Mr. O'Donnell has nearly 20 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and investment banker.  Having owned, operated, and profitably exited numerous companies, he brings a level of expertise appreciated in any transaction.  Mr. O'Donnell has founded a variety of companies that were involved in technical consulting, healthcare turnaround management, gaming and slot routes, and staffing. 

His background in skillful negotiations, business development and executive management is a valuable asset to Pepperwood Partners.  Mr. O'Donnell has been a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Organization, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and the Turnaround Management Association.  He holds a BA in business and economics from the State University of New York and he also studied in Salamanca, Spain.  Mr. O'Donnell also holds various gaming licenses. 

Mike Willingham is a founding Partner of Pepperwood and has enjoyed a broad range of experience in the financial industry. Mr. Willingham was with Wells Fargo Bank Private Asset Management, overseeing the daily operations of Portfolio Managers and personally managing $650 million of assets. He managed $400 million of investable fiduciary assets at Bank of America while assisting with various client relationships.

Mike is a Chartered Financial Analyst candidate, and has passed the NASD Series 86 and 87 Supervisory Research Analyst exams. His Finance degree was earned at Cameron University, where Mike attended on a full academic scholarship. He is currently on leave from Pepperwood, with FDIC working in the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships.

Most Recently, Mr. Ball was the CEO and President of Corral West Ranchwear, guiding the company to become one of the largest retailers of western and workware apparel with 140 U.S. stores. Previously, at Montgomery Ward Corporation, Mr. Ball served as President of Softgoods and Foreign Offices as well as Executive Vice President, where he directed the apparel business. Mr. Ball also has extensive experience serving large corporations such as Macy's.

He served 22 years with Macy's Corporation and held several influential positions including Chairman, CEO of Macy's Midwest, President of Macy's East and South, and President of Macy's Wholesale. Currently Mr. Ball is active on both Cinsay's and Board of Directors and advises Pepperwood's clients in the areas of strategic operations and retail development.

Mr. Spitz brings more than 20 years of experience in internet technology, marketing and  advertising. Mr. Spitz currently serves as the Chief Technology officer for Cinsay Inc. Prior to joining both Pepperwood and Cinsay, Mr. Spitz founded and served as CTO for ReachLocal (RLOC) where he coauthored patents on local advertising and proxy technology. During his time with ReachLocal, the company achieved awards such as #37 on Inc 500, and #1 on Deloitte's fast 500.

As CTO/VP of Development at WorldWinner.com, he played a key role in that company's transition from startup to a business serving more than 5 million players. Prior to that, he was VP of Product Development for Decalog Inc. (a division of Sungard), where he headed development of financial applications used by the likes of Citicorp, Warburg Pincus and AXA. Spitz came to Sungard from Apple Computer in Cupertino, California where, as VP of Software, he led the Macintosh software development organization in defining and developing such notable Mac products as System 7, Power PC and Quicktime multimedia.

Patrick Seaman currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer for Cinsay Inc. Prior to his involvement with Pepperwood Partners and Cinsay, Patrick was CTO of WhichBox Media, a cloud-based content creation, management and social media platform named one of the top 100 disruptive online media companies in the OnMedia 100 in 2010. Seaman also was the first employee and former director of technology at AudioNet/Broadcast.com, then owned by Mark Cuban, which was later sold to Yahoo! for more than $5 billion.

During his time at Broadcast.com Seaman served as director of technology and later as vice president of special projects and international development. He produced internet broadcast events at Broadcast.com with audiences of at least a million viewers including the Super Bowl and the World Series, as well as live events for Intel Corporation from all over the world. Prior to Broadcast.com's buyout by Yahoo! Seaman launched and served on the board of Broadcast.com Japan. Patrick authored the first major book about online media, Website Sound.

Eugene Terekhov brings a strong background in investment banking and emerging market development to Pepperwood. Prior to joining Pepperwood, he was an investment banker and Head of Risk for one of the largest investment banks in Moscow. Mr. Terekhov received his MBA from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.

Bryan Chambers brings comprehensive skills in both quantitative and qualitative business analysis. Mr. Chambers works closely with Pepperwood's department of analysts and oversees the development of work product for Pepperwood's clients. Mr. Chambers has been involved with multiple start-ups serving various capacities and assisted with raising capital where he worked closely with private equity groups in Dallas-Fort Worth.

Prior to joining Pepperwood, he served in the internet technology sector as a marketing consultant for ReachLocal Inc. While with the company, ReachLocal achieved various awards including #1 on the Deloitte Fast 500, and #37 on the Inc 500. Mr. Chambers received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas Arlington. 

Ella Nguyen started her career at Pepperwood as an intern analyst. Prior to joining Pepperwood, Ms. Nguyen worked at JPMorgan Chase with the Broker/Dealers Security Services team. Before JPMorgan, Ms. Nguyen worked with the research department at the University of Texas at Dallas where she familiarized herself with financial and statistical research best practices, and platforms including Bloomberg, Capital IQ and STATA.

She was also involved in the creation and establishment of UT Dallas' first ever student managed investment fund. Ms. Nguyen holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Finance from the University of Texas at Dallas where she was awarded a full scholarship and graduated summa cum laude.