Vetted Budget Management Professionals

“Global HR leader who has managed teams across EMEA/APAC/Canada/Australia and led large-scale people initiatives spanning comp/benefits, recruiting, talent management, and employee experience. Notably modernized a manufacturing organization by implementing an AI-driven performance management system tied to operational KPIs, delivering major gains in engagement, customer satisfaction, culture, and internal promotions, and later drove a continuous-feedback performance overhaul with significant retention and manager-effectiveness improvements.”

“Composer/music editor using Ableton Live with a precision-focused, minimal-plugin workflow and AI-assisted loudness targeting. Recently scored a high-fashion documentary featuring a past-to-present transition, using a deliberate shift from piano/strings to synth orchestration to change emotion and pacing while preserving narrative continuity. Also has experience iterating with editor/producer notes on corporate training content to maintain retention and comedic timing.”

“Operations/people-ops leader who helped an industrial fabrication company (Carlucci) scale through a major contract by standardizing operations, rolling out iPad + barcode workflows, and building workforce planning/onboarding/succession systems—doubling headcount. Uses a structured 100-day diagnostic and KPI-driven operating cadence (dashboards, AOP, goal deployment, 9-box, DISC) and mentors founders/executives by translating operational detail into strategic decision-making.”

“President of Open Table, Inc. (food relief org) who modernized and scaled multi-site operations—moving intake/check-in to the cloud, implementing VolunteerHub to coordinate 750+ volunteers, and launching online ordering with curbside distribution during the pandemic. Strong in change management, end-user-driven process improvement, and using impact data/storytelling to align boards and teams on scaling decisions.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader who has managed small TA ops teams and redesigned hiring workflows to speed decisions and improve quality. Drove measurable outcomes (time-to-hire cut to 38 days; first-year turnover down 6%) and has led cross-functional ATS implementations (Taleo, Greenhouse) while supporting fast, high-volume creative hiring with strong process and documentation.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”

“Operations leader from a hospital environment who manages distributed, multi-shift teams and applies product/analytics thinking to workflows and patient-care services. Partnered with senior leadership on major safety and emergency-preparedness changes (lockdown and disaster protocols) and has experience operating in a rapidly scaling healthcare organization (noted expansion to 26 hospitals in a year).”

“Entrepreneur in debt settlement and consumer lending who expects future funding needs and is oriented toward PE/VC rather than debt until revenues stabilize. Previously left Mosaic to found and scale a process improvement/performance management/tech stack consulting business, using conference speaking and relationship-based selling to win clients and then hiring staff/contractors to expand delivery.”

“Senior Account Manager with hands-on ownership of a $50K/month CPG paid media program spanning OTT/CTV, programmatic display, SEM, Meta (and TikTok), combining rigorous test design with cross-functional execution (media planning + ad ops + channel teams). Delivered concrete gains including 25–30% lift in FTA and a 15% reduction in CTV CPM, leading to increased client budgets and an upsell into audio.”

“Paid media performance marketer with hands-on ownership of a $100K/month higher-education account spanning LinkedIn, Google Ads, and programmatic display/video. Built a structured 6-week experimentation approach (2-week test intervals) and used geo-fencing to reach military audiences, exceeding attendance goals for online MBA informational sessions (avg ~45 attendees vs 30 target). Strong in diagnosing stalled performance and translating complex metrics into client-friendly insights.”

“Performance marketer who owned a $7M/month Google Ads program for a major U.S. insurance brand, combining full-funnel strategy (Search, YouTube, Performance Max) with offline/value-based conversion tracking built alongside data engineering. Delivered major efficiency and growth gains (~25% lower CPA, 200%+ ROAS lift, ~45% more leads) while improving qualified lead rates to ~45–50% through statistically grounded testing and lead-quality optimization.”

“Growth/brand leader who drives measurable revenue outcomes through rebrands, GTM execution, and multi-channel acquisition. Has delivered on-time/on-budget website + brand rebuilds via sourced expert partners, improved conversion from 3% to 8% for an MSP using outsourced outbound, and helped an industrial manufacturer exceed a $2M revenue goal by reaching $3M through repositioning and market expansion.”

“Former CEO of GravyWork with hands-on experience building an org-wide strategic plan and modernization roadmap for a growing company. Uses Michael Gerber’s innovation/orchestration/quantification framework and structured as-is/gap/to-be analysis to drive cost reduction, automation/outsourcing decisions, and leadership alignment through change.”

“Former founder with an acquired venture who later led R&D at McClatchy and joined multiple startups. Identified a major client need and built a mobile app platform using ML and AR for home builders, driving adoption by dozens of customers and $1M+ ARR. Strong hands-on builder who can architect MVPs, iterate quickly with A/B testing and user feedback, and scale early engineering teams and culture.”