Vetted Founders in the NYC Metro

“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.”

Tejas Belakavadi Kemparaju

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Mid-Level Software Engineer specializing in backend, microservices, and ML systems

Newark, NJ3y exp

“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.”

TaylorSimone Caldwell

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Mid-level Sales & Marketing professional specializing in CRM-driven growth and social media

New York, New York4y exp

“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.”

august hurtado

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Junior outside sales professional specializing in logistics and transportation

New York, NY2y exp

“Founder of Storage Scholars who generated and closed 75+ leads in just 6 weeks while entering a new market solo, combining cold outreach with grassroots campus and Facebook-group marketing. Also brings SMB and mid-market outbound experience, using Apollo, trigger-based personalization, and ROI-led messaging to engage decision-makers and improve close rates.”

“Enterprise seller with a strong track record of landing recognizable accounts in insurance and financial services by using data, pilot results, and case studies to sell newer performance marketing offerings. Most notably, they closed a multi-month deal with The Hartford that started as a $15K pilot and helped create an insurance section generating over $150K per month, then used that win to open pipeline with other major brands.”

Eltayeb Yousif

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Entry-level sales and growth professional specializing in Web3 and data-driven marketing

Brooklyn, NY1y exp

“Outbound-focused sales candidate from Ridgeway with a strong founding-SDR mindset, generating 15-25 meetings and 8-12 SQL-level opportunities per month while influencing $40k-$80k in monthly pipeline. Stands out for building structured, research-driven outbound systems and using personalized, multithreaded outreach tied to real business triggers like product launches and growth hiring.”

“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.”