Vetted Founders in New York

“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.”

“Recruiting leader who managed a team of 4 and stays hands-on with executive search and analytics. Partnered closely with a CRO to run a quality-of-hire analysis for sales hires and used the findings to shift hiring toward consultative profiles; also implemented candidate surveys to shorten overly long interview processes and improve candidate experience.”

“Former account manager/collector at Allied Account Services who ran 150–200 outbound calls/day (95% contact rate) and negotiated payment plans through an empathy-led, consultative approach. Also a solo e-commerce founder who launched a Shopify store and drove measurable growth (+55% traffic, +20% conversion, 120% monthly revenue growth in 3 months) and has been simulating SDR workflows in HubSpot with multi-channel outreach and automation/AI.”

“Founding-style SDR candidate with recent experience at an AI accounts receivable startup, prospecting into finance and operations leaders across mid-market and enterprise accounts. Stands out for combining intent signals, verified data, and highly specific operational messaging to win meetings with senior stakeholders like the CFO of Coca-Cola MENA, and for articulating a clear framework to build outbound pipeline from scratch.”

“People/HR leader with experience supporting globally distributed teams (US, Canada, UK) and partnering with senior leaders on org design and scalable people processes. Implemented a formal performance review program, including manager training and 1:1 coaching, to improve consistency, transparency, and performance conversations as the company grew.”

Jordan Karp

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Executive founder and political strategist specializing in FinTech and public affairs

New York, NY23y exp

“Entrepreneur with a background in electoral politics who is building a niche lending company for political campaigns and organizations, a space they describe as having no direct competitors. They also bring prior experience starting manufacturing and transportation businesses, giving them an unusual blend of political domain knowledge, finance fluency, and repeat-founder experience.”

Tommy Hendricks

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Senior Account Director specializing in TV, digital, and out-of-home advertising sales

Rochester, NY44y exp

“Former college basketball coach/player and college administrator who owns and runs an AAU/youth basketball organization in Western NY, impacting 200+ kids and families over ~20 years. Combines hands-on scouting and officiating at exposure events with a current career in sports media/advertising sales, producing content tied to major events (Final Four, NBA, Olympics, NFL).”

“Product designer/front-end builder in EdTech who bridges UX and engineering by moving quickly from Figma into coded interactive prototypes, then shipping production UI directly with engineers. Recently owned a major assessment-builder redesign at Progress Learning and independently built K-12 Compare, a neutral vendor comparison product informed by seven years of firsthand EdTech procurement experience.”

“Audio/music editor working across longform narrative video and theatrical production, focused on shaping emotional beats through precise timing (delayed builds/drops, extended transitions) and cohesive mixing. Uses Audacity and Ableton/DAWs with EQ, compression, automation, crossfades, and noise reduction, and works closely with editor/producer direction to iterate quickly (typical ~1 week turnaround).”

“Fractional ops/HR leader with 15 years of experience supporting ~40 startups, building internal operations and people infrastructure from scratch (HRIS, recruiting funnels, career pathing, benefits). Recently helped a Series A company ($11M raise) implement headcount budgeting and runway modeling to align young founders on sustainable hiring plans, and uses survey/exit-interview feedback loops to fix leadership communication and retention issues.”