Vetted Leadership Professionals

“Cross-border (US/Canada) hockey advisor with extensive experience on both the business and operations sides across pro, minor, and junior organizations. Leverages deep relationships with coaches/scouts/GMs and a structured evaluation + development planning process to guide families through Prep/Academy, Junior, NCAA, and U Sports pathways; has helped an athlete jump two levels to Junior A via a targeted 6-month training and mental development plan.”

“Light industrial staffing operations leader who scaled from multi-unit branch manager to Market VP overseeing four Dallas–Fort Worth branches (~$63M annual volume) and 56–58 direct reports. Known for data-driven SOP/operations turnarounds that lifted revenue 30%+ and gross profit 25%+ (President’s Club top 10%), plus leading a multi-market Employee Bridge mobile app pilot and tightening E-Verify compliance for high-volume accounts like HelloFresh.”

“Compensation and payroll professional with hands-on ownership of end-to-end U.S. payroll and strategic compensation work, including a full-cycle comp redesign for 1,500 employees across corporate, sales, and technical roles. Stands out for combining operational payroll rigor with analytical compensation modeling, pay equity work, and finance-grade reconciliation controls.”

“Chief of Staff / cross-functional operator who led complex, multi-subsidiary initiatives at Holding Investment JAS (2019–2023) across the US, Europe, and Latin America—spanning restructuring, M&A, and financial reporting integration—while accelerating executive decision-making and completing three acquisitions ahead of schedule. More recently at SRGE (2023–2024), ran strategic planning plus day-to-day operations for construction accelerator programs, building KPI systems in Notion and Google Data Studio to keep execution tightly aligned to quarterly objectives.”

Matthew Knecht

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Chief of Staff / Legal Operations leader in nonprofit public defense

Neptune, New Jersey11y exp

“Former attorney turned senior operations/Chief of Staff-style leader with ~20 years balancing strategy and day-to-day execution. Led multi-office expansions (e.g., launching a new Detroit office) and built a professionalized finance function with audit-ready controls to free up CEO bandwidth. Also led an emergency COVID-era shift to remote operations while safeguarding safety, morale, and revenue.”

“Composer/music editor using Ableton Live with a precision-focused, minimal-plugin workflow and AI-assisted loudness targeting. Recently scored a high-fashion documentary featuring a past-to-present transition, using a deliberate shift from piano/strings to synth orchestration to change emotion and pacing while preserving narrative continuity. Also has experience iterating with editor/producer notes on corporate training content to maintain retention and comedic timing.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”