Brad is President and Partner at ProFun Inc, a 40-year-old business planning, advisory, and management services company focused on the visitor attractions sector.

In addition to his general company leadership responsibilities, Brad has advised countless visitor attractions relative to strategy and improving business practices.  With a broad background in finance and operations, as well as first-hand experience in theme park mergers and acquisitions, Brad has represented ProFun on six continents and led company efforts in China, UAE, Qatar, and the Pacific Rim.

He has also been involved in bringing diverse attractions to market; both in terms of geography and product.  Brad has led operational management on projects ranging from small museums to large, multi-component developments such as Ferrari World Abu Dhabi (UAE), Yas Waterworld (UAE), uShaka Marine World (South Africa), Volkswagen’s Autostadt (Germany), The Crayola Experience (USA), NBA Play Zone (China), and Quest Theme Park (Qatar).  Brad is a frequent speaker at industry events and, until recently, has been a 12-year member and former Chairman of the THEA Awards Nominating Committee.

An avid surfer in his youth, Brad now enjoys surfing the local Orange County breaks with his three sons.

Mike is the Chief Operating Officer and Partner at ProFun Inc, a 40-year-old business planning, advisory, and management services company focused on the visitor attractions sector.  Mike is the head of ProFun’s global attraction management and the Saudi Arabian office, where he oversees the planning, pre-opening, and operations of a variety of innovative and record-breaking theme and water park projects.

Mike’s expertise is focused on pre-opening, ongoing operations, and on-site teams for a broad array of projects including surf parks, theme parks, water parks, observation attractions, location-based entertainment projects, and other large venues.

Previously, Mike spent six years in Abu Dhabi working as General Manager for two of the regions’ top attractions, Yas Waterworld and Ferrari World.  Mike led the Yas Waterworld operations team through the feasibility and design process, and ultimately its January 2013 opening.  Mike then added the role of General Manager for Ferrari World to his position and went on to lead both park teams to record attendance and revenue goals, with Yas Waterworld being named the World’s #2 Waterpark by the LA Times and the Middle East’s Leading Tourist Attraction.

His passion for theme and water parks dates back to his early career as a lifeguard at Raging Waters Los Angeles in 1991.

Ryder is a partner at Swell International, an international real estate development company, as well as the founder of Pegasus Lodges, a global hospitality management company specializing in remote surfing destinations.

Previously, Ryder led acquisitions as a Partner at Makai Ventures, a U.S.-based private equity manager focused on emerging and undervalued beachfront real estate assets in Southeast Asia and Brazil. Prior to Makai, he was an investment banker in the Financial Sponsors Group of Houlihan Lokey, a leading international investment bank, where he advised hedge funds on financial restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, and complex valuations across industry verticals. Ryder is also an experienced attorney with significant expertise in securities, antitrust, and complex financial litigation.

Born and raised in Hawaii, Ryder splits his time between New York City and San Francisco with his wife and four children.

As a partner at Pro Swell, William Duncanson brings nearly 25 years of proven experience designing a variety of project types including mixed-use urban infill projects, complex master plans, and hospitality developments. William specializes in projects with challenging design, entitlements or programmatic hurdles.

Based in the Bay Area, William has participated in projects as far ranging as Indonesia and the Dominican Republic. Most recently, he has developed a niche expertise concerning surf hospitality and man-made surf environments.

Committed to ecologically sensitive and culturally appropriate solutions, William’s role at  Pro Swell is to ensure that development endeavors consistently achieve high aspirational goals, are exceptionally unique, yet remain true to the places in which they are located.

William is also a Partner at BAR Architects in San Francisco.

Kui Nakamura is a partner at Swell International and has been engaged in corporate and project finance, capital raising, and business strategy for private equity firms and family offices. His experience spans several industries and has involved portfolio companies, infrastructure and development projects around the world. Over his investment career, Kui has executed or advised on over $9 billion of principal investments.

Prior to Swell, Kui was Executive Partner with Siris Capital Group which manages $7B of assets and its predecessor group managing the private investments of Point72, the $37B family office. In conjunction with these platforms, he served on the Board of Directors and as Strategic Committee Chairman at publicly-traded KGI Bank and as Director of Corporate Development for Airvana Inc., a leading mobile technology company.

Kui brings this interdisciplinary experience to his role at Pro Swell contributing to financial analysis, feasibility studies, investment strategy, and structuring.