Wayne J. Walton

Partner / Cro

Z9 Ventures · Miami, Florida, United States

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HANDS-ON, EARLY-STAGE VENTURE FUND AND COMPANY BUILDER. PROVIDING EXCEPTIONAL ENTREPRENEURS WITH A COMBINATION OF INTELLECTUAL, NETWORK AND INVESTMENT CAPITAL. WE EMPOWER FOUNDERS TO LAUNCH INNOVATIVE, CATEGORY-SHAPING CONSUMER BRANDS. Z9 EXISTS TO HELP TRANSFORM VALIDATED CONCEPTS INTO SCALABLE BUSINESSES.

Shareholder

Ytel · Orange County, California Area

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Ytel powers human communications on a global scale for more than 7,500 customers and 10 billion interactions through voice, messaging, and mail annually. Developers and businesses use Ytel as an out of the box contact center software and a programmable API. Founded in 2012, Ytel is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA, and has offices in Los Angeles, CA, Downtown Tampa, FL, and New York City, NY.

Founder

Walton Development and Management · Tampa,FL & Melbourne, FL

Revitalized one of the first warehouse conversions within the Channelside District, Channelside 212. Co-Developed alongside Miles Development Partners the completion of Box Factory Lofts, Ybor City's fist successful adaptive reuse projects.

Founder

KARMA – Marketing, Branding & Advertising · Melbourne, Florida Area

Consulting agency with a primary focus on product development and design with an emphasis on taking ideas from concept to market. Serial entrepreneur minded focus used to identify disruptive ideas/technologies/products within their respective markets and assisting business owners in the appropriate capacities.

Co-Founder/President

Media Mogul · Melbourne, Florida Area

Media Mogul is a performance based boutique marketing agency. We specialize in building online/offline/hybrid campaigns for our clients across multiple business verticals. By utilizing our proprietary call routing platform and web-based reporting dashboard clients are able to track their results in real-time and remain in constant control of their campaigns growth and success.

Founder

Zingo Designates Drivers Tampa · Downtown Melbourne, FL

The first/only designated driver scooter service in Brevard County with headquarters in Downtown Melbourne. 12 Italian made DiBlasi scooters with uniformed drivers would escort bar patrons home safely at the end of their evening and drive their folding scooters back to Downtown Melbourne to pick up the next bar patron. Featured Front Page of the Florida Today New Year's Eve 2011.

Chief Operating Officer

Say Hello Diamonds · Melbourne, Florida Area

Responsible for all aspects of the Say Hello Diamonds jewelry line from product design, overseas manufacturing partners in Thailand, China, and India, to product distribution. Developed strong relationships with Groupon, LivingSocial, and The Today Show allowing us to sell over 250,000+ semiprecious stone pieces of jewelry utilizing those 3 exclusive relationships alone.

President

Vortex Debt Group

Debt Settlement company revolutionary in pioneering Law Firm overseen debt restructuring programs for consumers nationwide. Successfully grew customer base to over 35,000 customers each providing monthly residual revenue for an average of 24 months. Oversaw company growth from 10 employees to over 180 prior to exit.

Vice President

Advanced Debt Management Solutions

Ground floor 501-C3 nonprofit Debt Management Company that grew to over 5,000 clients throughout the country that were enrolled into a debt management restructuring program with their unsecured creditors, each providing ADMS with monthly residual income for an average of 36 months.