
Mr. Keith McAllister
Networking Managing Partner
Mr. McAllister has an impressive history of successful ventures in the incubation, startup, and growth-based business sector. Before becoming a partner at Side Equity, Mr. McAllister founded International Oil & Gas Holding Corp. (IOGHC), a mid-tier oil and gas company that focused on the development of oil fields in the Western United States of America. His success in the sector pursued by IOGHC endeared him further towards other entrepreneurial ventures which led to the founding of other companies including but not limited to Oicintra, Inc., which is a small cap publicly traded company focused on innovative energy solutions for small to medium enterprise businesses worldwide.
He most recently co-founded Mobile Wireless Security (MWLS), which offered wireless streaming video security solutions. Mr. McAllister orchestrated the market introduction of Mobile Wireless Securities video surveillance system and network products which pioneered the first mobile video surveillance platform in the United States. Further implementation and adaptation of the technology has become synonymous with global security and monitoring code and is utilized by major corporations and governments worldwide.
Prior to co-founding mobile wireless security, Mr. McAllister was president of Entertainment Direct TV, a content development media company which was acquired by Broadband Wireless International Corporation, where he served as co-Chairman and CEO. Mr. McAllister was CEO of Dudley Bernichi Diamonds in Cape Town, South Africa, exporting investment grade diamonds from South Africa to North America from 1998 through 2000.
Mr. McAllister developed his international business experience as a restaurateur and nightclub owner of five properties in Detroit, Toronto and Cape Town before embarking on the journey of supporting young and budding entrepreneurs across Africa and the world. Mr. McAllister attended the University of Wisconsin.