Trevor Houghton
Owner & CEO of Pass Galleries
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Owner & CEO
2022 - Current
Pass is a leading online gallery & print store platform used by business-minded photographers. Photographers use Pass to share beautiful galleries with a built-in, personalized print store backed by powerful, turn-key, strategies proven to generate passive income. Since 2011, Pass has helped over 100k photographers earn tens of millions in profit.
PASS is a software development company.
Managing Partner
2021
Corporate Development Consultant
2021 - 2021
Advised the founders on Strategy and M&A. Heavily involved in the process that led to Hathway's sale to Bounteous. Helped increase the company's enterprise value by $100m in under 1 year.
Hathway Cable and Datacom Limited is a Multi System Operator providing cable television network services and Internet services.
Principal and Head of M&A
2020 - 2021
Vice President
2018 - 2020
Rosemark Capital invests in and partners with Marketing Technology and Services companies that compete on the basis of translating progressively deeper consumer insights into more effective marketing. We bring proven growth strategies and hands-on expertise to provide the support and pragmatic advice that accelerates enterprise value growth for our portfolio companies and their clients.
Director of Strategy and BD
2015 - 2018
La Colombe is the preeminent independent coffee roaster in the U.S. roaster, backed by the founder of Chobani. National footprint includes 25 Cafés and 8 regional sales offices, with brand coverage in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, DC, Boston, Miami, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas. - Growth from $30M to $100M Revenue, 8 to 30 cafes, and 200 to 500+ employees in 3 years - Oversaw the development of the strategic planning function to increase company value by 10x. - Played an active role organizational planning and executive recruiting. - Helped launch a new CPG line, becoming the fastest growing RTD coffee product in the country.
Board Observer
2014 - 2015
La Colombe Coffee Roasters is a coffee shop network that serves customers through channels, including retail trade, and branded cafés.
Raised $328,500,000.00 from Keurig Dr Pepper.
Board Observer
2014 - 2015
Board Observer
2013 - 2015
Sneaker Villa operates as urban lifestyle retailers.
Private Equity Associate
2012 - 2015
Goode Partners is a private equity firm that makes growth investments in branded consumer businesses across four verticals: (i) retail, (ii) restaurants, (iii) consumer products, and (iv) direct marketing. Completed investments include: - La Colombe (majority recapitalization) - Supreme (minority growth investment) - Sneaker Villa (leveraged recapitalization)
Investment Banking Analyst
2010 - 2012
Fidus Partners is an investment banking firm specializing in sell-side advisory for middle market companies across a variety of industries.
Provides merger and acquisition advisory and related services to private equity firms, corporations, and private business owners.