Vetted Consulting Professionals

Tarishi Doshi

Screened

Mid-level brand and growth consultant specializing in partnerships and consumer marketing

California, USA5y exp

“CRM and lifecycle marketer who grew from campaign analysis into full-stack ownership, building HubSpot automation, segmentation, reporting, and cross-channel programs in fast-moving brands. Has experience spanning hospitality, events, and luxury travel, including analyzing 5,000+ campaigns in Tableau and leading a multi-location activation that generated 130k+ organic social views.”

“Runs two lean real estate companies remotely by building local on-the-ground contact networks and leveraging free-tier technology to keep total annual business costs under $100. Brings a cost-elimination and MVP/validation-first mindset, preferring to join an established company unless a clearly viable business idea emerges.”

“Regulatory manager at Rally Rd. who functioned as a de facto Chief of Staff to the CFO, driving SEC-related approvals (including IPO/asset approvals) while building firm-wide tracking systems for fundraising and asset status. Also brings Capco consulting experience supporting executive stakeholders on strategic initiatives like target operating models and workflow efficiency, with a strong emphasis on executive alignment and discretion.”

Marty Schneider

Screened

Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech

Redwood City, CA15y exp

“Founder/CEO who built Hometown Heart from the ground up—creating SOPs and standing up hiring, GTM, finance, and investor/government relations—scaling from 6 employees and $100K debt to 350 employees and $40M in annual revenue in 3 years. Led expansion into San Francisco County, proactively managing compliance/licensing and municipal stakeholders to secure early approvals and drive major revenue growth.”

“Sports business professional with experience advising professional tennis coaches on commercial deals, appearances, and contract structure, with adjacent exposure to college athletics through Duke Men's Basketball. Stands out for balancing athlete/coach schedule uncertainty with partner assurance, using contingency-based agreements and transparent expectation-setting to win trust and drive successful activations.”

“Management consulting and business development candidate with hands-on GTM, market research, and partnership expansion experience across high-growth organizations including OYO and IDP Education. Stands out for combining customer research, pricing and market models, and operational analytics to drive measurable outcomes like 200+ new locations, 15% revenue growth, and 14% margin improvement.”

Brent Cook

Screened

Director-level product leader specializing in AI-powered search and discovery

Seattle, WA21y exp

“Former high school teacher turned product leader with deep experience in EdTech, scholarly search/discovery, and mobile content platforms. They’ve led complex end-to-end launches, including a direct-to-consumer app storefront delivered on a 7-month timeline and AI-powered research discovery features for a 5-billion-record search platform, while bringing a strong human-centered, accessibility-first perspective to AI products.”

“Growth creative marketer who led end-to-end experimentation for Kahana’s Oasis agentic browser launch, repositioning it as a task-specific “productivity multiplier” and validating the message via structured A/B tests across Meta, LinkedIn, and landing pages. Reported performance lift included CPA reductions (23% Meta, 17% LinkedIn) and a 28% ROAS increase, with a repeatable modular framework for rapid creative iteration and hands-on direction of UGC creators and editors.”

Grant Bruno

Screened

Mid-level Business Transformation & Strategy Consultant specializing in EdTech and FinTech

London, United Kingdom6y exp

“BD/partnership professional with 5 years across tech, AI, and fintech who has repeatedly built outbound pipelines from scratch using HubSpot/Salesforce/Monday.com. At Cellfunds, ran segmented multi-channel campaigns for credit unions/fintechs tied to wallet/payout API/virtual card solutions, driving +20% partner engagement and supporting ~20% project revenue growth, and used Apollo AI enrichment to halve prospecting prep time.”

“B2B SaaS growth marketer who was the first marketing hire and built the foundational brand and acquisition engine from 0-to-1, using customer-journey mapping, rigorous channel testing, and strong cross-functional alignment. Has launched an existing product into a new adjacent market via a multi-channel campaign and optimized spend by prioritizing CAC, conversion, and lead quality. Also has experience marketing monetization/distribution platforms to creators and developers, emphasizing values-aligned messaging for the creator ecosystem.”

“Executive-operations/program leader who supports senior leadership through multiple concurrent, high-visibility initiatives (tech rollout, cost optimization, growth strategy). Known for creating portfolio dashboards, operating cadences, and decision logs that reduce initiative sprawl, accelerate executive decision-making, and keep cross-functional teams aligned while maintaining strict confidentiality during sensitive changes like leadership restructures.”

“Operations/HR leader and advisor with hands-on experience scaling an FDA-regulated manufacturing operation after a national retail placement—driving >40% throughput gains, 60% defect reduction, and cutting turnover by more than half through workforce, compensation, and training system redesign. Also led HR process automation (ATS/HRIS integration, employee self-service) and coaches executives on delegation, accountability, and outcomes-based operating rhythms.”

“AI/LLM engineer who built a production QA RAG for a University of Massachusetts faculty success initiative, cutting service tickets by 70%. Strong end-to-end RAG implementation skills (LangChain, Qdrant, hybrid/HyDE retrieval, FastAPI) with rigorous evaluation (RAGAS, LLM-as-judge) and practical handling of constraints like API rate limits and cost. Prior cross-functional delivery experience collaborating with SMEs and business owners at TCS and IBM.”

“Venture investing/sourcing professional who runs a high-volume, systematized founder outreach motion across warm intros, accelerators, social outbound, and databases (PitchBook/Crunchbase), targeting ~50 personalized founder touchpoints weekly. Uses AI workflows to build targeted lists and monitor company updates, and has converted highly contextual outbound into qualified diligence opportunities (e.g., industrial automation/frontline productivity). Values long-term founder relationships pre-raise through consistent value-add and is motivated by growth toward a partner track.”

Keith Filzen

Screened

Executive CTO specializing in government/defense cybersecurity and cross-domain solutions

Caldwell, WV36y exp

“Former Cubic CTO with direct M&A experience on the company's sale to Veritas Capital, and prior investment analysis experience at In-Q-Tel. Brings a rare blend of executive technology leadership, compliance/security depth, and investment diligence expertise focused on government and military markets.”

Christopher Schmitt

Screened

Executive Technology Leader specializing in FinTech & SaaS platforms

Atlanta, GA29y exp

“Startup-oriented technology leader with 13 years in early-stage environments, including serving as CTO through Series A and Series B fundraising. Has direct experience presenting to investors and a board of advisors, and is especially motivated by taking products from idea to first sale and scaling them into real businesses.”

“Enterprise NetSuite Financials professional with hands-on ownership of GL configuration, month-end close, reporting, and production support in a multi-subsidiary environment at Bank of America. Particularly strong in stabilizing finance operations under deadline pressure, improving close efficiency, and building audit-ready reporting and controls across NetSuite and integrated systems.”

Sean O'Dea

Screened

Executive CTO and software architect specializing in scalable SaaS and cybersecurity

Las Vegas, NV19y exp

“Repeat founder and operator who has built multiple startups, including a social platform, and chose to bootstrap after learning firsthand that investor demand was centered on distribution rather than technology. Brings a candid operator-side understanding of VC, term sheets, and fundraising dynamics, plus experience shipping against real scale at Parlement.”