Everything I build comes from the same conviction: real businesses are built by operators who understand systems, people, and pressure. Highland handles the strategy. Naveron handles the AI. The businesses I partner with and invest in are where that thesis meets my own capital. Here's how it all connects.
These aren't disconnected projects — they're a system. Highland identifies what businesses need. Naveron delivers the AI and automation layer. The businesses I partner with and advise are where I put that same operating lens to work with my own money on the line. And the exit from Celltronix is the operating foundation underneath all of it.
An advisory firm in Winter Park, Florida, for business owners and the families who own them. Highland takes the situations that have outgrown any one professional, where a decision touches the company, the balance sheet and the household at once, and holds the whole picture. Judgment and structure from someone who has built and run companies at scale, not decks and frameworks.
What it does: Private office coordination, business and operational consulting, mergers and acquisitions, mediation and dispute resolution. Highland also buys into Central Florida businesses with its own capital. It is not a money manager and does not run client portfolios.
Who it's for: Owners whose affairs have outgrown any one adviser, partners who need a neutral room, and families facing a sale, a succession or a dispute. Most work comes by introduction.
Why it exists: Most consultants haven't operated. Highland was built to fill the gap between academic advisory and actual operator experience.
AI consulting and automation for businesses that are done talking about AI and ready to implement it. Naveron helps small and mid-size companies build custom AI agents, automate manual workflows, and deploy intelligent systems that actually work inside real operations.
What it does: AI strategy, custom automation, AI agent installation (OpenClaw), website design, and operational AI integration.
Who it's for: Business owners spending too much time on manual processes. Teams that know AI can help but don't know where to start. Companies that need implementation, not just strategy decks.
Why it exists: I kept seeing the same pattern through Highland: businesses needed AI, but the market was selling hype instead of solutions. Naveron closes that gap.
A Central Florida chauffeured transportation company. I joined as a partner and investor alongside the owning family, bringing capital and hands-on operating help to a business built on logistics, service, and trust.
Why it fits: It is the Highland thesis applied with my own money on the line: a family-owned operating business where systems, people, and pressure decide the outcome.
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.
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.
The company that started everything. Founded and scaled a consumer electronics business from zero to $25M in annual revenue and 120 employees at peak, employing more than 1,000 people over the life of the company. Built it, operated it through every kind of pressure, and sold it.
What it taught me: How to manage people at scale. How to survive real operating pressure. That theory breaks fast and execution is everything. Every company I've built since is downstream of the lessons from Celltronix.
Whether you need strategic advisory, AI implementation, or just want to talk about building businesses — here's where to start.