Vetted Consulting Professionals

“French-born operator and former scholarship athlete who studied at Tulane, then built a career across sports organizations, consulting, startups, and climate/sustainability SaaS. She helped launch and scale Deepki’s New York presence from 2 to 16 people while growing the US business from 5% to 25% of global revenue, and has led complex sustainability onboarding programs for major real estate and investment clients.”

Luis Mirantes

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in scaling ML platforms and FinTech systems

Chevy Chase, MD30y exp

“Founder of an AI-agent startup focused on high-speed train braking efficiency, with a subsystem already demoed to RENFE Spain and positive initial feedback. Has hands-on fundraising and investor presentation experience, and stands out for a highly analytical approach to venture building centered on ROI, competitive barriers, IP protection, and evidence-based decision making.”

Victoria Mehran

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Senior investment professional specializing in venture capital and startup ecosystems

Los Angeles, CA12y exp

“Venture capital and venture studio operator since 2019 with experience evaluating 75+ startups and helping raise capital across accelerator and venture-building environments. Currently developing Zenom, an AI-driven longevity and preventive healthcare platform combining biomarker analysis, genomics, and personalized wellness recommendations, with commercialization ambitions across MENA and Los Angeles.”

“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.”

“Org/people advisor with 20+ years applying systems thinking and data-driven methods to high-stakes change—spanning DEI transformations at an international consulting firm, profitability turnarounds in eldercare via company-wide facilitation, and executive coaching. Also designs compensation benchmarks for novel roles at international tech companies, enabling successful global hiring and growth.”

“Operations leader and consultant with deep experience scaling a PE-backed services business: as COO at Access Information Management, introduced KPI-driven management, industry-specific software/client portal, and incentive compensation to lift margins from 25% to 40%+ and help grow the company from ~$2M to $100M+ EBITDA. Later advised executive teams in Australia using open-book management and a rigorous accountability/metrics cadence to drive improved results.”

“Bootstrapped founder of a 1-year-old IT consulting/technology advisory firm with two active contract clients. Focuses on integrating business strategy with technology direction for organizations, growing through networking and targeted marketing (e.g., LinkedIn/Indeed) while maintaining a financially disciplined, client-first growth approach.”

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.”

“30-year Silicon Valley startup veteran who built Pratexo, an intelligent edge analytics company focused on the energy transition, raised $15M in seed funding, and landed a major partnership with ABB. He has spent the last decade continuously advising startups and brings deep familiarity with VC and accelerator ecosystems including YC and ABB's SynerLeap.”

Briant Trainer

Screened

Principal cloud consultant specializing in ERP, public sector, and enterprise implementations

California, USA25y exp

“Senior cloud/functional consultant with deep experience implementing Oracle and Infor solutions for large public-sector clients, especially permitting, licensing, and EAM-related workflows. Stands out for owning full lifecycle delivery, translating highly regulated requirements into complex configured workflows, and running large-scale UAT/test management across multi-module enterprise programs.”

“Startup strategy and operations leader with outsized ownership at XP Health during a hypergrowth phase, helping scale the business from $6M to $35M ARR in roughly a year. Particularly compelling for roles needing a high-trust cross-functional operator who can tackle messy, unowned problems, from pricing and deal desk to program redesigns that improve both margin and customer experience.”

“Operator-founder currently building two apps to MVP, handling everything from market research and test-user feedback to hands-on product changes in FlutterFlow and Visily. In a prior large-scale portfolio environment, they brought order to a highly disorganized 100+ person, 26-value-stream delivery organization by standardizing Jira workflows, creating stakeholder cadences, and lifting predictability from 30% to 86%.”

“CTO/enterprise architect who stays hands-on in code while leading strategy, stakeholder alignment, and team scaling. At Eastridge, established product and technology vision/roadmap, built product engineering/strategy functions, and helped launch products into global markets; most recently led GenAI product design including tech selection, infrastructure, scalability, and observability.”

“People/operations leader with experience managing global teams and building product, design, and analytics organizations. Partnered directly with CEO and operating leadership to drive post-acquisition integration—unifying fragmented teams, systems, and cultures through a target operating model, clear roadmaps, and accountability frameworks while protecting company culture.”

“Enterprise Customer Success Manager who runs rigorous onboarding/adoption programs (project plans, stakeholder cadences, SLA/ticket oversight) and leverages cross-functional leadership to unblock product gaps and POCs. Demonstrated land-and-expand impact, including growing an enterprise account from $500K to $3MM over three years and converting renewals into cross-sell wins through onsite executive engagement and roadmap alignment.”