Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in Florida

“Technically oriented operator with experience driving a strategic migration to Microsoft Azure to modernize a company toward microservices and CI/CD, improving scalability and positioning for long-term optimization. Evaluates product ideas through an operational lens (efficiency, decision support, process optimization) and emphasizes building viable products with paying customers while maintaining revenue resilience.”

“Operations/product-and-engineering leader who has repeatedly retooled early-stage/growing orgs (Open English, Metrc) to scale by implementing Scrum/Kanban, building metrics-driven decision systems, and upgrading teams with experienced product/engineering leadership. At Metrc, used data to drive executive alignment, established scrum teams and a 2-week cadence within 30 days, and helped burn down years of backlog/bugs while improving customer survey feedback within 3 months.”

“Serial entrepreneur since leaving corporate in 2009, working largely for equity on multiple startups. Building (1) academically rigorous, anti-overfitting quant/backtesting tools for retail investors (with potential applicability to smaller hedge funds lacking quant staff) and (2) a partner-led “social-as-a-service” platform for verticals like real estate/PropTech (including FSBO use cases) focused on first-party data capture vs. big tech.”

Christie Rugh

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Executive E-commerce & Marketplace Leader specializing in LATAM cross-border growth

Miami, FL27y exp

“Operations leader/advisor with repeated experience bringing structure to fast-moving, early-stage environments. At AeroPost, built a cross-functional operating cadence plus RACI, dashboards, and a scalable seller onboarding + CRM automation workflow to reduce chaos and accelerate onboarding at marketplace scale (over 1,000 sellers mentioned). Strong in founder/executive coaching—turns ambiguity into clear priorities, owners, and repeatable operating rhythms.”

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.”

“Bootstrapped founder/fractional-CTO type building a community-first tooling platform and niche product lab, emphasizing trust and "family" culture. Operates extremely lean by self-hosting open-source LLM tooling locally and leverages a network of senior generalists willing to trade short-term compensation for learning and equity. Has worked across real estate tech, logistics, and hospitality POS and is applying a multi-modal "brain trails" concept to product opportunities.”

Richard Cautero

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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.”

Tyler Stroud

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Executive Engineering Leader specializing in AdTech and scalable cloud platforms

Miami, FL15y exp

“Engineering leader with experience in small, bootstrapped startups and exposure to VC environments, currently pursuing CTO-level opportunities. Thrives in fast-iterating, high-uncertainty settings and emphasizes data-driven clarity plus strong problem/market validation when evaluating new ventures.”