'm an exited founded with extensive operational and investing experience. I'm starting a new investment firm to buy and grow existing companies where we can add marketing and operational excellence. I grew from the ground up my previous agency which sold for 8 figures; helped the acquiring company grow and exit for high 9 figures, and have personally advised hundreds of top brands to succesful IPOs or acquisitions.
Forward Invest is an investment holdco focused on small to medium sized acquisitions. We'd like to 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 and ensure continued growth and success.
KASS Labs focused on building and buying SMBs and digital businesses. Our team at KASS Labs has been building digital businesses since 2006 and launched a CPG brand in 2016. We bring extensive experience and professionalism to every company that is in our portfolio. Leveraging modern technology and marketing, we know how to create brands with a strong revenue and a focus on cash flow.
Avela Corporation was originally founded in Houston, Texas in 1984 as an advertising branding company. Gary Young, the founder, president and CEO of Avela Corporation, took the company in a completely different direction starting in 2002 after a trade mission trip to China. As Mr. Young likes to tell it, "When I landed in Shanghai I thought I had been transported to another planet… glistening buildings that went on for miles and an energy in the air that you could feel!"On the flight back he had the powerful thought that he just wittiness something historic: the freshman class of…
Trip Williams is an investor focused on small-to-medium sized acquisitions in Colorado and the surrounding area. Investments will be viewed as permanent holdings with a long-term investment horizon.
