Serial Entrepreneur and Early Stage Growth Specialist
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Founder & Owner at Acceleration Partners
- Board Member at Big Brother Big Sister Foundation
- Board Member at Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay
- Past
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- VP, Corporate Development at Isis Maternity
- Associate at Sage Hill Partners
- Manager of New Ventures at Cambridge Innovations
- Analyst at Arthur D. Little
- Education
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- University of Pennsylvania
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Robert Glazer’s Summary
I am an entrepreneur and business development specialist with a focus on growing revenue and profits for early to mid stage technology and consumer services companies. I have a broad early stage background including direct operating experience, executive level consulting projects and private equity investing. I can serve at the CXO level in a variety of capacities including operations, business development, strategy and marketing.
I am a creative and visionary strategic thinker who also takes responsibility for developing the systems and processes necessary for execution. I am also passionate about my using creative energies and innovative ideas to grow companies that seek to simultaneously generate healthy financial returns and improve the quality of life.
Representative Client Projects:
Expo TV: http://www.expotv.com
FreeGreen: http://www.freegreen.com
Get Solar: http://www.getsolar.com
Avaya: http://www.avaya.com
US Tactical: http://www.navyseals.com
Tiny Prints: http://www.tinyprints.com
Robert Glazer’s Specialties:
Operations, Strategy, Business & Corporate Development, Technology, Marketing Customer & Acquisition, Fundraising.
Robert Glazer’s Experience
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Founder & Owner
Acceleration Partners
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
http://www.acceleration-partners.com
Work closely with management of early and growth stage businesses. Projects include;
• Business strategy & market positioning
• Business plan, executive summary and investor presentation development
• Fundraising: Strategy and due diligence preparation
• Business development/partnerships
• Interim operations support
• Support with launching new products/markets
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Board Member
Big Brother Big Sister Foundation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
The Big Brother/Big Sister Foundation is an independent $2.5M non-profit clothing and furniture donation business, which distributes its profits to the Big Brother and Big Sister agencies.
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Board Member
Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
February 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay is the country’s largest volunteer male mentoring organization.
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VP, Corporate Development
Isis Maternity
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Services industry)
July 2003 — January 2006 (2 years 7 months)
Boston's first and only network of centers offering programs and products for expecting and new families.
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Associate
Sage Hill Partners
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2002 — April 2003 (1 year 4 months)
Evaluating business plans, operations, financials, market dynamics and management teams for $2-3m private equity investments. Monitoring performance of existing investments and assisted companies with specific operational and strategic needs.
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Manager of New Ventures
Cambridge Innovations
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
October 1999 — September 2001 (2 years)
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Analyst
Arthur D. Little
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1998 — 1999 (1 year)
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University of Pennsylvania Alumni
Robert Glazer’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
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