Bio

Mike is a Co-founder and Partner of KEMA Partners. In addition to his role with KEMA Partners, Mike is Founder and President of WineCountry Media, which owns and operates the WineCountry Network, the leading online destination for wine country travel and lifestyle. Prior to WineCountry Media, Mike was the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TapDynamics, the leading provider of beverage data analytics services to the hospitality industry. In his role as CEO, Mike raised over $6 million in capital and led the sales, strategic and marketing efforts. TapDynamics’ clients and strategic partnerships include hospitality industry leaders such as Applebee’s, Ruby Tuesday and In-Bev Anheuser-Busch. Mike also spent 15 years as an investment banker. Mike spent 11 years at Banc of America Securities focusing on investment banking coverage of the financial institutions, general industrial, business services and technology industries. Mike’s strategic advisory and capital raising experience includes over $17 billion in aggregate transaction value including public and private debt and equity financing’s as well as mergers and acquisitions advisory assignments. Mike received a BS in Communications from Syracuse University.