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1 - Confidential - TRU to Entrepreneurs and TRU to Customers
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2 BE TRU Overview BE TRU, LLC was created by long-time friends Brandon Halcott and Erik Abraham to partner with Entrepreneurs and Companies with the goal of accelerating their growth through strategically executing business plans and new ventures BE TRU has a fundamental understanding of rapidly growing entrepreneurial businesses through the experience of the founders: Growing a cosmetic vehicle repair company from inception to over $3mm in annualized revenue in less than one year Co-founding a private equity firm with six portfolio companies representing combined sales over $200 million and over 1,000 employees with >$30 million of equity deployed Institutional private equity investing and investment banking M&A experience Advanced understanding of web development and internet marketing tools through Google search / analytical products Most importantly, the founders of BE TRU are like their partners, entrepreneurs by birth who love to solve their customer’s problems
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3 TRU TRIBE Capital Legal Mfg Marketing Exit
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4 Underlying Thesis BE TRU was born with the underlying thesis that certain markets / revenue opportunities exist that are difficult for existing businesses to penetrate Opportunities for accelerating growth revolve around: Understanding market size and competitive nature / trends within an industry Intense focus on unlocking creativity and expanding marketing vision to acquire customers Advanced online sales / marketing strategies Leveraging expansive professional network to tap into new opportunities with the right team Revolving 90 day growth plans and focus on tactical execution BE TRU has found that many entrepreneurs have created a great business, but are unable to take growth to the next level due to lack of time / resources or other outside factors
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5 BE TRU Partner Backgrounds Co-founder / CEO of Dent Recon, mobile cosmetic car repair Company Raised $200k of startup capital that allowed Company to grow into 17 vehicle and 20 person team with run-rate of over $3 million in annual sales Received 3 term sheets for $1 million Series A round of financing COO at nation’s first hybrid fleet livery car service, Planettran 3 years of private equity and investment banking experience at KRG Capital Partners (Denver, CO), William Blair & Co. (Chicago, IL) and Goldman Sachs & Co. (New York, NY) MBA from Harvard Business School AB with honors in Economics and minor in Egyptology at the University of Chicago Erik Abraham 5 years of entrepreneurial private equity experience through co-founding CITG Capital Partners (Troy, MI) and with KRG Capital Partners (Denver, CO) At CITG, managed 5 portfolio companies and created investment strategy / objectives for start-up private equity firm At KRG, responsible for platform investments in the distribution and healthcare services industries Sizes ranging from $2 – $85 million Two years of investment banking experience at Citigroup in the Energy Group (New York, NY) Completed seven equity, financing and M&A transactions totaling over $25 billion BBA with high distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan Brandon Halcott
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