Adrian Sedlin's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Adrian Sedlin has been CEO, Board Member & Shareholder at Ocenture, LLC. from December 2005 to December 2010 (5 years 1 month). Joined single product, break-even, affinity marketing company that licensed web oriented subscription services to third party marketers. Architected new strategy, Launched 5 new products, Executed 30 new supplier relationships, Oversaw Board Meetings, Hired new management team, Implemented budgeting process, Negotiated key client contracts, Established banking relationships, Launched reseller program, and Repurchased 33% of company's equity using existing cash flow. Achieved an 81% CAGR, grew revenues 1843%, established EBITDA margins in excess of 20%, awarded Inc.Magazine's 500 Fastest-Growing company distinction for 3 consecutive years, and sold ownership interest to business partner after 4.3 years.CEO at CANNDESCENT in Santa Barbara, California Area. Founded company In 2015 to address material pain points in the cannabis industry and wildly improve the consumer experience. Company has skyrocketed at a 725% CAGR since inception, maintains 55% market penetration, and is the #1-selling luxury cannabis brand in California. Every one of our 200 employees is an owner, and we all behave like owners.We believe in excellence and gratitude and will use those values to build an iconic brand, world-class consumer experiences, and reintroduce some ideas missing from the conversation in Corporate America.VP Strategy, Business Development & eCommerce at Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc. from1999 to 2001 (2 years) in New York City. Recruited as Head of eCommerce, strategy and business development for the internet division of a publicly traded reinsurance company that wanted to securitize trade receivables. Secured partnerships with IBM, Radian, American Express, Creditech, Standard & Poor's & CNA. Contributed in raising over $15M in capital. Company was purchased by Standard & Poor's 15 months after its founding. CEO, Board Member & Shareholder at The Passport, Inc. t/a Compus, Student Advantage from July 1991 to May 1996 (4 years 11 months). Founded what, through merger, went on to become the nation's largest student discount card company under the name Student Advantage. Raised Capital, Established Vendor Marketing Strategy, Built & coded CRM system, Established Customer Acquisition Strategy, Managed University Partnerships, Negotiated Distribution Deals, Supervised online and offline product production, and executed merger with Student Advantage. Sold ownership interest in company to partners after growing to 229,000 participating vendor locations, 11 cities, and 340,000 paid student memberships. Company went public in 1996. Consultant to the Board of Directors at CrimeReports.com from December 2010 to April 2012 (1 year 5 months) in Greater Salt Lake City Area. Hired by Austin Ventures and V-Spring Capital to determine and manage strategic options for SaaS company with 6 months

🎓 Education

Adrian Sedlin has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School from 1996 to 1998. Sedlin also holds a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Georgetown University. Sedlin's educationi focused on economics and English.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Shedding some light on Adrian's professional and technical capabilities, Adrian has spent most of his working life in the business world, starting off as the CEO at CANNDESCENT, where he built and led a team of eCommerce engineers that helped the company achieve an 81% CAGR over three years. As the head of eCommerce at BizBuyer.com from 1998-2000, he was responsible for raising over 60M+ of VC and launching 45+ b2b verticals. He then moved on to join the company as its 3rd employee andexit the organization when it had 140+ employees. Finally, Adrian went on to become CEO and Board Member at Ocenture, LLC, where he oversaw a strategy, launched 5 new products and executed 30 new supplier relationships. He also led the company's Arkitected new strategy and Launched 5 new products, executed 30 new supplier relationships and Oversaw Board Meetings. Furthermore, he also achieved an 81% CAGR over three years, grew revenues 1843%, established EBITDA margins in excess of 20%, awarded Inc.Magazine's 500 Fastest-Socializing company distinction for 3 consecutive years, and sold ownership interest to business partner after 4.3 years. Finally, he became CEO and Board Member at The Passport, Inc., where he founded what, through merger, went on to become the nation's largest student discount card company under the name Student Advantage. He raised Capital, Established Vendor Marketing Strategy, Built &coded CRM system, Established Customer Acquisition Strategy, Managed University Partnerships, Negotiated Distribution Deals, Supervised online and offline product production, and executed sale of the company to Vertrue (NASDAQ: VTRU) after growing revenue 8x in four years.Moving on to his new appointment as COO at Enhance Financial Services Group, Inc., Adrian oversaw an unprofitable, consumer services company that was emerging from court receivership. He then recruited senior management team and improved metrics reporting, managed media and sales teams, expanded service offerings, established annual budgeting, overhauled Compliance, and founded an Internet marketing group. By expanding staff to 500 FTEs and reporting to Board Meetings, he achieved increased transparency and accountability in the company and drove Quinuptupled company revenues to 60M+, achieved 15% EBITDA Margins, and expanded staff to 2 million members. Finally, Adrian announced his intention to sell the company to Vertrue (NASDAQ: VTRU) after growing revenue 8x in four years.