EAC Management, LLC is the privately held investment, consulting and holding company of Edward Cespedes, an investor and entrepreneur. EAC offers general business consulting services, focusing especially on "start-up" businesses. EAC works with entrepreneurs on a "holistic" basis with respect to strategy, business planning and modeling, market analysis and documentation. EAC does not provide business consulting services to all. Instead, EAC reviews what it considers to be "special situations" where its experience can have the most benefit. EAC has extensive experience working with both privately held and publicly traded businesses.
Our Founder
Edward Cespedes is an entrepreneurial leader who has had critical roles in the development and successes of various transformational companies. Beyond his exceptional general management skills honed by serving in various senior roles in both developing and developed businesses, he is especially skilled at what he calls, “helping the team push the ball over the goal line.” Several of Ed’s leadership roles grew out of investments in businesses where the founder entrepreneurs requested him to take more active and senior roles. He considers one of his strongest abilities to be working with existing teams to understand their goals and help set the direction to achieve them. His experience serving as “board member,” "advisor," “investor,” and “executive” in businesses allows him to maintain excellent communications with investors and other stakeholders while keeping businesses on track.
My Experience
Edward Cespedes
Edward A. Cespedes is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at PayMeOn, Inc., a publicly traded holding company (now Basanite Industries, Inc.). Basanite Industries, Inc. is a manufacturer of concrete reinforcement products made from basalt fiber reinforced polymers. Mr. Cespedes is currently the Chairman and Sole Manager of EAC Management, LLC. Mr. Cespedes is also the former Vice Chairman of .travel and former President and Chief Financial Officer of theglobe.com.
Cespedes is an investor and entrepreneur who has led or been involved with various successful ventures during his career, including:
• Leading the largest single-day returning initial public offering at the time: theglobe.com
(NASDAQ: TGLO). Increase of 600%+ on first day of trading)
• The sale of Alamo Rent A Car to Autonation (NYSE: AN) for $625 million
• The sale of webmillion to L90 (formerly NASDAQ: LNTY) for $25 million
• The sale of Nantucket Nectars to Ocean Spray (Amount Undisclosed)
Cespedes began his career in the Investment Banking Division at JP Morgan & Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Other positions held by Cespedes include: Vice Chairman at Prime Ventures, LLC. President and Director of the Dr. Koop Lifecare Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: KOOP). Managing Director of Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. and Director of Corporate Finance for Alamo Rent A Car.
Cespedes is a graduate of Columbia University where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1988 and is the founder of the Columbia University Hamilton Associates. Cespedes is a member of the Board of Governors of the Huizenga School of Business at Nova Southeastern University and an honorary member of the board of the Special Olympics of Broward County.
Education
Columbia University
1984 - 1988
Mr. Cespedes is a graduate of Columbia University in the City of New York. Mr. Cespedes is the founder of the Columbia University Hamilton Associates.
