Phil Rankin

President, EvenMix® | Industrial Mixing Innovator | Lightweight, NASA‑Inspired Mixers for Drums & IBCs | CFO & Board Member, Turning Mode (Aware AI) | Board Member, Beat The Streets Cleveland

📍 Chagrin Falls, Ohio, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 10 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
Angel investor🌍 United States
4
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CFO & Board Member
Jan 2025
We are a Medical Devices and Life Sciences Technology Incubator. At TurningMode, we enable better patient care and better medical outcomes by developing innovative ideas into solutions, positively impacting people’s lives.
Board Member
Feb 2020
After years of research and development, RSP Industries is excited to introduce the first viable alternative to cementitious underlayments, SAPboard. SAPboard subflooring, with its integral sound mat, has achieved sound absorption rates as high as 59 IIC and 62 STC, the sound-dampening abilities of SAPboard is second to none. Save time. Save money. And build a better project with SAPboard. The prevention of noise transfer between living spaces has been a challenge for architects and builders for decades. Large structures such as multifamily dwellings and hotel buildings are especially prone to sound transmission between floors. Now, for the first time ever, the innovative design of SAPboard allows for sound barriers to be incorporated into the structure as the building is framed, thus allowing for continuity of installation without the need to demobilize trades in order to pour gypcrete. These unwanted noises and sounds can flow like a network through a large structure. From the constant hum of electronic equipment in large office buildings to the everyday sounds of life in multi-family structures, the close proximity of units both above and below demands that attention is given to undesired sound transmission. Sound Absorption Panel Boards are the latest innovation in acoustic subfloor design. SAPboard combines the ease of installation of a traditional subfloor with the sound damping qualities of the best acoustic isolation solutions in the industry. In every aspect, SAPboard provides installation benefits.
mid stageConstruction
Board Member
Jan 2018
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools is a small, suburban school district located in the eastern part of Cuyahoga County, as well as a portion of Geauga County. The District consists of four schools: a primary, intermediate, middle, and high school. Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools are an integral part of the community of Chagrin Falls. The District welcomes citizens into the schools through the Community Education and the community professionals program. There is strong support of our students’ education from residents, teachers, parents and the students themselves. Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools has high academic standards and student excellence, reflected in our consistent top state ranking and numerous local and national accolades. Our District has ranked in the top three percent of the 611 school districts in Ohio time and time again.
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2025
CFO & Board Member
Jan 2025
We are a Medical Devices and Life Sciences Technology Incubator. At TurningMode, we enable better patient care and better medical outcomes by developing innovative ideas into solutions, positively impacting people’s lives.
2020
Board Member
Feb 2020
After years of research and development, RSP Industries is excited to introduce the first viable alternative to cementitious underlayments, SAPboard. SAPboard subflooring, with its integral sound mat, has achieved sound absorption rates as high as 59 IIC and 62 STC, the sound-dampening abilities of SAPboard is second to none. Save time. Save money. And build a better project with SAPboard. The prevention of noise transfer between living spaces has been a challenge for architects and builders for decades. Large structures such as multifamily dwellings and hotel buildings are especially prone to sound transmission between floors. Now, for the first time ever, the innovative design of SAPboard allows for sound barriers to be incorporated into the structure as the building is framed, thus allowing for continuity of installation without the need to demobilize trades in order to pour gypcrete. These unwanted noises and sounds can flow like a network through a large structure. From the constant hum of electronic equipment in large office buildings to the everyday sounds of life in multi-family structures, the close proximity of units both above and below demands that attention is given to undesired sound transmission. Sound Absorption Panel Boards are the latest innovation in acoustic subfloor design. SAPboard combines the ease of installation of a traditional subfloor with the sound damping qualities of the best acoustic isolation solutions in the industry. In every aspect, SAPboard provides installation benefits.
mid stageConstruction
2018
Board Member
Jan 2018
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools is a small, suburban school district located in the eastern part of Cuyahoga County, as well as a portion of Geauga County. The District consists of four schools: a primary, intermediate, middle, and high school. Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools are an integral part of the community of Chagrin Falls. The District welcomes citizens into the schools through the Community Education and the community professionals program. There is strong support of our students’ education from residents, teachers, parents and the students themselves. Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools has high academic standards and student excellence, reflected in our consistent top state ranking and numerous local and national accolades. Our District has ranked in the top three percent of the 611 school districts in Ohio time and time again.
2016
Board Member
Jul 2016
Entrepreneurs shape the future, sparking innovation, creating jobs, empowering dreams. We believe in challenging the status quo and finding solutions, one business at a time. While that journey can bring influence, recognition, and personal reward, it can also be arduous and lonely. Mindful of the unique pressures and isolation experienced along many an entrepreneur’s path, in 1987, a group of young pioneers designed a solution: a membership community dedicated exclusively by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs who have a proven record of success. Soon, that collective grew from a few hundred to many thousands, evolving into the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO). Today, EO welcomes entrepreneurs everywhere, connecting 18,000 of the world’s leading entrepreneurs from every sector, generation, culture, and walk of life across 80+ countries worldwide. We create belonging, forge connections, exchange diverse perspectives, and share extraordinary experiences, all year long. What makes our community special? In a word: connection. With EO, we go beyond the business to the whole entrepreneur, gaining insights that we pass on to our families and work teams. We recognize the interconnectedness of our success and learn to balance individual achievements with collective impacts. By gathering locally and connecting globally – in chapters, in regions, as one borderless community – we experience a 360-degree entrepreneurial journey that unlocks more of our full potential. As members of EO’s local and global communities, we belong, so we can become even more. Join EO and engage in a diverse collective that is always learning, always growing, and thinking big while being bold. Together, we will move the world forward.
Investment activity
2016–2025 · 4 investments
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