Vetted Consulting Professionals in Illinois

“Candidate is motivated by solving novel problems and brings an innovation mindset from their current work, where they introduced new practices and implemented an automated database change migration process that reduced errors and improved efficiency. They evaluate new ideas rigorously through user research, product discovery, market analysis, and competitive differentiation.”

Vivek Anand

Screened

Executive Technology Leader (CIO/CTO/CDO) specializing in AI, cloud, and data strategy

Northbrook, IL20y exp

“Founder with an end-user-ready product who has self-funded/used angel investing but has not yet launched marketing in earnest. Motivated by identifying a market gap with a differentiated product and is now seeking value-add investors who can provide both capital and go-to-market expertise/connections.”

“Operator/program leader with experience building operating models and execution cadences for data/analytics and energy data services across Entech, HealthEquity, and RealPage. Has launched an undefined energy data management service into regulated enterprise environments and driven cross-functional alignment via dashboards, SLAs, and OKRs—contributing to enterprise wins and a successful company sale.”

John Ward

Screened

Executive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation

Chicago, IL30y exp

“Candidate has prior startup experience building systems and has firsthand experience with a venture that lost angel funding. They show thoughtful reflection on why the startup failed—emphasizing unclear success criteria, weak funding planning, and lack of team consensus—and would seek experienced advisors earlier in future ventures.”

Sarfaraz Karim

Screened

Mid-level Finance Analyst specializing in product, analytics, and technology strategy

Chicago, IL4y exp

“Startup-oriented business development candidate who built outreach and pipeline processes from scratch for early-stage companies including a law firm and consulting-related work. Stands out for highly persistent, research-driven prospecting across social, email, phone, and even in-person outreach, including winning a hotel client after failed remote attempts by showing up with a tailored strategy.”

“Consulting-style LLM practitioner who builds enterprise knowledge assistants using RAG and takes them from prototype to production with guardrails, evaluation, and full-stack observability. Experienced partnering with IT and customer-facing teams to demo solutions, build tailored prototypes, and drive adoption through API-based integration.”