Vetted Contract Negotiation Professionals

Paul Kasinski

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive CIO/CTO specializing in enterprise transformation across retail, e-commerce, and AI

Santa Monica, CA17y exp

“Senior technology executive (CTO/SVP Technology, also board member) with experience modernizing legacy environments and scaling teams in high-growth and PE-owned contexts. Architected a standardized enterprise platform (ERP/WMS/CRM/POS/eComm/DWH/BI/integration) to rapidly migrate acquisitions—moving 7 companies in under 3 years and cutting migration timelines ~4x—while also driving major org redesign and hiring acceleration (30+ hires in 6 months).”

Benjamin Staeheli

Screened

Executive banking operations leader specializing in transformation, BPaaS, and payments

Zürich/Berne, Switzerland29y exp

“Operator with private-equity-backed scaling experience who standardized and automated global service delivery into a centralized CoE model to improve scalability and unit economics. Led company-wide Toyota Kata adoption (100+ processes improved) and an enterprise AI implementation generating $10M net contribution, with strong PE board communication and metric-driven execution.”

Paul Baker

Screened

Director-level Video & Creative Producer specializing in branded storytelling and studio operations

Remote, CA15y exp

“Senior video editor/motion-focused post-production leader with 18+ years in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects, including Creative Cloud 2025 AI tools and Dynamic Link workflows. Managed the Google Analytics YouTube channel for hundreds of videos over 6 years at Google, and has delivered brand-critical work for major enterprises (Google, Visa, Capital One, ServiceNow), including tight-turn executive-facing motion pieces.”

Alan Cardenas

Screened

Executive General Counsel / Chief Legal Officer specializing in public company governance and M&A

Flemington, New Jersey23y exp

“Sitting General Counsel/executive leader who helped post-IPO Coursera transition from founder-led to scaled global enterprise by embedding legal, compliance, governance, and risk management into the operating model (including committees, OKRs, and automated compliance/contract tooling). Also led high-stakes international response work (coordinated exit from Russia) and brings prior Siemens North America supply chain/procurement leadership experience in a blended business/legal role.”

Rich Espinoza

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in media distribution and enterprise revenue growth

Los Angeles, CA30y exp

“Senior media sales and distribution executive with 25+ years at NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television, leading national account strategy across U.S. broadcast groups, affiliates, and platform distributors. Most notably helped lead Seinfeld renewal negotiations that generated more than $300M in licensing revenue, while also steering distribution strategy through the industry's shift from linear TV to streaming, FAST, and AVOD.”

“Startup operator with experience across more than 12 startups, focused on taking early-stage companies to the next level from a growth and development standpoint. Highly familiar with the venture capital, studio, and accelerator ecosystem, and motivated by fast execution, cross-functional ownership, and building alongside strong teams.”

“Operator focused on scaling and growing organizations, with experience in PE/VC-backed environments. Familiar with PE/VC and accelerator/studio models and how to apply them to create business agility and rapid experimentation while preserving innovation as companies scale.”

“COO at Malk Partners who led a ~75-person org and managed a 6-month sell-side diligence process while still delivering growth targets. Known for building executive alignment and accountability through clear KPIs, strong 1:1 operating rhythms (including N-2s), and board-level strategy projects, and for scaling planning processes by pushing AOP ownership to business unit leaders with templates and coaching.”

“Hospitality entrepreneur who founded and launched Hotel Lucine, a hotel resort in Galveston, TX, raising approximately $30M and opening in 2023. Led the venture end-to-end—from business model and investor pitches to entity structuring, deal docs, design/construction (including acting as primary general contractor), and ongoing operations spanning service standards, finance/capital strategy, brand, and event bookings.”

“Operator with consulting and startup experience who has led founder-level, zero-to-one initiatives across highly complex domains—from conceiving and launching an $80M, 80m maritime disaster-response vessel for Global Support & Development (Sergey Brin’s org) to acting as a cross-functional leader at Windfall Bio spanning regulatory, GTM, partnerships, and R&D. At Deloitte, owned the Omnia ESG software roadmap and drove >30% faster delivery through standardization/automation, and was tapped to train other managers on their operating cadence system.”

“B2B SaaS MarTech/GTM seller with 7+ years experience across Adobe Marketo, Salesforce, and TriNet; known for disciplined daily outbound and trigger-based prospecting. Self-sourced and closed a $300K/3-year Marketo Engage deal (MNTN) by multi-threading marketing and ops stakeholders and quantifying ROI, and has led org-wide enablement (trained 400+ sellers) on ZoomInfo-driven, trigger-based outreach.”