Vetted Business Development Professionals

“Enterprise partnerships/sales professional from the food tech/restaurant aggregator space with ~5 years’ industry experience, including founding-team work launching Kita in the UAE. Negotiated and closed GCC-wide strategic deals with major restaurant groups (e.g., Americana/Alamar), combining C-level relationship management with rigorous unit-economics modeling; recognized for AED 12M ads revenue and sub-0.5% fail rate performance.”

Mo Hallaba

Screened

Executive Founder & Corporate Strategy leader specializing in AI data analytics and gaming

New York, United States18y exp

“Startup CEO/founder (9 years) who built an AI data assistant and ran cross-functional GTM + engineering prioritization using OKRs and KPI-driven sales experimentation. Previously worked in finance on M&A due diligence for multi-billion-dollar transactions, including hands-on NDA/confidentiality work; seeks roles at $250k+ depending on equity and fit.”

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.”

Taylor Bloom

Screened

Executive sports technology leader and entrepreneur

Remote, USA14y exp

“Entrepreneurial media founder who built SportTechie from a side blog into an influential B2B sports-tech media company, raised capital, and sold it to Leaders Group (Advance Publications). Brings hands-on CEO experience across fundraising, monetization, hiring, and exit execution, plus strong ties to the sports-tech startup and accelerator ecosystem.”

Brian Porter

Screened

Executive sports operations leader specializing in baseball and revenue partnerships

Boston, MA26y exp

“Former White Sox player development executive and Commissioner's Office scout with 14 years across MLB-facing roles, including draft evaluation, contract negotiation, and player advising. Now an independent advisor guiding amateur players and families through recruiting, draft preparation, and pro-ball decisions, with a network that has helped create offers, workouts, and development opportunities.”

“Co-founded and led the business side of Plasma Nutrition for a decade, commercializing atmospheric-plasma technology to improve protein efficacy/absorption. Bootstrapped for 5 years before raising venture funding, leveraged FoodX accelerator validation, and navigated a major go-to-market pivot (B2C to B2B). Drove growth by renegotiating out of an exclusive manufacturing arrangement and scaling to roughly six brand partners within a year.”

Justin Wisnicki

Screened

Senior Engagement Manager specializing in private equity advisory operations

New York, NY6y exp

“Executive/business operations professional supporting a Managing Partner, with hands-on experience implementing BD tracking and productivity systems across three offices. Has managed a 5-person team while prioritizing 36 clients and 500 BD leads, delivering 4 trial-to-retained conversions and a 30% revenue increase, and building KPI/dashboard-driven accountability for senior-leader initiatives in confidential, private-equity-adjacent environments.”

“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.”

Robert Piechnik

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in healthcare, life sciences, and government services

Sayville, NY25y exp

“Senior public sector sales leader with national U.S. Medicaid experience across EDS/HP and Maximus. Claims billion-dollar revenue impact, including more than $1.2B at EDS/HP and $1.1B in new business at Maximus, plus multiple Medicaid wins exceeding $500M TCV while rebuilding teams and displacing incumbents.”

“Senior sales leader from On Location who built and scaled a multi-property sales and service organization supporting major sports and entertainment partners including the NFL, WWE, UFC, NCAA, and PGA. He created the company’s first inside sales team, introduced pod-based coverage and CRM rigor, and drove an average 54% YoY revenue growth over three years while also expanding premium hospitality demand into international markets.”

“Operations and GTM leader with HP experience managing acquisitions of industrial printing companies (e.g., Nur, Scitex, Colorspan) and driving expansion strategy across EMEA. Strong in route-to-market/channel design, post-merger role clarity (RACI), and using Salesforce for KPI-driven performance management; also brings ICF-style coaching for mentoring leadership teams.”

“Strategy/finance leader with experience spanning wealth management, London Stock Exchange, and a voice AI startup. Led an ESG product launch supported by market research/ROI modeling that generated $5M+ over five years, and has hands-on PMO capability (Jira, SQL/Excel, Power BI) plus change-management experience aligning sales teams with executive digital transformation initiatives.”

“Founder of an algorithmic trading startup who reports raising $25M+ over roughly the last three years. Has spent several years working closely with VC funds, focusing on fundraising and lead generation with VC/PE firms, and is strongly committed to entrepreneurship and scaling new technologies.”

Khori Whittaker

Screened

Executive Venture Builder & Operator specializing in 0-to-1 launches and governance

Remote, Global15y exp

“Solo founder running a venture studio (Mongoose) building AI-personalized products (e.g., faith-based daily devotional, meal planning, and a platform aimed at helping retiring SMB owners sell businesses). Previously at InsideTrack, leveraged a Department of Labor grant program to break into the community college market and secured major contracts ($5M and $3M) by helping institutions craft winning grant applications.”