Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in the NYC Metro

“Operations/PMO leader across IPG Mediabrands, Kinesso, and IPG Corporate with deep experience building executive governance systems and cross-functional operating rhythms. Led high-visibility transformations including a $36M global rebrand and created data-backed dashboards/cadences that improved efficiency (10–20%) and executive alignment, including oversight of a 175M monthly media spend analysis.”

Zia Karim

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive AI and technology leader specializing in regulated enterprise and FinTech

Stamford, CT26y exp

“Founder with 10+ years in the startup ecosystem who is actively building an early-stage company and raising capital through partners in Singapore, Dubai, and LatAm. Deeply familiar with VC and accelerator models but intentionally pursuing a partner-led, B2B enterprise route to accelerate revenue, preserve control, and leverage direct customer and distribution access.”

“Startup-focused technology leader who has supported two startups over ~10 years, including conducting initial M&A/technology-fit research and serving as CTO to build required platforms. Recently automated manual marketing lead processing with agentic AI and drove workflow standardization through user interviews to align teams on a common process.”

“Private wealth and private banking sales leader with a strong individual production background and recent experience building and managing a 12-person client consultant team at Willow Wealth. Stands out for combining elite personal sales performance at Morgan Stanley (257% attainment, $330M production) with team leadership that drove roughly $80M in quarterly AUM growth.”

Janine Casale

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Director-level operations leader specializing in franchise and enterprise transformation

Parsippany, NJ29y exp

“Operations and business transformation leader with experience spanning franchise advisory and large-scale enterprise execution, most recently as Senior Director of Operations Solutions & Engagement at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Stands out for building structure in ambiguous environments, leading cross-functional initiatives across operations, legal, technology, sourcing, and brand teams, and using analytics tools like Power BI and Salesforce to turn fragmented processes into scalable, insight-driven systems.”

“VP of HR with 5 years in a design/manufacturing organization, leading full-cycle recruiting and training across engineering, design, IT, production, and operations. Has driven major org initiatives including employee value mapping, org development tied to revenue targets, and transitions to new PEO/payroll, healthcare, and 401(k) providers, using a structured RASCI-based project approach. Experienced managing distributed contractors across Canada, Jamaica, and the Philippines with clear core/flex-hour policies to handle time zones.”

Mark Orsini

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Executive Literary Agent and Managing Partner specializing in talent, IP, and entertainment dealmaking

New York, NY21y exp

“Long-tenured agency leader (20+ years) who built foundational operational systems for contract and payment tracking—driving an immediate 33% revenue jump and lasting process improvements. Managed high-stakes, compliance-heavy initiatives like the COVID-era Shuttered Venue Operators Grant and led cross-functional alignment across finance/legal/admin during catalogue acquisition integration, with a strong emphasis on executive trust and discretion.”

Laura Florin

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Executive People & HR Leader specializing in high-growth startups and global compliance

New York, NY18y exp

“Operations leader/advisor with experience helping an early-stage tech company scale from ~100 to ~250 employees by redesigning operating processes, implementing RACI-based accountability, and introducing automation and real-time dashboards. Notably improved the sales-to-onboarding handoff to create a more consistent client experience and accelerate onboarding, supporting referral-driven growth while coaching founders/executives to embrace simplicity as a speed lever.”

“Operations and platform leader with 25+ years focused on monetization, go-to-market, and scalable execution systems, especially in advertising and programmatic environments. She has built operating models for early-stage companies, restructured distressed units, led PE-backed post-acquisition integrations, and delivered measurable impact including $3M+ in savings, 46% YoY growth, and a 99.9% quality rate while centralizing services across 18 agencies.”

“Recruiting leader who builds structured, competency-based hiring systems and can also personally run Senior Director-to-C-Suite searches. Notable for scaling a full hiring season to 175+ teacher hires and for leading a high-stakes CEO succession search, advising a board to define a new leadership vision and landing a CEO who remains successful four years later.”

“Chief of Staff and head of a Global Central PMO who has led high-stakes, cross-functional initiatives spanning budgeting transformation, federal consent order deliverables, and audit process implementation. Drove a major operational automation effort—digitizing headcount tracking and requisition approvals for 10,000+ employees—delivering a reported 65% efficiency gain while maintaining strong executive alignment through concise dashboards and regular checkpoints.”

Michael Cohen

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Executive Data & AI Leader specializing in enterprise SaaS and marketing analytics

New York, NY17y exp

“AI strategy and execution consultant currently doing contract/ad hoc work and planning to formalize the business with partnerships, GTM strategy, pro forma financials, and marketing/tech investments focused on AI productivity, governance, and security. Background includes founding startup teams, M&A/integration, and operating leadership in VC-backed scale-ups (Insight Ventures, EIP, Zetta Ventures) plus C-suite experience in a global PE-backed holding company, with 20+ years of published work in prediction and decision systems.”

“Entrepreneurial operator with experience building two bootstrapped ventures, spanning both operations-heavy business execution and creative production. Through Kellogg MBA work and current exposure at Equiseed, they combine startup ecosystem knowledge with a highly practical, customer- and unit-economics-driven approach to founding.”