Education
Illinois State University
BS, Management 1983-01-01 - 1987-01-01San José State University
Certificate, Professional Selling 1999-01-01 - 1999-01-01University of Paderborn, Germany
, Foreign Exchange Student 1986-01-01 - 1986-01-01Work Experience
Accel Business Advisors
Current
Accel Business Advisors
Psycho Donuts
2009-02-01 - 2014-07-01
Psycho Donuts
Sunbelt Business Advisors of Minnesota
2013-09-01 - 2014-04-01
Sunbelt Business Advisors of Minnesota
SLI Systems
2007-02-01 - 2009-09-01
SLI Systems
Genius, Inc.
2006-09-01 - 2007-02-01
Genius, Inc.
Webex
1999-04-01 - 2006-09-01
Webex
Endpoint.
1994-01-01 - 1999-01-01
Endpoint.
Skills
Summary
Jordan is a Senior M&A Advisor and certified Business Broker. Jordan’s diverse experience spans 20 years in Silicon Valley technology sales, business development, entrepreneurial ventures, and creative marketing. As Senior Advisor at Accel Business Advisors, Jordan engages with owners and CEOs of privately held Silicon Valley companies with revenues exceeding $1M, developing and executing strategic exit plans. Jordan works across horizontal market segments, but has sold businesses in a wide range of industries from software & SaaS technologies, to marketing agencies, machine shops, and even profitable restaurant chains. At WebEx, Jordan pioneered channel sales models and relationships, strategic marketing partnerships, and strategic alliances, extending SaaS-based web conferencing services as an embedded feature within third party solutions. At SLI Systems, Jordan created site search technology alliances in the ecommerce space, bringing best-of-breed search capability to e-commerce platform providers. In 2009, Jordan created and founded Psycho Donuts, a colorful reinvention of the corner donut shop, which quickly become a Bay Area destination. Over 7 years, Jordan expanded the company, and vaulted the brand and concept to national visibility. Through grassroots PR and social media strategies, Jordan built Psycho Donuts into a nationally recognized brand, prominently featured on The Food Network, Travel Channel, Entrepreneur Magazine, USA Today, and more. Jordan is a Certified Business Broker with CABB (California Business Brokers), and has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management. Married with two daughters, Jordan enjoys playing piano, traveling, and staying fit through running, biking, and other outdoor activities.