Vetted Business Development Professionals

“Chief-of-Staff / operations leader who has scaled creative and production organizations through hyper-growth, including growing a creative team from ~30 to 200+ while improving turnaround times and protecting margins. Acts as a founder force-multiplier by installing operating cadences, dashboards, and decision systems, and has built scalable editorial and motion-graphics pipelines tied to growth metrics (e.g., ~$2 CPI and seven-figure media spend scaling).”

“Marketing creative/design systems specialist who led the Renew Communities rebrand end-to-end (logo, typography, color, layout rules) with an emphasis on clarity and scalability across digital, environmental, and print. Builds lightweight, opinionated Figma systems and modular content frameworks for high-volume output, and produces multi-platform marketing video edits using CapCut/Final Cut Pro with reusable templates in an async remote collaboration cadence.”

“Web3 growth/content marketer with hands-on experience running a high-performing Chiliz Group Christmas Advent Calendar campaign that grew the email list 200%+ and achieved 97% daily participation, while boosting ecosystem awareness and contributing to TVL/token sales. Comfortable building early-stage protocol communities via Galxe bounties, ambassador programs, partnerships, micro-KOLs, and PR, and measuring creator-led growth with UTMs/referral codes.”

“Veteran basketball leader with 20+ years coaching at the high school/college level who also owns and operates a large youth/AAU organization and officiates at a high level. Brings a relationship-driven recruiting mindset (athletes, parents, coaches) plus daily social-media scouting and video-based communication/training experience, with strong knowledge of key exposure events like GymRat Challenge and regional showcases.”

“Business development/territory professional with hands-on outbound experience (cold calling, email, LinkedIn, ZoomInfo) and a track record of winning major business through network-driven outreach. Has operated in a chaotic early-stage expansion environment (Rent Kitchens), proactively building workflows and aligning cross-functional teams to create structure.”

“Operator/owner with hands-on experience acquiring and optimizing a moving & storage business, including selecting and implementing a CRM/CSM system that doubled the sales sign rate (33% to 67%) and streamlined estimating. Strong in KPI/cash-flow-driven operational improvement, warehouse/storage workflow design, and mentoring founders/executives by reverse-engineering goals into executable plans; previously co-built and sold a scaffold company after 13 years.”

“Serial entrepreneur and entrepreneurship instructor at Montana State University currently bootstrapping MEETR (meetr.pro), a platform targeting snowsports instructors and outdoor guides, with early customers acquired via paid social, SEO, paid search, and cold outreach. Previously built and scaled EXEC from zero to one to 25,000+ members, culminating in acquisition by Community.co after selling into elite professional organizations and private clubs.”

“Hockey coach and evaluator from a multi-generation hockey family with direct exposure to NCAA D1 and NHL development (brother: USHL, Boston College All-American, 9-year NHL veteran). Coached Pee-Wees and Bantams for 5 years in the Minneapolis metro and has a structured, holistic approach to scouting and player development (on-ice, off-ice, and mental).”

“Operations leader at Bathworks of Michigan who scaled call-center and sales scheduling by commissioning a custom-built tool (drive-time + rep performance routing) as the org grew from ~10 to 30 sales reps, cutting appointment assignment to under 10 seconds. Uses a mix of frontline feedback frameworks and KPI analysis to drive efficiency (e.g., after-hours AI texting + shift changes) and has advised the founder on territory expansion, adding warehouses and leadership layers.”

“Full-cycle enterprise seller with deep retail-adjacent fluency in payments, stored value/wallets, martech, and loyalty. Highlights include a $1.9M ARR ($9.5M TCV) deal and 220% quota attainment ($2.2M closed) while also building a GTM playbook and sales process; has proven ability to navigate acquisitions, shifting priorities, and executive turnover mid-deal.”

“Sourcing/merchandising professional with experience supporting US brands via Youngone Corporation (YHT unit, Bangladesh), managing end-to-end vendor evaluation, FOB/MOQ/lead-time negotiations, compliance and AQL-based quality standards. Uses OTB, SKU productivity, margin and Q-score/customer feedback to rationalize assortments—citing a data-led shift where 30% of styles drove 70% of revenue and reallocating spend to higher-margin sustainable products improved sell-through, margin, and satisfaction.”

“Cross-industry partnerships and GTM operator with experience spanning environmental consulting (hazardous waste abatement/emergency services), employee transportation programs (Best Buy shuttle partnership), and a dance business (product add-on sales). Demonstrates practical negotiation using cost/usage ratios and strong network-driven business development (secured a competitive conference speaking slot via referral).”

“Talent/recruiting operations leader with 3 years of experience managing 5–6 recruiters and owning client/vendor relationships, KPIs, and process improvement. Notably cut time-to-fill by redesigning interview workflows and solved a hard-to-fill rural cryogenic technician search by shifting requirements to HVAC talent and building a train-up pipeline—an approach still used today.”

“Recruiting leader who has managed a 23-person team and drives performance through servant leadership, coaching, and recognition. Partnered with HRBPs on employee-care initiatives to embed assessments/certifications and improve team capability, and successfully pitched the CEO to build a dedicated LinkedIn Recruiter/social media sourcing team that delivered results within months.”

“Fractional CIO/founder-type operator at AHDX Inc, a hybrid-cloud/primary storage solutions startup with a compliance focus targeting healthcare; MVP has completed beta and the company has seed funding while pursuing additional investment. Has supported multiple startups (OmniHR, Combat Connect, 3BX) and cites tangible results tied to DoD/security, Medicare/Medicaid, and Air Force LMS contracts, positioning them as a hands-on "fixer" for early-stage technical strategy and architecture.”

“Video editor/producer with a storytelling-first approach to longform YouTube, spanning both documentary-style musician content (travel/writing songs) and punchy corporate marketing for startups. Has led and mentored remote overseas freelance editors as a marketing content manager at BCG Attorney Search using rubrics/style guides, and has on-set experience as camera operator/DP for The Shade Room and Viacom YouTube content.”

“Sales/BD professional from startup environment (Gigaspaces) who personally owned outbound motions and built multi-step, multi-channel sequences that produced record-breaking quality meetings. Uses LinkedIn Sales Navigator for targeted prospect research, prioritizes C-level decision makers, and applies A/B testing plus AI/automation to scale and improve messaging performance.”

“Hospitality operations leader with hands-on experience building administrative and operational infrastructure for new hotel and restaurant openings (handbooks, training, SOPs, cleaning regimens). Known for developing talent—mentored 7 team members into General Manager roles—and for running multi-property oversight using daily reporting and continuous communication to drive operational improvements.”

“Recruiting leader who manages a team of 3 and remains hands-on with high-impact executive searches. Experienced as a client-facing TA partner to HRBPs, hiring managers, and C-suite stakeholders, using talent mapping, competitive intelligence, and compensation/offer consulting to close critical roles. Drove measurable process improvement by streamlining an interview loop from 7 rounds to 3 to reduce candidate drop-off and improve time-to-fill.”

“Builder/creator who ships practical AI automations and content workflows: created a no-backend website that uses ChatGPT to generate AI agents/manual workflows, and built an inbound/outbound receptionist using n8n and Retell AI (later migrated to Retell workflows). Also produces an AI-written/produced podcast with 55+ hosts and uses tools like Descript and Sora with make.com for batch content creation and scheduling.”

“Has experience working with venture capital firms evaluating target companies for potential acquisitions, focusing on technology maturity, technical stack, and team/human resources assessment.”

“Entrepreneur and turnaround operator who recently sold a patented mobile + connected TV (CTV) technology startup. Took the product from concept and use-case definition through market testing, product planning, and GTM traction, ultimately converting a prospective client presentation to a European regional digital media company into an acquisition; also advises on turnarounds including stalled VC investments.”

“Serial entrepreneur who recently sold a service business to facilitate a move; now looking to start or invest in a new company. Has a track record of executing multiple pest management acquisitions, turning underpriced offerings into high-paying recurring revenue, and improving margins through service-area overlap and headcount optimization.”

“Cross-functional operations/coordination professional with experience aligning finance (including FP&A), vendor management, and operations through structured communication cadences and tools like Asana. Has supported executive productivity by coordinating executive assistants, prioritizing meeting agendas, and triaging inbound email and meeting requests, and has stepped in to resolve finance-team misalignment by clarifying objectives and delivery expectations.”