Marc Philouze is an experienced executive with an international track record as company executive and investor in industries along the Health & Wellness continuum such as Flavor & Fragrance, Food, Nutrition, Personal Care and Industrial Biotechnologies. Mr. Philouze is currently the Managing Principal at AdviBio, LLC, an advisory boutique supporting large and small innovative companies as well as investors in the above-mentioned industries.Mr. Philouze is the former CEO and President of DianaPlantSciences, an innovator in the sustainable production of bioactive ingredients via plant cell…
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Pacific Pure-Aid company, a company of the Givaudan group
We are retail and wholesale experts passionate about creating innovative ecommerce solutions to scale our clients’ business. We conceptualize inspired and brand-friendly websites, powerful direct response tactics and ingenious marketing methods. Utilizing proven strategies, we help our clients reach audiences and boost conversions, enhancing growth, brand positioning, and profitability.
Coal Seam Distributing LLC ("CSD" or the "Company") is a DSD wholesale food & beverage distributor serving an 18-county region in western Colorado, which includes the highly traveled I-70 corridor as the gateway to most of Colorado's resort communities. CSD operates out of two warehouses (~40,000 sq ft combined) and has an employee base of ~70. The Company's customer base exceeds 900. With headquarters in the mountain region and long operating history, we specialize in navigating difficult driving conditions, absorbing seasonal demand spikes and sales execution in our market.
Since 1984 Gold Coast Promotions has been enhancing the employee experience, empowering employees with real-life benefits while raising critical funds to help support Foundations, nonprofits, and CSR initiatives. Whether you are looking to engage employees with an incentive program or a fundraising partner to support your goals, we offer both onsite and online events that deliver.We currently manage over 50 corporate incentive sites and catalog programs. Our scale allows us to work with the leading brands in the country, bringing the latest trends in retail to…
HR Performance Solutions is a growing software-as-a-service company focused on HR technology. The primary areas of focus include 1) performance management, 2) salary administration, and 3) learning management.
We're a team of people passionate about doing great work and helping others do great work too. We see work as an integral part of life, a uniquely human way of contributing to the world. We believe in work-life integration and the celebration of the unique contributions that individuals make to the world of business.
I'm actively seeking to acquire books of business in the financial services and payment processing sectors. If you're looking to exit or sell part of your portfolio, I’d love to connect. Open to conversations with owners and brokers. Let's talk.
FFM seeks to become a global supplier of textiles and finished accessories. Products we intend to specialize in but not be limited to are woven and knitted fabrics, synthetic leathers (commonly referred to as PVC and PU), promotional accessory and handbag production. The company will have capabilities to produce the textiles as well as perform the cutting-sewing to assemble promotional accessories and handbags.Management believes that we will be able to provide the lowest cost and highest quality textiles to garment and accessory factories worldwide. FFM will recruit Chinese production…
For all things wet wipes, look no further than Diamond Wipes International. For the past 20 years, we have been in the USA, now manufacturing nearly 3 million wipes daily. We produce a variety of premium quality products for many clients, including some of the top 50 global beauty brands. There is so much that we can do – all the wipes for your needs and much more. Specializing in contract packaging, most popular packaging types include individually sealed packets and resealable soft pouches. We work with clients to create fully custom projects. Also offered is sample packet contract…
It all started with a simple question: Can natural ingredients deliver extraordinary results? Passionate entrepreneur Lewis Hendler, co-founder of the world's best-known hair accessory brand Scünci International, began his journey into skincare with the belief that finding the right blend of potent actives and natural ingredients is the key to achieving extraordinary skincare results. From this vision, Michael Todd Skincare was born, a luxurious line of highly effective formulations combining the finest natural ingredients with powerful actives—without the parabens—or other potentially…
Casa Spazio is a luxury collection of Home décor that is designed and manufactured in Italy. We are located in one of Chicago’s most desirable design neighborhoods, River North where we occupy a 5,200 square feet showroom on Hubbard Street between Wells and Franklin, a few blocks away from the Merchandise Mart.Our collections include custom wall units, dining, entertainment, upholstery, office and bedroom furniture that is contemporary in design, creating an elegant luxury lifestyle for modern living. In additional to our complete resources we provide consulting for Space Planning and…
Origin Meals is a service providing healthy, great tasting, paleo-inspired meals-to-go. With gourmet, health, fitness and convenience in mind, we want to help people achieve their optimal state of day-to-day living and/or fitness. If your goal is health, fitness, convenience or if you are simply seeking variety in your eating, our service is for you.
Botanic Springs has developed the world's first and only counter top device for making pure Essential Oils and Hydrosols at home, in less than 10 minutes. Creating many types of Essential Oils from dried herbs supplied by Botanic Springs in our patent pending Aroma Cups gives consumers the ability to ensure that the oils they are using are pure. Essential Oils are a greater than $1 Billion a year business in the USA alone, and growing 10% each year. Botanic Springs aims to capture a significant share of this growing, dynamic, market.
WebMinds is a vertically integrated Internet Media company which publishes and manages web sites that reach IT professionals, small and home based businesses, individual PC users and executives in all phases of the technology decision making and purchase process. Through its industry leading web sites and the deployment of its award winning web 2.0 applications, WebMinds delivers services, products and information to maximize the use of a PC and the usefulness of the Internet for all users.
VapJoy is interested in speaking with members regarding an exit. Since launching in 2010, VapJoyTM has established a reputation as an innovative eCigarette designer with world-class factory facilities, and industrial production capacities. For more info please look at http://www.vapjoy.com/index.htm Manufacturing complies with stringent international technical standards, including ISO 9001:2008, TUV, CE, FCC, RoHS, CE, Bureau Veritas S.A., FDA, and SGS. Its VEIPOR brand stands for vapor cigarettes that are known for their superior quality, next-generation designs, state-of-the-art…
Best Cap Promotions Ltd. has been serving Calgary and Area since 1979. We offer In House Embroidery, Silk Screening, Art Department and Sewing. We offer hundreds of promotional products and apparel for you to choose from. We can put your logo on anything.
SNOREPRO is a premium product and service designed to stop you or someone that you know from snoring. Solving the problem of snoring is a task that many people have been striving to achieve for centuries. If there is a snorer in your household, the chances are that this impacts on many people. The person who snores may get a full night's sleep - but it may not be a quality sleep. Snorers can wake up almost as tired as when they went to sleep and have trouble getting out of bed in the mornings. They can also doze off at any time of the day, be irritable, lack energy and enthusiasm. Let's not…
NovaWhite is at-home dental whitening company providing the highest quality and least sensitizing carbamide peroxide gel on the market. In addition to our renknowned whitening gel, we offer custom whitening trays produced in our lab by experienced dental lab technicians. NovaWhite was founded in 2006 by three University of Tennessee graduates. The business concept came about when the future business partners were discussing if a particular lady was attractive enough to date. The main point of contention was whether her teeth were too yellow or not. Inevitably, the three noticed the darker…
TKL Drain Services LLC is a corporation focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We partner with exceptional companies seeking the next stage of growth. Post acquisition, we work closely with our portfolio companies to drive measurable value for all stakeholders.
WeightNot provides weight loss programs to consumers in the U.S. through a direct-to-consumer business model. The company's programs achieve medical standards of efficacy without the use of prescription drugs, surgery or stimulants, allowing participants to lose weight more consistently and at a faster rate than on traditional commercial weight loss programs, and more safely and inexpensively than through medical interventions. These results are accomplished through a patent-pending therapeutic method that involves intensive application of nutrition (using whole, natural foods and targeted…
