Vetted Business Development Professionals

“Operations executive (Plant/Operations Manager → COO/CEO) with hands-on experience launching a greenfield manufacturing plant for Deluxe and driving Lean/cellular transformations. As COO/CEO at Midland Radio, grew the business from ~$40M to ~$63M in 4 years, scaling marketing headcount (3→15) and building 9 sales channels while optimizing manufacturing layouts and cross-training teams.”

“Investment professional (Associate Investor) with private-capital experience coordinating full acquisition due diligence across multiple workstreams and stakeholders (including lenders and external advisors). Has built lightweight operating cadences and pipeline visibility systems to improve executive decision-making and reduce reactive work; also has early-career experience in incubators/accelerators supporting founder workflows.”

“Brand and growth marketer with experience spanning global CPG and corporate brands through to healthcare/pharma and financial services. Known for consumer-insight-led repositioning and measurable, digital-first acquisition (notably CTV), plus executing U.S. market entry and scaling distribution into major retailers and pharmacies within months.”

“Operations leader with repeated startup/entrepreneurial experience building internal operating systems from the ground up—creating department-by-department SOP/policy manuals and implementing KPI-driven management. Strong in diagnosing issues via operational/financial data and rolling out scalable people systems (structured interviews, training/certifications, onboarding) with retention measured across 14/30/60/90-day cohorts.”

“US leader for Freeman Clark (fractional IT leadership services) who drove a >$1.5M capital raise tied to repositioning the US business as a standalone entity. Previously led a turnaround at Environmental Data Resources by unifying fragmented data/SaaS platforms and landing Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase on significant 5-year subscriptions through co-designed solutions; also has GTM leadership experience in a PE-backed startup (LogicSource) spanning sales through delivery alignment.”

“Audio post-production and music editor/composer specializing in Pro Tools-based sound design, mixing, and music edits for picture. Has delivered immersive 360/5.1 mixes for narrative film scenes and created music + SFX for YouTube animation, plus commercial work where they iterated quickly on producer notes to land a client-ready, danceable track.”

“Fashion buyer/category manager with end-to-end ownership of Shopbop’s evening business, using Excel-driven classification and pricing tier analysis to uncover demand opportunities and deliver +20% above annual sales target on higher margin. Experienced negotiating vendor sell-through agreements (e.g., Marchesa Notte) and using RTV to reduce inventory risk while maintaining full-price selling; also has a track record coaching buyers to drive incremental revenue (e.g., $350K unplanned full-price sales via an exclusive delivery).”

“Hockey analytics and scouting professional who started in college doing video tracking for an analytics vendor contracting with NHL teams, then evaluated amateur prospects with the Chicago Blackhawks. Currently with Prodigy, delivering data-plus-video player development support (Zoom reviews, strengths/areas-to-improve clips) and has driven measurable improvement for a Chicago Mission U14 client, leading to renewed engagement.”

“Growth creative/performance marketer from BYJU'S (India) who runs disciplined creative experimentation across Meta, TikTok, and YouTube. Notably shifted messaging from feature-led to outcome/testimonial-led creative, delivering CPA down 27%, ROAS up 35%, and +11% trial-to-paid conversion, and has experience leading a small creative pod (editors + writer) with a rapid-iteration production system.”

“Brand and growth marketer with experience refining Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s brand across 62+ mall locations, using family-focused event programming to increase attendance and tracking results via ticket sales and website sign-ins. Brings 15 years in the entertainment/music/creator ecosystem, including artist representation and label deal experience, and applies that partnership mindset to multi-channel campaigns (owned web + third-party sites) and SEO-driven acquisition.”

“Operations leader (including COO experience) who has built and optimized internal operating systems for growing organizations, notably formalizing SOPs, org structure, KPIs/incentives, and business continuity for a scaling law firm. Also experienced translating board-level direction into executable, measurable plans at Seminole Tribe of Florida, using clear visuals and dashboards to mentor leaders without formal operations backgrounds.”

“Early GMH Associates employee who helped build the business development/operations approach that capitalized on new DoD MHPI legislation, scaling from a 4-person team to a national privatized military housing leader. Cites a turnaround from negative NOI to $50M NOI and growth to 1,400+ employees across 56 properties valued at $10B+, driven by KPI-based management, monthly P&L/satisfaction reviews, and strong client discovery and delivery discipline.”

“Sales development professional with strong outbound and enterprise support experience, generating $2.5M pipeline and 15–20 meetings/month with a 45% meeting-to-opportunity conversion rate. Broke into the financial sector using ZoomInfo/LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Outreach sequencing, and helped win a $250K Nevada Department of Corrections deal by nurturing a CISO relationship over 8 months; known for exemplary Salesforce hygiene (Trailblazer certified).”

“Cross-functional product/engineering leader with startup and enterprise experience (Whimstay, Wells Fargo, Leap AI Technologies). Has owned end-to-end delivery including UI and payment architecture—built a multi-customer reservation payment flow using pre-auth plus event/timer-driven reminders and handled tricky edge cases like date changeover. Also introduced lightweight process (Jira, sprints, team/module structuring) to increase delivery speed in an early-stage AI document-matching startup.”

“Cross-functional operator with experience hiring and standing up a product support function, then reducing ambiguity across Sales/CS/Product Support through clear roles and KPI-driven accountability. Reported outcomes include +20% customer satisfaction, +40% employee engagement, and -10% churn, with an emphasis on structured execution (deliverables/deadlines/follow-ups) and proactive risk/disaster recovery planning.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing a team of 5 recruiters and stepping in hands-on for high-impact executive searches. Recognized with a Gold Star Award at PTC Therapeutics for partnering closely with a VP Marketing on a critical Director-level hire through offer negotiation, and drove time-to-fill reductions at Johnson & Johnson by implementing and tracking improved search strategies.”