Florida-Based · Entrepreneur · Advisor · Investor

I build companies.
I scale what works.

Serial entrepreneur with a proven exit. I founded Celltronix in 2010 and grew it from zero to $25M in annual revenue and 120 employees across three states, then sold it. Now I run Highland Private Office and Naveron AI, advise owners, and invest in Central Florida businesses where I can add real operator value.

Work With Me → My Story

Read the Celltronix exit story · Featured in Orlando Voyager · Author, AI Revolution for Small Business

$25M

Annual Revenue Built

120+

Employees Led

Active Companies

Exit

About

A track record built on execution, not just ideas.

I've spent decades in the trenches: founding companies, learning hard lessons, winning big, and doing it all over again. From running a consumer electronics retail chain to building private office infrastructure and putting AI to work in real businesses, I bring operator experience to everything I touch.

Today I run Highland Private Office, an advisory firm in Winter Park that works with business owners and the families who own them, and Naveron AI, where I help businesses implement artificial intelligence to transform their operations. I work with founders and small business owners who want to grow smarter, not just harder.

Based inWinter Park, Florida

Working withOwners, founders, and the families behind them

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Career Timeline

2010 to exit · Founder

Celltronix, Inc.

Built a consumer electronics retailer from zero to $25M in annual revenue and 120 employees across three states, then sold it.

Now · Founder

Highland Private Office

Advisory firm for business owners and the families who own them: consulting, M&A, mediation, and private office coordination.

Now · Founder

Naveron AI

AI consulting and automation for small and mid-size businesses, plus the web design work that brings the leads in.

Now · Partner & Investor

Lenox Transport

Central Florida chauffeured transportation company. Capital and operating help alongside the owning family.

Published Author

AI Revolution for Small Business

A practical guide to transforming your operations with AI, available on Amazon

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Ventures

The companies I've built, run, and backed.

Active · Founder

Highland Private Office

highlandprivateoffice.com ↗

An advisory firm in Winter Park, Florida for business owners and the families who own them: consulting, M&A, mediation, and private office coordination, backed by operator experience rather than theory.

Consulting M&A Mediation

Active · Founder

Naveron AI

naveron.ai ↗

AI consulting for businesses ready to move beyond the hype. Naveron helps small and mid-size companies implement artificial intelligence in ways that actually improve operations, efficiency, and outcomes.

AI Consulting Automation SMB

Active · Partner & Investor

Lenox Transport

A Central Florida chauffeured transportation company. I came in as a partner and investor alongside the owning family, bringing capital and hands-on operating help to a business that runs on logistics, service, and trust.

Transportation Family-Owned Operations

Active · Founder

Orlando Transportation Guide

orlandotransportationguide.com ↗

An independent guide to every way of getting around Orlando: airport transfers, rideshare, private drivers, shuttles, and the I-Ride Trolley. Built for visitors who want straight answers before they land.

Media Travel Orlando

Advisor · In Diligence

Downtown Orlando Hospitality Concept

A hi-fi café, natural wine bar, and members club in downtown Orlando, built as a brand rather than a single location. I'm advising the founder on the numbers, the lease, and the entity structure while evaluating an investment.

Hospitality Brand Orlando

Advisory

South Florida Shade Company

An established shade and outdoor products business whose owner wants an operator in his corner: a sounding board for strategy, growth, and the decisions that don't have an obvious answer.

Owner Advisory Home & Outdoor South Florida

Sold · Founder

Celltronix, Inc.

Founded and scaled a consumer electronics retailer from scratch to $25M in annual revenue and 120 employees across three states, then sold it. The source of every hard-won lesson applied to the ventures since.

Consumer Electronics Retail Exit

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Services

How I work with founders & businesses.

Whether you need strategic advice, a hands-on partner, or someone who understands both the human side of business and where technology is headed — I've been there.

Business Consulting

Practical, no-nonsense advice for small business owners who want to grow, fix problems, or make smarter decisions. I've built real companies — I don't just theorize.

Operations & process improvement
Growth strategy & execution
Revenue & monetization review
Team structure & leadership

AI Consulting

I help businesses understand, adopt, and profit from AI — without the hype or confusion. From identifying the right tools to deploying actual workflows, I bring a founder's lens to AI strategy.

AI readiness assessment
Tool selection & integration
Automation workflow design
AI-first business model advisory

Strategic Partnerships

For the right opportunities, I engage as a fractional advisor, investor, or operating partner. If you're building something real, let's have a conversation.

Fractional C-suite advisory
Equity-based engagement
Business investment (minority)
Co-founder exploration

Investing

I back founders who execute.

I invest in small businesses and early-stage ventures where my experience as an operator adds real value beyond capital. I'm not a passive investor — when I back something, I'm in it.

Real Businesses Revenue-generating or clear path to profitability. No pure speculation.

Operator-Founders I back people who do the work, not just pitch the idea.

AI-Adjacent Opportunities Businesses where applied AI creates an unfair competitive advantage.

Florida & Remote-First Strong preference for Florida-based companies or location-agnostic models.

"The best investments I've made weren't about picking the right sector — they were about betting on the right person at the right moment."

If you're building something real and looking for a partner who's been in the trenches, let's talk. I move fast when the fit is right.

Send Me a Deal Memo →

Opens an email with the six things I need to say yes or no quickly. I reply to every deal memo within 48 hours.

What goes in a deal memo

The company and what it does
Stage and current revenue
What you're raising or selling, and the terms
Why me specifically, beyond the check
A link to the deck or the site
The one thing you're worried I'll ask

Blog

Thinking out loud.

Raw takes on entrepreneurship, AI, investing, and building businesses in 2026.

Technology September 2026

Building a Site for Two Audiences at Once

One product, two readers who want completely different things. Seventeen pages, no framework, and the layer of the build nobody ever sees.

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Entrepreneurship October 2026

I Was Managing the Company, Not Running It

Managing is responding to the company that already exists. Running it is deciding what it becomes. Somewhere on the way to 120 employees I stopped doing the second one, and the calendar knew before I did.

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AI & Tech September 2026

I Said 2027. It Showed Up This Week.

In March I put mainstream AI agents two years out. Meta just shipped one with a free tier. Here is what I got wrong about the timeline, and what it changes for anyone running a business.

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Entrepreneurship August 2026

Your Business Is Only as Big as What You Wrote Down

The ceiling on most small businesses isn't capital or talent. It's that the operating knowledge lives in one person's head, which makes that person the bottleneck. Here's the test I use and where to start.

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Entrepreneurship March 2026

What Building Celltronix Taught Me About Operating Under Pressure

Running a multi-location business taught me more about leadership and pressure than anything else. Here's what I actually learned.

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I build companies. I scale what works.

A track record built on execution, not just ideas.

The companies I've built, run, and backed.

How I work with founders & businesses.

I back founders who execute.

Thinking out loud.

Building a Site for Two Audiences at Once

I Was Managing the Company, Not Running It

I Said 2027. It Showed Up This Week.

Your Business Is Only as Big as What You Wrote Down

What Building Celltronix Taught Me About Operating Under Pressure

Where I share what I'm building.

Let's work together.

I build companies.
I scale what works.