Marshall Smith

General Partner

2021 - Current

Fund I: Early stage focused on Health, Wealth, & Sustainability Fund II: Mature seed stage focused on B2B and B2C SaaS with higher probability outcomes Founded by Tim Arnold and Marshall Smith, our general partners have experience as innovators, operators, founders, and mentors. We support founders by offering a proprietary framework for executive and team decision-making, as well as proven playbooks for product, marketing, operations, finance, and team development.

Founder/Chief Activation Officer/Fractional COO

2019

As a Fractional COO, I provide operations consulting services for startups and established businesses in a wide range of industries, specializing in financial services and Fintech. From concept to activation, I provide the operational knowledge and support to allow you to focus on your clients, services and product while enhancing your business model.

Angel Investor

2021 - 2024

Due Diligence Committee

2021 - 2022

Chief Operating Officer

2016 - 2019

Miracle Mile Advisors is an SEC Registered Investment Advisory firm that specializes in providing comprehensive financial planning and sophisticated investment advice to high net worth families. As Chief Operating Officer I managed and oversaw all aspects of the firm including operations, sales, technology, compliance, HR, trading, new business, billing and maintenance.

Director of Operations

2014 - 2016

Operations & Project Manager

2014 - 2014

Oversaw the day-to-day operations of our main Century City office, supporting financial advisors, assistants, security traders, compliance officers and clerical staff while serving as an integral information resource to our four branch offices.

Associate Advisor

2009 - 2013

Provided support in the managing of a Senior Partner/CFO’s institutional book of business increasing assets under management by 66% ($139.8 million) from 2009-2014.

Operations/New Business Specialist

2008 - 2009

Responsible for the approval and processing of all new business paperwork for both investment accounts and insurance contracts.

Compliance/New Business Associate

2006 - 2008

Assisted in New Business processing and implementation while providing assistance to the head of the Compliance Department in enforcing SEC and FINRA regulations.