Vetted Board Members

Marilyn Eisele

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Board Director & CPA specializing in audit, risk governance, and business transformation

Orlando, FL15y exp

“Former accountant/auditor turned CFO/President/operator who repeatedly joins early-stage, science-led companies to build enterprise-grade operations from scratch. At BIOHM Health, led end-to-end operational process buildout and automated a gut-test sequencing workflow portal (logistics through automated reporting), while coordinating contract manufacturing and third-party lab capacity to support rapid growth.”

“Product leader with experience driving a major international digital platform overhaul at ESPN, unifying fragmented sports properties and delivering a 30% retention lift. More recently, they have been building a human-centered AI mental health product focused on provider-guided follow-up, and they bring a personal, long-standing commitment to educational equity through tutoring and community math programs.”

“Aspiring founder with moderate familiarity with the VC and startup studio ecosystem, motivated by the ability to solve problems according to their own vision. Particularly interested in building in home services and mental health/counseling, and expresses strong commitment to entrepreneurship.”

Richard Cautero

Screened

Executive Finance & Board Leader specializing in CPG turnarounds, governance, and strategy

Venice, FL29y exp

“Board-level operator/advisor with consumer and distribution experience who has led strategic planning and KPI-driven operational improvements for growth-stage businesses. Notable outcomes include a 25% operating income lift during Jones Soda’s geographic expansion and tripling sales at a distributor by expanding profitable routes, plus hands-on executive mentoring around acquisition due diligence and product launch turnarounds.”

John Patafio

Screened

Principal real estate attorney specializing in commercial transactions and financial planning

Carle Place, NY

“New York-barred real estate attorney practicing since 1990, with a career spanning residential origins, long-term commercial transactional work, and nine years as General Counsel of Laffey Real Estate. Particularly compelling for recruiters is the combination of autonomous deal execution, regulatory/corporate governance experience, and hands-on success resolving difficult title, lien, and environmental issues in complex multi-party property transactions.”

“Founder who built and operated a marketing agency (Six Degrees) end-to-end, setting up legal/infrastructure foundations and implementing SOPs, KPIs, and repeatable operating rhythms. Emphasizes operational excellence, predictable delivery, and prioritization based on customer impact, revenue risk, and compliance/safety.”

“Operations-focused leader with multi-property experience who turns vague complaints (labor spend vs. service quality) into repeatable operating systems. Known for aligning finance, ops, revenue, and HR around shared metrics, running pilots before scaling, and improving labor efficiency/staffing predictability without harming guest experience.”

John Boyle

Screened

Executive Construction & Infrastructure Leader specializing in heavy civil design-build and transportation

Palo Alto, CA18y exp

“Former COO turned President at United Infrastructure Group who helped scale the company from $80M to $450M in revenue (100 to 900 employees) while building an integrated operations/finance operating system using COINS, Power BI, and custom modules. Known for data-driven operational diagnostics (audited financials, project benchmarking) and for leading complex system integrations (including COINS + Tenna) to deliver real-time dashboards and measurable efficiency gains.”

“Outbound-focused SaaS seller with a track record of creating pipeline in ambiguous/early-stage environments and closing complex deals. Notably sourced a New Zealand opportunity via LinkedIn, convinced the account to reopen a closed RFP, ran demos/POC, and closed a $1.8M deal over ~7 months; also experienced in security/legal redlines and multi-stakeholder consensus building (including winning over a resistant VP of IT).”

Colleen Gray

Screened

Executive healthcare and medtech CEO specializing in capital raising and medical device commercialization

San Francisco, CA18y exp

“Registered investment banker at US Capital Global with roughly 20 years of fundraising experience across startups and growth companies. He has served as both operator and founder/C-suite leader, raising more than $275M+ for ventures including StorageWay and $27M for medtech startup TracPatch Health, with particular depth in healthcare, investor strategy, diligence, and board-level execution.”

Stephan Thomas

Screened

Executive growth strategist specializing in technology, M&A, and digital manufacturing

San Francisco, CA25y exp

“Repeat founder who has co-founded two companies and sold the most recent one three years ago. Currently exploring a fintech-style debt management tool for SMBs focused on covenant monitoring, reporting, and forecasting, and is still in customer discovery with a mock demo and landing page. Brings a thoughtful, customer-first approach to evaluating startup ideas and a solid understanding of how venture studios support companies from 0 to 1.”

“Candidate’s primary change-management approach centers on employee dialogue sessions and coaching, focusing on explaining business results and organizational climate to build employee understanding and support for organizational changes.”

“Serial CEO, startup operator, and capital raiser who says he has raised over $1B and led 5 high-growth tech-enabled businesses to successful exits. He combines fundraising, venture-building, regulatory problem-solving, and brand creation—highlighted by scaling Ventete, mentoring for a decade in venture networks, partnering at TIFIN, and helping create proprietary financial structures that processed $12.5B in deal flow.”

Laurie Myers

Screened

Executive Biopharma Operator specializing in drug development, commercialization, and board leadership

Kansas City, MO38y exp

“Pharma marketing and go-to-market professional with ~8 years building launch strategies, including experience on the Lovenox marketing team during a major hospital-to-outpatient injectable launch. Demonstrates strong reimbursement expertise (J-code strategy) and hands-on field research with pharmacists across states to enable outpatient reimbursement adoption.”