Vetted Chief Executive Officers

Joel D'Eon

Screened

Executive Founder/CEO specializing in early-stage B2B software and digital health

Halifax, NS27y exp

“Software startup founder (since 2013) building a software-led care management company for people caring for aging parents. Created an MVP, took it to market quickly, iterated based on feedback, and then sold/merged the product into a services company to form a combined venture projected to do ~$1M in revenue with a small team, with plans to scale (potentially via a franchise model).”

“Candidate is developing a plan to consolidate paving maintenance businesses into a nationwide residential brand centered on high quality and sustainability. They bring private equity and strategic partnership experience, plus direct segment knowledge and industry relationships, with a thesis around recycling materials without sacrificing quality or cost.”

Martin Wells

Screened

Executive AI & Technology leader specializing in AI, streaming, and gaming platforms

Seattle / Tacoma, WA18y exp

“Worked at an accelerator and served as an Entrepreneur in Residence, providing CTO and general founder support to startups. Although not pursuing entrepreneurship personally, they bring direct exposure to early-stage company building and accelerator ecosystems.”

“Founder building an enterprise AI SaaS platform for complex, asset-intensive industries, targeting fragmented-data and manual planning workflows with an AI-native, explainable scenario-analysis product. Bootstrapped to date with production platform in active enterprise trials/pilots and preparing for an institutional seed raise; emphasizes workflow integration, ROI proof points, and founder-led GTM.”

“Product designer/hardware prototyper building Saccade (VR headset attachment for Apple Vision Pro) to enable earlier, lower-cost Alzheimer's detection via eye-tracking and on-device CV/ML; designed a custom biocompatible snap-on light-shield replacement with integrated cameras/PCB after Apple camera-data restrictions. Also has biomedical manufacturing experience (major fixture-driven throughput gains) and leads a 160-member Assistive Technology Club sponsored by Apple and Google.”

Jon Davis

Screened

Executive business leader specializing in operations, growth, and M&A

Kalamazoo, MI23y exp

“Former CEO of Davis Oil who led an operational and cultural reset in a multi-location business—rebuilding org structure, KPI reporting, SOPs, and accountability systems. Now consults and advises leaders (especially family businesses) who lack formal operations backgrounds, using a systems-focused “diagnose before design” approach grounded in frontline discovery.”

“Candidate participated in Launch Factory's venture studio selection process, which introduced them to a formalized startup methodology, and then went on to found and recently exit their own business. They are highly motivated to keep building companies, with a clear emphasis on creating products that serve a community and validating market need through product-market fit.”

“Beauty buyer/merchant with hands-on experience owning supplier sourcing, sampling, pricing, and online sell-through. Reports delivering 10-20% cost reductions, 100% on-time delivery, and 2x sales growth through supplier optimization and relationship-driven negotiations.”

“Engineering/IT leader with 12+ years of people management and deep ERP ecosystem experience, including SAP S/4HANA and large-scale integrations (APIs/EDI/e-commerce). Managed an 11-person cross-functional team supporting multiple business domains and led process improvements like support-cycle/ticketing and documentation, plus regression test automation strategy driven by business-critical prioritization.”

“Operations-focused advisor who has helped organizations scale through major transitions (including doubling headcount and moving from fully remote to hybrid) by implementing structured scheduling, space planning, and documented processes. Uses EOS/Level 10 to drive accountability and execution, and has mentored a young executive team through role definition, ownership transfers, and exit planning culminating in a $12M sale.”

“Operations-focused advisor/operator who helps early-stage and scaling companies create alignment and execution rigor through OKRs, integrated tool stacks (Asana/Slack/HubSpot/Salesforce), and KPI/BI dashboards. Notably improved a mid-sized e-commerce company’s order fulfillment efficiency by 30% by automating data flow between sales and logistics via an integrated inventory management system, and mentors non-ops founders using a 'Translate–Simplify–Empower' model.”

Kristen Giovanis

Screened

Executive operator and board advisor specializing in scaling PE-backed and founder-led services firms

Minneapolis, MN30y exp

“Former CEO of a rapidly scaling, PE-backed company (ULG) who rebuilt the operating model and unified fragmented systems after acquisition-driven growth. Implemented EOS and led phased deployments of NetSuite, Salesforce, Monday.com, and Power BI to create a connected, data-driven organization, with strong change-management and executive coaching experience.”

Andrew Stock

Screened

Executive sales and operations leader specializing in solar, staffing, and growth strategy

Sacramento, CA24y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with prior CEO experience leading a SaaS company in the solar space, including two years of venture fundraising, accelerator participation, and raising two small rounds of capital. Currently consulting for a startup with an option to become CEO, but is selectively seeking stronger opportunities based on sharp judgment around business model viability, founder quality, and market risk.”

“Founder building Hubub, a digital concierge startup that automates business client entertainment workflows from reservations and ticketing to CRM updates and expense reporting. They have a business plan, 500 beta users, positive traction around event discovery, and are exploring a partnership with a major credit card company while prioritizing compliance and expense features next.”

“Exited founder who spent 12 years building and operating The Konery, scaling it from a parents’ kitchen into a nationally distributed CPG manufacturing business in Brooklyn and selling it in 2025. Deep hands-on operator with end-to-end CEO experience, including doubling capacity through machinery implementation and running SQF certification for five years with two perfect audits.”

“Paystand engineer/intern who built a multi-agent LLM orchestration system (with logging/feedback loops) that became part of the team workflow and reportedly cut development time ~70%. Partnered with sales/product on enterprise demos and implemented a dynamic RBAC system that helped drive adoption of an intern-built product to multiple enterprise clients, contributing to seven-figure ARR. Also founded and pitched a student-entrepreneur business management/payments project (HustleHub) and won a university startup competition.”

“CFO with hands-on experience building scalable internal operations for early-stage/growing businesses, including integrating finance and front-end systems (QBO, Expensify, Bill.com, Salesforce) across multiple acquisitions and new entities. Uses product-level P&L and KPI dashboards to drive repricing/profitability improvements, speed up close cycles, and mentor non-ops founders through structured operating models.”

“Former founder with a successful exit who has since built multiple zero-to-one enterprise platforms across IoT, NLP, and healthcare AI, each cited as generating $1B+ in revenue. Also a Stanford and Alchemist Accelerator mentor, known for using ethnographic research to find product-market fit and for selling multi-million-dollar MVP business cases to C-level executives.”

“Serial healthcare entrepreneur who has founded three ventures across nuclear pharmacy and radiology/imaging, including building a nuclear pharmacy in a 500-mile underserved region and personally managing NRC regulatory compliance. Also built an early virtual radiology practice with remote radiologists and SaaS-only infrastructure, using a highly metrics-driven approach to opportunity assessment and capital formation via strategic partnerships.”