Presented by Product Theater Speaker: Casey Cittadino – National Sales Director & Ryan Leeds – Managing Partner, SOX Erosion Solutions LLC
In early 2019 Casey joined SOX Erosion Solutions as their National Sales Director in an effort to expand and educate SOX's service provider network. Prior to SOX, Casey Cittadino spent 14 years in sales and business development roles for a handful of unique start-up companies, that ranged from manufacturing a new technology in the building space to helping launch and brand 2 companies in the health and wellness space. From 2006-2014 Casey also played professional lacrosse. He spent 7 seasons in Denver and his last 2 in Charlotte.
Ryan G. Leeds attended University of South Florida 1990-1993 where he studied Accounting and Finance. Mr. Leeds enjoyed 19 years in the securities industry as Managing Director of equity Trading and a partner of Sterne Agee, one of the oldest financial institutions in the US, prior to Sterne’s sale to Stifel Financial.He developed wholesale trading operations for a number of firms including Program Trading Corp, vFinance and Sterne Agee, and completed the Series 7 (General Securities), Series 55 (Equity Trader) and Series 63 (States Securities Laws) licensing requirements as well as CE certifications in AML, trading compliance, best execution, among others.Mr. Leeds is a managing member of several companies, including 3JAG3 Properites, LLC, Wood Island Development, LLC, and Cigar Bar Management, LLC, The Prime/Empire Entities, SOX,LLC and others. In 2009, Mr. Leeds founded the famous Prime Cigar& Wine Bar in Boca Raton, Prime Cigar & Whiskey Bar in Miami, Prime Cigar at Battleground in NJ and Empire Social of South Miami, institutions and staples for serious cigar aficionados and Whiskey advocates.In 2017 Mr. Leeds was invited to become an invested equity partner of SOX Erosion Solutions. After months of industry due-diligence, Ryan elected to take and active roll in the brand development of SOX with his partner, Brian Fischer.To date Ryan and Brian have expanded SOX’s reach into 40 states and 4 countries and continue to grow the brand globally. Mr. Leeds has a proven track record in the finance and securities industry, as well as his brand building efforts and enjoys continued success with Prime Cigar, Empire Social, 3JAG3, The Gardens Cemetery and Boca Raton Funeral Home, as well as SOX Erosion Solutions.Ryan serves several charitable organizations including The Boca Raton Police Foundation, Place of Hope, and Junior Achievement, among others, as a board member or advisory board member.