Steven Eddleston

About Steven Eddleston

After a successful career as an entrepreneur and franchisee for Planet Fitness, along with a prior career in Computer Engineering, Steve now owns and captain\'s the beautiful 68\' sailing yacht Weatherly (US17), successful Americas Cup defender of 1962. She is available for your charter at americascupcharters.com. Most recently Steve has served as Commodore of the 12 Metre Yacht Club - Newport Station and Vice President for the Americas Fleet of the International Twelve Meter Association as he continues to enjoy sailing his beautiful yacht against other Americas Cup winners and contenders.Steve is also a very active Angel Investor affiliated with Launchpad Venture Group, Alumni Ventures Group and Chain Reaction all out of Boston, MA. Examples of recent investments that are highly disruptive and beneficial to our planet and humanity include Flux Marine (RI), Jaia Robotics (RI) and Axiom Space(FL).Specialties: Angel Investing, Wellness, Fitness, Sailing, Jogging, Entrepeneur

Experience

1. Angel Investor

   Alumni Ventures

   Nov 2020 — Present

Education

• Westlake Boys High

  School Certificate, University Entrance,Bursary

  1966 — 1970

• University of Auckland

  BSEE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1971 — 1974

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Management
• Team Building
• Team Leadership
• Customer Relations
• Human Resources
• Customer Service
• Strategy
• Business Management
• Fitness Training
• Customer Support
• Business Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Business Process Improvement
• Crm
• Business Strategy
• Project Management
• Product Development
• Leadership
• Account Management
• Change Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Coaching
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Strategic Planning
• Program Management
• Integration
• Enterprise Software
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Business Development
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership