Vetted Digital Transformation Professionals

“Building a confidential startup in the software security space (no capital raised yet). Has been learning the VC/accelerator landscape through a network of founders and independent research, with a focus on investor readiness and relationship-driven access to VCs. Motivated to found due to repeated layoffs and late-stage hiring pauses, seeking more control while prioritizing family financial stability.”

William Elderton

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in FinTech, cloud platforms, and digital transformation

Austin, TX26y exp

“Seasoned operator with 30 years of experience at multiple startup companies, primarily in venture-backed environments, plus some exposure to private equity-backed firms. The candidate is highly familiar with the VC and accelerator ecosystem, though they clarified they were pursuing a CTO role rather than actively planning to found a startup.”

Vivian Liu

Screened

Senior Sales Manager specializing in B2B tech, FinTech, and marketplace growth

San Francisco, CA9y exp

“Enterprise fintech seller who helped launch a new API-based stored value product at Alipay/Alibaba HK in a highly ambiguous environment, defining the ICP, building outbound from scratch, and creating a repeatable sales motion. Closed self-sourced, compliance-heavy deals worth millions and partnered closely with product, engineering, legal, and commercial leadership to win complex enterprise accounts while the product was still evolving.”

“Senior growth/partnership leader operating at the intersection of cloud, AI, and creator/gaming ecosystems. Has driven >20% QoQ revenue growth and double-digit user growth via ecosystem partnerships, design-partner pilots, and referral loops, and reports shortening sales cycles 25–30% through a strong telecom/enterprise network (Verizon, Dish, T-Mobile, Scotiabank; earlier Cisco/Ericsson).”

Sumaya Shakir

Screened

Executive Technology Leader specializing in SaaS platforms, data ecosystems, and product engineering

24y exp

“Technology leader who drove end-to-end modernization at Dogtopia—building a proprietary SaaS POS/CRM and operations platform plus an AI-powered customer app—using OKR-driven roadmaps and Agile/DevOps delivery. Previously at GE, led a cloud-native AWS data fabric re-architecture with strong security/governance (RBAC, classification, encryption, lineage, virtualization), cutting processing time 60%+ and enabling AI workloads tied to $400M in business value.”

Tonya Jackson

Screened

Executive Supply Chain & People Leader specializing in ESG, product delivery, and corporate governance

Lexington, KY40y exp

“Angel investor (Bluegrass Angels) who advises early-stage companies on product and organizational design, with a background leading corporate back-office (finance/customer service) and supply chain. Proposed and implemented a Global Business Services/shared services unit at a large corporation, building the savings/ROI case and running quarterly progress reviews to ensure adoption and results.”

“Former founder/COO of Modjoul who spent 9.5 years building and scaling the company, including multiple pre-seed and seed raises and growth to 12M with Amazon. Brings a rare mix of operator grit, startup finance discipline, accelerator mentorship through CDL Wisconsin, and hands-on GTM/product launch experience with an 'all costs' founder mentality.”

“Performance marketer with hands-on ownership of $50K+/month spend across Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, and SEO, including healthcare work for Orlando Epilepsy Center. Demonstrated measurable efficiency gains (Meta CPL $300→$90 and 3x ROI) through structured testing, segmentation, and analytics-driven optimization, plus creator strategy improvements on TikTok by shifting to local influencers.”

“Entrepreneur building a bootstrapped AI-based personal agent (inspired by Claude desktop) aimed at making AI assistance accessible to non-technical users. Motivated by improving individuals' daily lives by helping them organize their day and offload simple, repeatable tasks; plans to explore VC/accelerator options but has not raised capital yet.”

Tom Dinwiddie

Screened

Executive IT Leader specializing in global SaaS, cloud transformation, and M&A integration

20y exp

“Technology executive/CTO-type leader with experience at ALLDATA defining and operationalizing an executive-prioritized roadmap, scaling distributed engineering teams (including expansion in Mexico and India), and modernizing products onto a containerized Google Cloud architecture. Highlights include 99.96% reliability, 38% maintenance cost reduction, and strong security/compliance posture (CyberArk, ISO27001, SOC2, SOX).”

Kyle Bashy

Screened

Executive Engineering Leader specializing in cloud security platforms and enterprise applications

Remote, USA22y exp

“Owner and service provider of an IT practice exploring a transition into startup founding. Has spent ~15 years researching the VC/studio/accelerator landscape and evaluates new ideas through forecasting and stakeholder conversations, with a current focus on improving prospecting and qualified lead generation.”

“Candidate is motivated by solving novel problems and brings an innovation mindset from their current work, where they introduced new practices and implemented an automated database change migration process that reduced errors and improved efficiency. They evaluate new ideas rigorously through user research, product discovery, market analysis, and competitive differentiation.”

“Senior public sector sales leader with experience running large territories across the Northeast and TOLA, covering K-12, higher education, state/local government, municipalities, and federal accounts. Brings a consultative, segment-driven approach to growth and cites 20% revenue growth and 5-10% market penetration gains, with notable experience leading cybersecurity-focused education deals involving biometric authentication and secure access challenges.”

Jesse Margareten

Screened

Executive strategy and operations leader specializing in financial services and public policy

New York, NY7y exp

“Operator with experience spanning EY audit, startup strategy/operations, Google, and bank strategy at BHI. Brings a rare mix of financial analysis, startup execution, big-tech operating rigor, and financial-institution product implementation, including DocuSign digitization, a white-labeled credit card launch, and CDARs rollout.”

“Senior technology and transformation leader with 20+ years of experience driving enterprise-scale programs in highly regulated global environments, including Citi and Coca-Cola. Stands out for combining governance, risk, and execution leadership with measurable business impact, including multi-million-dollar savings and delivery of a B2B e-commerce platform that reduced contact center costs through self-service.”