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Advisor / Investor
Mar 2021
Spence is a FinTech company that provides the most comprehensive suite of safe, compliant, and fully integrated payment capabilities to businesses and consumers.
By combining seamless payment infrastructure, the most extensive choice of payment options, and the highest levels of security, transparency, and compliance, Spence Labs is the superior electronic payment platform for POS, eCommerce, and Loyalty Integrations.
Payment capabilities include: Instant Pay (card not present), Buy Now Pay Later, ACH, Stored Value, Consumer to Merchant “Direct Pay.”
Additional Benefits: reduction of cash, enhanced security and prevention of loss and fraud, increased cart sizes by 35%, detailed reporting (easily view transaction events such as purchasing history, returns, promotions, discounts, tipping, donations), and more.
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Jul 2019
Workspaces your team will love. Thousands of workspaces. Unlimited flexibility. No commitments. Pay as you go.
Advisor / Investor
Dec 2018
Accredited Investor Verification by InvestReady
InvestReady is an agile financial technology firm focused on user friendly services for crowdfunding portals and investors into private equity online.
InvestReady verifies accredited investor status for 506c-regulated private equity issuers, and verifies funds-available status of non-accredited investors for crowdfunding portals who need to remain compliant. With multiple APIs for customized integration options, InvestReady is an industry leading financial technology firm focused on online capital raises.
On the end-user side, InvestReady provides both non-accredited and accredited investors with a variety of the tools to make private equity investing easy, secure, and flexible across different crowdfunding portals
Advisor / Investor
Nov 2018
Advanse is a creative performance platform that uses automation, personalization and insights to deliver high performing creative for advertisers. Our dynamic creative solutions make DCO simple and accessible to brands of all sizes with ready-to-customize templates with built-in performance boosting capabilities. With Advanse, advertisers get better creative, delivered faster, for less.
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Aug 2018
Popular Pays is an all-in-one influencer marketing and visual content creation platform for brands of all sizes. Designed to make collaboration easy and intuitive, Popular Pays enables you to scale your content creation efforts and launch marketing campaigns that drive business impact, without juggling multiple platforms or creator touchpoints. Our creator marketplace allows you to easily source and find the influencers and creators who align with your brand values and audience.
Popular Pays is an official partner of Meta, TikTok, Amazon, and Pinterest, and works with brands such as Kelloggs, Kraft, Delta, and Lyft.
Partner Advisor / Investor (CardConnect, Inc. - a FirstData Company (NYSE: FDC)
Sep 2011
CardConnect, a payment platform of Fiserv, provides solutions for businesses accepting bank card transactions, storing sensitive data and seeking to push the boundaries of innovation. Since its inception, CardConnect has quickly grown to process billions in transactions each year for more than 67,000 businesses across the U.S., ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local coffee shops. Our mission is to make accepting payments as simple and easy as possible while providing unmatched security for our customers. For more information, visit us at cardconnect.com.
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2024
Owner / Chef - Very Private Fine Dining & Exclusive Events (www.captainsroom.com)
Sep 2024
The Captains Room is the premier private events space for the most discerning hosts. Our fully equipped Michelin style commercial kitchen and elegantly appointed dining room create the perfect setting for your next gathering. Whether youre planning a corporate event, a family celebration, or an intimate dinner party, our expert team will work with you to create a truly unforgettable experience.
Discover the finest in private dining and wine experiences that everyone is talking about, right here at The Captains Room - Never Settle
The Captains Room is a one-of-a-kind Art Deco gem, evoking the allure of private prohibition-era clubs and forbidden speakeasies. Originally built in 1924 as the State Bank of Villa Park, this historic venue was famously robbed by John Dillingers gang in 1926—a moment in history that adds to its mystique. Meticulously restored to reflect its speakeasy roots, The Captains Room offers an atmosphere that seamlessly blends its rich history with modern luxury, creating a presence youll have to feel for yourself to describe.
Rich in architectural and design details, The Captains Room delivers a fully curated, end-to-end luxury event experience for the most discerning guests. Situated just 19 miles west of downtown Chicago and moments from Oak Brook Mall, in the vibrant heart of historic downtown Villa Park, The Captains Room features a beautifully transformed wine cellar "vault"—a private sanctuary designed to showcase the world’s most coveted wines.
The space also boasts a painstakingly designed, fully appointed chef’s kitchen, serving as the stage for a roster of Chicagoland’s most talented culinary luminaries. Here, no detail is too small, ensuring that every event is executed with unparalleled precision and elegance.
2022
Partner / Advisor
Jan 2022
Run Payments creates custom payment workflows that work for you and your customers. We develop a customized payments architecture for our clients that spans in-store, in-app, e-commerce and anywhere else your potential customers might be. You’ll have everything you need to get up and running and always stay one step ahead.
2021
Advisor / Investor
Mar 2021
Spence is a FinTech company that provides the most comprehensive suite of safe, compliant, and fully integrated payment capabilities to businesses and consumers.
By combining seamless payment infrastructure, the most extensive choice of payment options, and the highest levels of security, transparency, and compliance, Spence Labs is the superior electronic payment platform for POS, eCommerce, and Loyalty Integrations.
Payment capabilities include: Instant Pay (card not present), Buy Now Pay Later, ACH, Stored Value, Consumer to Merchant “Direct Pay.”
Additional Benefits: reduction of cash, enhanced security and prevention of loss and fraud, increased cart sizes by 35%, detailed reporting (easily view transaction events such as purchasing history, returns, promotions, discounts, tipping, donations), and more.
2020
Owner / Founder - Captain Demo's Red Hot Pepper Sauces (www.captaindemos.com)
Jun 2020
We proudly produce the worlds most luxurious, balanced, and gourmet truffle hot sauces that money can buy. We love what we do and we love that YOU love what we do. Thank you for support and for spreading our sauce all over the internet! Made for Chefs by Chefs right here in the USA.
2019
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Jul 2019
Workspaces your team will love. Thousands of workspaces. Unlimited flexibility. No commitments. Pay as you go.
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