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Enhancing the Consumer In-Store Digital Experience

Alpha Modus engages in creating, developing, and licensing data driven technologies to enhance consumers in-store digital experience at the point of decision.

By identifying consumer behavior and product interaction in real-time, businesses can curate tailored marketing solutions that cater to the specific and immediate needs of a shopper, at the key moment they ponder whether or not to make a purchase.

Services That You Need to Help Your Business Grow

Transform the In-Store Shopping Experience with Prompt and Relevant Advertising.

Alpha Modus encompasses AI driven targeted marketing efforts to make sure brands and retailers reach the correct consumer at the point of purchase. Through digital displays or mobile devices, our objective is to make sure customers receive real time and up to date product information and purchase promotions, at the point of sale.

Smart Inventory Management and Planograms

Alpha Modus facilitates delivery of valuable insights right from the point of purchase. Make sure you are up to date before the last item leaves the shelf. Or alert a sales associate to restock an item. Better understand why a product is not selling, before removing it from the shelves by checking the foot traffic, customer engagement and planogram data.

Keep your Store Associates Informed to Provide an Enjoyable and Safe In Store Experience

Leverage real time data to alert store associates of long lines, suspicious activity or the need to restock an item.

Meet the Team

Alpha Modus’ executive team presents a diverse collection of experience with solid entrepreneurial, business development and operations management, core engineering expertise, and financial stewardship.

Learn more about our Board of Directors

Board of Directors

William Alessi

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

Alessi serves as Alpha Modus’ Chief Executive Officer. In 2014, Mr. Alessi formed Alpha Modus and became its initial seed investor and Founder. From 2000 through present, Mr. Alessi has taken the role as an entrepreneurial investor, focusing on real estate, small cap equities and technology markets. Mr. Alessi’s forward-thinking entrepreneurial leadership skills were critical in the operations of Andover Brokerage, one of the fastest growing proprietary trading firms which pioneered the electronic day trading era. Mr. Alessi continuously seeks out investments in early-stage technology start-ups and data driven ventures.

Michael Garel

Inventor and Director

Michael Garel is an accomplished Entrepreneur and Product Management Executive who has spent his career building disruptive products and growing successful teams. Mr. Garel has a proven track record of creating innovative products at companies such as Dell, Xplore Technologies, eyeQ, and Accruent. Mr. Garel is the founder and CEO of eyeQ, where he created an award-winning retail technology company that enabled clients such as Ford, HP, and Otterbox to optimize their in-store marketing and merchandising. Currently, Mr. Garel serves as the Director of Product for Omnicell, where he is leading product development, and go-to-market strategies for next-gen connected medication management systems for acute and non-acute care. In prior years, Mr. Garel’s tenure at Accruent generated the launch of a new data platform utilizing aggregated maintenance data to predict equipment replacement cycles and drive hospitals’ capital plans. Mr. Garel received his BS from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from the Texas McCombs School of Business.

Jeffrey Gary

Director

Jeffrey Gary has served as the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and as a director of Insight Acquisition Corp. (“IAC”) since April 2021. Mr. Gary has a 30-year track record in the investment and financial services industry, including significant M&A experience. He is an experienced board member and investor, having worked on numerous transactions with SPACs and public and private equity companies and has directly led audit, fiduciary, and corporate governance committees of these companies. Since 1996, Mr. Gary held position as a senior portfolio manager and led investment teams at various investment management firms including Avenue Capital Group, Third Avenue, BlackRock (NYSE: BLK), AIG/American General (NYSE: AIG), and Koch Industries where he invested across all asset classes with a focus on the high-yield, bank loan and distressed markets. Additionally, Mr. Gary successfully launched and managed several new investment businesses between 1996 and 2018 and was an angel investor/advisor for a start-up healthcare company. Mr. Gary began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a senior auditor from September 1984 to June 1987 and later as a senior analyst at Citigroup (NYSE: C) from July 1987 to July 1988. From August 1988 to December 2002, Mr. Gary was an investment banker at Mesirow Financial. From January 1993 to August 1996, he was a senior distressed analyst at Cargill, Inc. Mr. Gary has significant board and committee experience across multiple organizations including National Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq: NHLD), Axonic Alternative Income Mutual Fund and Fusion II. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for MoneyLion and Arca US Treasury Mutual Fund and is the Audit Committee Chair. Mr. Gary also sits on the advisory boards for two FinTech companies. Mr. Gary earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from Northwestern University (Kellogg) in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Penn State University in 1984. Mr. Gary is a Certified Public Accountant.

Greg Richter

Independent Director

Greg Richter is the Chief Executive Officer and a Partner of Medalist Partners, an alternative investment management firm focused on credit opportunities. Prior to co-forming Medalist in May 2018, and its predecessor firm Candlewood Investment Group in 2010, Mr. Richter worked at Credit Suisse as a portfolio manager heading their structured credit effort and was previously the Global Head of Credit Suisse’s Specialty Finance Group and a member of Credit Suisse’s Fixed Income Operating Committee, where he was responsible for the combined Global Asset Finance Capital Markets and the Specialty Finance Banking Groups. Prior to this, Mr. Richter was head of the Asset Backed Securities Home Equity (ABSHE) shelf which bought and packaged mortgage loans. Prior to joining Credit Suisse, Mr. Richter spent 15 years at Prudential Securities in New York as a Managing Director and served as the head of Trading and Syndicate for all structured products. Mr. Richter holds a B.A. in Economics from Colgate University.

Scott Wattenberg

Independent Director

Scott Wattenberg has served as the Chief Financial Officer at SPATCO Energy Solutions since April 2023. Mr. Wattenberg has extensive experience in financial leadership roles. From July 2014 to April 2023, Mr. Wattenberg served as the Chief Financial Officer at BestCo. Previously, Mr. Wattenberg held the position of Chief Financial Officer at Prym Consumer USA from 2011 to 2014. Prior to his role at Prym, Mr. Wattenberg served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Genesis Today, Inc. From 2010-2011, Mr. Wattenberg was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Mircrostaq and from 2007-2010, held roles as Senior Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of New Business Ventures at Walmart. Previously, Mr. Wattenberg served as Chief Financial Officer of Philips Display Solutions. Mr. Wattenberg is currently an Advisory Board Member at Greenstream International and Green Revolution Cooling. Mr. Wattenberg obtained his MBA in 2005 from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Oscar Brito

Independent Director

Oscar Brito has served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Metrospaces, Inc., a real property and technology company, since June 2021, and served as its Chief Financial Officer from October 2017 to June 2021. Mr. Brito has more than two decades of experience in real estate development and management in the United States and Europe. In May 2007, Mr. Brito co-founded The Bulgari Hotel, a luxury hotel in London with the responsibility of sourcing the site location and developing the property into a leading boutique hotel. Additionally, in June 2017, Mr. Brito co-founded IQSTel, Inc., a Spanish telecommunications firm providing VoIP and telecom services to Tier-1 carriers in Europe, including Deutsche Telecom and Vodafone. Additionally, from June 2017 to March 2020, Mr. Brito served as a member of the Board of Directors of IQSTel. Mr. Brito is a founder and current managing director of GBS Capital Partners, LLC, a merchant bank specializing in middle-market tech and real estate investments and advisory. Mr. Brito holds a Law Degree from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

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William Alessi

Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Director

William Alessi serves as Alpha Modus’ Chief Executive Officer. In 2014, Mr. Alessi formed Alpha Modus and became its initial seed investor and Founder. Since 1996 through the present day, Mr. Alessi has taken the role as an entrepreneurial investor, focusing on real estate, short term equity trading, longer term small cap equities investments and technology opportunities. Mr. Alessi continuously seeks out investments in early-stage technology and data-driven ventures.

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Michael Garel

Inventor and Director

Mr. Garel was the Founder and CEO of eyeQ and Inventor of Alpha Modus’ ‘571 Patent. During his time as eyeQ CEO, Mr. Garel developed a proven track record of creating innovative products at companies such as Dell, Xplore Technologies, eyeQ, and Accruent. Mr. Garel is the founder and CEO of eyeQ, where he created an award-winning retail technology company that enabled clients such as Ford, HP, and Otterbox to optimize their in-store marketing and merchandising. Currently, Mr. Garel serves as the Director of Product for Omnicell, where he is leading product development, and go-to-market strategies for next-gen connected medication management systems for acute and non-acute care. In prior years, Mr. Garel’s tenure at Accruent generated the launch of a new data platform utilizing aggregated maintenance data to predict equipment replacement cycles and drive hospitals’ capital plans. Mr. Garel received his BS from Carnegie Mellon University and his MBA from the Texas McCombs School of Business.

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Rodney (Rod) Sperry

Chief Financial Officer

Rod Sperry serves as Alpha Modus’ Chief Financial Officer and brings 14 years of experience in public accounting at leading accounting services and consulting firms in Utah. Since 2010, Mr. Sperry has served as an outside controller for several public companies primarily responsible for financial and SEC reporting. Mr. Sperry obtained a Master’s in Business Administration from Utah State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Westminster College.

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Chris Chumas

Chief Sales Officer

Chris Chumas serves as Alpha Modus’ Chief Sales Officer providing more than 15 years of experience as a sales and strategy leader. Most recently, Mr. Chumas held the role of Enterprise Sales Leader at WorkFusion, a leading provider of Intelligent Automation solutions for Fortune 500 enterprises, banks, insurance, and financial services companies. Prior to his experience at WorkFusion, he held the position of Enterprise Sales Executive at Erwin, Inc., and from 2008 to 2017, Mr. Chumas served in various revenue producing roles at IBM responsible for evolving current client relationships into partnerships while driving new revenue and signings across all IBM brands. Mr. Chumas earned his BA in Marketing and Mathematics from Appalachian State University.

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