GREG CENTINEO INC.
DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA

About Greg Centineo Greg Centineo has a creative and transforming energy that inspires and draws people to want to be involved in projects. Over the last three decades of his life, through a variety of profound opportunities, he’s created environments and experiences that permanently inspire the individual and achieved massive success. Through his ability to connect people together and reframe the goals and story of a business, Greg can redirect a company struggling to meet their objectives. In particular, he is an authority on private equity, and has raised over 125 million dollars in the private sector during the some of the worst years of national economic struggle 2008-2015. But his insight and abilities go far beyond the outcomes of securing capital. Through his unique ability to develop new and broadened mindsets, as well as to find alternative paths to success, he renews belief, direction and excitement to startups and existing companies. For Greg, it doesn’t matter the business or the objective. The task at hand is to motivate people to execute at their highest levels. At the core of any truly successful organization is an attractive energy with an inspiring story, and an opportunity for others to believe in and join. Greg Centineo "The last three decades of my life have been dedicated to changing how people experience the world. I've used projects to create environments that attract people and ultimately provide big ass experiences that are life changing. I'm always in the mindset of experience." About Greg Centineo Greg Centineo has a creative and transforming energy that inspires and draws people to want to be involved in projects. Over the last three decades of his life, through a variety of profound opportunities, he’s created environments and experiences that permanently inspire the individual and achieved massive success. Through his ability to connect people together and reframe the goals and story of a business, Greg can redirect a company struggling to meet their objectives. In particular, he is an authority on private equity, and has raised over 125 million dollars in the private sector during the some of the worst years of national economic struggle 2008-2015. But his insight and abilities go far beyond the outcomes of securing capital. Through his unique ability to develop new and broadened mindsets, as well as to find alternative paths to success, he renews belief, direction and excitement to startups and existing companies. For Greg, it doesn’t matter the business or the objective. The task at hand is to motivate people to execute at their highest levels. At the core of any truly successful organization is an attractive energy with an inspiring story, and an opportunity for others to believe in and join. Greg Centineo "The last three decades of my life have been dedicated to changing how people experience the world. I've used projects to create environments that attract people and ultimately provide big ass experiences that are life changing. I'm always in the mindset of experience." When you believe in what you are doing and WHY you are moving the mountain, it’s always because of your belief and your passion. It’s contagious and people will join you and move that mountain into the ocean with you. They lose site of the people. The number 1 responsibility of leadership is you create a culture. The top priorities is the inspiring and the nurturing of your people and teams. It gets lost because we get lost in the busyness of the company. But the company IS the people. It is about finding what they are great at and helping them succeed. You can do really great things on your own. But never the magnitude of what you can do with other people. Your staff builds the company and the job of the leaders is to make sure that the environment and the culture is healthy. Humans are amazing if you let them do what they are gifted to do. How to cultivate a healthy culture for your company Greg Centineo is the man CEOs call upon to turn great ideas into reality through thoughtful team leadership and the ability to attract large numbers of people to a common goal. In 2000, Greg opened the Two Street Coffee Garage, then later sold the franchise, opting to enter the arena of residential lending and structured financing with Washington Mutual. While there, Greg was implored repeatedly to conduct the funding for Summertime Entertainment’s animated film, “Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return.” By 2008, funds for Legends were amassing with investor after investor buying in—a $120 million unprecedented global phenomenon. Following Oz, Greg was co-founder of Pulse Evolution Corporation, the digital human animation studio that owns a large percentage of the digital likeness rights to figures such as Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe, and Elvis Presley. Greg is currently advising on high level strategies at Priatek, a revolutionary Gamification/digital-advertising company that leverages data mining through fun, arcade-style touch screen displays to engage consumers with their favorite retail brands. Greg is a frequent public speaker, including at the University of Miami, and a highly sought after consultant by large ventures - primarily advising C-level executives on leadership and fundraising that leads to company growth. Greg also leads large live streaming events and teaches his leadership secrets at GregCentineo.com Greg Centineo What are a few common problems you see with the approach of CEOs toward fundraising? Toward their teams? Toward growing the business as a whole? When a company needs a position filled in order to move forward, is it better to get someone who may not be the perfect fit to have someone for now, or is it better to figure out how to work without that position filled for a time period? What are the pros and cons of either decision? Greg Centineo In 2000, Greg opened the Two Street Coffee Garage, originally an organic underground coffee movement intended to go head to head with Starbucks. After selling Two Street, Greg entered the arena of residential lending and structured financing with Washington Mutual.