Portfolio
Selected engagements.
A record built across six CEO and COO roles, multiple board seats, and direct co-investment. Each engagement reflects the same operating discipline: identify the value creation lever, build the plan, and execute against it.
Icon Parking
Role
CEO & Co-Investor
Period
2020 – 2022
Type
MBO / Co-Investment
3.1x MOIC in 16 months.
Led a management buyout of Icon Parking — the largest private parking operator in New York City — during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. Restructured operations, renegotiated lease obligations, and repositioned the business for a post-pandemic recovery. Exited at a documented 3.1x MOIC in 16 months alongside Arkview Capital.
Key outcomes
- 3.1x MOIC at exit
- MBO executed during COVID-19 market dislocation
- Full operational restructuring and lease renegotiation
- Exit in 16 months
Foundation Partners Group
Role
CEO
Period
2017 – 2020
Type
PE-Backed Platform
Built a 250+ location deathcare platform.
Served as CEO of Foundation Partners Group, a PE-backed deathcare platform. Led the company through a period of significant acquisition-driven growth, building a 250+ location platform across the United States. Oversaw integration, brand standardization, and operational infrastructure to support scale.
Key outcomes
- 250+ location platform built
- Acquisition-driven growth strategy executed
- Operational infrastructure scaled for national footprint
- Brand and service standardization across markets
Caesars Entertainment
Role
COO — Regional Operations
Period
Prior
Type
Operating Role
COO track record in large-scale hospitality.
Served in COO-level roles within Caesars Entertainment's regional operations, overseeing multi-property hospitality and gaming assets. Built the operating discipline and multi-unit management experience that underpins Smith's current advisory practice.
Key outcomes
- Multi-property regional operations leadership
- Large-scale hospitality and gaming P&L ownership
- Operating infrastructure and team development
- Foundation for multi-unit advisory expertise
Burger King
Role
Board Director
Period
Prior
Type
Board Seat
Board experience at a global QSR brand.
Served on the board of Burger King during a period of significant strategic activity. Brought operating perspective to board deliberations on brand strategy, franchisee relations, and value creation planning — the experience that shaped Smith's approach to independent director engagements.
Key outcomes
- Independent director at a global QSR brand
- Operating perspective on brand and franchisee strategy
- Value creation plan input at the board level
- Foundation for current board director practice
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