Vetted Business Development Professionals

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Enterprise/technical seller with ~2 decades of complex sales experience, focused on high-ACV AI/robotics-style deals. Self-sourced and closed a robotics opportunity into a $500K paid pilot that expanded to $1M, coordinating NDAs and multi-party integrations across NVIDIA GPU/CUDA, camera, and VMS stakeholders. Also founded a startup and built early pipeline from scratch, leading a small sales team to close initial deals in a pre-revenue MVP stage.”

Golden Johansson

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Executive Operations & Consulting Leader specializing in law firms and tribal enterprises

Parkland, FL18y exp

“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.”

Christopher Williams

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Executive Real Estate Investment Leader specializing in military, student, and multifamily housing

West Chester, PA36y exp

“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.”

Sundarajan Swaminathan

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Senior Product Marketing Leader specializing in GTM strategy and RevOps analytics

Dallas, TX7y exp

“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.”

Carla DiNapoli

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Senior Sales Development & Business Development professional specializing in Enterprise B2B SaaS

Nashville, TN10y exp

“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).”

“Performance marketing leader with experience managing a national paid media program at MyEyeDr. averaging $2.2M/month across digital and offline channels for 950+ locations. Stands out for combining rigorous incrementality testing, media mix modeling, and creative experimentation to drive 81% booking growth over two years while lowering CAC by 26%.”

Shane Howard

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Executive technology and operations leader specializing in consulting, SaaS, and digital transformation

Salt Lake City, UT32y exp

“Serial operator and founder with four exits, including a recent business sale after raising $750K, and experience leading 17 acquisitions. Has held CEO, CIO, and global delivery/operations leadership roles across VC-backed, PE-backed, and high-growth companies, with a strong track record in GTM, operational scaling, and building repeatable cross-functional systems for growth and exit.”

“Project/operations leader who has grown from owning small implementation projects to running PMO governance on a multi-year SAP migration at Accenture, and now independently delivers end-to-end automation, CRM, and workflow projects for 4-5 freelance clients across varied industries. Stands out for blending hands-on systems building with strong executive reporting, risk management, and client enablement.”

Harry Hollines

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Executive strategy and corporate development leader specializing in AI-native operations and M&A

14y exp

“Two-decade executive operator who has repeatedly served as the CEO’s right hand inside PE-backed, VC-backed, and growth-stage companies, spanning corporate development, operations, fundraising, and strategy. Particularly differentiated by combining end-to-end M&A execution—including a 6-acquisition roll-up and a $25M PE exit—with AI-native platform building, most recently launching a nationally used proprietary diagnostics platform and a new entrepreneurship business line at the Latino Leadership Institute.”

“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.”

“Global talent acquisition/executive search leader from FIS Global who managed a distributed recruiting org and partnered closely with HRBPs and C-suite leaders. Has driven enterprise-wide recruiting lifecycle improvements (including onboarding programs to reduce attrition) and engaged in strategic initiatives like an AI council tied to product roadmap decisions.”

“Entrepreneurially minded operator with ~20 years in corporate now building a new venture (business plan + MVP in progress) and focused on rapid traction to reach PMF. Previously identified and executed a major student-events opportunity in Milan, scaling from renting a hotel for 800 paying guests to an Olympic village for 5,000, handling logistics, outreach, and team coordination.”

“Early-stage/first sales hire profile with strong outbound motion and process-building experience. Self-sourced and closed a $2.8M Yahoo deal (8-month cycle) using a shared mutual plan to manage stakeholders and timelines, and has recent mid-market ACV wins selling Mapistry to environmental compliance managers by enabling champions to secure internal budget. Has also implemented MEDDICC and built foundational GTM assets (e.g., Quantcast’s first sales deck used in $2B+ of closed business).”

Praveenkumar Angadi

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Director-level telecom sales and solutions leader specializing in AI and 5G

Austin, TX23y exp

“Heads an innovation center at Wipro Technologies and has built go-to-market motions for enterprise private 5G solutions in partnership with Google Cloud, Verizon, and AT&T. Brings a distinctive blend of strategy, partner orchestration, and enterprise deal execution across manufacturing and automotive customers, with experience tailoring tiered offerings and using digital twins to drive pipeline.”

“Regulatory manager at Rally Rd. who functioned as a de facto Chief of Staff to the CFO, driving SEC-related approvals (including IPO/asset approvals) while building firm-wide tracking systems for fundraising and asset status. Also brings Capco consulting experience supporting executive stakeholders on strategic initiatives like target operating models and workflow efficiency, with a strong emphasis on executive alignment and discretion.”

Marty Schneider

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Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech

Redwood City, CA15y exp

“Founder/CEO who built Hometown Heart from the ground up—creating SOPs and standing up hiring, GTM, finance, and investor/government relations—scaling from 6 employees and $100K debt to 350 employees and $40M in annual revenue in 3 years. Led expansion into San Francisco County, proactively managing compliance/licensing and municipal stakeholders to secure early approvals and drive major revenue growth.”

“Senior public sector enterprise sales leader with experience across RedSeal, eIQ, Reconnex, Dhaani Systems, Tufin, and Skybox, specializing in cybersecurity and regulated infrastructure accounts. Stands out for leading multi-region government territories, ranking #1 in 13 of 16 quarters, and winning complex seven-figure deals by tying security and technology investments to compliance, operational resilience, and measurable ROI.”

“Early-career software/AI intern with startup and hackathon experience who blends backend engineering with product communication and user-feedback-driven iteration. Worked in a fast-paced SaaS environment at Airmeet and has experience pitching technical products, refining onboarding/workflows, and thinking beyond pure implementation toward adoption and growth.”

“Candidate brings a cross-functional mix of early-stage startup consulting, marketing analytics, and outbound/GTM exposure, including work with a radiology startup on market positioning and investor-facing materials. They stand out for combining research and data analysis with clear communication, and have a strong self-driven interest in B2B SaaS, workflow automation, and scalable outbound systems.”

Jayakumar Velayutham

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Director-level automotive strategy leader specializing in GTM, data, AI, and value creation

Plano, TX14y exp

“Automotive-focused GTM and strategy leader who built Kaizen Analytix's Automotive and Mobility practice from roughly $250K to $5M in recurring revenue by turning complex enterprise problems into repeatable offerings. Brings a rare mix of consulting, sales, operations, and delivery execution, with deep expertise in trade/tariff workflows and emerging AI use cases for automotive and mobility.”