Lewis Jaffe

All businesses are the same; they exist for the sole purpose of "gaining and retailing customers, profitably in order to create real value." In the course of his 30+ year career, Lewis Jaffe following that simple mantra, has led the growth, successful turnarounds of more than 20 under-performing companies, public and private as their chief executive or outside advisor in a variety of industries, creating over $1 Billion in shareholder value.

Lew's greatest strengths include leadership, vision and building plan that teams can execute with great success. He is a customer focused leader that understands complex market dynamics, the intricacies of distribution channels and maximizing corporate assets including human capital and leveraging a balance sheet. Lew's focus is on business to business companies but also has experience with business to consumer. Much of his concentration has been in telecommunications, manufacturing, media/content delivery, as well as retail and distribution/supply chain of B2B and B2C products. He also has significant experience with M&A activity and post transaction integration.

Lew is Clinical Professor and an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Loyola Marymount University in the Fred Kiesner Center for Entrepreneurship management where he won "Professor of the Year" in 2016. He teaches both undergraduates and MBA candidates. His classes revolve around, leadership and how to grow new and existing ventures and decision making. In 2018 he published "The One Day MBA" which is an Amazon Best Seller.

Lew started his career in videoconferencing where he and his team developed the first videoconferencing and data sharing technology that lies at the core of many of today's videoconferencing companies. After selling the company he led companies in both the VoIP streaming content sectors. While successfully growing those businesses he also sat on the boards of international companies including Benihana Corporation, Fitlife Brands and Reeds Inc. he was appointed to each one of the boards because the company was in a transition and required someone with a combination of strategy, tactics and governance to help lead the transformation.
Mr. Jaffe has been a guest on a number of business shows for CNBC, MSNBC and ABC, and has been quoted in a variety of business and trade publications including Forbes Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Business Week and the Boston Globe and a YPO resource as well as a former member of YPO New England Chapter, currently YPOG Santa Monica Bay Chapter.

Mr. Jaffe is an alum of University of Pennsylvania, LaSalle University and Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.

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