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Frank Tilleli

Strategic Operations & Revenue Executive
Multi-Channel Growth · AI-Enabled Transformation · Published Author

Buffalo, NY · (716) 545-3815 · frank.tilleli@fbmkco.com
linkedin.com/in/optimizenow

Professional summary

Operations and revenue executive with 20+ years driving multimillion-dollar growth and building high-performing teams across retail, technology, manufacturing and BPO environments. I open new wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels from scratch, modernize CRM and EDI infrastructure, and embed agentic AI tools including Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to compound team output. I turn stalled initiatives into producing channels, recover trapped value and build the operating systems that let companies scale. Through FBMK, I also develop independent products and provide fractional executive leadership. I’m the author of Thrive90: The Reboot, a practical guide built around the methodology behind Thrive90.

Selected achievements

Core competencies

Executive leadership

P&L ownership · Strategy development · Change management · Team building · Cross-functional collaboration · EOS implementation

Revenue growth

Wholesale and DTC channel development · Marketplace onboarding: Amazon, Walmart, Chewy, Home Depot · Strategic partnerships · Account expansion · Vendor management

AI & technology

Agentic LLM power user: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini · Custom application development · AI tool adoption and team onboarding · Workflow automation · Process re-engineering

Systems & integrations

Salesforce · HubSpot · Zoho · Freshdesk · Zendesk · Apollo · Mailchimp · RingCentral · ZoomInfo · Trainual · SAP Business One · Deposco · QuickBooks · RetailOps · EDI and API integrations

Operations & manufacturing

Inventory optimization · MOQ modeling · Offshore BPO strategy · Onboarding and compliance · CSAT and SLA design

Professional experience

Sep 2020 – Present / Buffalo, NY

Founder & Fractional Executive

FBMK Companies, LLC
Founder
Jul 2024 – Present / Medina, NY

Business Development, Magic Carpet

BMP America, Inc.
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External employment · Magic Carpet is a BMP America brand

May 2024 – Jul 2024 / Long Island, NY

Director of Operations

US Globe Service Corporation
Contractor
Feb 2023 – May 2024 / Philadelphia, PA

Director of Client Services

Intelegencia Technology Corporation
Contractor
Feb 2012 – Feb 2023 / Cheektowaga, NY

General Manager

ChristmasCentral.com
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Apr 2006 – Feb 2012 / Williamsville, NY

Senior Vendor Business Manager

Ingram Micro
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Independent ventures & authorship

Thrive90 · Founder & operator

A 90-day behavior-change platform for ambitious professionals, connecting daily AI-coached sessions, quarterly sprints and a council of ten specialist AI coaches across mindset, body, work, money, partnership, family, learning, joy, environment and meaning. Its methodology draws from CBT, Stoic practice, productivity science and internal family systems research. The product now includes web and iPhone experiences.

Thrive90: The Reboot · Author

A practical companion to the Thrive90 methodology, written for professionals who want a structured system rather than another motivational program.

Explore the book

The Lost Buffalo · Founder & operator

An immersive, camera-guided treasure-hunt platform that turns spaces and venues into interactive games. Combines clue trails, character collecting and local-business rewards with sponsor, team-building, employee-engagement and brand-activation use cases.

Education

Business Administration · Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY

Recognition

Ingram Micro President’s Club · 2009, 2010, 2011