Mr. Elliott has more than 15 years of experience working with SME’s (Small/Medium Sized Enterprises) and entrepreneurs in areas that include:

Start-up processes ▪ Strategic business analysis ▪ Business plan creation ▪ Financial modeling ▪ Valuation Analysis ▪ Operational growth ▪ Pitching For Capital and ▪ Angel & Venture Financing.

He is currently a Partner at Apheleon Group (http://www.apheleon.com), an international consultancy (Ft. Lauderdale, London and Riyadh) that provides advisory services to SME’s and coaching to entrepreneurs.

Further background highlights include:

• Founder of Unchained Entrepreneur (http://www.unchained-entrepreneur.com) – Mr. Elliott founded this advisory blog on which he posts regularly on subject matter relating to starting, growing and financing small businesses, as well as personal and professional success tips.

• Founder South Florida Venture Connection – Mr. Elliott initiated this network as a LinkedIn group. SFVC is now an online AND offline organization that seeks to connect entrepreneurs, angel investors, institutional financiers and related service providers in order to foster venture formation and financing in South Florida. The organization currently has more than 150 members in the South Florida area.

• Venture Coach at the University of Miami Launch Pad – The Launch Pad offers volunteer advisory and mentoring services to young entrepreneurs that are alumni of University of Miami. Mr. Elliott serves as an unpaid coach and mentor to these ventures.

• Former New York City Council Candidate – In 2003, Mr. Elliott stood for election to the City Council of New York in Lower Manhattan – an area that includes the site of the former World Trade Center.

• Co-Author of Patent (US70762475) – for Personalized Multi-Service Computer Environment – system and method for tracking a user history for presentation thereof in a web browser display.

• Former Co-Founder and Interim President at Sneakers.com – Mr. Elliott focused on conceptualization and attracted experienced senior management and Board of Directors (including former CEO of The Sports Authority, former Chairman and CEO of K-Mart and Vice Chairman of The North Face) of this start-up. He also managed the seed and Series A financing rounds totaling $4+ million.

• Former Board Member of Copyright Control Services – Mr. Elliott served as Director and advisor. He secured $1 million in financing and represented the company in its $25 million sale to a NASDAQ traded digital rights management firm.

• Former CFO for Double Agent – Mr. Elliott coordinated financial business model and managed $3+ million of angel financing.

• Former Medical Software Company Advisor – Mr. Elliott performed valuation analysis and offered strategic business consulting to a medical software company, culminating in an investment at suggested valuation by a principal of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

• Financing Advisory – Mr. Elliott has successfully worked with companies to obtain more than $125 million of growth financing.

• MBA Finance, NYU Stern. Mr. Elliott received his M.B.A. in Finance from New York University’s Leonard Stern School of Business in 1996, graduating Beta Gamma Sigma.