B.F. Sanders

Experience

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  Event Promoter

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

  Truestar Entertainment

  Produced high end fashion shows for DKNY, CK, Guess and others at Club NV in San Francisco. with Javier Laval, CEO of Truestar Events and Media. Javier is currently Founder of Android Homme, a high end shoe company with global sales. www.androinhomme.com

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  Manufacturer Sales Rep

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

  Pinnacle Productions (now www.SupremeSF.com)

  Silkscreen facility capable of printing 400,000+ t-shirts per day. Printed tee shirts for apparel brands sports teams, recording artists and corporations.

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  USA Fleece, Inc.

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Manufacturing Sales Rep

  Imported containers of fabric as Anatac's USA manufacturing partner. Sold in bulk to Drunkn Munky, Ezekiel, Billabong, Globe Shoes and a number of brands in the action sports retail market.

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  Manifest Apparel

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Global Sales Director

  Surf-skate brand with Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys DJ), pro skaters and underground hip hop artists as celebrity brand endorsers. Secured exclusive licensing agreement in Japan, but could not launch in the country, due to trademark issues.

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  Www.Kards1.com

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Talent Manager - Graphic Designer

  Met Rafael Santos (aka Kards1) after he graduated from the Academy of Arts in San Francisco. Secured short and long term projects which resulted in designs being printed for brands, such as Drunkn Munky (www.drunknmunky.com), Astronaut (Christian Wicks - English Laundry), Guerilla Union Events (marketing company and producer of large concerts - www.guerillaunion.com) and others which resulted in Multi million dollar campaigns for San Disk Disk (Sunset Strip Block Party). Kards1 recently designed the Dr. Greenthumb logo for B-Real of Cypress Hill. Show less

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  Guerilla Union

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2002

  Event Promoter

  Worked with the President of Guerilla Union behind the scenes to learn how to produce a large concert with thousands of people and how revenue is generated. I was given Chang's cell phone, a pen and a pad to learn nearly every step from coordinating limo ride from Tommy Chong's house to the event, coordinating with Snoop Dogg's security, artist riders, sponsorship, booths, radio trades, politics, etc. Helped launch Guerilla Union clothing by contracting Kards1 to develop designs for the company and its clients. Show less

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  Soma Financial, Inc.

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Mortgage Banker

  Originated residential & commercial real estate loans and sold loans in bulk to secondary market investors.

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  Ascent Home Loans

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2007

  Mortgage Banker

  Originated residential & commercial real estate loans in 42 states and helped recruit a team of 242 loan officers.

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  PlatinumLendingTeam.com, LLC.

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Founder & CEO

  Wholesale mortgage banking operations.

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  Text My Cash, LLC.

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Founder & CEO

  Company was formed to launch a retail distribution program in the USA for Obopay www.obopay. Due to interoperability issues, the company launched in India and Africa. Obopay was funded by Citigroup, Society Generale, Nokia and others. Initial bet was on the Qualcomm Brew operating system. TMC assets sold to private entity.

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  Platinum Wireless

  Mar 2009 - Jan 2011

  Account Executive

  Recruited, trained and supplied wireless retail store owners for Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, wholly owned subsidiaries of Sprint (NYSE: S) **Generated $15 million per month in payment volume with a small team prior to sale of company

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  RSW

  Jan 2011 - now

  Wholesale & Retail Advisor

  Launched Simple Mobile (T-Mobile owned 30%) and pioneered the Bring Your Own Phone Program by using unlocked GSM phones as a way to "disrupt" the 2 year contract model. Simple Mobile was acquired by Carlos Slim, which enabled Rushstar to become a larger Master Distributor with a suite of products and services from Tracfone, Telcel America, Page Plus, Net 10, etc - all brands you can now find inside big box retail stores, such as Wal Mart, Target and Radio shack.

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  Silicon Valley Business School

  Dec 2011 - Oct 2012

  Enrollments Officer (Executive Education Advisor)

  www.svbs.coExecutive Education programs focused on Entrepreneurship, Patents, Finance, Corporate Law, Startups and more.

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  Tynax

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2012

  Business Developer

  Engaged buyers and sellers. Sourced patents.

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  TIP

  Jan 2012 - now

  Director - Business Development

  Patent Broker and Strategic Intellectual Property Advisory firm, Advisor to venture capital firms, operating companies and more.

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  Crowd Consortium, LLC

  Jul 2015 - now

  Founder

  Coming soon!