Vetted Founders in the NYC Metro

“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.”

“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.”

“Chief of Staff at Molecular Affinities and former Investor Relations & Operations manager at JCAM Investments, with hands-on experience supporting capital raising while simultaneously tightening operations (website, investor onboarding, back office). Strong operator who implements and drives adoption of systems like HubSpot, Asana, and Slack to improve executive productivity and team accountability.”

“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.”

“Audio designer/editor with a producer background who edits music and SFX as a compositional tool—shaping narrative tension in projects like a stop-motion horror short film and optimizing pacing for YouTube retention. Runs an end-to-end, template-driven post workflow (dialogue cleanup, bussing, automation, loudness targets, and stem deliverables) designed for fast, high-volume iteration.”

“Primary designer/implementer/maintainer of an open-source JavaScript library for programmatic SSML generation and validation in text-to-speech pipelines. Focused on safety-by-default APIs with vendor-specific extension adapters, strong backward compatibility/deprecation practices, and measurable performance gains by removing redundant validation stages. Emphasizes developer experience through example-driven documentation and systematic community issue triage.”

“Outbound-focused sales/business development professional who owns the full motion from list building and decision-maker research through multi-channel sequencing (email/cold call/LinkedIn) and qualification (including financial/legal documentation). Has experience stepping into new/early-stage locations with no process, auditing lead data, and implementing a readiness-based framework plus CRM automation (HubSpot/Salesforce/Yardi/Nestio) to improve follow-up and pipeline generation.”

“Sales/business development professional who has closed notable enterprise logos (Hartford Insurance, FedEx, Salesforce) and runs multi-channel outbound motions including calls, email, trade shows, and CEO-signed direct mail. Worked in an early-stage environment at Fit Small Business with no playbook and built process while ramping quickly on CRM and POS topics to match customer demand; uses Claude for company and competitive research.”

“Sales Development Representative with hands-on outbound experience (cold calls, email, in-person) plus entrepreneurial experience running a side business selling custom Children’s Hospital socks. Previously completed a year-long internship selling hot sauce, and uses tools like ZoomInfo, Excel, and ChatGPT for prospecting and business planning.”