After attending Texas Tech University, Colin started working as a retail stockbroker on Wall Street. After gaining valuable financial and Wall Street experience, he transitioned away from the retail side of the stock market to managed funds. While working on Wall Street he continued to explore private opportunities more in line with his entrepreneurial spirit and passion for business operations.
After a few years on Wall Street, he joined a group of entrepreneurs in New York City as an Operations Manager during the expansion of a nightclub and hospitality group. In addition to handling all the daily operating tasks for the business, Colin played an integral role in expanding the business. His involvement included a wide scope of responsibilities from preparing business plans, to scoping budgets, to setting-up financial and legal operating systems. Within a year of joining, two additional businesses opened in Florida. Colin found significant success in this position and quickly became the Chief Operations Officer for all three of the yearround businesses, as well as overseeing the finances for a seasonal operation in the Hamptons.
By 2006 Colin was involved in several New York partnerships that focused on various aspects of the hospitality and music industries. As Managing Partner, he oversaw all financial and legal obligations of businesses operations. In these roles, he was often tapped by other business owners for support and advice on establishing financial systems and controls. Colin quickly took note that the financial services industry wasn’t meeting these founders’ needs. With this point of view, it was in 2007 that Black Ink Business Services began meeting the needs of founders launching and growing businesses.