8brands is built on structured leadership.
Clear authority.
Defined lanes.
Unified execution.
This is the team responsible for institutionalizing growth across capital, revenue, franchise systems, infrastructure, and real estate.
Scott is the architect of the 8brands ecosystem and its structured growth philosophy. He leads enterprise vision, ecosystem governance, capital alignment, and strategic expansion sequencing. His focus is ensuring that growth compounds through structure, not chaos. Scott drives the integration of capital, revenue systems, operational discipline, infrastructure, and real estate into one unified institutional framework.
Peter oversees product architecture and intelligent infrastructure across the ecosystem. He ensures that software systems, ecosystem logic, and execution frameworks support scalability without complexity. His focus is building engineered systems that create clarity, performance visibility, and long-term enterprise leverage.
Kent ensures cross-engine alignment and structural cohesion across the ecosystem. He integrates capital, operations, marketing, technology, and execution frameworks so that the ecosystem operates as one disciplined structure. His role is eliminating friction and reinforcing governance consistency.
Andrew leads strategic growth modeling, capital pathway alignment, and partnership architecture. He works directly with ventures and partners to clarify expansion sequencing, opportunity mapping, and structural readiness. His role ensures that strategic direction aligns with execution capability.
Stig Rahm serves as Chief Growth Officer at 8brands, where he acts as a strategic connector across the ecosystem, aligning people, capital, and opportunity to accelerate growth and execution.
With a career built at the intersection of relationships and capital, Stig brings experience from Morgan Stanley as well as M&A and advisory roles with Strategic Business Initiatives and Waypoint Private Capital. He has developed a reputation for identifying alignment before it’s obvious, bringing together the right stakeholders to create meaningful, scalable outcomes.
Stig doesn’t just make introductions, he engineers results. By connecting investors, operators, and organizations at the right time, he helps turn conversations into partnerships, partnerships into transactions, and vision into execution.
His superpower is architecting relationships with purpose, ensuring that ideas within the 8brands ecosystem don’t just gain traction, but get built, funded, and scaled.
Outside of his work in growth and capital strategy, Stig has spent over 25 years in the shrimp industry, bringing a uniquely grounded and entrepreneurial perspective to everything he does.
Brandon leads operational enforcement and structured execution. He translates strategy into workflow discipline, measurable accountability, and cross-team coordination. His focus is ensuring plans do not remain theoretical, they get implemented.
Chad Wright is the Chief Operating Officer of elev8, where he focuses on bringing lift and operational excellence to the brand while building toward future innovations that create meaningful value for clients. His approach is rooted in clarity, execution, and the belief that strong operations are the foundation of sustainable growth.
Before entering the business world, Chad served as a combat veteran in the U.S. Army, spending over 10 years in the Sniper Community. That experience shaped his ability to stay adaptable, lead under pressure, and think strategically in high-stakes environments.
With more than 25 years of experience in operations and leadership, Chad has driven scalable growth across multi-location businesses, including national and international franchise expansion. His expertise spans process optimization, financial performance, compliance, and technology integration, all while developing teams that consistently deliver.
Chad often says he doesn’t have a superpower and that’s exactly the point. His strength is the ability to adapt quickly, zoom out to see the full picture, and make decisions that move both operations and the brand forward.
Julia Yeamans serves as Chief Operating Officer of integr8, where she focuses on streamlining operations, aligning teams, and driving the company forward with clarity and intention. She plays a key role in building scalable systems that support growth across the broader ecosystem.
Prior to integr8, Julia spent seven years as the owner of a digital marketing agency, partnering with businesses of all sizes and across industries to strengthen their brand, digital presence, and overall strategy. This experience gives her a unique ability to connect big-picture vision with practical execution.
Her superpower is organizing chaos, bringing structure, direction, and momentum to complex environments while ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.
Outside of work, Julia has a true green thumb and enjoys growing just about anything: an extension of her natural ability to cultivate and develop what she’s building.
Alexx Weincek leads the design, development, and execution of scalable digital platforms at 8brands, ensuring seamless integration between user experience, technology, and business objectives. As SVP of Operations at M8RIX, Alexx focuses on driving product strategy, optimizing workflows, and aligning cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance, user-centric applications.
With a multidisciplinary background spanning product design, UX, full-stack development, and video production, Alexx specializes in building digital experiences that are both intuitive and scalable. His superpower lies in turning complex problems into clear, structured systems, bridging vision, design, and engineering to bring ideas to life.
Alexx has worked with organizations including Military OneSource, SAMHSA, HRSA, USDA, Energy Star, DAV, Kaiser Permanente, and the Social Security Administration, delivering secure, high-performance solutions across government and enterprise environments.
Outside of work, he’s a vintage car enthusiast with an appreciation for craftsmanship and precision—values that carry through into everything he builds.
Corey Colman is the kind of leader every organization needs but few can define—he’s the “Glue Guy.” As Director of Operational Excellence, he brings people, processes, and priorities into alignment, ensuring teams stay connected, accountable, and moving forward.
Corey thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. Whether he’s solving challenges, supporting teams, or refining workflows, his goal is always the same: keep the needle moving and build a culture that wins together.
His track record speaks for itself—scaling a division from $150K to $1.6M, creating 80+ jobs, and leading in roles ranging from nonprofit COO to Director of Operations within a consulting firm. He also brings deep operational insight from franchise and service-based environments, including experience with high-performing restaurant brands like Houston’s and Carrabba’s.
Corey’s superpower isn’t flashy, it’s foundational. He builds relationships, connects ideas across teams, and helps people perform at their highest level.
Fun fact: excellence runs in the family, his uncle is in the Philadelphia Phillies Hall of Fame.
Zachary Frazier is focused on driving growth across 8brands, with an emphasis on elev8. Through sales and business development, he helps connect the right opportunities with the right partners, always with a focus on long-term value and strong relationships.
His background includes sponsorship sales, time as an Assistant Athletic Director, and leadership as VP of Sales at Bison Construction. Across each role, one thing has remained consistent: his ability to build trust and create connections that lead to real results.
Zachary’s superpower is simple: relationships. He knows how to connect, communicate, and create partnerships that last.
When he’s not working, you’ll likely find him on the golf course or enjoying time at the shooting range.
Courtney Shukis is the driving force behind elev8’s partnerships, helping mission-driven organizations become powerful collaborators through technology that makes giving feel natural and seamless. She thrives on building relationships that last, creating a team-first culture, and helping partners grow through innovative, purpose-driven solutions.
With more than 20 years of experience, Courtney has built a career around connection, bringing people together, developing strong teams, and driving meaningful results. After taking time to focus on family, she returns to the industry with fresh perspective, renewed energy, and a deep commitment to making an impact within the 8brands ecosystem.
Her superpower is simple but powerful: compassion. It’s what allows her to lead with intention, strengthen partnerships, and bring out the best in those around her.
When she’s not working, Courtney enjoys time with family and friends and loves competing on the tennis court whenever she can.
Zach provides strategic insight and advisory support across platform initiatives and venture growth strategies.
David supports leadership and venture strategy through advisory insights across capital, growth initiatives, and operational scaling.
We are a structured growth ecosystem.
Growth works better when the system is aligned.
