Who is Behind Rampworth?

 

Who are the Rampworth Associates / What are the Associate Qualifications

John McDonald Bio / Paul Marley Bio
 

The Founder
Rampworth’s founder, John McDonald, is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years experience increasing value and liquidity in private enterprise.  Through the course of his career, John has founded, grown & transitioned out of a number of successful ventures* (manufacturing, services, , call centre) in multiple countries (United States, Canada & Australia) across several sectors (software dev., commercial real estate, & ASP), at both the small business and the enterprise level.  In each case, John successfully raised the required capital, built the team, executed on the vision and created a liquidity event .  Most significantly, in each case John has left behind a sustainable, high margin business with a strong team, a passionate culture and a solid infrastructure. 

Despite the satisfaction of having successfully navigated both sides of the value creation and liquidity equation, John has found himself with a passion for simplifying the process for others.  Originating as a hobby, this passion has grown to become Rampworth… a company focussed exclusively on helping entrepreneurs demystify the capital process and leverage that clarity to get the financial rewards that they deserve from their business.

*1. Manufacturing (Australia - joint venture for Shell & BF Goodrich)  - partner buy-out
 2. Building Envelope Services (Vancouver & Seattle) – sold to a US fortune 1000 company
 3. Hosted Service / ASP the Commercial Real Estate industry.  Partnered with and later sold to the CDP (major pension fund). 

John McDonalds' Bio                                                                             

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Who are the Rampworth Associates? 
Rampworth associates are independent business men and women who share in Rampworth’s passion for helping entrepreneurs add value and create liquidity.  Despite their independence, Associates operate under the Rampworth umbrella, using the same set of information and communication tools and delivering the same products & services to their individual clients. 

Far from being finished with their career, it is not uncommon for an associate to be in transition, having recently exited a venture and actively “snooping” for the next thing.  As it turns out, becoming a Rampworth Associate is a great way to get exposed to a wide range  companies who anticipate a capital event on their horizon.  Associates benefit from significant deal-flow, from advanced training and from the camaraderie and new ideas that come from being part of such a prolific group of entrepreneurs. It’s a virtuous circle, and a rich environment for experienced entrepreneurs to enjoy the satisfaction of helping while still moving forward personally... and still generating cash flow (yep – they get paid for this).

Paul Marley Bio

Ben Nyland Bio

Rampworth Affiliates
                                                                                     

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What are the qualifications of an Associate?
If you were to profile the typical Rampworth Associate, you’d find a successful entrepreneur and business leader.  All Senior Associates** have founded and/or run at least two ventures, and been through no less than two private funding rounds.  In many cases associates also hold graduate and post graduate degrees (and they probably even remember some of that stuff), but frankly our selection process is  focussed primarily on practical experience and proven integrity, combined with a deep passion for the entrepreneurial process.

In addition to welcoming the verification of their track record and reputation, each Associate also agrees to undergo a rigorous personal history review that is so thorough that it qualifies for the highest level of trust within the Genesis Exchange. Of course, no matter how qualified and insightful an individual associate is, the knowledge and insight provided by the overall associate group is exponentially more powerful. That’s why Rampworth invests constantly in process and events to connect the associate group and share the best of the best.

If you, or someone you know, has the type of experience and passion that we look for, please contact us about becoming a Rampworth Associate... info@rampworth.com

 

                                                                                     

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