B.F. Sanders

B.F. Sanders

Truestar Entertainment

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder & CEO at Crowd Consortium, LLC

  • Education

    • Trident Technical College

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      Computer Science
  • Experience

    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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

    • Soma Financial, Inc.

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Mortgage Banker

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

    • 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.

    • PlatinumLendingTeam.com, LLC.

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
      Founder & CEO

      Wholesale mortgage banking operations.

    • 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.

    • 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

    • 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.

    • 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.

    • Tynax

      Dec 2011 - Jun 2012
      Business Developer

      Engaged buyers and sellers. Sourced patents.

    • TIP

      Jan 2012 - now
      Director - Business Development

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

    • Crowd Consortium, LLC

      Jul 2015 - now
      Founder

      Coming soon!

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • SBA Crowdfunding