Vetted Budget Management Professionals

Richie Bavasso

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive healthcare venture builder specializing in MedTech, digital health, and AI diagnostics

North Charleston, SC32y exp

“Five-time entrepreneur with 25 years across startups, venture studios, and accelerators, including current advisory work with MassChallenge, VentureWell, Scottish Development International, and German Accelerator/Start 2 Group. Most recently helped lead a UK MedTech company through multiple raises totaling over £11M plus grants, while driving FDA clearance, MVP completion, and US customer launch in a tough fundraising market.”

“Revenue-focused sales executive with a long track record in MSP, telecom, cybersecurity, and strategic technology services, including building sales functions from scratch, leading post-acquisition integration, and selling into municipalities and complex enterprise accounts. Stands out for combining consultative selling with operational rigor, having doubled MSP revenue from $4M to $8M, grown recurring revenue 25% to 30%, added nine municipal clients, and closed a $1M+ deal with substantial recurring revenue.”

“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.”

“Enterprise implementation leader with hands-on experience spanning Epic healthcare systems, Infor Lawson/CloudSuite ERP, Banner Ellucian, and custom SaaS platforms across healthcare, tribal governments, and higher education. Particularly strong in end-to-end delivery, cross-functional requirements leadership, rigorous documentation, and guiding organizations from legacy customizations toward SaaS-standard future-state processes.”

“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.”

brendan center

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level performance marketing leader specializing in paid media and growth acquisition

Largo, FL14y exp

“Digital Marketing Director with 15+ years in marketing and 6 years at National Safety Commission, personally owning strategy, execution, and accountability for roughly $1.8M-$2M in monthly paid media spend across search and social. Particularly notable for adapting large-scale PPC programs to AI-driven changes in Google Ads, restructuring campaigns and pricing/messaging strategy to drive an 8% ROAS lift and 10-12% sales growth.”

“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.”