Jeffrey Graup
Summary
CEO, Partner with 25 years of experience founding industry first technology and media ventures. Managed from initial idea through complex business, planning and structuring. Raised finances from initial seed through large capital structuring in all areas of finance, governance and procedures..
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder - President
Intuitive Mining LLC
- Founder of Intuitive Mining AI Mining company
- Developed mining ecosystem including partnerships with state.
- Devised and presented business plans and forecasts\ to investors and government.
- Directed technological improvements to run mining business and micro grid resulting in a net zero business
- Collaborated with CFO and COO on legal, accounting requirements to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
- Managed partnerships and strategic business relationships.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes to improve overall business performance.
- Ensured compliance with industry/state regulations while maintaining ethical business practices.
Supervisory Paralegal
United States Attorney Office
2019.03 - 2021.06
Founder - CEO
Apotheosis Media Group
2014.01 - 2019.01
- Founded Apotheosis Media Group first in global media venture providing a powerful cultural and business bridge between China and the international film community.
- Apotheosis leveraged the company’s unique Chinese government relationships as well as its broader global film industry relationships to make risk mitigated investments in the co-production, co-financing and distribution of select globally released Chinese, Hollywood and international feature film.
- Managed Chinese and Los Angeles business activities, overseeing financial matters with CFO and legal matters with COO, as well as studio distribution relationships and film investment opportunities.
- Evaluated investment of hundreds of films in China using the company's investment protocols combined with its proprietary systems.
- Created JV that was a financial and strategic advisory firm that focused on establishment and implementation of methodological standards within the Chinese entertainment and media industry including Chinese production and distribution companies, finance companies, regulators, educators and related parties of best practice in entertainment and media finance production for globally appealing and commercially successful programming that also reflected positive Chinese cultural qualities and stories. Use best practices methods to evaluate the forecast potential and business value of entertainment and media companies and assets.
● Engaged film studios and various entertainment entities regarding acquisition/partnering while working under Apotheosis’s mandate.
● Created business plans and established various subsidiary companies to act on our initiatives. Including in said business plans was a detailed approach and analysis on US filmed entertainment as it relates to the Chinese market.
● Raised initial seed and then equity raise, subordinated debt and lines of credit.
● Ran Greenlight/Investment committee for film investment operating under Apotheosis Greenlight guidelines. Produced The Call, starring Halle Berry-grossed $72m.
Founder CEO Partner
Graup Entertainment
- Founded a first in media leading management/production company in the entertainment field.
- Founded leading management/production company generating $22 million dollars in gross revenue. Named one of the top 100 people to know in the entertainment business two years running by Fade In Magazine.
- Worked on 15 major studio releases/year. Produced Obsessed starring Beyonce; Lakeview Terrace starring Sam Jackson; and Catch that Kid starring Kristen Stewart..
Business and legal affairs attorney
Walt Disney
Education
B.S. Business Administration/Accounting-Finance -
Boston University
Boston, MAJ.D. -
Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School
New York, NYSkills
Organizational Management
Regulatory Compliance
Strategic Planning
Business Start up
Product Development and Expansion
Policy Development and Optimization
Business Planning
Effective Decision Making
New market penetration
Talent Development
Continuous Improvement
Contract Negotiation
Timeline
Supervisory Paralegal
United States Attorney Office
2019.03 - 2021.06
Founder - CEO
Apotheosis Media Group
2014.01 - 2019.01
Founder - President
Intuitive Mining LLC
Founder CEO Partner
Graup Entertainment
Business and legal affairs attorney
Walt Disney
B.S. Business Administration/Accounting-Finance -
Boston University
J.D. -
Yeshiva University, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School