Meet The Team

Greg Russell

Managing Partner

Greg brings 28 years of experience to the team as a C-level executive, investor, and board member guiding companies through high growth, M&A, IPOs, and capital transactions. He has deep expertise in the financial services sector, private equity management, structured finance, and corporate credit, completing over $24 billion in full cycle M&A and capital transactions. Greg has served on multiple corporate boards and is currently a board member of Iconic Banc Group, a bank holding company.

Greg began his career with Bank of America in corporate restructuring and leveraged finance, derivative sales and trading with Montgomery Securities and Wachovia, and real estate finance and securitization with Credit Suisse. He then transitioned into private equity management during the housing crisis joining Lone Star Funds as a Managing Director and Head of Capital Management for LSF Funds IV, V, and VI representing $13 billion in committed LP capital.

Greg co-founded National Residential Mortgage in 2010 and subsequently sold to Heartland Financial USA (NASDAQ:HTLF) where he served in various executive leadership roles. He then joined Stonegate Mortgage (NYSE:SGM) prior to its IPO, serving dual roles as a financial executive with SGM and as President of HomeNow, its single-family rental division. He was actively involved in the sale of SGM to Stone Point Capital.

He received a BS in Business Administration (Finance) from Baylor University and a MS in Finance from Louisiana State University. He played varsity tennis at Baylor. Outside of work, Greg is committed to bringing affordable housing to communities in need, both in urban and rural settings. He is actively involved in Apartment Life, a faith-based non-profit that supports active and giving communities in multifamily living.

Tyler Allgaier

Partner

Tyler is the founder and CEO of Pitted Labs and Pitted Logistics. He founded Pitted Labs in 2016 while in college and grew it during the early years of his public accounting career. He brings significant e-commerce and consumer brand expertise to the team with a strong client service approach and a conviction to build complementary businesses that help solve practical problems for emerging client brands active in the e-commerce space. This conviction and entrepreneurial drive has led to the successful launch of Pitted Logistics and Pitted Ventures.

Tyler received his MPAcc in Professional Accounting from the University of Washington, Foster School of Business, and his BS in Accounting from Utah Valley University. Outside of work, Tyler enjoys spending time with his wife and is an avid soccer player. He dedicates much of his free time engaging in local events in the Salt Lake City area promoting soccer as a common interest among individuals of various backgrounds to bring people together.

Bryan Guadagno

Partner & Brand Advisory Committee Member

Bryan serves as a member of Pitted Venture’s Brand Advisory Committee bringing to the team a unique combination of capital markets, corporate finance, operations, and strong analytical skills. He is currently the co-founder of It’s Skinny, a high-growth brand in the “better-for-you” food and beverage segment. He led the recapitalization of this company and has been serving as its CFO and CEO over the past 2 years. Bryan has a diverse financial management and operational background serving as an operating executive, financial advisor, and investment banker with more than 10 years of experience in CPG, financial services, management consulting, and wealth management industries.

Bryan received a BS in Finance from Indiana University, Kelley School of Business. Outside of work, Bryan started the non-profit, Be That Kid Foundation, which holds the license for Lemonade Day Brooklyn, a youth entrepreneurship program for children grades K-8. The program squeezes lemons into dollars while teaching today’s youth to become the business leaders, social advocates, community volunteers and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow…one lemonade stand at a time!

Robert Clark

Business Development

Robert is the Head of Business Development for both Pitted Labs and Pitted Logistics. With over 5 years of direct sales and business development experience, Robert’s strengths reside in a sincere focus on relationship building and individually catered, solutions-based selling. From his various experiences in the basic ground work of selling door-to-door pest control, to successfully closing large, long-term government contracts with the U.S Army Corp of Engineers, Robert brings great energy and a diverse perspective to business development for the Pitted companies. Robert received his B.S. in Business Management from Utah Valley University. He took pride in his involvement with entrepreneurship clubs while maintaining a full scholarship through his long-time commitment and passion to drumming.

In his spare time, Robert enjoys spending time with his wife and son, and sharpening up his pickle ball game. His hope one day is to play side by side with his son in a pickle ball tournament- mainly to crush his competition, but also teach his son the importance of letting loose and connecting with others while working hard and pushing the limits.