PEOPLE
WE ARE WEST MICHIGAN.
Our team and advisors work alongside CEO’s-in-residence and owner-operators to acquire and grow businesses.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
DOUG LEPISTO
Prior to founding Sleeping Giant Capital, Doug worked in management consulting with the Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte) where he advised clients on pricing strategy. He also worked at Young and Rubicam in strategic planning. He holds a BA from Kalamazoo College, MA from the University of Chicago, and Ph.D. from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College. Doug spends his free time cooking for his wife and two kids.
Founder and Managing Partner
derrick Mciver
Derrick has spent a career working and understanding small businesses. Prior to founding Sleeping Giant Capital, Derrick held technology and operations roles at small companies including a medical simulation video game startup and an operations role during the opening and first few years of Whitewater Golf Club. He has also consulted with companies around analytics. He holds a BA from Ferris State University, MBA from Texas A&M at Corpus Christi, and Ph.D. from University of Texas at San Antonio. He was a four-year letter winner and former minor league hockey player. In his free time, Derrick coaches travel hockey and spends time with his wife Stacey and two kids Harlow and Kade.
Founder and Managing Partner
JANICE OSHINSKI
Janice has spent her career driving performance in middle and lower-middle market companies. Prior to joining Sleeping Giant Capital, Janice served as Chief Financial Officer at Cascade Engineering, Viking Group, and Elston-Richards. In those roles, she led strategic M&A, restructuring, divestiture, audit, and compliance. She has also served clients as an audit manager at Ernst & Young. She holds a BS in Business Administration from Aquinas College and is a CPA. In her free time, you can find Janice traveling, enjoying Michigan summers, and taking M22 road trips.
Chief Financial Officer
OLIVIA NEITZKE
Olivia is a recent graduate of Western Michigan University with a co-major in Advertising and Leadership and Business Strategy. Prior to joining Sleeping Giant Capital, Olivia worked at Eaton in automotive marketing supporting data management, product launches, and event logistics. During her time at Western Michigan University, Olivia also served as Student Ambassador for the Leadership and Business Strategy Student Organization. In this role she planned program events, managed course recruitment, and lead program experience. Born and raised in Michigan, she loves the outdoors, is a competitive water skier, and an active rock climber.
Business Development Associate
KAMOLA MAKHMUDOVA
Kamola is a recent graduate of Western Michigan University with a BBA from WMU Haworth College of Business, where she is majoring in Finance and minoring in Leadership and Business Strategy. Kamola supports investment sourcing and diligence efforts. Prior to joining Sleeping Giant Capital, Kamola was a Student Alumni Ambassador at Western Michigan University, where she fundraised and professionally represented WMU. Kamola enjoys reading books in her free time.
Financial Analyst
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PARTNERS
Acquire Consultant
After growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Lindsay headed east to Dartmouth College, where she graduated magna cum laude. She then spent six years on Wall Street, becoming a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. After working in both New York and London, she moved back home to beautiful West Michigan.
Lindsay is leveraging her experience and network to engage the West Michigan community and source talent for the Acquire and Residency programs. She's especially passionate about empowering women and is an influencer in the business community through her Wall Street experience, award-winning TEDx talk, and bestselling book, The Heart of the Deal. When she's not writing or getting coffee with interesting people, you can find her hiking, baking, or spitballing start-up ideas.
Lindsay Macmillan
Interns
NICK SCHERER
Nick supports investment sourcing and diligence efforts. Nick is currently pursuing a degree in Finance and in Leadership and Business Strategy from the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University.
Financial Intern
LAUREN WOODSIDE
Lauren supports investment sourcing and diligence efforts. Lauren is currently pursuing a degree in Finance and in Leadership and Business Strategy from the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. She is a member of the Women’s Business Network along with a Peer Mentor for WMU’s Business Externship Program. In her free time she enjoys going to the lakes, indoor cycling, and cooking.
Financial Intern
aLLY McDaid
Ally supports platform marketing and creative efforts. Prior to joining Sleeping Giant Capital, Ally was a Marketing Intern for Action Water Sports, running their wake park social media as well as designing graphics when needed. Ally is pursuing a BFA from the WMU Frostic School of Art, where she is majoring in Graphic Design as well as pursuing a digital marketing minor. In her free time, Ally enjoys snowboarding, playing guitar, and listening to music.
Design Intern