Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals

“IoT/connected-device and SaaS product builder with deep connected health/telehealth experience, including patient care delivery and remote patient monitoring. In their current org, they expanded a nutrition product business by prototyping and piloting a digital pre/post-surgical coaching care-delivery service with real providers/clinics/patients, then building an MVP and taking it to market.”

“Operations and product strategy leader with experience helping the Lincoln brand scale rapidly in China, using digitally driven product development (digital twins/simulations) plus customer demand mapping and human-centered design to differentiate luxury experiences. Strong in diagnosing operating-model inefficiencies (decision rights, process flows, KPIs) and building scalable, platform-based systems while mentoring leaders through question-led advisory support.”

“CTO-level technology leader with experience building end-to-end tech strategy and roadmaps, modernizing legacy environments in healthcare (GenesisCare), and scaling engineering into large global teams (Amadeus). Built a DevOps organization at Syniverse for the Visibility Suite, implementing Kubernetes/Terraform/Chef automation that drove ~75% faster deployments, and is known for staying hands-on (including data center work) while leading strategically.”

“Founder of Build from Scratch and GreenTech Business ecosystems focused on sustainable/low-carbon innovation; raised $150K friends-and-family and built a global platform of 140 companies across 20 countries. Organized three angel funds and invested in LATAM-first recycling and waste-tracking ventures (including lithium-ion battery recycling with a patent), leveraging a corporate finance and investor relations background to mentor and support founders.”

“Technology executive (10+ years in consulting) now bootstrapping a startup (No Taker Guard) with an MVP live on a marketplace and 50+ potential client engagements. Has led complex healthcare initiatives, including migrating an EMR system to the cloud via PoC, vendor collaboration, and end-to-end deployment, enabling AI analytics and telehealth capabilities while improving scalability and reducing costs.”

“Execution-focused technology leader and consultant who architects and implements core business systems (ERP/GL, Azure/M365, Google Workspace) and infrastructure to help organizations scale. Has supported growth from 0 to 55M and operated in a 250M+ environment, including standardizing hardware and deploying Intune/Jamf MDM to enable 10+ new retail store openings with consistent POS infrastructure.”

David Kroes

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Executive HR & People Leader specializing in culture transformation, talent, and organizational development

Los Angeles, USA20y exp

“Operations/people-ops leader focused on early-stage, growth, and turnaround environments, with hands-on experience implementing UKG (HRIS) and Lever (ATS) to scale without adding headcount. At Niagen Bioscience, drove a 25% improvement in time-to-fill and cut administrative workload by 30% in 6 months, led a company-wide optimization initiative to reduce silos, and coached a VP of Finance into a successful CFO transition that included restructuring the finance org and upgrading key talent.”

Eidin Khial

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Executive Merchandising Leader specializing in fashion buying and e-commerce growth

Encino, CA10y exp

“VP-level fashion merchandising leader (Men's at Fashion Nova; also experience at "Protein One") with deep expertise in fabric-led assortment strategy, OTB/line planning, and factory cost engineering. Demonstrated outsized impact on margin, lead times, and retention (e.g., +600 bps GM, lead time 120->35 days, retention +22%) and has executed celebrity collaborations with structured royalties and co-sponsored marketing activations.”

Luke Ryan

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Executive media CEO specializing in franchise strategy, entertainment, gaming, and AI

Los Angeles, CA23y exp

“Entrepreneurial entertainment executive who built a unique company combining best-in-class content strategy and data analytics, scaling it to $4.5M average annual revenue ($5.5M peak) without outside capital at launch. Has hands-on experience leading M&A and capital raises, including interactions with Sequoia, and stands out for building new business models and premium service offerings in traditionally risk-averse environments.”

“Senior engineering leader in healthcare AI who combines org scaling with deep hands-on architecture work. At DriveHealth.ai, they helped evolve isolated workflows into a production-grade intelligent platform, standardizing a shared RAG+DCE architecture while leading teams of 50+ across engineering, AI, platform, QA, and DevOps.”

“Enterprise GTM and partner-sales leader with Microsoft ecosystem experience, focused on Azure, AI, SaaS, and professional services growth through MSP partners. Stands out for combining strategic partner recruitment and co-sell execution with large-enterprise deal leadership, including a $7M airline digital transformation contract closed in 3 months.”

Damanick Dantes

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Director-level investment strategist specializing in multi-asset and global macro portfolios

New York, NY12y exp

“Investor-operator with 10 years spanning asset management, financial media, product strategy, and advisory work. Unusually combines portfolio management and institutional client skills with content/revenue growth experience, plus hands-on governance leadership that helped a financially stressed organization restructure, pass bylaw changes, complete an audit, and return to profitability. At Bloomberg, also drove an AI-aligned product pivot that helped retain clients and generate about $6M in revenue.”

“Operations leader/Chief of Staff profile with experience building organizations in both government and high-growth tech. Helped stand up Senator John Fetterman’s Senate office—designing the org structure and systems for a 55-person team—and later improved planning, reporting, and OKR execution within Stripe’s legal/global policy org during rapid scaling. Now consults part-time to help executives translate strategy into execution through clear ownership, operating rhythms, and scalable systems.”

Charles Darling

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Executive Founder and Venture Builder specializing in Healthcare, MedTech, and AI-driven commercialization

Houston, TX22y exp

“Medtech-focused venture builder with experience as a VC venture partner, family office investor, venture studio COO, and repeat founder (Techstars Boulder alum). Currently incubating two medtech deals with a VC fund, applying a rigorous diligence process spanning KOL interviews, regulatory/reimbursement strategy, manufacturing sourcing, GTM/competition analysis, and exit/acquirer milestone mapping before company formation or fundraising.”

“Building a confidential startup in the software security space (no capital raised yet). Has been learning the VC/accelerator landscape through a network of founders and independent research, with a focus on investor readiness and relationship-driven access to VCs. Motivated to found due to repeated layoffs and late-stage hiring pauses, seeking more control while prioritizing family financial stability.”