Gary is a serial entrepreneur and is considered an expert in e-commerce and marketing. He spent 11 years scaling an e-commerce business to over $40 million a year in sales before exiting that business 5 years ago. Since then, he has helped over 100 companies scale from 6 figures to 7-8 figures through consulting. Two years ago he got back into e-commerce and owns a holding company that manages 11 brands and blogs in the pet space. Due to gaps he saw in the marketplace for non-traditional businesses, Gary has started down the path of launching a bank that should be up and running in the next year. Through that process, he has teamed up with Brock to form Lakehouse Capital, where they host events that match up businesses looking to raise money, with Private equity, funds, and private investors who are looking to deploy capital (with over $100 million being deployed at their last event). Gary has been featured on the Inc 5000 list 7 years in a row, Philly 100 Fastest Growing Companies 6 years in a row, and SmartCEO Future 50 list 5 years in a row.