Vetted Managing Directors

Matthew Knecht

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Chief of Staff / Legal Operations leader in nonprofit public defense

Neptune, New Jersey11y exp

“Former attorney turned senior operations/Chief of Staff-style leader with ~20 years balancing strategy and day-to-day execution. Led multi-office expansions (e.g., launching a new Detroit office) and built a professionalized finance function with audit-ready controls to free up CEO bandwidth. Also led an emergency COVID-era shift to remote operations while safeguarding safety, morale, and revenue.”

“Retail sourcing leader (currently a General Manager) with 11 years at a South Korea-based retailer and 20+ years in non-food product sourcing. Experienced owning end-to-end sourcing from supplier discovery and commercial negotiation through mass production, audits (BV/UL), and on-time delivery to distribution centers, with strong trade compliance/landed-cost focus (HTS, COO, FTA, tariffs/duties).”

Michael Scully

Screened

Executive business development leader specializing in consulting, hospitality, and sports

Atlanta, GA34y exp

“Sales leader with experience scaling specialized B2B consulting and payments solutions across enterprise, automotive, municipal, and public utility markets. Stands out for combining revenue ownership ($5.9M net-new in 12 months) with sophisticated procurement navigation, sales process design, and mission-driven work tied to public health and environmental compliance such as PFAS-related utility engagements.”

“Outbound-focused SaaS seller with a track record of creating pipeline in ambiguous/early-stage environments and closing complex deals. Notably sourced a New Zealand opportunity via LinkedIn, convinced the account to reopen a closed RFP, ran demos/POC, and closed a $1.8M deal over ~7 months; also experienced in security/legal redlines and multi-stakeholder consensus building (including winning over a resistant VP of IT).”

“Serial CEO, startup operator, and capital raiser who says he has raised over $1B and led 5 high-growth tech-enabled businesses to successful exits. He combines fundraising, venture-building, regulatory problem-solving, and brand creation—highlighted by scaling Ventete, mentoring for a decade in venture networks, partnering at TIFIN, and helping create proprietary financial structures that processed $12.5B in deal flow.”

“CRM/lifecycle marketer with healthcare/practice-operations domain fluency who built highly targeted campaigns for a premium insurance-claims product, using customer data signals to find best-fit accounts and generating roughly $800K in incremental revenue. Experienced as a central hub coordinating sales, product, legal, design, pricing/billing, and leadership to deliver consistent messaging without overwhelming customers.”

“Public sector sales leader who ran Teleste’s North America Video Security and Public Safety business unit, owning sales, support, and operations while growing clients and revenue 300% in four years and 400% over nine years. Stands out for winning complex transit and city safety deals, including multi-agency interoperability initiatives and PPP-funded deployments that required elected-official engagement, lobbying support, and navigation of nonstandard government procurement dynamics.”