Dana C. Bradford

Corporate Profile

Dana Bradford is the CEO and majority owner of C3 Brands, a consumer brands company based in Omaha, Nebraska with offices in Atlanta and Montreal. He began acquiring various brands in 2012 in partnership with Norm Waitt and Charlie Wear, and has acquired such brands as Vornado, Prince, Bobby Jones, Sunice, and Battle.  In addition, he serves as a board of director for Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH), one of America’s largest homebuilders.

Other Business Interests

Dana is involved in Southwest Value Partners, a San Diego based real estate investment company managed by Mark Schlossberg and Cary Mack. Through his partnership with Noddle Companies, he is an owner in Aksarben Village, a real estate redevelopment of the former Aksarben (Horse) Racetrack in Omaha, Nebraska. Dana is an owner in Customer Service Profiles, an Omaha based provider of customer satisfaction data and analytics. He is also an owner and founding member of CapRock Ranch Golf Club in Valentine, NE.

Business History

Dana joined McCarthy Capital in 1998, an Omaha based private equity firm. He served as President and Managing Partner of McCarthy Capital from 2004 through 2011. He also served as chairman of Vornado Air, a Wichita based consumer brand company. In addition, he served as a director on the boards of McCarthy Group, an Omaha based investment holding company, Ballantyne (AMEX: BTN), a movie projector manufacturer, Guild Mortgage, a San Diego based full-service mortgage company, SAFE Boats International, a Seattle based manufacturer of defense and emergency response boats, Prince Global Sports, a manufacturer of tennis products, NRG Media, a Cedar Rapids based broadcast network of radio stations, and Gold Circle Films, a Los Angeles based movie production company.

Community Engagement

Chairman The Aksarben Foundation visit

Chairman Omaha Chamber of Commerce visit

Chairman MECA – Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority visit

Chairman Strategic Command Consultation Committee visit

Co-chair Heartland 2050 - Regional Master Growth Plan for Metro Omaha visit

Chairman United Way Capital Campaign visit

Chairman Ronald McDonald House visit

Director Nebraska Innovation Campus at University of Nebraska at Lincoln visit

Director Seventy-Five North, a North Omaha redevelopment project visit

Director Omaha Community Foundation visit

Community Advisor Aksarben Future Trust visit

Community Advisor Robert Daugherty Foundation visit

Director Children’s Hospital & Medical Center visit

Honorary Chair TeamMates, a mentoring organization visit

Honorary Chair Film Streams, a non-profit independent film organization visit

Honorary Chair American Heart Association visit

Honors

Hall of Fame Inductee Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska visit

Presidential Medal of Service University of Nebraska  visit

Citizenship Award  Metro Area Planning Agency visit

Omaha Press Club  Barroom Floor Honorees visit

Education

BSBA University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

MBA Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska

Media

University of Nebraska at Omaha & Aksarben Village article

Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA) article 1 article 2 article 3

Omaha Chamber of Commerce article

University of Arizona article

Innovation Campus, University of Nebraska at Lincoln article

Omaha Press Club article

Westside High School, Hall of Fame article

Presidential Medal of Service, University of Nebraska article