Mike is an optimizer who spends most of his time helping founders build their best businesses. He's a mentor at Venture Hive in Miami and also writes a weekly blog on entrepreneurship.

I joined the company to increase sales, raise the public profile, and optimize the marketing strategy to drive more inbound leads. Helped close deals with HBO, Western Union, Disney, Comcast / NBC, Dell, PwC, MGM, and American Express.

Instrumental in raising $7 million in two rounds, including developing business plan and financial model. Responsible for sales management and operations. Worked with customers to prioritize features and evolve the product. SlideRocket was acquired by VMWare in 2011.

Directed the development TalkShow™: an alternative to PowerPoint that allowed companies to manage and update rich media presentations across the organization in real time. Led Tonic for over a decade as it acquired customers—through a combination of direct and channel sales—including sales forces at CNN, HBO, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Fox News, the NFL, Oxygen, Cox Media, Cartoon Network, ESPN, ABC Family, CNBC, TBS, TNT, and DirecTV.