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Launching Ventures, Business Strategy, Establishing an Advisory Board

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Created 10 years ago in Business / Getting Started

Todd Mortenson MBA, NACD (Los Angeles) is an accomplished entrepreneur with an expertise in launching ventures and strategic planning. Having launched over ten ventures across multiple industries with vastly differing dynamics, Todd shares deep understanding of the issues that entrepreneurs face and offers uncommon insight.

Todd's experience spans a variety of industries from Technology and Digital Media to Hospitality and Restaurants to Oil & Gas and Aviation to Real Estate and Manufacturing. Several career highlights include acquiring a Hilton Resort as VP Business Development, having raised over $250 million for the acquisition and development, while creating, training, and leading the real estate sales and marketing division to achieve over $125 million in sales in nine months. Additionally, Todd joined an early stage Oil & Gas exploration company as President to develop the business plan, acquire 340,000 acres of drilling rights in a third world country, and hire a team of industry veterans to commence exploration. While carrying out the previous ventures, Todd was Chairman of a CD/DVD/USB manufacturing company he founded and lead for 13 years until selling the company to a local competitor. Today Todd leads an internet technology services firm that offers domain registration services, web development, digital marketing, and mobile app development.

Todd received his MBA with a concentration in New Ventures from the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis, MN). While there he served as a business plan analyst for the Minnesota Seed Capital Network. Additionally, he was invited to be a delegate and represent the US in the first Franco-American Entrepreneur’s forum in Paris, France. Further, Todd received a Certificate of Director Professionalism from the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors).

While launching businesses, he still enjoys serving the community. For example he spent eight years volunteering to the fund distribution panel for The United Way, reviewing the plans and operations of non-profit agencies seeking funding. Todd has been a mentor for a variety of entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs for over ten years.

His first career was an airline pilot. Todd received all of his professional pilots licenses and ratings while attending the University of North Dakota, where he completed his Bachelor of Science: Aeronautical Studies degree in only 3 ½ years. Upon Graduation, Todd was one of two that were chosen to pilot for the passenger airline, United Express. When selected he only had 280 hours of total flight time and has over 2000 flight hours to date.

Todd Mortenson

Minneapolis
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Investment Banker | Mgmt Consultant | Board Director | BizDev/Marketing/Venture Growth Private Equity Startups I’m a versatile, dynamic, high-performing C-level Executive and Venture Capitalist with operations, administration, business development, marketing, and change management experience. Having developed and launched 10+ private equity startups and new ventures in an array of industries from internet technology and multimedia to oil and gas, real estate, hospitality, and industrial equipment, my key skills and strength in growing and providing expertise for small and mid cap businesses has expanded greatly during the past 15 years. As a management consultant, I possess strong interpersonal and focused strategic abilities that enable organic high growth, positioning companies for funding, coaching leadership, leading corporate development initiatives, as well as designing and implementing operational technologies and systems to achieve long-term sustainable business performance. Most importantly I have developed an expertise in launching new products, services, and ventures. My career accomplishments include leading initiatives as a Managing Director for a global investment bank and consulting firm with $300B+ in successful transactions specializing in M&As, divestitures, corporate restructuring, strategic growth plans and shareholder protection, in addition, I led efforts with a group of 10 investors and principals involving a $250M+ capital raise to acquire and redevelop a fledging hotel/condo resort property with 2.6M sq. ft., consisting of 145 acres, 2000 rooms, and 2400 employees while implementing a rebranding strategy and launching and managing a 35 person condo and sales/marketing team with aggressive business development that achieved $125M+ in sales/revenue gains.

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