Paul
Robinson, 49, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1980 with B.S.
Degrees in Accounting and Marketing. He has started over 10 businesses over
a period of 28 years which include a software development company, a medical
equipment provider, a 300 seat state of the art call center, a speech
recognition call center service bureau, one of the first true ecommerce
companies, an innovative School fundraising company, and a company that
offers manufacturers and distributors an alternative to liquidation by using Ebay as the distribution channel.
Paul is actively involved in supporting
the National Leukemia Society as a national speaker (Paul lost his wife to
leukemia at the age of 30). Paul has remarried in 2006 to Tatiana, and he
has 2 children – Alex and Justin.
Highlights of some of the companies and financing history:
Dririte of Atlanta, LLC. 2005-Present. Started a water, fire, and smoke
restoration company in the Atlanta area that grew to over $3m in revenue in
less than 3 years. Dririte is one of the most respected service businesses
in Atlanta.
Powertrade, Inc. 2004-present – (Atlanta, GA) – Started a company that
provided manufacturers and distributors an alternative to inventory
liquidation by utilizing ebay as the distribution channel. Customers
included: Palm, Home Depot, Nation’s Rent, Mizuno Golf, Pep Boys. Increased
sales from $0 to $8M in 3 years.
Schoolpop.com
– 2002-2004 – (Atlanta, GA) – Started a fundraising company that helped
local schools raise money by utilizing online shopping. Raised $55M from
Accel Partners. Grew company from $0 to over $100M in sales in 3 years.
Company went public through a reverse merger in 2004 as Loyaltypoint, Inc. I
left company to pursue another opportunity in 2004. Company is still running
today but went private.
Netbytel.com – 1999-2002 – (Boca Raton, FL) – Started a speech
recognition call center that used computers to answer customer service calls
for Dominos, Walmart, Office Depot, etc. Raised $55M in venture capital from
Lazurus Ventures. Left company in 2002 due to family issues. Company was
later sold to Speechworks for an undisclosed amount.
Wholesell.com, Inc. – 1997-1999 (Jacksonville, FL) – Started an internet
ecommerce site that offered wholesale pricing of computers and electronics
to the consumer. Raised $15M in venture capital from Phillips Ventures –
sold business to Buy.com in 1999 for an undisclosed amount.
Performance Plus Teleservices – 1995-1997 (Jacksonville, FL) – Started a
stand alone 300 seat state of the art telemarketing call center and serviced
AT&T for their incalls and outcalls exclusively. Raised $7M in angel capital
and sold business for $22M to Telsave, Inc. in 1997.
Innovative Medical Services, Inc. 1991-1995 (Jacksonville, FL) – Started
a mobile diagnostic equipment rental company and expanded into stand alone
outpatient imaging clinics offering neurology testing, ultrasound, catscans,
MRI’s, mammography and xrays. Increased sales from $0 to $7M in 4 years.
Raised $6M in angel capital and sold business for $15M to US Diagnostics in
1995.
Entre Computer Systems – 1988-1991 (Lancaster, PA) – Purchased a
struggling retail computer retail store that had sales of less than $1M for
$500K. Participated as owner/operator and increased sales to $4M in 3 years
and sold business for $3M in 1991.
Information Management Systems, Inc. 1981-1988 (Birmingham, AL) –
Developer of custom software packages for Contel/Cado computer systems.
Packages included: Dental Management System, Radio Broadcast System, and
Medical Peer Review System. Marketing packages nationwide through Cado/Contel
dealer network and had over 1,900 installations. Raised $4.5M in angel
capital and sold business in 1998 for $11M to Tapscan, Inc.
