Vetted Business Development Professionals

“Growth/partnership marketer who led Bird Heating & Cooling’s post-rebrand go-to-market and built trackable acquisition loops across Google Search, landing pages, email, and retargeting. Strong at converting local events/sponsorships into measurable leads using QR codes, UTMs, call tracking, and tight lead-routing workflows, and scaling repeatable partnership frameworks.”

“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.”

“Growth/partnerships operator in the creator ecosystem who runs creator-led GTM launches and brand collaborations (not yet a traditional gaming studio partnership). Has executed a baby wellness program launch using Facebook/TikTok/Instagram plus live Zoom Q&As and co-branded partnerships, and designed outcome-based email re-engagement loops to improve repeat engagement; helped drive a campaign that led to a SEA creator award.”

“IT-industry partnerships professional focused on sourcing and negotiating vendor relationships based on customer needs, using quoting workflows to structure mutually beneficial deals. Has leveraged vendor relationships to generate inbound client requests and used email + LinkedIn outreach to reach target audiences; no direct experience in gaming or creator ecosystems.”

“Retail sourcing leader (currently a General Manager) with 11 years at a South Korea-based retailer and 20+ years in non-food product sourcing. Experienced owning end-to-end sourcing from supplier discovery and commercial negotiation through mass production, audits (BV/UL), and on-time delivery to distribution centers, with strong trade compliance/landed-cost focus (HTS, COO, FTA, tariffs/duties).”

“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.”

“Sales Development professional running full-cycle outbound plus inbound qualification, consistently generating 6–8 meetings/month and influencing ~$350k–$550k in pipeline per quarter. Experienced supporting enterprise AEs on complex, multi-stakeholder deals (5–8 stakeholders; mid-5 to low-6 figures), with strong SQL-to-opportunity conversion (70–75%) driven by tight discovery, ICP refinement, and disciplined CRM hygiene.”

“AI startup co-founder and CTO who helped raise $2.6M in seed funding at RedRex and drove product strategy from ideation through execution. Experienced with rapid experimentation and AI-driven prototyping to validate ideas quickly, and has direct exposure to the VC/accelerator ecosystem (Gener8tor) with a market-first approach to building and pitching startups.”

“Entrepreneur/fintech product builder who raised a $100K pre-seed from ex-Google/Microsoft execs and built a real-time, direct-to-vendor bill pay micropayments platform. Previously helped scale Norton LifeLock to 1M users (2003) and also created Karma LA, a fraud-resistant, verified donation system (including VA veteran verification) aimed at improving trust and conversion in giving.”

“Former college basketball coach/player and college administrator who owns and runs an AAU/youth basketball organization in Western NY, impacting 200+ kids and families over ~20 years. Combines hands-on scouting and officiating at exposure events with a current career in sports media/advertising sales, producing content tied to major events (Final Four, NBA, Olympics, NFL).”

“Paid media performance marketer with agency experience owning a high-spend account for ArcPoint Labs, running multi-channel Google Ads (search/display) and Meta campaigns to drive medical testing appointments and sales. Reported lifting ROAS from ~2x to ~6–7x within ~18 months while supporting expansion from 30 to 60 U.S. locations, using disciplined attribution, constant A/B testing, and structured campaign health audits.”

“Content/marketing professional with 15+ years in high-velocity, real-time campaigns (e.g., Rock in Rio; global brands like Coca-Cola) driving engagement and community growth. Positions this playbook for Web3 by tying narrative and distribution to a "social-to-wallet" funnel, iterating rapidly based on engagement and onchain drop-offs to drive actions like TVL and user acquisition.”

“Founder who built and operated a marketing agency (Six Degrees) end-to-end, setting up legal/infrastructure foundations and implementing SOPs, KPIs, and repeatable operating rhythms. Emphasizes operational excellence, predictable delivery, and prioritization based on customer impact, revenue risk, and compliance/safety.”

“Currently at Magnum managing a small global team (NY/London/Paris) and leading analytics operations, including financial reporting for a Shopify-based ecommerce platform. Partnered directly with a newly appointed CFO and COO during a significant org change involving elimination of three global director roles, coached the COO through difficult conversations, and supported a senior promotion that included navigating an H-1B visa process.”

“Senior gameplay/core systems Unity programmer with hyper-casual mobile experience (Neon Play with Voodoo analytics partnership) and shipped F2P engagement mechanics like battle passes and reward/store loops. Built an optimized networked physics replication layer in Unity (compression, batching, interpolation/prediction) leveraging Jobs/Burst for scale, and has collaborated closely with designers, audio (FMOD), and international art teams on projects including Southfield and the Gorillaz Kong project.”

“HR leader/partner with multi-state experience supporting a 2,000-employee population across the US, focused on scaling people infrastructure and reducing compliance risk. Partnered with senior leadership at Always With Love HCA to formalize HR processes via gap analysis and phased change management, and drove HRIS adoption by training 90 clients to move from paper to electronic onboarding and document acknowledgements.”

“Former COO turned President at United Infrastructure Group who helped scale the company from $80M to $450M in revenue (100 to 900 employees) while building an integrated operations/finance operating system using COINS, Power BI, and custom modules. Known for data-driven operational diagnostics (audited financials, project benchmarking) and for leading complex system integrations (including COINS + Tenna) to deliver real-time dashboards and measurable efficiency gains.”

“Quota-beating SaaS seller (118%/115%/125% ramp; top ramp rep at Intellistack) with strong outbound + consultative MEDPIC process. Notable wins include reactivating a churned account into a 3-year agreement with a $30K uplift and closing a ~$90K ACV competitive displacement by proving ~$90K/year savings and navigating legal/security reviews. Interested in a hunter role and targeting $200K OTE ($100K base) with equity at a mid-stage startup.”

“Partnerships and growth operator with experience in the gaming/creator ecosystem, focused on sourcing and negotiating co-branded creator deals and measuring impact via conversions and repeat customers. Uses a cross-industry personal network (media, healthcare, startups) to generate warm introductions that shorten deal cycles and lead to repeat partnerships, and has led targeted GTM launches driven by creator amplification and digital distribution.”

“Global Head of Talent Acquisition–level leader who has managed a 20-person recruiting/sourcing org across North America, Latin America, Europe, and APAC. Personally owned VP/SVP/C-suite hiring for 13 years and drove a data-backed recruiting lifecycle overhaul (interview panels + backups) to address 180–200 day time-to-fill and candidate experience issues, partnering closely with HRBPs and the CFO on headcount and budget.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader from high-volume, customer-centric environments who has managed teams of 18–42 and owned workforce planning, QA calibration, onboarding/training, and process optimization. Notable for redesigning a service-coordinator hiring funnel (standardized competency screening + scheduling automation + revamped onboarding) driving 8–10% service-level gains and faster fills, and for leading cross-functional system implementations with strong reporting/analytics rigor.”

“Talent/recruiting operations leader with 6+ years experience who built end-to-end hiring processes for a ~60-person organization and managed nearly a dozen external recruiters across vendors. Known for streamlining hiring workflows (kickoffs, centralized hiring hubs, dossiers, EA enablement) and cutting time-to-hire from ~90 to ~60 days; hands-on with Lever analytics and Notion-based process documentation/training.”

“Operations-focused advisor with experience helping small and growing businesses implement structured management frameworks (Balanced Scorecard, Value Chain Analysis) and select supporting systems like CRMs. Notably modernized an architectural firm's outdated hardware/software environment through license consolidation, phased replacement planning, and server re-organization—improving morale and speeding drawing production while reducing man-hours and payroll load.”