Ronald D. Miller is an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur having visualized, founded built and sold five companies through management buyouts, private equity firms, private investors and public markets. Ron’s success has been publicly recognized as a four time Inc. 500/5000 Award recipient and as an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year Award Finalist. Over the past 25 years, Ron has accumulated a wealth of experience in building, leading and empowering executives and teams to deliver extraordinary results. His rich mix of marketing, sales, IT, operations and financial experience has enabled him to see things others do not. He has an extensive track record of visualizing the strategic picture, defining opportunities and producing measurable results through disciplined and documented systems. Currently, Ron is a partner in StartEngine, an equity crowdfunding platform and LA's largest tech accelerator. At StartEngine he helps entrepreneurs realize their dreams. Ron also serves as CEO of Disability Group, Inc. leading a team in achieving the strategic objective of helping thousands of disabled Americans secure benefits. Ron founded the San Diego Chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and served for 3 years as the Chapter’s Chair. He is also a member of WPO/YPO where he has served on the executive committee. Ron is a member of the CNBC-YPO Chief Executive Network and the LA Mayor's Council on Technology and Innovation Ron received his BA in Business Administration with distinction from Michigan State University – Broad College of Business and proceeded to earn his Juris Doctorate from the University of Detroit School of Law. Ron has taught innovative courses as an Instructor at the University of California Riverside, University of California San Diego and the University of Wisconsin. He developed the course curriculums and course workbooks. Ron lives in Santa Monica, California with his wife and two children.

CEO, Partner @ Finding great companies to fund through equity crowdfunding. Building a platform that converts community into investors and in turn investors into an army of brand ambassadors. From February 2014 to Present (1 year 11 months) Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Grew business from concept to one of the nation’s largest social security disability advocacy firms with over 250 employees, 200 contract attorneys and $25 million in annual revenue. From 2004 to Present (11 years) Founder & Chief Executive Officer @ Founded and built the nation's largest criminal defense law firm using an innovative virtual service delivery model. Exited via management buyout. From 1993 to 2003 (10 years) Instructor @ Responsible for developing curriculum and textbook, lecturing and administering student examinations. - Developed the first short course in environmental risk assessment for real estate transactions. - Self-produced a course book on environmental risk assessment for real estate transactions. From 1991 to 1995 (4 years) Instructor @ Responsible for curriculum development, classroom instruction, student testing and evaluation, student relations, and other teaching-related functions. - Personally developed the first curriculum for environmental risk in real estate transactions course. - Co-Authored "Environmental Site Assessments and Their Impact on Property Value", which was published by the Appraisal Institute. - Also, co-authored "Environmental Due Diligence - The Complete Resource Guide", published by BNA. From 1991 to 1994 (3 years) Executive Vice President of Marketing @ Helped to build and sell Toxicheck/EIS to a strategic investor. Performed marketing strategy development and execution, staff training and supervision, budget administration and business to business sales and client relations. Exit via NASDQ Listing. - Developed innovative products, branding, market channel development, direct mail strategies growing the company from $4.0MM to $12.0MM in 2 years. - As a member of the Strategic Planning & Executive Committee executed a plan to take the company public via merger with NASDQ Pink Sheet Company. From 1991 to 1993 (2 years) President & Chief Executive Officer @ Identified market opportunity to use computer mapping to produce and sell reports that identify toxic waste in real estate finance transactions. Exit via sale to strategic investor. - Raised capital, developed technology, recruited and developed leadership team. - Led strategic planning initiatives and Board of Advisors. - Directed operations and finance functions growing to over 75 employees with an operating budget of $4.0MM. Resulting in a successful sales of the company in 1991. From 1988 to 1991 (3 years) Associate Attorney/Summer Associate @ Responsible for drafting legal documents, legal research and writing, conducting negotiations and client relations. - Performed legal work in the environmental and real estate sections of the law firm. From 1986 to 1988 (2 years) Staff Intern @ Responsible for constituent relations, legal and political research. From 1986 to 1986 (less than a year) London, United KingdomFounder/Managing Partner @ Responsible for managing company operations, sales, marketing strategy development, staff training and supervision. - Launched firm from its inception, and grew it to more than forty personnel, over $750,000 in annual sales. Exited via sale to private investor. From 1979 to 1986 (7 years) Staff Intern @ Responsible for constituent relations, conducting legal and political research, drafting Congressional Record statements, and other legislative assignments. From 1985 to 1985 (less than a year)

J.D., Law @ University of Detroit Mercy School of Law From 1984 to 1987 Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Marketing @ Michigan State University From 1980 to 1984