Harry H. Hollines Jr.
Englewood, Colorado 80113
(c-
https://www.hollines.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryhollines/-
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Hollines Group. Architecting growth strategies, deals and transactions for startup to growth stage companies.
Founder & CEO2019 - Present
Developing and executing strategic growth strategies through mergers & acquisitions, business development and strategic legal initiatives to scale the client’s business while delivering measurable cost reduction savings through business process optimization.
Notion. Start-up IOT and data services platform company for the residential and commercial retail sector.
Vice President, Business Development2017 - 2018
Responsible for business development and strategy. Reporting to the CEO.
Responsible for global sales distribution and partner channel acquisition.
Developed and executed new market sector expansion strategy. Executed partnerships with technology and insurance companies and multi-family developers.
Responsible for all company legal affairs including commercial transactions, licensing and partnerships.
Envysion. Managed Video-as-a-Service (MVaaS) provider of analytics and business intelligence to the retail and restaurant sectors.
Chief Administrative Officer2015 - 2017
Responsible for corporate development, strategy, human resources and legal. Reporting to the CEO.
Developed M&A strategy and pipeline. Evaluated M&A opportunities including determining strategic fit, valuation, synergies and growth expectations. Managed due diligence process through contract negotiation and execution.
Led key strategic acquisition to expand market reach to the SMB and Mid-market.
Developed partnership strategy and eco-system to identify buy, build and partner opportunities. Presented and approved by the Board.
Executed strategic partnerships with vertical and horizontal distribution partners including agents, referral partners, solution providers and resellers focused on market expansion and creation of new revenue streams.
Responsible for all company legal affairs including commercial transactions, acquisitions, licensing and partnerships.
Miller Heiman, Inc. (a/k/a MHI Global) $300M+ provider of corporate training services including sales training, leadership, project management and financial services.
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & General Counsel2013 - 2015
Responsible for corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions, strategic partnerships, legal and HR. Reporting to the CEO.
Responsible for evaluating M&A opportunities including determining strategic fit, valuation, synergies and growth expectations. Led six (6) acquisitions in the past 12 months increasing revenue from $90m to $300m with 3x Ebitda increase. Managed post-acquisition integration.
Responsible for distribution, licensee and partner channel strategy. Reorganized international channel partnerships exiting direct operations in unprofitable territories, transferring business to strategic partners increasing operating profit margins from <10% to 40% and reducing costs by 60%.
Developed and executed facilities consolidation strategy achieving $4m+ in run rate savings.
Led procurement initiative to consolidate off-set and digital print achieving $1m in savings.
Responsible for all legal matters including commercial transactions, employment and litigation.
iBAHN. $100M+ provider of high speed internet access, video-on-demand, conferencing solutions to the hospitality market.
Vice President, Business Development2007 - 2013
Responsible for analysis and execution of strategic growth initiatives, strategic partnerships and content acquisition. Reporting to the CEO.
Developed business and financial model for North America IPTV roll out strategy.
Responsible for evaluating M&A opportunities.
Negotiated content deals including video on demand and linear programming with studios and satellite companies including NBCU, Dish, EchoStar, etc.
Responsible for strategic partnerships with global and regional content, advertising, and application providers including Cloud 9, Google, JiWire, etc. leveraging mobile, laptop, TV and PCs.
Expanded core business into new verticals leveraging WiFi assets and negotiating strategic partnerships with Verizon, Mercedes, etc.
Verio. $130M+ provider of web hosting, colocation, and professional services to the Small and Medium Enterprise market.
Vice President, Business Development2004 - 2007
Responsible for developing and managing domestic and international sales and business development functions. Reporting to the COO.
Increased revenue in International Markets by 200% in 18 months; Worldwide unit activations by 50% in 9-month period.
Developed partnerships with Microsoft, Oracle, Mercantec, Accenture, MIT, Sun Microsystems, Comcast, and Wells Fargo.
Consolidated equipment, network and hardware purchasing with Foundry, Cisco and Juniper resulting in COGS reduction of $1M+.
Senior role in the re-organization of domestic and international hosting, colocation and access assets into separate businesses with responsibility for shared hosting, enterprise hosting and access allocated to separate legal entities.
Vice President & Senior Counsel1999 – 2004
Reporting to General Counsel and primary lead counsel for all U.S. and European transactions.
Responsible for strategic partnering transactions; customer acquisitions; intellectual property matters; access and managed services including e-commerce, marketing agreements; export compliance and general corporate and operational matters.
Member of 4-6-person deal team responsible for evaluating potential deals with strategic partners including reviewing pricing, payment terms, minimum commitment obligations, service level agreements and evaluating overall economics of a proposed deal.
Negotiated various outsourcing, services, and licensing, consulting and maintenance agreements with companies such as BellSouth, NTT Communications, BoldTech, Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Accenture.
Promoted from Corporate Counsel to Senior Counsel in 2003 and promoted to Vice President in 2004.
MediaOne, Englewood, Colorado
Manager, Video, Marketing & Programming1998 – 1999
Negotiated retransmission consents, programming and high definition television agreements with cable programming networks and broadcast television companies such as the Hearst Corporation and Fox Networks. Calculated network programming rates, packaging rights, and subscriber commitments.
Attorney / Associate1997 - 1999
Patton Boggs LLC.
Drafted technology, services and licensing agreements (hired by client, Verio Inc.).
Holme Roberts & Owen (N/K/A Bryan Cave)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
House Armed Services Committee, Washington, D.C.
Staff Member
EDUCATION
J.D., University of Colorado
Phillips Petroleum – Recipient of academic scholarship
Licensed in Colorado
B.A., Fort Lewis College (Communications and English)
Cornell University
Academic scholarship. Completed Graduate Level Courses in History.
HONORS & AWARDS
Featured in Runner’s World, “Does Form Matter,” June 2011 Edition
Division I basketball scholarship. Eastern Washington University (Big Sky Conference)
Division II basketball scholarship, Fort Lewis College (All District VI Selection)
Board Member, University of Colorado School of Law
Panel Speaker, ISPCon, WHIR and Bloomberg BusinessWeek