Vetted Business Development Managers

Jon Cross

Screened

Executive Operations & Product Leader specializing in Ads, customer experience, and go-to-market

Saratoga, CA21y exp

“COO of Greenopia (pre-seed, pre-revenue) who has built the company’s operational foundation over the past 18 months—supporting fundraising, SEC/crowdfunding setup, and coordinating app and self-serve business onboarding/assessment systems. Brings a metrics-driven operating approach (OKRs, balancing metrics/unit economics) and has advised other startups (e.g., sports betting) to refocus effort on the highest-value customer segments.”

“Chief of Staff to the COO / Strategy & Business Development leader at Annapurna who unified four distinct entertainment verticals (film, TV, interactive, theatre) into the company’s first cross-functional five-year plan. Built standardized pipeline reporting, forecasting models grounded in real execution rates, and executive dashboards that improved decision-making speed and COO leverage while navigating creative/finance tension and sensitive information.”

Yevgeniy Sergunov

Screened

Principal Partnerships & Business Development leader specializing in AI alliances and SaaS growth

San Francisco, CA22y exp

“Candidate explicitly states they focus on SaaS and software (not hardware/GPU infrastructure) and withdrew their application due to the role’s hyperscaler/AI infrastructure focus and screening criteria.”

George Villacis

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Business Development Manager specializing in financial data for VC/PE

New York, NY6y exp

“Sales/business professional from PitchBook who managed a high-volume pipeline (50–100 opportunities) and drove hundreds of thousands in new business while simultaneously leading cross-functional initiatives, including a product/data dataset implementation and ERG (La Cultura) campaigns. Strong in executive alignment, operational tooling (Salesforce/Asana/Excel), and handling sensitive information with discretion.”

Vivian Liu

Screened

Senior Sales Manager specializing in B2B tech, FinTech, and marketplace growth

San Francisco, CA9y exp

“Enterprise fintech seller who helped launch a new API-based stored value product at Alipay/Alibaba HK in a highly ambiguous environment, defining the ICP, building outbound from scratch, and creating a repeatable sales motion. Closed self-sourced, compliance-heavy deals worth millions and partnered closely with product, engineering, legal, and commercial leadership to win complex enterprise accounts while the product was still evolving.”

“Enterprise partnerships/sales professional from the food tech/restaurant aggregator space with ~5 years’ industry experience, including founding-team work launching Kita in the UAE. Negotiated and closed GCC-wide strategic deals with major restaurant groups (e.g., Americana/Alamar), combining C-level relationship management with rigorous unit-economics modeling; recognized for AED 12M ads revenue and sub-0.5% fail rate performance.”

“Dynamics 365 Project Operations/Field Service implementer focused on operational execution—built foundational task tracking and expedited field-service scheduling with improved visibility, alerts, and billing/sales record traceability. Uses interviews plus pilot/testing to refine UI and business processes for adoption, and applies A/B testing techniques to both marketing emails and D365 form experiences while partnering with the D365 product team to address bugs and usability.”

“Senior startup operator who turned an open-ended AI Data Fabric platform at Mapped into a validated category with repeatable revenue—building PMF validation, GTM (pricing/packaging, first GTM hires), and a major partner ecosystem (Microsoft, Honeywell, NTT, global SIs). Drove lighthouse Fortune 100 deployments, scaled to multi-million ARR within 24 months with ~70% partner-influenced pipeline, and led two fundraising rounds with full diligence/financial modeling and an OKR-driven operating system.”

“Early-stage startup operator with 12+ years in Vancouver spanning venture studios, Silicon Valley Bank, accelerators, and go-to-market roles. Has worked on both sides of the venture ecosystem, helped multiple companies go to market, and has exposure to outcomes ranging from exits and IPOs to failed ventures. Especially compelling for venture studio or CEO roles requiring deep ecosystem fluency and strong investor/operator networks.”

“Commercial leader currently in building management systems/DDC controllers with a focus on the data center vertical; previously worked at Oracle. Has negotiated reserved-capacity style agreements in telecom (including a Vodafone Group deal using a retail-minus model) and has experience selling into Federal Government and Defense by shaping RFP outcomes through stakeholder alignment.”

Monae Martin

Screened

Mid-level Business Development & Account Manager specializing in partnerships, GTM, and sports hospitality

Los Angeles, CA5y exp

“Growth-creative marketer in a club/sports-style environment focused on premium offerings, running structured creative experiments across multiple clubs/markets. Demonstrated measurable performance gains (≈20% lower CPA, ≈12% higher ROAS) by shifting from brand-led to value-forward messaging and translating channel-level performance insights into modular, rapid-iteration creative systems.”

Jerry McElroy

Screened

Executive Enterprise Sales Leader specializing in AI and SaaS

Burlingame, CA13y exp

“Founding/early-stage AE with deep MarTech and GTM SaaS experience who repeatedly builds structure where little exists—defining ICPs, creating outbound motions, implementing CRM/process rigor, and partnering with founders on positioning. Has closed six-figure enterprise wins such as Accenture and Northwestern Mutual, including an outbound-sourced Accenture deal closed in under 10 weeks.”