Our Team

Curtis Hector

Managing Partner

  • Founded Dominion Equity in 2022. Curtis is involved in the originating, structuring, and due diligence of new investment opportunities.
  • Curtis has more than 20 years of business experience, including roles as an operating executive for Fortune 500 businesses in the consumer and B2B space.
  • Prior to founding Dominion Equity, Curtis was a General Manager at Ajinomoto Foods North America, Curtis has held business leadership roles with blue chip companies, including Colgate Palmolive, Kraft Foods, Conagra Foods & Archer Daniels Midland.
  • Curtis is a determined business leader who is focused on building profitable, sustainable businesses.

Steve Gaither

Advisor

  • Steve is a serial entrepreneur and investor and excels at working with small companies and entrepreneurs striving to bring intriguing new clean label, and healthy food products to the mass market.
  • Most recently, Steve was Chief Marketing Officer for CA Fortune, a national sales brokerage and branding company, where he built the Marketing organization.
  • Prior to CA Fortune, Steve built an independent marketing agency working with small independent brands as well as large CPG companies.
  • Steve is a passionate brand builder and storyteller who excels at identifying unique consumer brand positioning and advertising strategy.

WILL MADDEN

Advisor

  • Has worked in the food industry for the past 20 years. He specializes in big-picture operations and supply chain management, and contract negotiation between food companies and contract manufacturers.
  • Madden has helped everything from start-ups to multimillion-dollar businesses find perfect-match contract manufacturers, setting them up for long-term success.
  • He is also the author of “Separating the Con Man From the Co Man – A Guide to Contract Manufacturing” (Train of Thought Press, available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon).