Introducing
The Acquisition Network Team & Advisors
Ryan Morgan
Founder - Chief Executive Officer
Dedicated life to entrepreneurship and innovation has never had a traditional occupation, spent 10 years studying marketing and network building….
Wrote first patent in 2016. Spoke to thousands of investors and business buyers around the world in an effort to create a universal platform team and service for buying and selling companies and services.
Has generated 12x ROI on 600K spent over the last 4 years selling 20 products/services.
Jim O’Leary
Chief Operations Officer
COO 20 years of professional experience as an Executive Operations Leader, Jim has a background in organizational project management, M&A transactions…
and utilizing a customer success approach to build global partnerships with Fortune 500 organizations. Jim has leveraged expertise in process optimization, supply chain management, and data-driven decision making. Grew a corporate wellness company Exos from 20-200 Million in 4 years oversaw 450 locations in 20 countries remotely.
Steve Johnson
Chief Financial Officer
A dynamic senior executive delivering results through strategic and tactical execution. Expert in assessing capital structure, company operations…
cash flow sustainability, and risk management. Proven track record of multimillion-dollar value creation. Served as Special Advisor to a CEO on acquiring over $1 billion of distribution and manufacturing assets from The Coca-Cola Company, taking a hands-on role in leading negotiations and closing complex acquisitions. Spearheaded strategic initiatives through the transaction, transition, and transformation phases of large territory acquisitions. Led finance function’s buildout as CFO during rapid growth to $1.2 billion. Advised on GTM strategies and territory operations to drive growth and improved efficiency. Drove a $700 million private placement and multiple bank negotiations to favorable completion.
Chris Abel
Chief Investment Officer
CIO After years of entrepreneurship, Chris went into mergers for a large QSR corporation. During that time he headed a team that bought and sold over 100…
businesses valuing in excess of $750 million. Chris is now helping bring that skill to the masses working with Acquisition Network.
Junior Aguaze
Chief Commercial Officer
CCO Acquisitions, M&A, Investment, and Financial Professional with 15 years’ experience driving business decisions, major transactions…
and strategic initiatives for Fortune 200 corporations within renewable energy and sustainability. Skilled in performing due diligence analysis of potential fund and direct investment opportunities and guiding decision making based on financial modeling, risk analysis, and forecasting. Closed 6 Billion in Acquisitions for Goldman Sachs and 1.2 Billion for Leeward Energy.
Ryan Frost
Chief Marketing Officer
7 years as a website/mobile app developer has personally built +300 websites and studied with nearly a dozen 8-9 figure agencies. Creating the…
Acquisition Network app and handles website/CRM integration for any and all clients in need of assistance to scale their systems. Has generated millions in revenue through web design, content marketing and app development.
Meet Our
Board of Advisors & Network Partners
Orane Carby
Private Lender
A principal at a Venture Capital Firm and PE Firm. However, before this role, Orane served as an independent M&A Advisor to Sponsors within the Industries of…
Ecommerce, Healthcare, Media, Beauty, and Transportation. Between companies that have requested his expertise, advice, and consultation during their financing period, Orane has been instrumental in over $600MM+ transaction volume globally. Orane also served as a Business Growth & Development Advisor to early-stage companies such as Ikonik Gifts, Elevate, Humbled Trader, Solid Charmer, and Shoe Armour helping them grow significantly.
Saiday Mulbah
HR
Manages 20,000 US Remote agents serving fortune 500 clients. Grew company by 793% in third year. 15+ years as an experienced Account Executive…
Customer/Client Relationship and Workforce Recruiting Executive/Manager/Consultant with a demonstrated history of working in the staffing and recruiting industry. Skilled in Strategic Hiring Planning, Technical Recruiting, Staffing Services, College Recruiting, Recruiting Team Management, Executive Search Subject-Matter-Expert and utilizing various Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS & CRMs). Strong in technology, healthcare, scientific, office professional recruitment/hiring all skill sets/levels within. In a nutshell, knows how to fill the hard-to-find positions and find the ideal/dream jobs out there. Has generated 1.2 Billion in open jobs to fill.
Dr Andre Todd
Advisor
Navy Officer, Congressman and NFL Super Bowl winner with the Cowboys. Has successfully raised over 1 Billion in financing for various projects…
Consults with clients to identify undervalued finance opportunities utilizing financial modeling and demographic analysis. Day to day operations, P&L, HR staffing, future planning, and partner acquisition.
Tom Laplante
Advisor
Grew Top Golf from 30-400 Million in 4 years. Technology business driver able to leverage data to identify market opportunities, build expert teams…
and develop innovative systems to capture growth and scale the enterprise to exceed aggressive revenue targets.Tom’s strengths are in strategic planning and execution, digital transformations, business technology management, IT alignment, BPO and offshoring both IT and business functions, implementing cloud solutions and enabling mobile enterprise solutions.Passion is big data analytics and especially predictive analytics to enable businesses to better serve customers and identify specific areas of operational improvements that increase profitability.
Kavita Gandhi
Advisor
28+ years: Information Security Leadership, Enterprise Security Programs, Identity and Access Management (IAM)…
Product Management, Cyber Security Architecture, Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Access Certification, SOX, GDPR, PCI, HIPAA Compliance, Privileged Access Management, and Cloud Security. 22+ years: NIST Cybersecurity Framework, COBIT, Intelligent Governance, Corporate Policies, Procedures, Guidelines and Technical controls, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Compliance and Monitorin. 13+ years: Modernization in the Cloud, Cloud security, IAM Transformation programs, MS Azure and AWS platforms, CIAM – Consumer Identity and Access Management, Digital Identity Management, PBAC, ABAC Continuous Learning: CISO knowledge domains, RPA – Robotic Process Automation, AI – Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality, Design thinking, Predictive Identity. Strong problem solving, interpersonal and leadership skills: successfully managed, supported and motivated moderate to large global teams enabling successful delivery of complex enterprise-wide information/cyber security and IAM programs.
Jesse Navarro
Advisor
Manages over 21 million emails monthly and has had the privilege of partnering with industry giants such as Tai Lopez, Sam Ovens, and the dynamic duo..
Pace Morby and Jamil Damji from HGTV’s “Triple Digit Flip”.
Has revolutionized email marketing frameworks for clients like DiversyFund, where we enhanced open rates from 5% to 34% and deliverability from 19% to 98% through meticulous A/B testing and continuous optimization. These improvements not only boosted engagement but also facilitated deeper connections with potential investors, leading to substantial growth on their platform.
Moreover, our work with Jared Goetz reshaped his email strategy, dramatically increasing his inbox placement from 0% to nearly 100% on Gmail and from 19% to 98.94% overall. These enhancements led to a surge in open rates to over 30% and generated over $21,400 in revenue from a previously underperforming email list.
I am committed to using data-driven insights to create marketing strategies that achieve long-term success. My expertise in P&L management, team leadership, and operational innovation continually drives improvements in KPIs and OKRs.
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