Vetted Presidents

“Consulting project manager in global trade/compliance and regulatory reporting, leading cross-functional initiatives for global clients (tax, customs, supply chain, IT, finance) including US tariff exposure mitigation and EU carbon reporting. Built repeatable automations in Alteryx for US Customs Reconciliation filings (replacing large Excel models) and drives executive alignment through concise, decision-ready briefs and strong governance.”

Harold Lehon

Screened

Executive Business Strategy & Operations Leader in Medical Devices, Manufacturing, and Technology

North Hollywood, CA25y exp

“CEO/operator with strong private-equity-facing transformation experience who led post-acquisition integration and cross-functional execution to deliver $4M in annual savings. Built a KPI-driven strategic planning and operating cadence that helped scale CCW from $14M to $50M over 5 years, with external recognition including Inc 5000 (2023) and a 2023 Stevie Award for innovation.”

“Entrepreneur and executive building an entertainment IP studio centered on YouTube-driven discovery and toyetic, product-friendly franchises. Has prior pre-accelerator experience, has already begun investor conversations, and demonstrates a thoughtful, market-aware approach to fundraising, production cost compression, and venture studio economics.”

“Robotics engineer who built a 6-axis force-torque sensor system end-to-end at ROAM Lab, including electronics, low-level drivers, and ROS2 live inference with time-series deep learning (ultimately a 1D ResNet) to handle highly noisy, session-shifting signals. Also upgraded tactile manipulation models to time-series inputs by modifying long-standing ROS architectures, and has prior experience in defense (L3Harris) with production-grade testing and code review practices; published work: arxiv.org/abs/2410.03481.”

“Outbound sales candidate with a cold-calling-first approach who consistently hit or exceeded a 10-meeting monthly KPI and earned bonuses. Stands out for creative prospecting, including booking a hard-to-reach Texas transit agency meeting through a custom Spanish-language email, and for having a structured, high-volume approach to building pipeline in low-enablement SDR environments.”

“Senior HR leader/HRBP with experience at Lowe's and as VP of HR at Chefs' Warehouse (NYSE: CHEF), known for building scalable talent and performance systems across large operational workforces. Led a nationwide assessment across 15 distribution centers and delivered executive-ready insights that earned a CEO commendation, and is a strong HRIS/people-metrics practitioner (Workday/ADP/Dayforce) who turns survey and workforce data into concrete action plans.”

“Startup President in the liquor/spirits space with hands-on experience raising capital (from friends & family through family offices/venture) and leading a major pivot from DTC to wholesale. Built GTM plans, leveraged partnerships to secure distribution across 8 states, and launched an American Single Malt positioned as a category leader ahead of TTB ratification, including product/brand strategy and multi-market rollout.”

Samuel Ehrenstein

Screened

Mid-level Computer Vision & ML Researcher specializing in medical imaging and 3D vision

Chapel Hill, NC4y exp

“PhD (CS) candidate with hands-on autonomy and robotics experience: improved safety-critical behavior for Kodiak’s self-driving 18-wheeler trucks, increasing overtaking clearance by ~2 feet and reducing safety alerts. Also debugged a C++ SLAM system for 3D colon reconstruction and built a low-budget distributed simulation cluster using Linux, Docker, and Python, plus implemented multi-hop SSH-based comms for an underwater robotics competition minibot.”