Team
Collin Knock
CEO
Collin started his first company in 2003 and grew it to a national presence with over 75 employees. Within 18 months of founding Reverse Mortgage Lending in 2016, he built it to one of the top 100 reverse mortgage brokerages in America. Collin has bootstrapped three companies that have earned millions of dollars in revenue. He has founded nine startups and brings direction, creative vision, and the ability to execute large scale projects relentlessly.
Justin Knock
Director of Development
Justin brings over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, innovation and creative problem solving. As Co-Founder of Reverse Mortgage Lending, he’s been a guiding force as Director of Business Development, where he designed and oversaw the large scale build of the company’s mortgage sales software, and was responsible for its implementation. He has been accountable for project management, content creation, product design, processes and procedure creation, as well as development of sales tools and software for multi-million dollar organizations.
Chris Bubny
Creative Director
As an award winning multi-disciplinary UX/UI Designer and Web Developer, Chris has spent the last 13 years pushing the limits of design and technology for a number of fortune 500 brands and several government agencies. He’s a champion of user–centric design and strategic thinking and has managed creative and technology teams of all shapes and sizes. Chris is highly proficient in a variety of design applications from Sketch and Figma to the entire Adobe Creative suite and is well versed in several programming languages like PHP, JS, React, Next, Node, HTML, CSS, SAAS, Liquid, Ruby and MySQL.
Paul Verdone
CTO
Paul has 40 years of experience as a Software Developer, DevSecOps, Architect, Project Manager and Business Technology Leader. His central expertise has been to organize, and correct as required, startups and smaller companies undergoing rapid and extensive growth by improving technology, hiring/training and injecting better matching operational processes. Paul’s responsibilities are to create easy to maintain, cost effective, extremely secure/regulatory compliant, highly performant systems, hire/create/teach teams and lead them to that end as a principal, consultant, director, VP or CTO.
Jagdish Harsh
Technology Partner
Jagdish is the founder of Mobiloitte. Mobiloitte is a full-service consulting company with extensive experience in multiple industries, with capabilities ranging from technology strategy and vision document development to creating production-ready applications. This combination –technology and process consulting –enables us to deliver high value to our customers by providing the bridge between strategic business needs and execution.
RICHARD NACHT ESQ.
LEGAL COUNSEL
Richard brings a thorough understanding of the intersection of law and business to any endeavor. He has founded six startups and has served as an advisor to another fifty. Richard holds a J.D., an MBA, and has a strong background in business modeling, strategy and tactics. Richard has extensive experience in blockchain law, having acted as counsel or advisor to more than thirty industry participants. He also created the first social network ever used by the recruiting industry, where his clients included Microsoft, Wachovia, and Toyota.
JASON WITBECK
Strategic Advisor
Jason is one of the founding advisors for Watch Skins. He is a Navy reservist who spent 11 years on active duty in Navy special operations. He brings over 11 years of military leadership from operating more than a decade in the SEAL Teams. He spent his time as an operator, close-quarters combat instructor, and a BUD/S instructor. After graduating from USC’s veterans MBA program, Jason developed a broad network in finance and the private investment fund community. He has occupied various positions in Venture Capital and Private Equity firms throughout Southern California. He also runs a marketing agency as the Chief of Staff, helping PE funds, VC’s, and Investment Banks across the nation showcase their brands.
Gary Nacht
Strategic Advisor
A graduate of the Wharton School and Founder/CEO of Synergy Enterprises, LLC, Gary Nacht is a highly successful entrepreneur and business transformation expert for early-stage, mature and underperforming companies primarily in retail, distribution, and manufacturing. Mr. Nacht is a proven business leader, strategist, and hands-on operator whose advisory projects have ranged from early-stage technology start-ups to a severely distressed $200 million distributor of consumer products selling to the world's largest retail chains. Mr. Nacht's unique skillset includes corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, financing, advanced business planning and contract negotiations across the globe.
Han Ko
Strategic Advisor
Han Ko has 3 decades of experience in international technology investing and business scaling. Utilizing his engineering background in software development, blockchain and system integration, Han has successfully launched and operated multiple ventures in the U.S. and Asia. His experience includes various venture capital investments in technology and commercial real estate, such as WIF AX (a $50M+ Morgan Stanley managed investment Fund) and Capital Innovators. Han has held various leadership and advisory roles in multiple for-profit organizations, serving as an investor, board member, advisor, and mentor for multiple startups and mid-size companies in the U.S. and Asia. In addition, he serves on multiple boards of not-for-profits, including the AACC Chamber of Commerce, and is an official member of Presidential Advisor of South Korea (NUAC). Han has recently been featured in the 2020 edition of “The Top 100 People in Finance” magazine for his achievements.
STEVEN W. HELLER ESQ.
GLOBAL LICENSING ADVISOR
With degrees in both law and accounting, and 25 years in licensing and business development, Steven has combined his vision, experience and strong industry contacts to build The Brand Liaison into one of the licensing industry’s leading boutique agencies. Throughout his career, Steven has been active in all aspects of intellectual property, including the worldwide licensing and enforcement of various world famous properties, representing licensors and licensees in deals with brands such as Gloria Vanderbilt, Bill Blass, Nautica, FUBU, Converse, Puma, as well as properties owned by Disney, MGM, Warner Brothers, the NFL, NBA, NCAA, and FIFA. In addition to his strong negotiation skills and ability to craft business deals advantageous to all parties, Steven is able to utilize his creative and entrepreneurial skills to provide guidance in brand development and product development.
CORY WAISNER
GLOBAL LICENSING ADVISOR
Cory Waisner brings over 25 years of licensing industry expertise in multiple channels including marketing, licensing, and sales of licensed products. His experience has taught him the complexities of both character and brand licensing, and has earned him the coveted Disney Licensee of the Year Award. His licensing activities focus on fashion, characters and entertainment properties, and include work with brands such as Disney, Warner Bros., Vans, Billabong, Old Navy, Dry Bar, Skechers, and Ironman Worldwide Competitions, across multiple product categories. His experience also includes licensed and private label product development, as well as sourcing new products, designs and unique fabrications.
