Meet Our Team

John's professional experience ranges from private equity, venture capital and investment banking to senior management and board of director roles in various industries in both public (TSX, CSE and NASDAQ) and private companies. John has extensive background in mergers and acquisition, investing, operations and the capital markets. Having held CEO, COO, SVP and CFO positions, his career has included senior management roles within multi-national corporations including CI Financial Corp., Royal Bank Capital Corporation, Merrill Lynch Canada, Dell Computer Corporation and Jim Pattison Industries Ltd. He has served on over 20 boards, acting as Chairman on 9 of those, as well as chairing multiple compensation committees and participating on numerous audit committees.

Mr. Miller is a seventh-generation Oregonian with a prominent local presence as an entrepreneur, highlighted by his co-founding of Rogue Venture Partners, a private equity firm that provides funding and mentorship to US based entrepreneurs. He was also the founder and serves as CEO of the Avamere Group, one of the Northwest's largest senior care and housing providers. Mr. Miller currently serves on the boards of Diabetomics, Invivo Biosystems, Enviral Tech, Oregon Healthcare Association and is the Lead Director of the Corporation. Mr. Miller previously served as chairman of Portland State University Board of Trustees, Oregon Investment Council, Oregon Health Care Association, American Health Care Association and the Portland-based chapter of the Young Presidents Organization.

Mr. Martin is a successful CEO and entrepreneur, with a unique background which includes over 39 years of domestic (i.e., United States) and international business experience in more than 11 different industries, including outdoor hospitality lifestyle, consumer branding, real estate and the medical industry. Mr. Martin also brings years of experience in FDA regulatory matters. Mr. Martin has served in various capacities, including CEO, COO, Board Member, General Counsel and Patent Counsel with a variety of companies he has been involved with, including Field & Stream Licenses Company, LLC (which he founded), Eveia Medical, Inc., TNI Biotech, Inc., eMAX Health Systems LLC, US Summit Company, and Neuromed, Inc. Mr. Martin presently serves as a member of the Board of Advisors for Aaron Capital and the ATT Project, Inc.

Mr. Yapp is an accomplished corporate executive and entrepreneur who has built a successful career on his unique vision to see opportunity where it isn't obvious. His strength lies not only in his highly innovative ideas, but also in his ability to get things done regardless of obstacles. With an extensive retail, entertainment, and marketing background, he has been committed to bringing innovation and growth to the corporate environment including Microsoft, Kraft Foods, PepsiCo, Newscorp/20th Century Fox, and Viacom/MTV. He has applied his strategic marketing and consulting skills with various clients, including Microsoft, Vice Media, XBOX, and Windows. As Strategic Partner to Microsoft, Jeff is an integral driver of growth for Microsoft's online and retail operations, its fastest growing division. Jeff graduated with honors from the University of Michigan in Business Administration and with honors from JL Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

A lifelong entrepreneur, Mr. Secord has been a founder, executive, advisor and board member of multiple successful startups leading to various liquidity events. Scott's leadership as President/CEO of Pointstreak Sports Technologies from 2009 to 2015 resulted in a number of accolades including winning Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 and Fast 500 awards. He led the corporation's successful public spin-out of its gaming business (Gaming Nation), while also selling the core sports data/content business to Providence Equities and Blue Star Sports. In his subsequent role as President/CEO of publicly listed Gaming Nation, he made several successful strategic acquisitions before selling the Corporation to Orange Capital Partners in 2018. Today, Scott serves as Managing Partner of Shore Capital Sports & Entertainment, an advisory firm focused on the sports gaming, data and media verticals. He also continues to serve as a director on a number of public and private company boards.

Mr. Zipfel serves as capital partner and board-level advisor for start-up stage companies, providing business planning, strategic direction, and scenario analysis. Mr. Zipfel has worked with companies from a diverse array of industries including cannabis, vertical green space appliances, mountain-home design and construction, commercial real estate, bicycle parts design and manufacturing, digital advertising, jet engine repair, healthcare notification systems, restaurants and breweries. Prior to becoming a start-up investor, Mr. Zipfel spent 15 years in the global financial markets as a technologist and technology leader.