Amanda has over 15 years experience in business leadership, project management, strategic planning, marketing communications, staff training, and representative support.   She focuses on customer service, standardizing policies/procedures to provide continuity among internal processes, and creating enhancements in operational efficiencies and accountability.  She is dedicated to continuous performance improvement and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements governing business practices. She has FINRA Series 82 registration.

Amanda earned a B.S. in Nursing with a Psychology minor from Edinboro University of PA, and holds a management certificate from Wharton Business School.  Her hobbies include reading (primarily mystery novels and legal thrillers), finding new adventures from ziplining to spelunking to scuba diving, and jogging in Marin County, where she resides.

Beth has spent the over 15 years experience helping businesses run efficiently. From marketing to administration and bookkeeping, she looks for creative ways to solve problems. Outside the office, Beth is a painter and shows her work in galleries in the Bay Area.

Scott advises on technology strategy and supports the Growth Capital Services compliance infrastructure.  He has forged a diverse 15-year career path in areas such as Sports Event Management & Operations, Program Management, Project Management, IT Services, and Sales & Marketing. During this time Scott has worked with the Fortune 100, federal, state & local governments, as well as small and mid-market companies.

Lou assists with business development efforts and sales outreach.  Prior to Growth Capital Services, he worked with NETCIRQ, LLC, a secondary direct advisory firm focused on helping founders, VCs, Angels, and other shareholders of venture-backed companies achieve liquidity through facilitating the sale of their private stock.  Working directly under the founder, Lou was integral part of all stages of secondary direct transactions spanning numerous industries, including medical devices, clean technology, software as a service, and consumer web. Though his primary responsibility was managing the firm’s proactive deal sourcing process, he also had significant exposure to deal structuring, negotiation, marketing, and company analysis. 

Prior to NETCIRQ, Lou interned with a variety of financial services firms, ranging from M&A advisory to various areas of investment management. Notable experience includes UBS Financial Services, Inc., where he helped support a three-person team of advisers managing nearly $400 million in assets, and Harris Williams & Co., a leading middle-market investment bank. 

Before moving to San Francisco, Lou attended Vanderbilt University, where he was pursuing a self-designed major in Financial Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. He maintains an active lifestyle comprised of running, cycling, yoga, soccer, squash, and racquetball. He is also a classically trained bassist and enjoys San Francisco’s live music scene.  He has Series 7, 66 and 79 registrations. 

Sheryl has over 28 years experience in many types of design, including graphic, web, app, illustration and marketing.  Through her studio, she also offers photography, and coordinates with her established partners to provide print management services and mailing logistics. 

Sheryl gained experience as an Artist at Raytheon, working her way up over 15 years into the position of Supervisor of the Art and Photography department and Proposal Team Leader.  She then worked at Fresenius Medical Care USA as the Senior Graphic Designer. Her final stop before launching her own company as a full time business was at Laddawn Inc. where she worked for 11 years culminating in the position of Senior Marketing Creative Designer.

Sheryl is the Creative Designer/Proprietor behind Evans Studios, a graphic design business founded in 1986 as a part-time venture, launching as a full time business in 2007, serving businesses of all sizes in a variety of industries both locally and globally.  Sheryl attended Assabet Valley where she studied Art, Retailing and Marketing, and The New England School of Art and Design where she studied Graphic Design and Illustration.