Vetted Contract Negotiation Professionals

“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.”

“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).”

“People/HR leader focused on retention, engagement, and organizational effectiveness—partnering with executives to implement performance review systems, redesign teams for growth, and improve hiring/onboarding. Brings strong employee relations experience (including harassment investigations) and uses people metrics and market research to optimize benefits and drive participation.”

“IT/technology leader (mentions VP of IT) with experience modernizing legacy environments, implementing ERP and dashboarding, and migrating on-prem infrastructure to Microsoft Azure to support remote operations. Has worked in a context described as an acquired company and focused on scaling via automation, analytics, and cross-functional alignment with marketing around lead-generation metrics.”

“Technology leader with experience driving multi-year transformations at Jewelry Supply, including migrating a legacy custom e-commerce platform to SaaS and leading a 3-year ERP program from requirements through implementation and training. Also led a major architecture shift from self-hosted virtualized infrastructure to cloud Kubernetes with a strong DevOps/DevEx focus, emphasizing stakeholder buy-in and scalable processes for distributed engineering teams.”

“Fashion/retail sales and partnerships professional who previously ran an independent multi-line showroom (sales rep for 5 Jr/Young Contemporary lines) and successfully landed a high-profile, celebrity-backed graphic tee line at Nordstrom—driving 80% sell-through from a test order into an all-door program. Leverages SKU-level selling data, OTB/SKU productivity, and hands-on quality control (including chargebacks for off-spec product) to optimize assortments across retail and e-commerce.”

“Supply chain/sourcing leader with experience taking a personal hydration system from idea to product, coordinating 35 custom-component suppliers into a CM-led FATP and logistics flow. Demonstrated trade/tariff risk mitigation by shifting manufacturing from China to Taiwan/Indonesia while standing up logistics plus IQC/OQC and buffering inventory to avoid sales disruption. Known for hands-on supplier qualification/auditing and for turning around supplier performance through clear communication, forecasts, and direction.”

“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.”

“Entrepreneur building a self-funded men's routine/body care startup that originated from developing a topical product to support a brother’s nerve injury recovery, revealing a perceived gap in men’s care. Has also identified and executed a manufacturing coatings opportunity by creating detailed execution plans and building stakeholder trust, and describes a structured, resource-conscious go-to-market approach.”

“Founder/CTO-type candidate with deep exposure to the VC/accelerator ecosystem (Open Angel Forum; HAX/SOSV) and a track record of raising capital, including a $1M seed round in 2017. Built ventures spanning IoT wearable/HUD SaaS for industrial hygiene monitoring and institutional Bitcoin mining/distributed compute infrastructure, and ran a venture from 2017–2025.”

“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.”

“Strategic sourcing professional with strong vendor onboarding and negotiation approach grounded in open-costing transparency and commodity market analysis. Uses critical path trackers and cross-functional milestone governance to protect OTD, and has mitigated duty/commodity volatility by shifting sourcing and locking prices—avoiding a reported 10–12% cost increase while maintaining quality and delivery.”

“Partnership-led growth marketer in a SaaS/coaching context (Breakthrough Academy) who builds co-marketing engines using webinars, podcasts, and downloadable resources. Has delivered large-scale joint webinar results (2,000+ registrants) and landed a major partnership via network/podcast connections, with a strong emphasis on clear partner ops, lead qualification, and data-driven optimization into evergreen acquisition loops.”

“Startup-experienced builder exploring an ambitious “internet 2.0” concept: a decentralized wireless mesh network using custom hardware nodes, with a security-first communications goal. Has thought through adoption mechanics via at-cost node distribution, usage-based crypto incentives, and an AR area-control game to drive network growth; also brings practical insight into what VCs value from working at startups including one owned by a PE firm.”

“Hospitality operator who has opened and started multiple restaurant and bar concepts, with a structured approach from concept/brand story and mission creation through to operational execution. Emphasizes repeatable standards, margin discipline (inventory, portioning, labor), and coaching founders/executives to build scalable, replicable operations.”

“Performance marketer who has personally owned and optimized $300K–$600K/month paid media budgets across Google and Meta, focused on lead gen and pipeline growth. Uses disciplined testing (creative/audience/bid), daily monitoring, and landing page/conversion-path optimization to improve CPL and lead quality, including experience in early childhood education campaigns (e.g., Endeavor).”