Vetted Go-to-Market Strategy Professionals

James Conroy

Screened

Director of Private Capital Markets specializing in private secondary liquidity transactions

New York, NY11y exp

“Private-capital/ECM professional (CFA charterholder) who moved into Carta’s private capital space and built data-driven reporting and pipeline systems. Led a cross-functional effort to productize an internal tender offer seller model into a self-serve report to scale capacity and support GTM, while maintaining executive alignment and rigorous discretion with sensitive financial data.”

“Entrepreneur and investor with hands-on experience launching a startup, investing in numerous startups (including ones that later went public), and acquiring startups for mature enterprises that drove growth. Brings a disciplined, finance-oriented approach to evaluating opportunities—value proposition, competitive intensity, and risk/expected value—shaped by firsthand experience with venture funding disputes.”

Wendy Liu

Screened

Mid-level growth marketing manager specializing in digital strategy and analytics

New Haven, CT4y exp

“Early-career candidate with internship experience spanning podcast/community outreach and B2B SaaS outbound campaigns. They stand out for combining personalized research, webinar-led demand generation, and data-driven email optimization, citing results such as 60% open rates, roughly 100 booked consultations, and a 40% conversion lift from CTA changes.”

Bianca Polycarpe

Screened

Executive Chief of Staff specializing in consumer brands, finance, and operations

New York, NY10y exp

“Operator with a rare mix of investor/analyst roots and hands-on merchandising, demand planning, and chief-of-staff leadership across startups and major beauty brands like Chanel and Jones Road. She has led complex cross-functional initiatives from global inventory reallocation to international market launches, including a Europe expansion that generated $10M in first-year incremental revenue.”

“Enterprise product leader with a rare mix of hardware, software, AI, pricing, and GTM experience across Polycom and Mitel. He led a major Polycom portfolio transformation that revived growth in a mature category, and has also driven AI-enabled contact center workflows and ML-based customer targeting programs with measurable commercial impact.”

“MBA-trained operator-investor who interned in venture capital at Marquee Ventures while also founding GoodBites Brisket Jerky. Brings a rare combination of startup evaluation experience and true zero-to-one execution, having built outbound sales, sourced manufacturers, created a website with Claude Code, and run day-to-day operations for a specialty food brand.”

michael rosenbloom

Screened

Executive technology services leader specializing in cloud, managed services, and outsourcing

Tel Aviv, Israel29y exp

“Operator with founder/COO/CEO experience in professional services, managed services, and cloud services (Adjoined Consulting, Virtustream, Lemongrass). Known for instrumenting businesses with real-time pipeline/backlog-to-resource planning systems and for building sales organizations end-to-end, including bookings-based comp plans that drove ~40% CAGR. As VC-backed non-founder CEO, scaled Lemongrass from ~$25M to ~$100M run-rate and applied AI to de-risk SOW/costing and to improve service desk efficiency and gross margin.”

“Public speaker and technology strategist focused on how space will impact other industries, with audiences ranging from mid-career professionals to executives. Has operated across the startup ecosystem through Kauffman Foundation, Singularity University, and Starburst, and previously served as CTO at Gantri building process and ROI models to improve system performance. Especially compelling for early-stage, frontier-tech, or space-adjacent companies that need someone who can bring order to ambitious ideas.”

“Founder-turned-investor with a rare blend of startup building, technology investment banking, and growth-stage climate tech investing. Built and pivoted Bizi through direct customer discovery, then advised tech companies at Citi and led 30+ diligences at Carbon Direct Capital, including helping drive a $20M investment in optical AI chip company Neurophos.”

“International development and consulting professional with experience spanning Deloitte, McKinsey, the World Bank, IFC, IDB, and the International Rescue Committee. She has led multi-million-dollar global programs, authored proposals and published research, operated in emergency relief settings across East Africa, and even launched her own startup—bringing a rare mix of strategy, finance oversight, field execution, and high-level stakeholder management.”

Omri Galor

Screened

Mid-level quantitative analyst and startup founder specializing in predictive analytics and FinTech

New York City, NY7y exp

“Analytical operator with an unusual mix of public-sector strategy, startup investing, Deutsche Bank quantitative risk work, and hands-on startup cofounding. He has operated from institutional finance to zero-to-one execution, including driving a model improvement that reduced unnecessary loss impact by tens of millions and helping convert startup partnership outreach into a formal acquisition review.”

“Serial entrepreneur with two prior successful exits (Brownstoner.com and Smorgasburg) and a track record in real estate value creation (commercial project with Goldman Sachs sold for 5x). Currently building an architectural salvage marketplace (diggable.com) with major dealers onboard and thousands of items uploaded, and has fundraising experience with HNWI and major investment banks; also a strong communicator and published nonfiction author (2024).”

“Senior technology and venture-oriented leader pursuing a CTO role, with hands-on experience advising an AI startup and a VC firm while also building incubation and technology advisory functions at Iron Mountain. Notably brought a cybersecurity product to market in six months and helped position a blockchain product through early deal development, showing a strong blend of product, strategy, and venture-building capability.”

Melanie Fawcett

Screened

Executive product and customer success leader specializing in AI/ML platforms

Redwood City, CA29y exp

“Product leader who founded the Product Analytics domain at DataRobot and drove discovery for an MLOps platform later recognized by Gartner. Stands out for combining deep customer research with hands-on NLP analysis to shape roadmap priorities, then translating that into a shipped product that drove retention and upsell.”

“Commercial GTM leader and former managing director with over a decade of experience building partner-led growth strategies and closing revenue-generating deals for major consumer brands. Has operated both as an advisor and an in-house GM, with hands-on ownership across market mapping, channel strategy, negotiations, and launch execution. Stands out for tying strategy directly to measurable business outcomes, including significant lift for Caesars and successful program development for JetBlue.”

Varna Sharma

Screened

Senior Product Marketing Manager specializing in sustainable materials and data center cooling

Midland, MI9y exp

“Global marketer currently at Dow owning end-to-end strategy across go-to-market, channel, customer engagement, promotion, and innovation, with heavy cross-regional executive alignment. Previously at Modern Meadow, made data-driven product strategy calls (e.g., resisting a high-profile Wimbledon footwear request to stay on a higher-margin handbag launch path) and is adept at streamlining stakeholder communication using targeted meetings and async documentation.”

Vandana Ravi

Screened

Mid-level GTM analytics professional specializing in strategy, operations, and growth

New York, NY6y exp

“Engineer and current MBA student making a post-MBA pivot into venture capital, with a strong track record of sourcing and nurturing early-stage founder relationships. She combines technical curiosity in AI with deep NYC ecosystem networking and says she has translated hundreds of qualified founders into conversations with relevant VCs.”

Ravid Chowdhury

Screened

Principal investor and operator specializing in venture, growth equity, and startup finance

Cambridge, MA13y exp

“Former founder turned investor/operator who has raised $45M+, made 50+ VC investments, and built an angel syndicate that leads pre-seed rounds and takes board seats. Brings a rare mix of founder empathy, accelerator access (Techstars, C10 Labs, Seedstars), and hands-on portfolio support, with standout outcomes including 90x/9x exits and helping companies like Drivana and Truck Lagbe scale and raise follow-on capital.”

“Senior product leader from Atlassian with a strong track record in web growth, AI/ML personalization, ecommerce, and platform modernization. They led a major funnel turnaround, launched Atlassian's first self-service cloud cart that generated $75M in year one, and delivered sales automation products that drove $180M while demonstrating strong cross-functional and people leadership.”

“Global GTM executive and startup co-founder with 20+ years across Microsoft, Nuance, Powa, Omgeo, and AI startups, focused on taking software platforms from zero to meaningful scale. Particularly compelling for enterprise and vertical SaaS roles: he has repeatedly built new-market pipeline engines, closed complex cross-border deals, and driven outcomes like $0 to $12M ARR in a year and regional growth to $35M+ and $60M+ ARR.”