Joseph G.

DiLorenzo
Scituate, MA 02047-0510
Joe@DiLorenzo.com

(617) 650-2522

http://www.linkedin.com/in/JosephDiLorenzo/

SUMMARY:
Senior-Level Executive with an established record across multiple industries and non-profits with transferable strengths in corporate
strategy, business development, administration and finance, among others driving change and creating efficiencies.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Headquartered in Englewood, NJ, based in Boston, MA
2011-present
Chief Strategic Officer/Advisor initially involved as Chairman of the Board of Advisors and later Executive Vice President of
Business Development. Hotbox Sports is a technology company that has developed a multi-patented B2B internet-based platform for
fantasy sports, not to be confused with B2C fantasy games such as Fan Duel or Draft Kings. The game concept is based upon users
activating players once in a multi-event contest targeted its white-labeled technology to professional sports teams/leagues, media
companies, state/government lotteries and gaming organizations.
Utilized extensive network and career achievements to position the company with the primary points of contact are at the highest
levels of the aforementioned types of organizations.
Prepared and also presented multi-year inter-active financial models and customized presentations to all stakeholders including
prospective investors and any subsequent follow-up.
Authored and edited most documents prepared in English including agreements and Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs).
Plymouth, MA
Studio Trailer; PRS Virtual Tour
2007 2013
President and Chief Executive Officer; Chief Operating Officer
The local partner and part of the senior executive team that included the former heads of Disney Pictures, Paramount Studios and a
CA developer.
Provided ten-year construction and financial modeling and outreach presentations to investors and prospective debt and equity
providers.
Responsible for the shareholder services, capitalization tables, K1s and tax returns for investors along with compliance.
Negotiated and wrote consulting and real estate letters of intent and agreements as well as PPMs.
Presented or participated in more that fifty outreach presentations to government officials, residents, many Chambers of Commerce,
Economic Development, workforce organizations and unions and prepared a 1,000 page I-Cubed report for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Point person for interaction with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Town of Plymouth in generating a $42 million in TIF
and other tax benefits
Waltham/Scituate, MA
2002 - 2007, 2012 - 2013
Chief Strategic and Research Officer/Co-founder/CEO. A corporate strategy and business development company co-founded with
former Massachusetts State Treasurer, Joe Malone in 2002. Clients included diverse companies such as diverse as SEI Investments that
manages or administers $625 billion in mutual fund and pooled or separately managed assets and Morgan Samuels, the 14th
largest human capital consulting firm in the Americas.
Oversaw research to insure clients had a best-of-breed solution and wrote customized collaterals marketed towards C-Suite executives
of clients prospects.
Provided all administration, finance, tax filings, legal/contract negotiations and generation.
2000 - 2002
Chief Financial Officer initially hired as Vice President of Strategic Alliances to work on corporate strategy and business
development initiatives. Jenzabar is a leading provider of ERP solutions on more than 1,000 higher-education campuses worldwide.
Over a twelve-month period, Jenzabar had acquired and integrated eight companies in three industries, including four disparate ERP
systems; two travel companies and an online learning company where integration of long-time existing leadership into a parental
environment was a major priority.
Managed administration, finance, forecasting, investing, tax filings, cash management, shareholder relations and the preparation of
Jenzabars PPM.
Led the purchase of Oracle Finance, Order Management and HRMS modules
Achieved 10% nationwide reduction in force to ensure profitability and sustainable cash levels.

1982 - 2000
Senior Vice President of Administration/Chief Financial Officer
Managed administration, finance, forecasting, investing, tax filings and cash management
Represented the company in a first-of-its-kind IPO of a professional sports team on the New York Stock Exchange.
The initial Celtic's IPO achieved #1 NYSE ranking for return on investment, per Equities magazine, for the first five-year period it
was public.

 In an effort to save millions in fees, ownership had me take the NASDAQ Broker/Dealer exam, which was valid in 42 of the 50
states for the subsequent Celtics Communications LP IPO of Channel 25 and WEEI, which was eventually resold back to Fox for a
$100m profit.
After acquiring the local Fox station, the owners had me scout locations, negotiate a lease with an option to acquire and construct the
current Fox Boston TV station, in Dedham, MA.
Assured compliance to all pre-and post-SEC and reporting requirements including forms S-1, 10Q, 10K, Form 8 and any other
applicable filings with the SEC, IRS, New York Stock Exchange in various states and municipalities in which the Celtics conducted
business as well as provided associated shareholder relations its 95,000 partners. Corporate spokesperson for all business and sensitive
issues including the public offering, public filings, the purchase and sale of the media properties and sole spokesperson, along with the
principle owner, after the death of a player and all related inquiries.
Negotiated trade agreements Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard (first ever with a sports team), which provided state-of-the-art computer
technology for all employees for the first time and coordinated the debut of the Microsoft browser in Boston with the Celtics, then
Microsoft COO Steve Ballmer and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino.
Negotiated all aspects of four major office expansions including pricing, design, lease negotiations, eminent domain, and
construction as well as being the point person for the Celtics move to the then new Boston Garden and related construction.
Developed the concept that a using a high-end hospital-affiliated wellness center to use a portion to house the Celtics Training Facility
as a strategy to attract free agents. Later partnered with CareGroup and New England Baptist Hospital, as part of a 12-year sponsorship
relationship, and constructed the Sports Authority Training Center at Healthpoint in Waltham, MA with no major cost outlay to the Celtics.
Helped finance, design, develop, permit, lead community outreach, overcome any environmental impact issues and daily construction and
occupied in less than a year.
Secured the naming rights during negotiations for the Celtics training facility, which were later sold to The Sports Authority for $7.8
million, an industry first.
Business development activities include serving as liaison between the corporate and public sectors, identifying traditional and
nontraditional opportunities to enhance revenues and elevate the team's image in the community.
Generated, interpreted and implemented media, sponsorship, leases and personal service contracts as well as participated along with
the President of WEEI in the successful negotiations for broadcast rights for Boston Bruins.
Directly responsible and/or supervised the human resources department including labor law; qualified, nonqualified and collectively
bargained pension and 401(k) retirement plans; COBRA, OSHA, and health, dental, life and disability providers.
Placed coverage of commercial, general liability, workman's compensation and umbrella coverage, as well as maintained the blend of
insurance on the Celtics principal assets (players) with life, AD&D, temporary and permanent disability insurance on an individual,
case-by-case basis.
Scope of responsibilities regularly expanded through promotion; Controller (12/82 6/86, VP of Finance and CFO (6/86 7/95),
VP of Finance and Administration and CFO (7/95 8/96), Senior VP of Administration (8/96 1/00)

Managing Director of the Ticket Office (a department head who reporting directly to the President). 1977 - 1982
New England's premier sports and entertainment arena and six-time World Champion hockey team
Collaborated with marketing and sales departments to implement promotions, handled financial settlements with promoters and solved
operational and technical problems associated with the production of live entertainment, including overseeing ticketing in for a season
for the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships at Longwood in Brookline, MA
Managed union and no-union personnel, and customer relations function and wrote the complex accounting system and audit controls
for ticket inventory and tracking
Prior to college graduation, was a commissioned sales person and was elected Union Steward for the Retail Clerks International, and
negotiated two, 3-year Collective Bargaining Agreements versus Storer Broadcasting Company and Delaware North Companies, past
and current owners of the Boston Garden and the Boston Bruins for approximately 150 employees.

Founding Owner of the Maines National Basketball Association Development League team whose affiliate is the NBAs
Boston Celtics, and formerly the Philadelphia 76ers and Charlotte Bobcats and author of its original Private Placement Memorandum.
EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Waltham, MA

Bentley Executive Club - Board Member and past Membership Committee chair
Bentley Alumni Association two-term president and long-time officer/director that now has 65,000 members
Past Chair of the Organization Review, Reunion and Nominating committees, respectively, and former member of the College Relations
Committees and President's Advisory Council. Past-President of Bentley Downtown Boston Alumni Club.
VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Past Chairman and Honorary Life Member. The FEI is the 84-year association of choice for approximately
11,000 CFOs and other senior-level finance executives with 85 chapters in North America and Japan. A 5-year member of the five-person
Office of the Chair that represents the Unites States Board in bi-weekly meetings with the CEO and select staff, that provides support to its
74 chapters. A multi-year member and former National Chairman of the Diversity Committee, Nominating Committee and FEI Hall of

Fame Selection Committee. A former member of the FEI Board Composition committee, Marketing committee and Strategic Planning
Task Force, FEI Canada Board of Trustees and the Canadian Presidents Council. Previously served as a two-term National Board member
and four-year National Membership Chairman, among other committees. Past Chairman of the two-term ex-officio board member of the
Financial Executives Research Foundation. Also Past-President and seven-year Board member of the FEI Boston Chapter as well as threeyear Membership Committee Chairman which saw the chapter become the largest in the world, with over 1,000 members.

(1998 to present) member of the Greater Boston Advisory Board, and on the Nominating Committee and the Finance Committee.
(1998 to present) Former Trustee and member of the Development Committee and Leadership Council. Co-Chaired
three annual Community Leadership Award Dinners, the hospitals largest fundraiser, each time with a record fund raise.
(1995 to present) Two-term President and member of the Board of Advisors/Directors of the nations oldest
employment training organization for challenged individuals, founded in 1877.

Board member since 2009.

past-president, officer and a member (since 1986) of this Boston area organization that consists of approximately 300 local
Chief Financial Officers.

and
Member as a result of being the initial Chairman and active member of the Financial Executives International
and FEI Bostons Diversity Committee. NABA unites member accountants, finance and business related professionals and students who have
similar interests and ideals, are committed to professional and academic excellence, possess a sense of professional and civic responsibility, and
are concerned with enhancing opportunities for minorities. ALPFA is the largest Latino association for business professionals and students with
chapters nationwide and over 23,000 members and dedicated to enhancing opportunities for Latinos and building leadership and career skills.
(1995 to 2008) Member of the Board of Overseers, Audit Committee and HR Committee.
(1994 to 2013) Member of Board of Visitors or Incorporators. Former member of the Development Committee and
the Strategic Planning/Marketing Committee.
past member of the Board of Visitors. Thayer Academy is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory day school located in
Braintree, Massachusetts.

Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation - Treasurer and Director from its inception in 1993 through 2000. Now known as The Shamrock
Foundation, it benefits children directly through programs that support education, healthcare, shelter and vital services for children in need.
Past Vice President (6 years), Director (8 years) of the association that represents the economic interests of 150 area businesses in
the North Station area of Boston.

AWARDS:
Awarded the Downtown North Organizational Leadership Award. The award acknowledges "Extraordinary efforts to serve and shape
and support the plans, programs and priorities" and advancing its community goals.
Awarded the Downtown North Community Leadership Award. The award acknowledges Lengthy service to the community and the
personal traits displayed as a leader of the organization.
Kids for Life, New Haven, CT recipient of the Biggest Big Kid Award annually awarded to community leaders that improve the quality
of life in children.