About
Jon Brandt – Social Purpose Driven Entrepreneur I’ve dedicated my career to building, scaling, and exiting organizations that combine social impact with sustainable growth. Along the way, I’ve had the privilege of leading five successful exits across education, healthcare, and behavioral health. Track Record of Building & Exiting Organizations: • Thrive Alliance Group (Co-Founder/CEO/Board Chair, 2020–2023) – Partnered with K–12 public, private, and charter schools nationwide to address student mental health through therapeutic services, staff certification, and “TAG Mental Wellness Accreditation.” Acquired by New Story (a division of Audax PE) in September 2023. • Sage Education Enterprises (CEO/Board Chair, 2015–2020) – A chain of behavioral mental health schools. Acquired by Audax Private Equity in 2020. • National Healthcareer Association (Founder/CEO, 1994–2010) – Grew into the largest allied healthcare certification body worldwide. Acquired by Providence Equity Partners in 2010.…
Experience
General Partner, Board of Directors
SoundBoard Venture Fund · New York City Metropolitan Area
Present
General Partner in the fund, Investment committee, Board of Directors
President / Founder
Momentus Ventures · Morristown N.J / NYC
Present
Utilizing over 30 years of building and selling multiple organizations …..Entrepreneur Mentoring, CEO Coaching, Fractional CEO and Board Advisor Roles sharing my earned Wisdom …Strategic Planning Private Equity,Venture Capital, Early stage /Angel investor/Strategic guidance for CEO/ Entrepreneur mentoring
Ceo, Board Chair, Co Founder ,Thrive Alliance Group (Tag), Thrivealliancegroup.Com
Thrive Alliance Group (TAG) · Nj
, Thrive Alliance Group was successfully Sold ,acquired by New Story inc,(September 2023) A division of Audax private Equity group...it has been my Pleasure to serve as CEO / and Co Founder in help building an organization that literally saves lives...it's always "BitterSweet " saying goodbye to the people, like my great partners and truly unwavering supportive, amazing employees...As I will tell you it is wonderful to live the American dream & to build and sell a great company My favorite parts are always the journey and then the legacy we leave behind... Thank you jB
Ceo/ Board Chair
Sage Education Enterprise (Sageday ) · Parsippany, New Jersey
Sage Education enterprise was successfully Sold /acquired 8/28/2020 by Audax Private Equity...
Ceo/Founder
National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
Started Organization in 1994 CEO Founder /National HealthCareer Association Innovator Allied Healthcare Certification industry, NHA was Successfully Acquired by Providence Equity Partners (Ascend Learning) In June 2009 ....
Ceo / Founder
Med Ed Inc · New Jersey, United States
Med Ed inc is a multi -location education institute (allied Health care career education) the Organization was successfully sold in 2006 to National Career Institute...
Ceo/Founder
Medical Training Institute · Sprinfield, MA
Career Education, company was sold Dec 1999, to R. Felmen corp...
Education
Wesley College, Delaware
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