SHAWN RIDLEY
Shawn is Managing Partner of Ridley Capital Group. Prior to Ridley Capital, Shawn founded Atlas Brown, a $1.2 billion investment advisor providing family office services. While at Atlas Brown, Shawn served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer and coordinated private direct investments which resulted in transactions with highly regarded institutional investors including Thompson Financial, Revolution, Goldman Sachs, Comcast, and J.P. Morgan. Prior to Atlas Brown, Shawn served as Director of Equity Investments, Chief Strategist and Lead Portfolio Manager for Hilliard Lyons Asset Management Group. Shawn led the firm’s equity products to top decile ratings (Zypher Analytics) and earned five-star ratings (Morningstar) while leading Hilliard Lyons Growth Fund (HLGRX) from 2000-2003. Prior to Hilliard Lyons, Shawn served as portfolio manager for Eagle Investment Advisors, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Boston. Shawn started his investment career with Scudder, Stevens & Clark after his graduation from the University of Denver.
MENTORA EUBANKS
Mentora serves as the Fund’s Resident Executive to assist management of portfolio companies to achieve its missions and benchmarks. Mentora has served as consultant to several Fortune 500 healthcare companies and renowned hospital systems in the U.S. Mentora founded Cardiac Network Inc., a nationwide pacemaker monitoring network. As CEO she assembled engineering departments in the U.S and Israel to design and outsource manufacturing of the first trans telephonic arrhythmia cardiac device with retrograde memory. Cardiac Network pioneered the development of a trans telephonic monitoring (TTM) system and medical acceptance protocol that remains the standard medical monitoring procedure worldwide. Prior to Cardiac Network, Mentora served as Executive Vice President of Southeastern Wellness & Medical Centers, a network of full service conventional and holistic medical treatment centers promoting overall wellness. Mentora raised more than $20 million from private investors to capitalize the company, which provided outsized returns. As Southeastern Medical was experiencing rapid growth and broad acceptance from patients, Mentora developed a suite of new healthy lunch products to counter the rise in adolescent obesity. These products experienced exponential growth and eventually led to a buyout by a major food company for a substantial premium. Mentora continues to serve as consultant to an international healthcare company advising on FDA regulatory requirements and implementing global operational protocols.
ROBERT WANG
Robert Wang serves as an Acquisition Consultant to RCG Select Opportunities Fund. Robert also serves as an Executive Vice President of Gant Hill & Associates Real Estate Brokerage for the past six years. Prior to joining Gant Hill & Associates, Robert was a Broker at P.R.G. Commercial Real Estate in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to Robert’s real estate practice, Robert is also involved in business development and finance structuring. Robert has completed over 40 restaurant leasing, sales, and related transactions of various capacities since joining Gant Hill & Associates in 2013. Due to the unique nature of the bourbon industry located in the State of Kentucky, Robert expanded his business practice in bourbon related projects over the last three years. Through some extensive networking, Robert assembled the team which enabled Cream of Kentucky to secure investment funding. Other bourbon projects in the works include private labeling of bourbon for a multi-state upscale restaurant and nightclub, as well as private labeling for professional sport personalities. Robert’s family immigrated from Taiwan in 1972, and he attended college in Georgia in the early 80’s. From 1983 to 1994, Robert worked for his family restaurants in various positions. In 1995, Robert entered the home mortgage industry, which lead to owning and operating a mortgage and real estate company until 2013. Past community volunteering work includes serving on the Board of Governors at the J.B. Speed Museum, Board Chairman at the American Red Cross River Valley Blood Services Division, Board Member of Louisville Chinese Culture and Educational Center, and as the President of the Organization of Chinese American Kentuckiana Chapter.
STERLING SMITH
Sterling is an Acquisition Specialist who works with private investor groups and land developers. His latest project is an $800M multipurpose development of a waterfront property in North Carolina. When complete, this all-inclusive destination will include hotels, apartment buildings, unique residences, retail businesses, an expansive state of the art marina and diverse entertainment venues. Sterling Smith brings a unique perspective to RCG and is an exciting addition to our Investor Services efforts. Sterling comes to us with a diverse background of noteworthy achievements, including steep experience in entrepreneurship. As an avid horseman and competitor, he is passionate about his horses and the horse industry, which led him to form SKH Holdings, a Blood Stock Agency located in Greenville, South Carolina in 2020. With a sincere desire to help develop other promising entrepreneurs, Sterling took a position as a Partner at Shoreline Branches. Using their proven formulas and finely honed strategies, Shoreline specializes in developing exciting start-ups and introducing new and ingenious products into the marketplace at a competitive price point while utilizing an auto-ship delivery method. Sterling’s broad experience and access to select investment opportunities will provide unique value to RCG Partners, IV.
DR. ROBERT TED STEINBOCK
Ted is a Partner and Advisory Board Member of RCG Partners, LLC. Ted is President of X-Ray Associates, one of the largest diagnostic radiology practices in Kentucky. Ted has received appointments of three different Clinical Fellows in Medicine from Harvard Medical School and six varied Professorships from University of New Mexico, University of Kentucky, and the University of Louisville. Ted has served on dozens of Boards, received numerous honors and awards, and has published dozens of books, abstracts, and reviews. Ted is an expert and collector of rare books. Ted graduated Magna cum laude from Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.