Jeffrey Serafine

About Jeffrey Serafine

I build strategies and partnerships that help founders, brands, and innovators scale…

Experience

1. Founder CEO Cbdo

   Nextwave Strategic

   Mar 2025 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   At NextWave Strategic, we approach business growth the way a world-class band manager or talent agent champions an artist.You bring the vision. You make the art.We amplify your presence, structure your opportunities, direct your focus, and partner with you to build the roadmap to scale.We serve as your fractional business development engine — part advocate, part operator, part architect — unlocking new revenue streams, forging strategic partnerships, and accelerating your brand’s evolution across industries.Whether you’re a founder, enterprise leader, or high-net-worth innovator, we help convert bold ideas into scalable ventures that generate real-world results.NextWave acts as the strategic growth hub behind a portfolio of forward-thinking companies, including:• Reel Vision Entertainment – Story-driven brand integration, sponsorship campaigns, media development, and entertainment innovation.• Income Island (affiliated with Reel Vision) – A hyper-realistic, interoperable metaverse platform enabling immersive brand activations, interactive entertainment, and real-world-connected virtual real estate.• Klonos.me – Pioneering AI avatar technology to elevate communication, expand reach, and humanize digital interactions across industries.• Paragon Tech – A CTO/CIO-led technology strategy firm specializing in digital transformation, applied AI, system re-architecture, and technical due diligence for capital-efficient growth.At the core, NextWave Strategic is about connection - between ideas and execution, between creators and markets, and between businesses and the next wave of opportunity.

Skills

• Education Funding Strategies
• Management
• Networking
• Strategic Partnerships
• Wealth Transfer Strategies
• Grandchild Gifting
• Workshop Facilitation
• Business Networking
• Thought Leadership
• Wealth Preservation Planning
• Digital Marketing
• Online Advertising
• Online Marketing
• Risk Management
• Ira Rollovers
• Public Relations
• Retirement Planning
• Supplements to Employee Benefits
• Marketing
• Relationship Management
• Small Business
• Seminar Marketing
• Multi-Generational Planning
• Strategy
• 401k Rollovers
• Life Insurance Strategies
• Social Networking
• Life Insurance
• Legacy Planning
• Business Insurance Planning
• Leadership
• Buy-Sell Agreements
• Creative Problem Solving
• Entrepreneurship
• Account Management
• Asset Protection
• Digital Media
• Sales
• Social Media
• Marketing Strategy