Gregory J. Smith

Experience

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  MidAmerica Family Partners

  Jan 1981 - Jan 2001

  President, Vice Chairman, Chairman of the Board

  Chairman of the BoardRedwood Empire Bancorp., 1998-2001—Publicly held bank holding company located in Santa Rosa, California.---Managed the merger of subsidiary bank and thrift, transitioned board members and developed/executed recapitalization plan for the company bringing about an increase in share price of 4 times and eventual sale.Vice ChairmanSun Country Airlines, 1992-1997—Privately owned charter airline—Responsible for general oversight of investment and decision making on strategic planning, aircraft leases, labor negotiations, regulatory matters and finance. Developed/executed plan to increase fleet from 3 planes to 18 and revenue to $250 Million with profit every year and the eventual sale.PresidentMidAmerica BancShares, Inc., 1981-1999—Private multi-bank holding company organization, with 88 banking locations and $1.4 billion in community banks chartered in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico.—Responsibilities included strategic planning, mergers/acquisitions, all regulatory relations, executive recruiting and management of bank CEOs and all elements of finance, risk management, operations and technology. Show less

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  LarsonAllen Financial

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2002

  Partner and Managing Principal

  Private Investment Banking Firm, NASD (FINRA) licensed member and SIPC insured broker/dealer, part of LarsonAllen CPA, a regional CPA firm. Managed all aspects of client mergers/acquisitions, across industries including buy and sell side, capitalizations and private placement engagements.

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  BANCO Advisors, LLC

  Jan 2002 - now

  Managing Member/Owner

  Traditional corporate financial advisory work with emphasis on profit improvement, financing, loan modification, strategic planning, capital formation and corporate restructuring. Industry specialization includes financial institutions.

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  Walden Automotive

  Jan 2002 - May 2005

  President

  Privately owned national automobile fleet company moving 550,000 automobiles per year and 21 dealerships in MN, WI and CA. Enterprise generated $5.5 billion a year in revenue.Responsibilities included operations, debt and capital formation, merger and acquisitions and management of investments in auto, aviation, food, banking and commercial real estate.

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  First National Bank of Arizona

  May 2005 - Dec 2008

  EVP, COO, CFO

  $4 billion privately owned banking organization. Responsible for all elements of strategic planning, operations, accounting, finances, regulatory, technology, mergers and acquisitions.

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  Cambio Capital Advisors, LLC

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

  Managing Member

  Business advisory firm specializing performance improvement accross most industries and in identifying distressed asset opportunities for investor/clients.

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  CJK Securities, Inc. (member FINRA)

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Managing Director/Owner

  CJK Securities, Inc. provides financial advisory services to Middle Market companies. Our experienced professionals have completed over $2 billion of sell-side, buy-side and capital formation transactions. Industry experience includes banking, technology, aviation, manufacturing and real estate.

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  JD Merit

  Jan 2014 - Dec 2019

  Senior Managing Director

  JD Merit & Co. delivers performance and Boutique Investment Banking services for its clients including business sales, merger or acquisition, raising capital and pursuing strategic ventures, JD Merit is focused on Sell-Side M&A, Buy-Side M&A,Debt & Equity Capital Raises / Restructuring,Private Equity recapitalization, Management and leveraged buyouts and Corporate Finance advisory services

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  RainMaker Securities, LLC

  Dec 2019 - now

  Managing Director

  RainMaker Securities is a full service mid-market merchant banking platform and FINRA/SIPC member firm. The company is focused on assisting emerging growth private companies with raising capital, mergers and acquisitions, and liquidity programs for employees and shareholders. We offer a well vetted portfolio of high quality issuers to our investor clients. RainMaker Securities does business in 24 states and represents issuers and investor clients from across the globe.