BENNETT KURTZ
Mr. Bennett Kurtz is presently President and CEO of MaxLife Fund Corp. Previously, Mr. Kurtz was involved with a corporate finance company offering a full range of consulting and investment banking services to companies seeking growth. Mr. Kurtz has been involved in financing Public Companies and taking private companies public through reverse mergers. Mr. Kurtz was involved in an early stage private placement for Ezenet Inc., which later raised $51,000,000. Previously he administered and managed a comprehensive mortgage portfolio in excess of $125,000,000. Mr. Kurtz was responsible for underwriting and the syndication of mortgages to financial institutions and accredited investors. Mr. Kurtz also was responsible for managing and growing a chain of retail hearing aid centers, which he later sold. Mr. Kurtz graduated from York University in 1983, with a BA degree in Administrative Studies.
RANDY DELKUS
Mr. Delkus, is a senior healthcare executive with experience in both for profit and not
for profit sectors. He received his B.S. in Nursing, Magna CumLaude, from St. Louis University and also holds a Business degree from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, specializing in Marketing and Management. Mr. Delkus completed his Masters in Business Administration at Webster University in St. Louis, graduating Magna Cum Laude. Mr. Delkus, is currently the President of Anthony, Allan & Quinn (AAQ) andThe Incubation Factory (TIF), a go-tomarket business incubator that works with start up companies, universities, individual entrepreneurs and private and public industry; 75% of its current portfolio has a life sciences and/or healthcare focus. Prior to AAQ, Mr. Delkus served as Chief Executive Officer for one of St. Louis’ most premier healthcare institutions.
DAN SCHMITT
Mr. Schmitt is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anthony, Allan & Quinn, Inc. ETAL ("AAQ") Inc. This integrated family of businesses, offered clients a broad range of services and technological solutions, including electronic medical records, outsourced business services, marketing and advertising initiatives. Since its inception in 1993, AAQ grew from a single automotive marketing firm to a diversified holding company with combined revenues of over $100million in 2003. By 1998, AAQ had become the 156th fastest growing company in the United States on Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 list. In 1997, recognizing a tremendous need and opportunity for the application of document processing solutions to the healthcare industry, Mr. Dan Schmitt and his two AAQ partners co-founded ABF, to serve insurance companies, Managed Care Organizations, HMO's, and Third Party Administrators. ABF leveraged a combination of proprietary print, insert and Web-based technology to integrate directly with healthcare company claim systems.
By 2003, ABF had become the 23rd fastest growing company on the Inc. 500 and #1 in Missouri. In July of 2003, ABF was sold to publicly-traded WebMD, for cash and stock of $260million. Mr. Schmitt was the leading force of AAQ and ABF business models and the architect of a methodology for creating new business initiatives. He has since combined his expertise in business development, administration, finance, and marketing, to create The Incubation Factory - a privately funded business incubator. In 2005, Mr. Schmitt opened the doors to "The Factory" in a state of the art renovated 50,000 sq.ft. warehouse in downtown St. Louis. The Incubation Factory is dedicated to the mission of growing businesses faster, smarter, and cheaper than ever thought possible. Mr. Schmitt serves as the Chief Operating Officer of The Incubation Factory. Mr. Schmitt earned a B.A. in Marketing from the University of Northern Iowa in 1989. Mr. Schmitt spends time consulting with each of the businesses while always keeping an eye to the next business opportunity.