Advisory Team

BRANDT BRERETON

Managing Partner, Brereton, Hanley & Co., Inc.

Silicon Valley-based - national investment banking practice
30 year experience M&A, PE & ESOP advisory
Structured equity fund experience as general partner

STEVE BRINKMAN

Advisor

Bio coming soon!

JAMES CHUNG

Executive Managing Director at Cushman & Wakefield

Silicon Valley Business Journal 40 under 40
Managed Western US for retail platform
State Director for ICSC (International Council for Shopping Centers)
Transacted over one billion in sales and total lease consideration
BA University of California, Berkeley

MATT DRISCOLL

Global Talent Acquisition Leader

Global Talent Acquisition Leader @ Adobe, VeriSign, ArcSight, Demisto and SentinelOne
Build global recruiting teams focused on providing proactive recruiting strategies
Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Worcester State University, Bachelor's degree

RYAN FARSAI

Corporate Marketing Leader

20+ years corporate marketing and digital leader - high-tech hardware, software and cyber security
Brand, global advertising, corporate sponsorships, content and strategic marketing for multi-billion dollar enterprises to small start-ups
Business, San Jose State University, BS and Executive Education Program, Harvard Business School

ANDREW GRUBER

Gen Z Advisor

Audit Associate at KPMG
Passionate about creating value through financial services and dynamic communication
University of Nevada, Reno, MBA Graduate student, B.S. Finance, B.S. Accounting

RICHARD GRUBER

Corporate Finance

31 years of Corporate experience in both Global and Regional Finance Management, Distribution Management, Procurement, and Credit and Collections.
Extensive Finance and Accounting practice knowledge and expertise in the areas of Customer Support and Services, Supply Chain, Inventory, Software, and Financial Planning and Reporting.
27 years HP - 1 year HP Enterprise - 3 years Micro Focus
San Jose State University - BS Finance

TOM GUTSHALL

Director and Co-Founder at Cepheid

Silicon Valley Executive, Angel Investor, Advisor to start-up health care companies
Participation in philanthropy guided by God's will; lived servant leadership role as part of CityTeam ministries chairman with pivotal successful growth
Elder at the Union Presbyterian Church in Los Altos
BSChE, University of Delaware (BS); Marketing Management, Harvard Business School

JILL HORN

Sales Management

25+ years Software Sales & Management.
Expert in simplifying messaging and developing sales processes to empower sales teams, deliver value to customers, and close deals; BtoB, BtoC, and Community Engagement.
Druker School of Management CGU - MBA; ASU - BS Computer Science

STEVE R. LENCIONI

Advisor

Hewlett-Packard (25+ years), EMC -> Dell Technologies (5+ years)
Committed to values of teamwork, trust, transparency, clear communication and facilitating the success of others.
Master’s, Electrical & Computer Engineering, UC Santa Barbara

STEPHEN LENCIONI

Gen Z Advisor

Independent Care Coordinator, Operations Analyst
Passionate about improving healthcare at the individual and system level
University of Nevada, Reno; BS Public Health

ALLEN MCCLINTON

Sales Leader

Co-founder of Silicon Valley charter school, early-stage startup expertise, leading growth initiatives for the Tesla Home Charging program
Empathetic sales and strategic business development leader
United States Marine Corps, Georgia Tech, B.S.; UT-Austin, Master's; Wharton School, MBA

KEVIN MCGARY

Business Development Manager

35 years Information Technology; Successful Sales Career in Cybersecurity, Enterprise Applications, Application Development Automation and Enterprise Job Scheduling/Utilities
Chairman of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, and is an executive with the Douglass Leadership Institute and the Northstar Leadership Pac; leader in Civic Engagement
Entrepreneur, Author, Public Speaker, Lecturer

DOMINIC NICOLI

Silicon Valley Real Estate

Recognized as one of the top sales people in the United States
Expert in building high velocity sales for small businesses
Angel Investor - San Jose State University (BS)

SAM RAPP

Vice President of Sales

30 years sales and sales management; key contributor to the growth and financial outcomes of BEA Systems, Serena Software, Rally Software and Avoka Technologies.
Specialties: Security software, infrastructure software, software development and customer experience solutions.
American History, Yale University, BA

TOM STEIPP

President & COO

President and COO at NESFinancial
Specialties: Synchronization and Timing, Telecom, New Technology Development and Commercialization
CEO, United States Air Force Academy (BSEE), Purdue University Krannert School of Management (MSIA)

JOHN THOMPSON

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur & Founder

Cofounded & sold the largest real estate firm in the Silicon Valley (Top 10 in the US) to Berkshire Hathaway
Angel Investor - Developer - Real Estate Investor
Expert at building winning cultures and teams
UC Berkeley (BS)

IVAN WINFIELD

Advisor

Bio coming soon!