Mike Schall

Mike has over three decades of senior management experience in branded food companies spanning entrepreneurial initiatives to large national brands.

His current role is Managing Director at FocalPoint Partners, LLC, a middle market investment banking firm with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York and Shanghai. He serves as a co-leader of the Firm’s Food & Beverage Practice.

Mike previously served as Senior Principal of Business Development at Whole Foods Market. He advised the Executive Team on diverse business initiatives including investments, partnerships, new ventures, and cost savings initiatives. He provided leadership and direction in developing brands and business concepts for Whole Foods Market operating teams, as well as helped lead the nearly Global fresh sushi operations.

He served as a Director and President of Sales and Marketing of Townsends, a privately held $500M vertically integrated poultry processor. Prior to Townsends, he served as Senior Vice President of Monterey Gourmet Foods (NASDAQ: PSTA) since December 2007 until its acquisition by Korea-based Pulmuone USA in February of 2010.

Mike served as Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing and DSD of Wise Foods, Inc., a privately held $400M regional snack food company. Prior to joining Wise, Mike was President and Chief Executive Officer of The B. Manischewitz Company, LLC, a closely held manufacturer and world’s largest marketer of ethnic and kosher foods.

From 1994 until its acquisition by Manischewitz in November of 2000, Mike was President and Chief Executive Officer of Guiltless Gourmet, Inc., an Austin, TX based manufacturer and marketer of natural, healthy food products.

In 1987, Mike founded Strategic Marketing Methods, a consulting firm providing marketing, business development and advisory services to CPG, grocery and foodservice clients.

Mike holds a master’s in business administration in Marketing from The University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and was graduated from California State University at Los Angeles with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. He successfully completed Unilever’s North American Senior Management Development Program and Xerox Professional Sales Skills Course.

Mike serves as an operating partner for Graham Partners and is an Advocate for Atlanta-based OnBoardNow.org, advocating advancement of women in the boardroom and in the C-suite. He is plant-based, an avid runner, and enjoys cooking, reading and studying history. He and Lisa, his wife of 40 years, have two daughters and three granddaughters.