SoOum Corp
Creating substantial growth by discovering and delivering commodity surpluses to frontier markets where short-supply exists.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Internet / Web Services
- Location Tempe, AZ, USA
- Currency USD
- Founded February 2013
- Employees 15
- Incorporation Type C-corp
- Website sooum.com
Company Summary
MSoOum
Disrupting traditional international trade
All brought together
Exporter
(1) Exporters liquidate inventory with ease
Importer
2) Importers locate and procure inventories
Arbitrageur
(3) Arbitrageurs find opportunity in global trade
Freighter
(4) Freight Forwarders painlessly locate jobs
Investor
(5) Spread Investors find short term ROI deals
OUR MISSION:
Addressing global shortages
and minimizing scarcity.
Team
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In 2006, Mr. Westbrook created the exploratory Estmar Strategy Ltd. while he managed $86 million accounting of the Lennar Corp land division in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Westbrook moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, in 2008 and built an Estmar team. In 2009, he completed Estmar's first global trade transactions, to form the arbitrage focused Estmar Global, Inc. To attain a steady state and higher rate of closings he Co-founded SoOum Corp on February 2013.
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A. Hakeem WahedVP, Arbitrage
A Cultured Afghan/American knowledgeable in Afghan national history (last 30 years). He also is very well connected in MENA and Macedonia. He has a broad experience in all phases of computer software engineering, artificial intelligence and marketing cycle. He effectively finalizes business transaction outside traditional channels. Mr. Wahed is a dedicated team worker with ability to build rapport with staff, and improve morale.
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Investment Officer
Steve Messina began his 23 year career on Wall Street as a Fixed Income execution trader for Oppenheimer. After several successful years generating revenue, and sales commission for the firm,he was promoted to Executive Director and moved to the Institutional sales-trading desk.
As Executive Director, he managed over 150 Institutional accounts, and was instrumental in enhancing the firms FI presence within Capital Markets domestically and abroad -
CFO
Terence Byrne was born in Yonkers, NY in 1958. He received a B.A. degree in economics from Villanova University of Villanova 1980. Beginning in 1980 Terry either founded or managed companies such as International Signal & Control (subsidiary - ESI) increased revs from $40M to $2B, Allivane ltd, Breed Industries Defense Systems, Newmax Corp (owned by Tataran), and Tirex Corp. Terry also raised $21M for Bartholomew International Investments, Inc.
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