Vetted Business Development Professionals

Oleg Strakh

Screened

Executive robotics architect specializing in embedded AI and autonomous systems

Vilnius, Lithuania16y exp

“Founder of Workaholic-Robotics, a self-funded physical AI agriculture robotics startup, with hands-on experience spanning product development, customer discovery, commercialization, and fundraising prep. Brings a pragmatic, capital-efficient approach shaped by direct work with growers, dealers, and OEMs, plus accelerator experience through Innovate EU and Grishin Robotics Accelerator in London.”

“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.”

“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.”

Christopher Peacock

Screened

Executive CIO and Enterprise Architect specializing in cloud, security, and IT governance

Remote5y exp

“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.”

Avi Gottlieb

Screened

Mid-level Funding & Business Development professional specializing in SMB finance and SaaS sales

Brooklyn, NY6y exp

“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.”

Michael Jenkins

Screened

Director-level Video Editor & Producer specializing in longform YouTube storytelling

Los Angeles, CA16y exp

“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.”

Rahul Vashisth

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in data-driven and AI-enabled recruiting operations

Arlington, VA12y exp

“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.”

Asifa Aziz Poppy

Screened

Executive Apparel Merchandising & Sourcing Leader specializing in global supply chain

Dhaka, Bangladesh27y exp

“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.”

“Early-stage venture/accelerator operator and co-founder (Decade Ventures) with a systems-driven approach to high-volume founder sourcing and pipeline management. Built non-obvious dealflow channels via international trade missions and embassy networks (Canada, Israel, Netherlands, Singapore, Australia) while running a corporate accelerator at Spring (UK water-sector innovation center). Strong in founder discovery, evidence-based evaluation, and creating standardized partner updates that reduce decision friction.”

“Operator with 10 years of experience helping other businesses grow, now launching their own startup focused on healthy screen time for children ages 2-6. They have completed an initial pitch deck for a brain-friendly kids app and emphasize post-funding execution, scaling, and sustainable systems over capital alone.”

“Early-stage founder exploring an AI-driven enzyme design startup, with prior hands-on experience building an agentic platform for antibody optimization. Combines deep technical biotech/AI knowledge with a disciplined go-to-market mindset focused on bootstrapping, pilots, and validating willingness to pay before raising capital.”

“Full-cycle BDR focused on SMB outbound sales, with strong call-driven prospecting results and a track record as the top performer in their office. They combine disciplined daily systems with tactical, research-based outreach, and have converted marketing pain-point analysis into conversations with both heads of marketing and CEOs.”

“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.”

“Recruiter focused on senior-level placements in the construction/development ecosystem, managing 6 active GC/developer client relationships with access to hundreds of openings while concentrating on 15–20 high-level roles. Typically delivers placements in ~3–5 weeks and has experience scaling recruiting capacity by building teams and partnering with third-party/remote recruiters.”

Darion Jefferson

Screened

Mid-level IT & Cloud Security Specialist specializing in GRC, SOC workflows, and agentic AI automation

Petersburg, VA4y exp

“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.”

Brad Marshall

Screened

Executive Technology Consultant specializing in Microsoft BI and Azure cloud migrations

29y exp

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

“Growth leader with a strong track record in ambiguous, emerging areas—most notably building an agency AEO division from scratch at Roswell and turning AI search visibility into a productized, revenue-linked offering. Also brings deep attribution and analytics rigor from Doctronic, where they unified fragmented paid media measurement, partnered with BI on internal MTA/MMM, and uncovered critical tracking issues affecting funnel performance.”

“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.”

Vasilis Chatzigiannis

Screened

Director-level Strategy & Operations leader specializing in FinTech and consulting

Princeton, NJ29y exp

“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.”

Rebecca Attanasio

Screened

Senior Venture Builder specializing in DTC subscription and partner-led growth

Remote, USA11y exp

“Serial entrepreneur who has built and sold two companies and is now looking to build a new zero-to-one venture within a venture studio. Values fast iteration with strong operator partners, focusing on product/customer experience, early traction, and investor-ready fundamentals (traction, margins, customer signals).”

“Operations/IT leader who has supported venture capital firms by rebuilding and consolidating their tech stacks and improving internal technology usage through training. Previously served as VP of Operations/IT at a VC (AlliedUP), owning IT plus HR and payroll and communicating tech improvements to investors; motivated to found a company and committed to entrepreneurship.”

“Bootstrapped founder of FAMRO LLC with 15+ years spanning startups and corporate roles, including COO experience at an AI/ML startup that built a retail marketing analytics product using camera feeds. Also worked on a clean-tech venture, EnerIO, which won 1st position from Pakistan and was invited to pitch at the GCIP/GEF event in San Francisco in 2015.”