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Venture Lab Coach
Andy Martin is a proven general manager and entrepreneur with over 17-years of experience delivering profits across diverse
business cultures and industries. He boasts expertise in strategy development, operations, brand management, new business
creation and driving market penetration in both start-up and large, established organizations. Andy's track record includes bottomline
results and demonstrated ability to successfully launch and manage a myriad of products and services to create breakthrough
business outcomes.
Most recently Andy served as Executive Vice President for Utopia, Inc. – an innovative data outsourcing firm with offshore
operations in Bangalore, India. Andy co-founded the B2B company in 2003, and under his leadership grew the business from the
original 3 founder team to over 125 employees and a customer base that includes several multi-billion dollar clients in North
America, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Andy began his career as a U.S. Army Officer holding various positions of increased responsibility in the Field Artillery branch.
In 1990 he transitioned out of the military to become a management consultant with Price Waterhouse in Texas serving petroleum
industry IT clients. He later spent several years with Kraft Foods in Illinois developing new products as well as running large,
established businesses such as Cracker Barrel, Breakstone's Sour Cream and Kraft Cheese Singles.
Just prior to launching Utopia, Andy was President and Chief Operating Officer at Advance Publishers - a Florida based, multimillion
dollar publishing company and No. 1 player in its category. Among notable achievements, he created over $48 million in
new product revenues and replaced archaic business strategy and development process with world-class operations and
marketing disciplines and techniques.
Andy is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering
(Aerospace Systems). He also holds a MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University
and routinely lectures at universities regarding entrepreneurship and global outsourcing.
Andy currently resides in Orlando, Florida with his wife and three children.
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