3. • CEO Oakwood Media
• Chairman ParkWhiz
• Founder & CEO Beyond the Rack
• Advisor & Consumer DoughNats
• Mentor, Advisor, Angel Investor
• Husband, Father of Five
• BA, McGill - English Literature
• Started my first company at 19
• Raised $95 in Venture & Debt
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
4. JULY 2008
1. Two guys have an idea
2. Create a business plan
3. Looking for financing
BTR ESTABLISHES FIRST OFFICE
6. “If you really believe in the business,
proceed as though you’ll never get funded.
John Stokes
Real Ventures
7. 6 months after we built
our business plan……….
And over 100 pitches to
VC’s and Angels
JANUARY 2009
8. “I like it… but it’s too small.
Prove it to me.”
Oliver Jung
European Super Angel
9. Website Launch
1,000 friends & Family
14 styles of SKY dresses
Sold 2 units
JANUARY 21, 2009
10. BTR BY THE NUMBERS
10CONFIDENTIAL
Founded BTR in 2009
Raised $95M in equity and venture debt
15 Million consumer members, 5,000 brand partners
$150M run rate business
Almost sold the company 3x to major retailers (LOI)
Restructured and sold to private investor in June 2016
600K+ active buyers
8,000+ new items daily
$700M+ revenue
400 employees
2014 Brand of the Year