MEET OUR TEAM
Patrick serves as the Operating Partner at Nextpoint Capital and is responsible for overseeing the operations of portfolio companies. He works closely with company leadership to grow and enhance company performance. He served the past 3 years as the President /CEO of Art Brand Studios a NextPoint Capital portfolio company. His responsibilities included the overall leadership and operational management of the company.
Previously he served 15 years as President of Tail Light LLC, a provider of enterprise level technology so
He was a Brand manager at Nissan Nort
Along with his work experience he has a history of successfully raising Venture Capital, Private Equity funding, and Debt Refinancing. Mr. DeMarco has also served on various Public Company and Private Company Boards. He received a M.B.A. from the University of Miami (Ohio). He resides in Las Vegas, NV.
Mr. Mickelson chairs our investment committee and is actively involved
with acquisition strategy.
Mark has been a private equity investor in small businesses for
over 30 years. These investments were made in a range of transaction types including
leveraged buyouts, growth equity, public offering, acquisitions, restructurings, distressed
buyouts and leveraged recapitalizations. During his career, Mark has invested his own
capital and has acted as a fiduciary for some of the largest institutional investors in the
world including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the New York State
Common Retirement Fund and General Electric Capital Corporation. He has participated
on numerous operating committees and boards of companies including Art Brand Studios,
Next Point Bearing Group, G.I. Joe’s Sporting Goods, Chick’s Sporting Goods, Jon Douglas
Real Estate Services Group, Media Arts Group, Video King Gaming Systems and
Consolidated Foundries.
He received an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA and a
double BA in Business and Economics from the University of Redlands.
Mr. Szafranowski joined Next Point Capital in November 2023. He is responsible
for all accounting and finance activities across all companies. He also partners
with the other Executive Team members in developing and executing each
company’s strategy.
His leadership background spans companies from $5M
venture capital manufacturer, to $50M publicly traded manufacturer, to $500M
SaaS provider to FinTech, to +$5B global pharmaceutical manufacturer. He also
has experience in Big 4 public accounting (KPMG).
Mr. Szafranowski holds a BS
degree in Accountancy from Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, is a Certified
Public Accountant (inactive) licensed in Illinois, and a Chartered Global
Management Accountant. He and his wife reside in Henderson, NV.
