Brian Simmons VP, business unit head - direct-to-consumer | broadcast media |

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VP, business unit head - direct-to-consumer | broadcast media | saas | b2c

Seedbox Technologies

Feb 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)

- Seedbox Technologies is an acclaimed digital media company serving millions of streaming subscribers globally, with original video content production and streaming platform infrastructure. - In my current position I oversee all aspects of operations, product development, and revenue growth for a diverse range of specialty brands exceeding $50M ARR.

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Chief operating officer | fintech | commercial lending | mobile | b2b

Nuula

Aug 2019 - Feb 2023 (3 years 7 months)

- Nuula offers small business owners’ instant access to important business metrics and innovative financial products through a mobile super app. - Previously operating as BFS Capital, the company provided over $2 billion in financing to small and medium-sized businesses. - As COO, I delivered strategic platform objectives and operational efficacy across offices located in Miami, New York, Toronto and London, as well as offshore BPO operations in Guatemala City. 1). Spearheaded a 3-year corporate and product restructuring, resulting in Nuula's successful exit to Nav Technologies in Q4-2022. 2). Initially hired to lead a radical digital transformation of BFS’ core operations and product offering, while maintaining a $350M loan book. This led

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Co-founder and board member | sports | broadcast media

IATF | International Axe Throwing Federation

Jan 2016 - Jan 2022 (6 years 1 month)

- The IATF promotes the sport of axe throwing on behalf of over 20,000 competitors in 9 countries globally, including governance of safety, sportsmanship and competitive protocol.

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Firepower Capital

Jul 2014 - Sep 2019 (5 years 3 months)

- Recruited to provide operational leadership, product oversight and strategic direction for the private equity fund’s portfolio companies. - Most notably, grew BATL (ref. batlrgounds.com) from a single urban axe throwing location to 20 profitable outlets with 400 employees across North America. - Delivered 27x increase in single-company valuation to $27M, including completion of $10M Series A capital raise. Established Toronto HQ with a back-office of approximately 30 people to support retail operations. 3). Scaled the model with deployment of key infrastructure, including CRM, proprietary product platform software, and operational playbooks to achieve rapid expansion and operational consistency across all locations. 4). Diversified rev

Head of product, international | fintech | consumer lending | saas | b2c

Wonga UK

Jan 2014 - Sep 2014 (9 months)

- Worked from Toronto and London for Europe’s most rapidly growing FinTech lender at the time. Oversaw customer experience (CX), product lifecycle and payments infrastructure across localized operations in 5 countries. - Hired as first North American employee to launch the Canadian market before expanding responsibilities to oversee product development for international operations including Spain, Poland, Ireland and South Africa. - Collaborated with local product managers and functional heads, including engineering, fraud, payments, customer experience (CX), and marketing to manage the product roadmap and agile delivery cycle across multiple jurisdictions. Also charged with direct management of customer success function, including delivery

Head of product, canada

Wonga UK

Jan 2011 - Sep 2014 (3 years 9 months)

Established a beachhead as Wonga's first North American employee; driving market penetration through agile innovation with Europe's fastest growing fintech at the time. Attained regional profitability with revenues in excess of $50M/a. Key responsibilities: market research, localization, business development, partner integrations, payments infrastructure, product ownership, project management and team management.

Business line director | automotive | marketplace | saas | b2b

OPENLANE

Jun 2009 - Jan 2011 (1 year 8 months)

Responsible for strategic direction, revenue growth and product operations for two revenue verticals, including repossessed and fleet vehicles, at North America's largest online vehicle remarketing marketplace. 1). Oversaw segment revenue growth of $7.8M, with multiple institutional customer wins and pipeline development. 2). Worked with executive team to drive $10M strategic acquisition of Recovery Database Network (RDN). 3). Scaled the model through servicing fragmented stakeholder needs through custom software and API development. Key responsibilities: market development, institutional sales, account management, revenue growth, business development, forecasting, product management, reporting and analytics. Venture backed by: Meritech Cap

Project manager

OPENLANE

Jan 2006 - Jun 2009 (3 years 6 months)

Led solution design and enhancement of vehicle remarketing programs for key customer accounts, as well as various initiatives to measure and optimize client returns. Key client rollouts included: Ford Credit, U.S. Bank, Honda Financial Services, BMW Financial, Porsche and Chrysler Financial Services.

Business development

OPENLANE

Jan 2002 - Dec 2005 (4 years)

Performed extensive data analytics, project coordination and sales support to support launch of new institutional customer programs and growth of existing business.

Market analyst

OPENLANE

May 2001 - Dec 2001 (8 months)

Sought to maximize portfolio proceeds through vehicle pricing and cost analysis of multiple wholesale auction channels.

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