Alfonso J. Cervantes, Jr. (“A.J.”) is the founder and Executive Chairman of Trilogy Capital Group, LLC a Miami, Florida-based financial services group. He is also the founder, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of its predecessor, Trilogy Capital Partners, Inc., formed in 2002. www.trilogy-capital.com
Mr. Cervantes is a highly respected capital markets executive. Through more than 35 years in diversified businesses, Mr. Cervantes has accumulated extensive experience in the public markets with experience in corporate finance and emerging growth companies. His significant corporate finance skills include mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, private placements as well as the reorganization of middle-market companies.
Mr. Cervantes is also the founder and Executive Chairman of Smart for Life, Inc., (Nasdaq: SMFL) which he formed in 2017 and took public in 2022. Smart for Life is engaged in the development, marketing, manufacturing, acquisition, operation and sale of a broad spectrum of nutritional and related products with an emphasis on Health & Wellness. Structured as a global holding company, Smart for Life is executing a buy-and-build strategy with serial accretive acquisitions creating a vertically integrated international company. To drive growth and earnings, Smart for Life is developing proprietary products as well as acquiring other profitable companies, encompassing brands, manufacturing and distribution channels. www.smartforlifecorp.com
Prior to Smart for Life, Inc., Mr. Cervantes was the founder and Vice Chairman of Staffing 360 Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: STAF). From 2012 to 2015 he facilitated multiple acquisitions and drove the company from pure startup with no employees to over $120 million in revenues with 3000 employees worldwide in approximately two years. Mr. Cervantes is a graduate of Webster University with a degree in Communications. www.staffing360solutions.com
In 2008, Mr. Cervantes formed Regeneration Capital Group, LLC, an international merchant banking firm principally engaged in the identification of privately held Chinese companies for U.S. public listings.
Most recently, Mr. Cervantes, through Trilogy Capital Group, formed Cyber A.I. Group, Inc. Cyber A.I. is a startup with prospective activities in cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence. Cyber A.I. commenced operations January 1, 2024. Mr. Cervantes is Chairman of Cyber A.I.