Patrick Graves

Patrick Graves
VENTURE MENTOR

Bio

Patrick is Founder & CEO of Los Angeles based Avid Logistics. AVID was founded in 2009 by him, with the vision of revolutionizing the warehousing and fulfillment industry. With the main focus on warehousing and distribution, his firm encompasses a full range of services that help in growing companies and building brands. This includes cutting edge technology to provide the most efficient way to handle the many different ERP and sales technology platforms. He also started Launch Group, a subdivision of AVID that handles sales and inventory liquidation needs of its customers.  AVID Transport Group & AVID Trucking have recently launched to better service the freight side of the business.

Experience

He has worked with businesses of every size and in many different industries. Avid can warehouse and secure many different types of products, while managing any kind of volume. Whether the needs are for pick and pack, cross docking, retail distribution, kitting, e-commerce fulfillment, drop shipping, EDI processing, or the many other types of fulfillment, he has extensive experience and success. Patrick ran the US division of La Moda Italiana, Inc., an Italian clothing company that sources product from some of the highest end brands in the world and sells its product to e-commerce and retailers in the US. He is also the Co-Founder of Buy 2 Bee, an online marketplace of luxury designer clothing, shoes and accessories.

Education

UCLA

Skills

Warehousing & Logistics

Fashion

Retail