Your Next Leader and Change Agent

SALVATORE R TUZZOLINO

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SUMMARY AND PROFILE

Expertise

Extensive experience in global mergers, acquisitions, SaaS, integrator, investment capital, roll-ups, venture financing, PE, contract negotiations, P&L efficiency, partnerships and forging global strategic alliances, and as a change agent

Strong track record of bottom-line responsibility for product launch, pricing, brand development and management, advertising, marketing, AI initiatives, and Go-to-market strategies for global B2B, B2C, D2C FinTech, EdTech, Sports-Tech, SaaS, VR/AR

Content creation, production, and distribution via terrestrial networks and independent radio, television, and OTT streaming

Strong background in talent management, workforce planning, change management, organizational development, HR, CRM

Top 1% of senior executives in Watson-Glaser, Numerical Data Interpretation Test, & Personal Index Cognitive Assessments

Proficiency in identifying and developing untapped global markets and business opportunities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TFS Co. /Technology for Sports, Los Angeles, CA

Chief Operating Officer - Chief Financial Officer

November 2012 - February 2025

TFS Co. provides white-label, bleeding-edge Sports-Tech, FinTech, and EdTech SaaS applications, big data technology, and the most progressive scouting and recruiting platform for sports, business, financial, personal health and development, and educational applications utilizing 3-D art assets, AI SaaS and PaaS origin for coaches and players expanded to B2B corporate team building to B2C apps that led to the company & acquisition. Start-up to acquisition path complete. Accomplishments include:

Orchestrated SaaS and PaaS expansion from sports to companies and consumers which drove the TFS $400M+ acquisition

Created the subscription-based model that produced 475,000 users paying $298 per month totaling over $141M in annual revenues

Championed a full suite of AI, corporate compliance, compensation, and HR policies and procedure

Led the strategic plan resulting in the acquisition of 4 competing companies and a gain of $139M

Successfully raised over $80M in investment capital

Vista Equities, Los Angeles, CA

Chief Operating Officer

August 2002 - October 2012

Vista Equities is a privately held real estate development company. Start-up to exit plan completed.

Accomplishments include

Successfully designed and negotiated a multifaceted mergers and acquisitions plan that brought 350 residential and commercial domestic and international assets in 27 States and 6 countries driving their valuation by $110M

Successfully negotiated over $160M low/medium density, hotel and land holdings with corporations, and REITs

Reduced Vista & expenditures over 8 years by 27% and increased market share by 19% over competitors

Led a custom-designed B2B and B2C SaaS model that increased annual revenues by 22% per year

Architect of concept, spearheaded start-up and led day-to-day operations to its $165M exit

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

Member, Board of Directors, B2C and D2C consumer goods and services - alternative health and wellness, 7 years

Member, Board of Directors, 501(c)(3) - assisting homeless and at-risk youth with support and wellness, 12 years

Member, Advisory Board, B2B industrial metals and logistics - servicing Fortune 500 companies /20 years

Vice President, B2B broadband, telecom – network services provider to Fortune 100 companies /4 years

Member, Board of Directors, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Meta-verse design company /3 years

Member, Alumni Academic Advisory Committee at Duke University /25 years

EDUCATION AND OTHERS

Duke University, Fuqua School of Business - Durham, NC

MBA, Finance and Management

Loyola University Chicago School of Law - Chicago, IL

MJ, Business Law, Compliance, Health Law

Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN

BA, Communications

Saddleback College - Mission Viejo, CA

AA, Spanish

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