Vetted Go-to-Market Strategy Professionals

Rahil Khan

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in digital transformation, AI, 5G, and telecom platforms

Frisco, TX26y exp

“Founder of a cloud-based TV sharing startup who has already raised angel and Series A funding, then pitched larger VCs in New York and Silicon Valley using an MVP and live demos. Demonstrates practical knowledge of the VC and accelerator landscape, stage-appropriate fundraising, and capital-efficient startup building.”

“Partnerships/integrations leader with experience running multiple simultaneous ISV launches and executive-level cross-functional cadences. Created a CEO-backed, data-driven partner/integration prioritization scorecard that helped increase partnership revenue 13.5x, and has operated in high-confidentiality environments supporting major global product launches (Samsung).”

“Product-focused operator with ~20 years experience helping both large companies and newer market entrants launch successful products, with a strong emphasis on disciplined product-market fit in emerging markets. Has personal investing exposure as an LP in two private funds and is researching seed-stage angel investing, and is motivated to found a consumer/software venture built with lean execution and clear defensibility.”

Paul Hartwick

Screened

Executive Communications & Marketing Leader specializing in corporate reputation and crisis comms

New York, NY20y exp

“Advisor to early-stage companies (including an AI-driven market research startup) focused on building disciplined marketing/business development operations—audience targeting, content/social planning, and structured client follow-up. Former JPMorgan Chase leader who combined government relations, community relations, employee communications, and media efforts to improve local-market reputation and maximize reuse of activities across audiences. Acts as a "gray-haired" founder advisor; recently guided pricing decisions that led to higher revenues.”

“Enterprise customer success / account leader with experience owning large accounts end-to-end (onboarding through renewal) and delivering strong outcomes (95% retention, >90% usage, 98% CSAT). Demonstrates strong executive stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership—running war rooms to unblock integrations quickly and influencing product roadmap based on aggregated enterprise feedback (30% reduction in customer issues). Also brings GTM/analytics and CRM reporting expertise to modernize attribution and forecasting workflows for global enterprise customers.”

Jay Butler

Screened

Executive GM specializing in marketplace growth, P&L leadership, and digital acquisition

Tulsa, OK16y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with a decade+ of experience running businesses (teams, P&Ls, partnership scaling) now building a free, AI-driven fitness/nutrition/mental health platform with a B2B2C monetization model. Plans to fund the venture by leveraging equity from a current business exit (sale/IPO) and to launch via influencer equity partnerships and local wellness business collaborations.”

Grant Ge

Screened

Mid-level Venture Capital Investor specializing in deep tech, climate tech, and industrial AI

Houston, TX6y exp

“Investor/VC-style operator focused on proactive founder sourcing and early-stage evaluation, leveraging ecosystem relationships, events, and thesis-driven research in industrial/energy domains. Has concrete examples of advancing industrial digitalization and industrial sensing opportunities, and of nurturing a cold outreach into an active pipeline by helping founders validate markets and pivot a modular battery/BMS concept toward an RV trailer use case.”

“Operations-focused advisor with experience at DFC supporting entrepreneurs and early-stage companies with governance/policy review, fundraising materials, and scaling operations. Helps founders reduce bottlenecks through org design and targeted strategic hires, and pairs operational plans with capital by connecting teams to VC/foundation investors. Uses internal surveys and resource-allocation discussions to prevent burnout and enable sustainable long-term growth.”

“Enterprise performance marketing/account leader who managed a finance advertiser end-to-end for ~3 years, maintaining 100% retention while expanding from 3 to 11 geographies and hitting 101% of annual targets. Strong in experimentation-led growth (risk-managed A/B tests for bidding strategy adoption) and in translating customer pain into scalable product improvements (automated daily reporting feature adopted across the platform).”

James Hallahan

Screened

Director-level Product & Growth Marketing leader specializing in gaming and consumer tech

Remote14y exp

“Growth and brand marketing leader with senior experience across gaming (PlayStation Plus; Head of Marketing at Devsisters; also mentions Imangi), known for data-driven UA scaling (LTV/ROAS), systematic creative testing, and integrated multi-channel launches that drove app store #1 rankings and improved retention/revenue. Also an active DJ and event producer with hands-on creator/influencer program experience, bringing strong creator-culture intuition to performance marketing.”