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.”

Nikhila Nandgopal

Screened

Director-level product and strategy leader specializing in enterprise modernization and emerging tech

Chicago, IL5y exp

“Product leader with an unusual blend of investment banking, consulting, chief of staff, and agentic AI experience. At Kyndryl, they turned stalled mainframe modernization and seller-enablement efforts into quantified materials, staffing/delivery tools, and ~15 active POCs, while also bringing product and Agile discipline to ambiguous platform work.”

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.”

“GTM and growth operator with experience spanning Dell enterprise technology and the startup ecosystem, combining strategy with hands-on execution. Particularly strong in ecosystem-led growth, thought leadership-driven pipeline generation, and trust-based selling, with outcomes including management of a $375M portfolio and support for 200+ founders tied to $55M in client funding and revenue impact.”

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.”

“Senior sales leader from On Location who built and scaled a multi-property sales and service organization supporting major sports and entertainment partners including the NFL, WWE, UFC, NCAA, and PGA. He created the company’s first inside sales team, introduced pod-based coverage and CRM rigor, and drove an average 54% YoY revenue growth over three years while also expanding premium hospitality demand into international markets.”

“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.”