• Proven 20+ year track record with expertise in business strategy, business development, seed, early and mid-stage fund raising and middle-market M&A
• Greatest strengths include long-developed gut instinct, ability to connect with other C-level executives helping them through the complexities of the M&A process and drive to get deals to the goal line
• Founder, CEO and/or Executive Chairman for transformational online community, custom publishing and publishing technology companies that were acquired
• Advisory Board member and Consultant to for-profit and non-profit companies, including O'Reilly Media, Harvard Business School Publishing, Course Adviser, Textbook Revolution, Freeload Press, Atheneum Learning, and EnCompass Education
Expertise Includes:
• Corporate Development
• Business Model Transformation
• SaaS, Custom Pub, & Print-to-Digital
• Strategic Partnership Development
• M&A Advisory Services
• Due Diligence Advisory
Managing Partner @ From June 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Co - Founder & Partner @ Partner in LearnLaunch which has as its goal providing support for the creation and growth of education technology and learning companies. LearnLaunch consists of a co-working Campus, an Accelerator based in Boston, MA focused on enabling education technology entrepreneurs build and grow their startups into thriving companies and LearnLaunch Institute which runs events, classes and an annual conference. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Managing Partner @ Good Harbor Partners is a business consulting and advisory firm with one overarching priority: To help companies navigate the swift current in today’s marketplace and better position themselves for partnership, merger, and/or divestiture.
We are NOT your typical, high priced strategic consultants. Rather, we are about results, specifically helping companies generate short term revenue improvements, new product and technology acceleration, and operational efficiencies.
The principals and members of Good Harbor Partners have done it all: We have run companies and sales forces, developed new business models that have become standards, started new companies with compelling exits, and successfully advised companies in the K-20 and corporate/medical/government space
Have worked with strategics; family, private equity, and venture owned companies; and early stage entrepreneurs. Our network is large and our results are unparalleled.
Areas of Expertise Include:
• Business Model Transformation
• Market Research/Mapping
• Sales Optimization
• Digital Marketing/Product Roadmap
• SaaS, Custom Pub, & Print-to-Digital
• Technology Assessment/Gap Analysis
• Strategic Partnership Development
• M&A Advisory Services
• Due Diligence Advisory
• Talent Assessment and Acquisition From June 2010 to Present (5 years 7 months) Greater Boston AreaChairman and CEO @ markmillers LLC is a boutique investment bank delivering middle-market M&A advisory services for companies and investors in the publishing, content management, higher education, and educational technology sectors.
Deep understanding of the dynamics and issues facing companies ranging from start-ups to the middle-market, we provide your organization with keen strategic insight, corporate development and M&A advisory services.
Leveraging highly developed and trusted network of industry executives, we provide a solid foundation to effectively manage the process of sell-side and buy-side transactions. From September 2009 to Present (6 years 4 months) Greater Boston Area
Mark Miller is skilled in: M&A due diligence, Corporate Development, Strategic Consulting, Strategic Partnership Management, Startup Consulting, Transition from Print to Digital, Business Modeling, Market Research, Market Mapping, Custom Publishing, E-learning, SaaS, Disruptive Technologies, Due Diligence, Start-ups