadors of lifestyle - We love what makes the mountain lifestyle special: the people, the environment, and the communities. We want our guests to discover and love the mountain lifestyle as much as we do.
We are rooted in experience - By keeping the history of our roots alive, we maintain the quality service, authenticity, and expertise that our guests value and what made us special in the first place.
We are one team - We make our company a great place to work by collaborating, problem-solving, being accountable, and recognizing our accomplishments. We are each unique contributors to a greater whole.
We are always evolving - Our customer* expectations continue to evolve. To meet their needs, we must evolve to stay relevant. We embrace change and always look for the next evolution of what we can do. *Internal & External
2016
Board Member
Jul 2016
Hylan Datacom & Electrical, a Hylan Company, is an industry leading turnkey service provider for wireline, wireless and smart city infrastructure. The company designs, builds and powers the installations for telecom providers, owners and municipalities with a complete suite of services including; fiber optic cable placement, 5G, small cell and DAS installations, electrical infrastructure, datacenter construction, Intelligent Traffic Control systems, emergency/disaster recovery and utility construction and maintenance. Hylan is a primarily a self-performing trade contractor employing civil, electrical and telecommunications tradespersons. Founded in 1960, Hylan Datacom & Electrical is headquartered in Holmdel, NJ and maintains offices and facilities in New York and New Jersey, including its Sanford Duskin Memorial Training Center, a new, 14,000 square foot state-of-the-art training facility in Long Island City, NY.
Our list of certifications, specialized training, and licenses is extensive. Bell-Core GR-290,New York City and New York State DOT, Empire City Subway Systems, railroad, ISO 9001, E.C.S., Con Ed, and Verizon manholes, OSHA, and AMP represent some of our certifications.
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