Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals

Micaela Shaw

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Revenue & Growth Marketing Leader specializing in DTC and EdTech go-to-market

Remote16y exp

“Growth and GTM operator focused on building high-margin DTC subscription businesses; helped create and launch the world's first clean energy subscription at Inspire Clean Energy, scaling ARR from under $15M to $150M in three years via digital-first acquisition and simplified pricing. Strong product+marketing hybrid with a rigorous, low-resource approach to market validation (persona research, pricing elasticity, landing page/waitlist tests).”

Eboni Mallett

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive HR Leader specializing in talent management, total rewards, and DEIB

Houston, TX18y exp

“HR/People Operations leader with experience standing up core HR infrastructure at startups, including implementing ADP Workforce Now and Lever plus workforce planning and recruiting strategy frameworks. Known for pragmatic operational diagnostics (interviews/SOP review), change management, and measurable impact—e.g., creating budget discipline for a graduate development program and driving $100K+ in savings while improving goal alignment, development planning, and recruiting efficiency.”

Gary Pulford

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Executive sales leader specializing in public sector SaaS, public safety, and SLED

Lafayette, CO26y exp

“National public sector sales leader with deep experience in public safety, broadband, and government modernization deals. Built organizations from the ground up, exceeded quota, maintained strong retention, and led complex partner-driven wins with Microsoft, AWS, and major public agencies including New Orleans, Atlanta, and Hawaii.”

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.”

“Product leader with a strong track record of modernizing legacy SaaS platforms, including an API-first rebuild that increased engagement by 40% and reduced support burden. Also led AI-powered workflow automation that delivered 80-90% time savings through human-in-the-loop design, showing a pragmatic, user-centered approach to applied AI.”

“Chief Quantum Officer working at the intersection of quantum and AI, motivated by market opportunities to safely accelerate AI adoption. Four-time CIO/CTO with global technical and business leadership experience, plus exposure to the startup funding ecosystem through Newchip (Austin-based accelerator) and fund advisory work with AFG Partners in Hong Kong.”

“Founder/product manager building an operational longevity nutrition startup with a 500k community, growing primarily through organic social content and rapid weekly funnel experiments. Has launched a detox bundle via a major partnership with Hurom (expected to drive ~$500k ARR) and is building a pipeline of partnerships plus planned corporate sales; preparing to raise $500k–$1M and applying to accelerators.”

“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.”

“Operations/process leader with experience in SaaS and RPO environments, known for turning tribal knowledge into scalable, measurable systems. Has built documentation and knowledge-management standards for 90+ person teams, used data and change agents to drive adoption, and delivered major productivity gains (~300%) through training and automated reporting. Also led cross-functional process mapping and implemented partner onboarding workflows directly in Salesforce to improve SI partner enablement.”

“Seasoned IT professional services and business transformation executive (currently global Head of Business Transformation Management at Fujitsu) who has built scalable sales-to-delivery operating models for growing boutique firms. Uses data-driven process/task mining plus stakeholder-led prioritization to deliver measurable outcomes, including a 30% manufacturing cycle-time improvement and 80+ SAP S/4HANA improvement recommendations implemented via a phased roadmap.”

“Insurance-tech CTO and repeat founder with 10+ years in insurance startups; was employee #4/CTO at Polly (formerly DealerPolicy) and helped scale it from a PowerPoint to 250 employees while raising $180M+. Currently building and selling AgentCanvas.ai—an extensible AI accelerator platform for large insurance agencies—after coding the product end-to-end and now running demos/POCs with prospective buyers.”

“Former PwC Director with hands-on early-stage venture experience (e.g., BridgeLights, a big-data analytics concept for early fintech) spanning concept creation, platform architecture, and go-to-market experimentation. Strong focus on building scalable, modular data platforms with rigorous governance/compliance (data lineage, quality controls) and supporting technical diligence in investor-aligned environments.”

“Experienced engineering leader from VC-backed companies who has represented the engineering organization directly to the board/investors, translating engineering and product status into concise, defensible updates. Familiar with investor expectations (high information density, rigorous Q&A) and motivated by joining early-stage efforts to drive outsized impact.”

David Shin

Screened

Executive Startup Operator specializing in GTM, partnerships, and venture-backed scaling

Remote10y exp

“Early-stage startup operator who served as Chief of Staff and VP of Partnership Operations at Getlabs, simultaneously driving capital raising, rebuilding the sales org, and optimizing customer success processes for revenue expansion. Strong in executive alignment and operating cadence design (OKR-driven communication, structured exec meetings, evergreen decision docs) while balancing hands-on operations with strategic capital planning.”