Our Team
Our team of specialists possesses deep expertise and a proven track record in the collectibles market.
General Partners
Morgan Miller
Chief Executive Officer & General Partner
Morgan Miller has been investing successfully in collectibles as assets for over 20 years. His track record shows a deep understanding of the diligence, focus and tenacity required for repeated success.
Growing up in a family that invested in art, antiques and auction houses he was able to learn how these industries work at a granular level.
He became a highly accomplished and lauded photographer and director and founded his own New York City based studio and production company. Having spent his early years in branding and events, and then as a photographer and director. he found ways to improve and resolve the substantial inefficiencies and barriers within the various digital channels required for success today. Understanding the value of cohesion, digital /web presence , messaging and curated exposure, he has been able to achieve exceptional results for his clients in a range of industries.
Morgan previously operated as Chief Executive Officer at Honest Media, a bespoke digital agency with headquarters in New York City, and satellites in London, Tokyo, and South Korea.
Yule Georgieva
Chief Operating Officer & General Partner
Yule Georgieva is an experienced business executive whose career has spanned government, aviation, technology, and wine.
With a background in military history, obtained at Stanford and McGill, she originally pursued an academic career before landing in government, working as a key advisor and main speechwriter to the Premier of the Yukon, where she is from. Realizing her passion for business, she switched to the private sector, becoming an internal consultant to the C-Suite of an airline, where she learned all aspects of senior leadership.
While formalizing her financial acumen with an MBA from the University of Toronto, from which she graduated at the top of her class, she dove deeper into her passion for wine investment, developing a model to track the financialization trajectory of different wines. She spent the next four years building a wine cellar management startup as COO, developing the company’s business model, establishing internal processes, and managing a wide portfolio, including marketing, partnerships, and finance.
With a longstanding love of wine, she is a private consultant to select clients, offering cellar management services and curated events. She currently serves as COO of Académie du Vin, a renowned wine education and events company founded by the legendary Steven Spurrier.
Wine Experts
Charles Curtis
Master of Wine (MW)
Author, journalist, and consultant, Charles Curtis is a Master of Wine and the former Head of Wine for Christie’s auction house in both Asia and the Americas, with a wealth of experience in the wine and spirit trade.
He joined Christie’s in 2008 from Moet Hennessy USA, where he was Director of Wine and Spirit Education. In 2012 he set up his fine wine consultancy WineAlpha to advise on various topics of interest to wine collectors and the trade.
His first book, The Original Grand Crus of Burgundy, was released in 2014, and the second, Vintage Champagne 1899 – 2019, in 2020. He is a board member of the Institute of Masters of Wine, North America, and the Appraiser's Association of America. He is a frequent contributor to Decanter magazine and other publications.
He began his professional career as a chef, training at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris, and apprenticing there at the Crillon Hotel and other restaurants. He hung up his toque at the age of thirty to pursue a career in wine.
Académie du Vin
Wine Education & Events
The Académie du Vin was established in Paris in 1973 by Steven Spurrier as France's first private wine school. It is associated with the 1976 Judgement of Paris blind wine tasting – the pivotal moment that launched California wines onto the global wine stage and changed the wine world forever.
The Académie du Vin was revived in Canada as a partnership between Spurrier and his longtime friend, Marc Nadeau, who remains at the organization's helm. Today, the Académie du Vin continues to curate wine courses, wine events, and bespoke trips to the world's finest wine regions. It has one of the most extensive networks of wine collectors and producers in the industry.
The AdV is 50% owned by the Conversion Group, which is the investment arm of a London-based family office. Membership in the group’s portfolio opens up further networks to some of the leading wine brands in the industry – La Paulée, Fine + Rare, Vinfolio, among others.
Art Experts
Atam Sahmanian
Private Dealer
Atam Sahmanian has been a leading art dealer since 1983. In this role, he has served as the Official Royal Family Art Dealer Representative Agent for Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales (1986-1999), now King Charles III.
He has extensive experience serving the global elite, including 6 billionaires on Forbes 400 and some of the Top 200 ARTNews collectors. In addition to serving private clients, Atam has acquired corporate collections for Fortune 500 companies, museums, private banks, and trusts.
With a team of 16 art experts throughout the world, Atam has an unparalleled network through which he can source and sell pieces on behalf of his clients. His depth and breadth of knowledge about art, artists, and the art market sets him apart as a leading figure within the industry.
Zachary Frisch
Private Dealer
Zachary Frisch is an advisor and private dealer based in New York City. He is the founder of Sixth Sense Advisory. He works with private clients, AD100 interior design firms and a few Artnews Top 200 collections, and a family office. He has loaned works on behalf of his clients to both public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He is a graduate of George Washington University with a BA of Fine Arts. He lives and works in New York City..
Comic Book Experts
Joey Vazquez
Midtown Comics / It’s Alive Comics
Joey has been immersed in the world of comics since 1992 when he and his brother were given boxes of comics for Christmas, and he immediately became enamored with the art.
By 2010 he would be working the retail side of the industry and eventually become the Social Media Manager for a comic book store in Charleston, South Carolina.
Moving to New York City in 2019 to pursue his dream of working in the center of the comic book industry, he started his own company, It's Alive Comics, through which he focused on helping clients source rare, vintage books.
As his reputation for success grew, he was approached by Midtown Comics to come on board as their head of Vintage Acquisitions. He then jump started and rebuilt the entire platform for the company, securing preferential partnerships with Heritage Auctions and CGC Grading, while building new products for the company.
Sergio Zenteno
Midtown Comics
Sergio started his comic book journey in 1986 after receiving a copy of X-men from a classmate. That one book would change his life and become the focus of his entire career.
A graduate of Wesleyan University with a BA in History, he has used this background to develop a keen eye and encyclopedic knowledge that spans from the Golden Age of Comics (40's-50's), Silver Age and into the modern day, making him a highly regarded expert in the field.
In 2005 he began to focus on the retail level working for the largest comic books retailer in the world, Midtown Comics. He progressed within the company to become assistant manager at the Grand Central location, while consulting to other shops, and helmed their warehouse operations.
He is now Supervisor to the back-issue department, one of their top graders, and as of 2022 Assistant Back Issue Buyer for the company, which sees him travelling frequently to close high-level deals.