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Certified Kolbe ️Consultant and experienced Business Coach. Inc 500 and 5000 award recipient and Top 40 Under 40 in Nashville. Founder of Accelerators Organization and Ask A Millionaire, LLC business networking and mentoring organization geared specifically to businesses UNDER $5m in annual sales. Shawn is a seasoned entrepreneur with expertise in macro level strategy, product innovation, brand development and problem-solving specifically in the small business arena. Prior company: Started Uniguest in April 2002 and in December 2013 company had revenue of over $20,000,000 and EBITDA over $4,000,000. Successful exit December 2013 of $20,000,000 with a final ownership of 43%. Since becoming a business coach, has helped dozens of entrepreneurs build 7 and 8 figure companies.

PROFILE: I am a strategically focused, tech-savvy entrepreneurial executive. My roles have included Venture Capitalist (VC-General Partner), Board of Directors, Strategic Advsior, Operating Executive (Chief Financial Officer (CFO)/Chief Operating Officer (COO)), Investment Banking Equity Analyst and entrepreneurial management. I spent my formative years in the technology field (electrical engineer by early education and training: software, hardware, semiconductors, wireless (RF) communications, systems engineering). I have broad and deep financial expertise coupled with experience in company strategy, business models, product strategy, financial modeling, pitch decks, capital raising, due-diligence, deal structuring, negotiations and business disputes. Career engagements include Fortune 500 companies (2x), entrepreneurial ventures - bootstrapped (2x) and venture-backed (1x), a venture capital fund (1x), and investment banks (2x). How can I bring demonstrable, outsized value to you and your endeavors? ------- Key deliverables and areas of focus: Founders' economics, startup/start up, seed capital, Series A, Series B, financial model/models/modeling, revenue model, dynamic cost model, staffing model, cap table/capitalization table, charts, dashboards, KPIs, OKRs, business model, pricing model, pricing strategy, go to market strategy, pitch deck, pitchdeck, waterfall analysis, equity, debt, value proposition, unique selling proposition (USP), venture capital/capitalist (VC), private equity (PE), investment funds, term sheets, negotiate/negotiation, deal structure, preferred stock, convertible notes, SAFE notes, commercial bank credit agreements, covenants. financial planning & analysis (FP&A), forecasting, operating budgets (OPEX), cap table, capital expenditure budgets (CAPEX), acquisition analysis, liquidity event, pro forma statements, scenario analysis, sales compensation / incentive compensation, and MBO structures. Corporate development, investment bankers/advisors, equity investments, M&A, acquisitions, exit events, partial liquidity events.

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