Bio

Michael Friedman joined Salt Creek as an Executive Partner in January 2024. Michael Friedman is an accomplished business owner and operator with more than 25 years of experience leading small to mid-sized global businesses. In 2020, Michael sold his business (The Star Group) to a multinational corporation, Mainetti Group, the largest hanger manufacturer in the world. After completion of the sale, Michael joined the Mainetti executive team and led the successful transition and integration of The Star Group business into Mainetti Group, creating Reca Mainetti, a $25M global apparel trim and packaging division. He recently completed his role as the General Manager of the new entity with full P/L responsibilities and oversight of all operations, teams in Hong Kong and the U.S., new business development, customer and supplier relations, product development and creative service teams. In addition to business strategy and operations, Michael’s expertise includes accounting and financial planning, manufacturing and global sourcing, and B2B sales and marketing. Over the past two years, Michael has successfully partnered with the Reca Mainetti sales team to set effective strategies, win new customers, and grow the premium/luxury business by 50%. Prior to becoming a business owner, Michael was a certified public accountant and senior auditor at KPMG in Boston where he managed annual audits for retail, manufacturing, city government, hospital, non-profit, oil and gas, and banking clients. He has a Bachelor of Science in Management degree from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University.