Executive Team

David Halabu has served as Chief Executive Officer of Z Squared since June 2024. Mr. Halabu started his career as a trader at Broadway Training in New York City then moved on to head the trading desk for Assent LLC in South Florida from 2001 to 2011. In 2013, he co-founded Group 10 Capital Management LLC to invest in non-performing real estate debt, and it has since evolved to have separate divisions for private lending, commercial value-add and residential rentals. He has been an avid real estate entrepreneur as well as an investor s in many alternatives such as real estate, distressed debt and operating businesses. In the last five years, Mr Halabu has owned and operated a Remediation and Construction company in South Florida, as well as been an active investor in a number residential and commercial real estate projects in Florida, Michigan, and the Carolinas. He began working with Broadstreet Inc, in late 2021 and has taken an active role on both capital markets and business strategy. Additionally, he is a member of Entrepreneurs Organization and Chartered Alternative Investment Analysts (CAIA). Mr. Halabu graduated as a Deans Honors Scholar from Tulane University (La.) with a BS in Economics and minor in Mathematics.

Michelle Burke has served as Chief Operating Officer of Z Squared since June 2024. Ms. Burke has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Minting Dome since July 2024. Ms. Burke initially joined Minting Dome as the Chief Operating Officer in October 2022, playing an integral role in developing the company from inception to its current prominence. She established foundational infrastructure, developed extensive training programs, and innovated remote operational management systems leveraging Asana. During this period, she oversaw the deployment and management of 50MW of Altcoin mining equipment and significantly expanded the company’s operational capacity through integration with 11 third-party hosting facilities. Her effective leadership and strategic foresight, including the successful launch of the comprehensive MD Playbook, resulted in her promotion to Chief Executive Officer. Between May 2021 and July 2022, Ms. Burke served as Chief Operating Officer of Wattum Management, where she led significant operational and strategic expansions. Prior to that, from June 2017 to May 2021, Ms. Burke founded and operated Lab Testing API, a pioneering health technology platform connecting over 4,000 testing locations and medical professionals nationwide. From November 2011 to August 2017, she served as Chief Operating Officer at Personalabs, successfully streamlining operations through SOP implementation, managing digital transformations, and tripling annual revenues. Ms. Burke holds a bachelor’s degree in E-Business Management from Newport University.

Brian Cogley has over 17 years of accounting and finance experience, having previously held positions of increasing authority at two “Big 4” accounting firms and served on the management teams of multiple companies in diverse industries. An accountant by training, Mr. Cogley arrives at Z Squared with a career in corporate finance and accounting during which he advised and led the financial operations for companies spanning multiple industries including life sciences, pharmaceuticals, financial services, and manufacturing. Mr. Cogley served as the Chief Financial Officer of Coeptis Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. since May 2023, and will continue on in such capacity with the combined company. At Coeptis, Mr. Cogley led the company’s financial strategy, capital markets initiatives, and public company reporting. Mr. Cogley played a critical role in guiding the company through strategic transactions, financial planning and analysis, and the execution of financing activities to support its clinical and operational goals. He oversees all aspects of the company’s financial operations, including budgeting, treasury, audit, and internal controls, while supporting cross-functional growth initiatives. From February 2022 until May 2023, Mr. Cogley was a Senior Manager, Accounting Advisory at CFGI, LLC where he served pharmaceutical and financial services clients in technical accounting implementations and execution, interim Controller roles, interim SEC Reporting Manager roles, segment reporting and carve-out engagements. From 2017-2022 Mr. Cogley held the position of Vice President of Finance & Accounting at NexTier Bank where he was a member of the Company’s senior management team and led its accounting and finance operations, including the general ledger, financial planning and analysis, internal and external financial reporting, and human resources. From 2015-2017 Mr. Cogley held the position of Global Cash Manager for Calgon Carbon Corporation, where he was responsible for all daily cash decisions across the global enterprise. From 2012-2015 Mr. Cogley was a Financial Analyst at TriState Capital Bank where he was responsible for building its Sarbanes-Oxley control environment, SEC/regulatory reporting and new system implementation, while also working on various process improvement projects. Mr. Cogley began his career at KPMG, LLP, providing audit and assurance services to a variety of clients in the financial services industry. Mr. Cogley earned a B.A. with a concentration in accounting and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in finance from Duquesne University.