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Jim Love was the founding vice president of Gold Star Financial LLC. He is
chairman of Fire Management Systems Inc., EcoZap Inc., and AIHsw Inc. He
has served as past director of EuroBusiness Group, PLC (London), VCS AB,
Vastra Frolunda (Sweden), Master of Mixes (Kansas), Fresco Plastics LLC
(Carmel, California.), and Diasco, Ferney Voltaire (France).
Love’s business background encompasses more than 30 years of experience in
marketing, sales, finance, funding, operations, and management involving
all phases of technology commercialization for privately-held companies
including a number of startups. He has managed companies through all
phases of development including concept, development, commercial growth,
and maturity.
Some career highlights include:
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Pacific Agricultural Services: Vice
President for the nation’s largest specialty crop developer who
pioneered the development of pistachios, kiwi fruit, and jojoba
(largest developer in the United States). |
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Diasco (France) and Institute for
Business Consultations (Geneva): Served
as managing director for Diasco and as finance director IBC where he
created, implemented and controlled a worldwide financial analysis and
operational audit system for 25 operating companies of a
multi-national with annual sales of more than $250 million. |
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Asset Management Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.): Developed
and executed national institutional sales program for this investment
banking firm. |
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World Business Advisory, Ltd. (Carmel, Calif.): Controlled
the coordination and direction of legal, financial and insurance
services relating to corporate and individual taxation. |
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Merus –
Established and funded the company, which was the nation’s first
autologous blood bank. |
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Alert: Developed
and executed national investment marketing and sales for the nation’s
largest alarm monitoring company, raising more than $150 million and
resulting in a buy-out by the nation’s largest alarm company, ADT. |
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Global Apparel Network: Designed
the business plan, raised $10 million in capital, established the
European headquarters and implemented initial proof of concept sales
this U.S.-based software start-up in the international fashion
business. |
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Designed business plans, raised required capital, developed marketing
strategy, and implemented the sales and service divisions for four
start up companies. |
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EcoZap, Inc. –
Bio-technology company in the field of pest control utilizing patented
technology developed at University of South Hampton in London. |
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Fresco Plastics, LLC – Company
with a patented technology for molecular imaging of plastics resulting
in non-distortion thermoforming. |
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American International Homes SW Inc. – Company
with a patented frameless, insulated building panel system. |
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Fire Management Systems Inc. –
An industry leader that manufactures and distributes flame-retardant
chemicals and coatings worldwide. |
Love received his BSc, cum
laude,
in interpersonal organizational communication from Ohio University and his
MBA in international business from Thunderbird,
The American Graduate School of International Management (“Thunderbird”).
During the Vietnam War, he enlisted and served as Lieutenant, USN, in San
Miguel, The Philippines, and was decorated with the Air Medal.
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