STAN MAUPIN
Encorepreneur!
804-986-1403
smaupin@accelr.com
2020 to Present - Stan Maupin Photography
Self-taught landscape and animal photographer
- Artist in residence at Crossroad Arts Center
- Specializes in nightscapes and astrophotography
- Developed a unique photographic workflow to create photographs of hummingbirds that highlight a "prism" effect in their wings.
- Developing a portfolio of composited images of historic sites with the Milky Way visible in the background. The photos represent what the original visitors to the site would have seen before light pollution eliminated the view..
- Won 3rd place in the Washington Post Travel Contest
- Contributor to PetaPixel, an online photography magazine
2013 To Present - Encorepreneur.Net
Co-founded this organization that presents a monthly program that includes networking, an interesting speaker and an introduction to scores of venues to Richmond business, civic and educational leaders. Our meetings average 175 attendees per month and more than 450 attended our largest meeting.
- Encorepreneur's more than 110 speakers have included scientists, athletes, politicians, non-profit leaders, TV and movie performers, authors, WWII and Viet Nam heroes, civil rights leaders including a 70's Freedom RIder, and even Miss America, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
- The group has visited more than 70 different venues in Richmond including schools, churches, athletic fields and arenas, event spaces, race tracks, swimming pools, libraries, Sesame Street, and many other interesting places.
- More than 65 encorepreneurs traveled by bus to Sumter, SC to see the total eclipse in 2017.
June, 2012 to 2016 - AccelRVA, LLC
Provided strategic and financial consulting services to rapidly growing businesses. Projects includedActing CFO to a Raleigh, NC company that is a market leader in a niche market in the automotive aftermarket for electric vehicles such as the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf.
- Assisting a local B2B services company with $5 million in sales as it prepares for an exit.
- Serving as acting CFO and strategic planning resource for a $7 million (annual revenues) cloud computing company
- Consulting with one of eBay’s “Top 100” sellers in a capital raise to enter a new market.
2008 to 2012 - Transact Capital - Managing Director, Capital Advisory Services
Provided sell-side transaction assistance and consulting services to companies ranging from start-ups to large multi-national companies.Projects included:
- Award winning Richmond based “cloud” computing company
- International energy company planning to build a manufacturing facility in the area.
- Advanced manufacturing company who just completed 8-figure deal with international partner
- One of largest independent “concierge” health care providers in US
- Several ecommerce organizations.
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2003-2008 - EverDrive, LLC – Co-Founder and VP Finance
- Company formed in 2003 to sell used auto parts through retailers such as AutoZone.
- Responsible for raising more than $16 million through 6 equity and debt offerings
- Negotiated contracts with AutoZone, Advance, Pep Boys and others
- Responsible for all Board and investor relations
Previous business experience
- 2001-2003: Managing Director of LeClair Ryan Consulting, LLC. Richmond based lobbying and consulting firm.
- 2000-2001 Managing Director, ideas2inc, LLC – a technology oriented seed-stage venture fund established by 5 large Richmond-based companies
- 1998-2000 Vice President of Investment Banking – Branch Cabell & Co., Inc., a NYSE member firm headquartered in Richmond, VA..
- 1996-1999 Founder and Publisher of Richmond Ventures and Technology Virginia – both 48-72 page glossy business magazines.
- 1984-1998: Virginia Ventures, LLC - Financial and strategic consultant to early stage, growth oriented companies
- 1984-1986 Co-founder of “Office America” – big-box office supply store that sold to Staples after reaching $70 million in sales.
- 1982-1984 Director of Strategic Planning for Best Products, Inc, a $2 billion retailer
- 1976-1982 Management Consultant with two “Big Eight” accounting firms in Washington, DC and Richmond, VA
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Previous technology based consulting engagements:
- Proxios – Provider of virtual desktops and cloud computing services. Named a “Greater
- Richmond Company To Watch” by Richmond Venture Forum in 2011.
- Mikro Systems – Rapidly growing Charlottesville based advanced manufacturing business that completed multi-million dollar transaction with Siemens Energy.
- TransPharm Inc., Blacksburg based company bought by the British biotech company that cloned “Dolly”, the first mammal produced by cloning.
- Hemodyne, Inc., winner of 1996 Emerging Technology Award of Richmond Technology Council
- Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc, the first Richmond based biotech company to go public.
- MacroSonix, Inc., winner of 1997 Emerging Technology Award of Richmond’s Tech Council
- CropTech, Inc., Blacksburg based genetic engineering company that produced human pharmaceuticals in tobacco plants.
- TEchLab, a Blacksburg based medical test developer
·Awards and Recognition
- Winner of Greater Richmond Technology Council’s Leadership Award
- Named one of Richmond’s “Top 25 Entrepreneurs of Last 25 Years” by Richmond Venture Forum in 2011
- Photographs have won numerous awards in local and area competitions including a 3rd place finish in the Washington Post Travel Contest.
Civic Activity
- Treasurer – Foundation 2002 – Governor Warner’s Campaign to pass Education Bond Issue
- Participant in Governor Warner’s transition team for 2 secretariats - Technology and Commerce &
- Trade
- Member of Board of Directors of Virginia’s Innovative Technology Authority
- Former Chair of the Virginia Technology Alliance
- Former Vice Chair, Virginia Technology Council
- Founder and former chairman of Greater Richmond Technology Council (Richtech)
- Member of Governor Allen’s Task Force For Workforce Development
- Participant in Governor Gilmore’s transition team for technology and economic development.
- Member of Biotech Committee of Gov. Allen’s strategic planning effort, “Opportunity Virginia”
- Past member of Virginia Biotechnology Association
- Board member of Richmond Venture Forum
- Former Chair of “Capital Access Subcommittee” of Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- Graduate of Leadership Metro Richmond
- Member of task force to develop “City of Richmond Downtown Plan"
Past Political Experience
Three decades of paid and volunteer participation in Virginia and national politics
- Member of Abigail Spanberger's (US Representative and Candidate for Governor) Leadership Council
- Deputy Director of Virginians For Warner, the campaign organization affiliated with Warner for Governor that focused on independent and GOP voters.
- Director of Finance for Republican Party of Virginia
- Treasurer of Republican campaigns for Virginia Governor (3), US Senate (1), and US House of Representatives (3)
Education
- BA – American Government - 1967-1971 University of Virginia
- MBA – General Management - 1972-1974 The Darden School of the University of Virginia
- Chicago Transit Authority's "Chicago Transit Authority Institute"
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