Founder of Steve Martino & Associates, representing clothing manufacturers with $60MM in sales including JCPenney, Kohl, Sears, Forever 21, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Bloomingdale’s, and Dillard’s as key clients. Steve later created his own manufacturing brand, CDC Apparel, Inc. with 30 employees and $20MM in sales. His buyers included Top Shop, Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, PacSun, Zumiez, The Buckle, Delias, and Charlotte Russe. After several years of successful growth, Steve recognized adverse structural changes appearing throughout retail landscape. Thereafter, he maximized his position and sold his organization in lieu of future opportunities.
Steve’s passion for meeting and solving owner’s problems lead him to his current corporate career at Heartland Payment Systems. His entrepreneurial experience provided him credibility with startups and small business owners and allowed him to cultivate & build upon existing relationships that expanded into restaurants/bars, online retailers, wholesalers, e-commerce, medical and shipping companies. A perennial, serial entrepreneur, Steve established a real estate management company to manage holdings he acquired throughout the years. These vast experiences afford Steve valuable insight and perspective into a diversified portfolio of businesses spanning various industries and personalities.Description text goes here

Steve holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Communications from University of California Santa Barbara.