LARRY BRACCO DD
Successful executive with over 30 years of management, business development, strategic planning, capital raising, project management, and brand/direct marketing expertise in the software, electronic media, consumer products and electronic retailing industries. Creative and resourceful; providing leadership and measurable results to start-up and early stage, consumer-focused companies and corporate divisions. Strong people, sales, organizational, and team building skills, along with full P/L financial responsibility. (larry.bracco@gmail.com)
Specialties: Significant expertise in strategy, business development and operations of start-up media, entertainment, technology and financial services enterprises. Branding and identity, positioning, business plan development, early stage capital, etc. Focus on intellectual properties, electronic payments/loyalty, financial services, family entertainment/media, direct marketing and emerging technologies. Experience in reverse mergers to small cap public companies.
Now also providing Business Development consulting services for those firms looking to expand their business into Asia/Pacific Rim.
Experience
President/Chief Operating Officer
GD Entertainment & Technology, Inc.
June 2013 – Present (1 year 7 months)Greater Los Angeles Area
GD Entertainment & Technology, Inc. of Westlake Village, CA was formed by the principals of GD Multimedia, LLC, and has been assembled with some of the world’s leading entertainment and media industry executives for the purpose of developing entertainment, media and resort projects in Southeast Asia, primarily Thailand. We are in the process of completing a reverse merger into an OTC public company.
Co-founder & Partner
TattX, LLC
April 2012 – January 2014 (1 year 10 months)Huntington Beach, CA
First national consumer brand for laser tattoo removal services, featuring Asclepion's Tattoo Star Effect 3-in-1 laser. Delivers gentle, effective and complete tattoo removal with virtually no pain, across all inks/skin types with no scarring or bleeding. Maintain membership interest.
Founder and CEO
Creative Ventures, Ltd.
February 1991 – June 2013 (22 years 5 months)Pacific Palisades, CA
Founder & owner of a consulting business that specialized in business development, strategic planning, operations, and marketing for the media and financial services industries and other intellectual property. Often acts as “interim senior executive” to launch new divisions and/or initiatives within larger companies, both public and private.
Current clients/projects include:
Golden Dog Productions- COO/CFO; licensing and private equity consulting; business development
Ovation Fund - business formulation and capital structuring for a distressed real estate PE fund
iDigiRE, Inc. - Operations and Marketing consulting to distressed real estate firm
The Gift of Love World Outreach - new non-profit focused on delivering regenerative medical solutions to those in need worldwide
Catch5 - Business Development for a revolutionary internet advertising audit software platform
Drumright Group/Coglilty - Marketing strategy, marketing plan development and implementation for rapidly-growing enterprise software company
Managing Director, Symphony City LLC
Symphony Worldwide, LLC
September 2007 – March 2013 (5 years 7 months)Los Angeles, CA and Kansas City, MO
Managing Member for Symphony City, LLC. /Symphony WorldWide, LLC which was formed to cultivate, represent, consult and mutually benefit the substantial network of relationships in and around the business, media/entertainment, commercial real estate, technologies and investment communities. Symphony's mission is to “Orchestrate Success™” for its clients and partners through the careful integration of:
Symphony provides a platform and an experience wherein its participants can maximize their key business Relationships in a culture of creativity, continuity and profit.
Executive Vice President
Paimotion Entertainment, Inc.
October 2010 – January 2013 (2 years 4 months)Greater Los Angeles Area
Senior management consultant for an international digital and gaming organization. Provided strategic direction, negotiated key licensing contracts, and managed international business relationships for Turkish media and entertainment organization.
Donate My Card, LLC
CEO, CO-founder and Managing Member
Donate My Card, LLC
April 2010 – September 2012 (2 years 6 months)Greater Los Angeles Area
Donate My Card is a patent-pending Digital Donations Solution that allows consumers to donate their unused, remnant value on gift and pre-paid debit cards to the major charity of their choice...online or through a mobile phone. Charities can now tap into the $5 -10 billion in annual value left unspent on consumer gift and prepaid debit cards.
Partner charities include: USO, ALS Association, National Park Foundation, Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles, National Kidney Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, Network For Teaching Entrepreneurism and others. Raised nearly $1 mm in private capital and created patent pending technology.
Strategic Advisor
Site Canvas(tm)
December 2009 – June 2011 (1 year 7 months)
Assisting in the development of this VIP Solution for organizations seeking to create a dynamic digital online presence. Provide Business Development and Organizational expertise to this patent-pending technology/service firm.
Chief Marketing Officer/EVP Sales
CEO America, Inc./CREDITZ
August 2005 – September 2008 (3 years 2 months)
Reports to CEO & Chairman, responsible for managing the CREDITZ Digital Currency brand; develop and execute the marketing strategy.
The Venture Alliance
Chief Marketing Officer
The Venture Alliance
November 2004 – December 2005 (1 year 2 months)
Operating as the Chief Marketing Officer for The Venture Alliance (TVA) of Newport Beach, CA. TVA is the unique provider of a patented methodology for screening, accelerating, and funding companies that minimizes risk and maximizes value for entrepreneurs. www.tvausa.com
CEO, Managing Partner
FamilyConnect a d/b/a of Westlake Direct, LLC
June 2002 – September 2004 (2 years 4 months)
Founder and visionary of a web-based subscription service which helps families stay connected. FamilyConnect (www.familyconnecting.com)is a unique, web-based subscription service which allows its members to create and share memories, unique family knowledge and valuable family information in a secure, easy-to-use and affordable manner. Through the sharing of family photos, events, news and other precious family content, FamilyConnect brings families closer together, no matter how many there are or how far apart they may live. Licensed the service to an international direct sales organization in December of 2004.
Co-Founder & CEO
Mommy and Me Enterprises, Inc.
March 1994 – March 2002 (8 years 1 month)
Co-founder and business leader of early stage, consumer lifestyle brand focusing on providing products, information and activities which inspire parents to maximize the time they spend with their young children. Raised $3 mm in capital and orchestrated a successful exit.
Executive Producer
USA Direct
1994 – 1995 (1 year)
Courses
Illinois State University
Graduate School of Business
Languages
basic understanding of Spanish
Skills
Business PlanningStart-upsEntrepreneurExecutive ManagementConsumer ProductsNew Business DevelopmentBusiness StrategyStrategic PartnershipsStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipMarketing StrategyFundraisingManagement ConsultingStrategy DevelopmentProduct DevelopmentSee 33+
Projects
Referral Partner for Global Risk Management Solutions(Link)
September 2011 – January 2012
Global Risk Management Solutions (GRMS) is a recognized leader in providing innovative risk mitigation solutions that
assist companies to reduce exposure to global business risk and liability in over 195 countries. GRMS is the only company
that can provide a customizable global vendor screening and management program which is essential to helping reduce the
financial, regulatory and reputational risk as well as the associated costs of risk management for companies.
Our unique value proposition:
GRMS provides a single source for the most comprehensive
global risk mitigation services that will effectively address the unique risk management challenges of any organization worldwide.
Suite of Services:
GRMS’ Suite of Services offers a wide range of innovative risk mitigation programs to identify and address risk in critical
areas of business. Our programs provide the most comprehensive and accurate screening services that are tailored to address the specific risk mitigation needs of any organization. Our services include:
· Vendor Screening and Management
· Subcontractor Screening
· International Screening
· Due Diligence Screening
· FCPA Compliance Screening
· Insurance Certificate Management
Education
Illinois State University
Illinois State University
BS, Mass Communications
1974 – 1979
Activities and Societies: Admitted to Graduate School of Business, 1978. Graduate Advisor to Union Board, Student TV Workshop President, Entertainment Committee Student Leader
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota
1973 – 1974
I spent my Freshman year here...it was interesting, but the school and I didn't see "eye-to-eye" on a few things...The Ghost of Heffron Hall, however, is very real.
Fenwick High School
1969 – 1973
Organizations
Big Task Weekend;
Honors & Awards
RIAA Platinum Record Award (3) for sales of "Academy of Country Music's 101 Greatest Country Hits" compilation. 1994-5.
