Meet The Team
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We’re Fun, Social & Business Savvy.
George Kanakis
Managing Director
Exemplar Consulting, LLC.
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| WHAT I LOVE ABOUT EXEMPLAR | Â |
Exemplar believes in hiring smart people with diverse, adaptable backgrounds who have a passion for building confidence, sharing ideas with an entrepreneurial, and independent drive to excel. Our team combines new perspectives and creative approaches to help businesses reach their full potential through capital, wealth management, law, finance, accounting and tax.
| AT EXEMPLAR | Work Smart, Have Fun – See Us At Play |
- As a generalist in investment banking I provide corporate financial advisory, strategy, capital raises & due diligence services to clients such as institutions, private equity funds, family offices and corporations/issuers across a variety of sectors including alternative assets classes, investments in private and public markets.
- Expertise in PIPEs, equity & equity-linked structures, at-the-market equity (ATM), private equity, syndications, and private placements.
- Review, develop and structure investments and financing transactions.
- Manage relationships across Investment Banks, Investors, Financial Sponsors, Lawyers and Auditors.
CREDENTIALS
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MBA- Finance and Investments Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College |
B.A.- Economics Rutgers University |
FINRA Series 63,79 |
LEADERSHIP
- 25+ years of Capital Markets Services at Barclays Bank, Yorkville Advisors and Harwood Capital
- Association of Corporate Growth (ACG)
THE REAL ME
Spending time with family and friends, reading, mentoring, coffee aficionado and amateur coffee roaster, gardening, traveling, Rutgers Sports
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Steven R. Monticone
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Katherine Brand
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Louis Amatucci, Esq.
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Jeffrey Abramczyk
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Mary Arnold
Head of Business Development, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Andrew J Szabo, CFA
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Bob Hertz
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Payton Backonen
Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Exemplar Consulting Group, LLC.
Greg McDonnell
Senior Associate, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Fred B. Wilcon, Esq.
Managing Director – Corporate Department, Exemplar Law, LLC
Chris Ashoff
Managing Director, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Jessica Neihardt
Operations Manager, Exemplar Companies, PBC.
Jillian Sommerfeld
Brand Strategist, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Jeffery C. Foy, Esq.
Entertainment Law, Exemplar Law LLC
Amy Berliner
Cannabis Market Advisor, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Luke Sheldon, Esq.
Specialty Counsel – Labor & Employment, Exemplar Law, LLC
Mark Chasan, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Business
Michael Roberts
Managing Director, Exemplar Tax & Accounting
Michelle Trumble
Executive Assistant, Exemplar Companies, PBC.
Richard Feldman
FINOP, Exemplar Capital, LLC
Paul Haberman, Esq.
Special Counsel – Litigation, Exemplar Law, LLC
Richard Mitchell
Specialty Counsel, Corporate, Transactions, International at Exemplar Law, LLC
Richard Strauss, Esq.
Vice President, Exemplar Law, LLC
Stefan J. Kasian
N.M.D., Ph.D., Health Tech Strategist/Naturopathic Doctor, Exemplar Wellcare, LLC
Stephan Jan Meyers, Esq.
Specialty Counsel – Securities Compliance, Exemplar Law, LLC
Susan Walker
Paralegal, Exemplar Law, LLC
William Dodge
Fractional COO/CFO, Janitor Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Roman Vayner
Trademark Counsel, Exemplar Law, LLC
James Velsor
Principal Examiner, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Keele Taylor
Managing Director, Human Resources, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Michael Tuohy
Principal Examiner and Consultant, Exemplar Consulting, LLC
Tod O'Connor
Clean Energy Lobbyist
Ira Bershatsky
Managing Director-Distribution, Exemplar Capital, LLC
Sam Kelly
Registered Representative, Investment Banking, Exemplar Capital LLC