Vetted Leadership Professionals

“Former U18 AAA (Belle Tire Detroit) player who was drafted to the USHL (Muskegon Lumberjacks) and played a full NAHL season (Keystone Ice Miners), then pivoted to college golf. Uses his own adversity/transition experience to guide youth and junior players with a holistic approach (on-ice traits, consistency, character, and mental skills) and is comfortable producing educational social media content for hockey families.”

“Serial founder and agency leader (recent agency exit with completed 3-year earn-out) currently serving as COO but prefers CEO/founder role. Spun Camp Native out of an agency after spotting a hospitality tech gap, raised venture funding, scaled partnerships to 800+ properties, and led the company to a private equity acquisition. Uses AI tools to dramatically accelerate go-to-market, research, and validation cycles.”

“Brazil-based artist/VFX generalist building their own PC/mobile game and handling all VFX solo, using an After Effects-to-Unreal Niagara workflow. Has hands-on real-time optimization habits in Unreal (reducing casts, avoiding Event Tick, LODs, widget optimization) and leverages ChatGPT/Gemini plus Udemy/docs to upskill in Blueprint-driven systems.”

“Executive Assistant to the CEO at Bhon Bhon LLC with strong cross-functional program execution experience—built dashboards, trackers, and centralized task systems to improve executive alignment and delivery. Reported measurable operational gains (20% faster admin turnaround, 20% onboarding improvement) while supporting launches, investor materials, hiring/onboarding, and client projects.”

“Entrepreneur with education administration experience now forming an AI-in-education startup concept focused on augmenting instruction with better AI tools. Previously opened and scaled a coffee roasting franchise in Asia into cafes and exited after strengthening the business financially, demonstrating international regulatory navigation and government relationship-building.”

“Boutique owner and fashion buyer with end-to-end denim category ownership across in-store and e-commerce, delivering strong sell-through (88%), high gross margin (56%), and improved inventory turns (2.8 to 3.6) through size-curve and depth optimization. Experienced in wholesale vendor negotiations (including refunds/style swaps for production flaws) and using loyalty-driven preference data to increase repeat customer behavior; has merchandising training from Parsons and uses WSM trend research plus Excel-based hindsight analysis to inform buys.”

“Digital/performance marketer with 3+ years of experience running paid social and search, including managing a $50K/month budget across Meta and Google Ads for lead gen and sales. Emphasizes full-funnel channel allocation (TikTok/Meta for discovery, Google for intent), structured testing using CPA/CTR/CVR/ROAS, and pragmatic optimization tactics like creative refreshes and audience expansion to counter fatigue and saturation.”

“Canadian AAA hockey player turned NCAA Division I baseball scholarship athlete (University of Dayton) who also gained exposure to the sports agent world through MLB interest and working with an agent. Now based in Pittsburgh with strong Ontario and Pittsburgh hockey networks, combining recruiting insight, team-captain leadership, and social-media education to support players and families through hockey pathways.”

“Built and marketed a live free-to-play web word game (Techies WordFinder) from scratch using the Lovable AI platform, reaching 100+ users in under a month. Iterated quickly based on player feedback, reporting a 28% UX improvement and +32 seconds average time per user, and demonstrates practical live-ops and F2P analytics/A-B testing knowledge.”

“Product leader with experience spanning startups and enterprise-scale logistics in MENA, building and managing web/mobile business interfaces including dashboards, admin tools, marketplaces, and B2B quoting systems. Brings a metrics-driven approach to product health and experimentation, plus strong player-informed understanding of core F2P mechanics and live-ops planning.”

“Game designer/developer building systems-heavy gameplay in Unreal Engine 5 using Blueprints, including an RPG narrative/quest framework (dialogue + quest segmentation, HUD/logbook) and an in-progress FPS with ammo and perk-driven playstyles (e.g., tech hacking routes). Demonstrates strong playtest-driven iteration, including major narrative restructuring for clarity and cutting an inventory system after repeated negative feedback.”

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with 22 years of experience managing large onsite/offshore teams (100+ at peak) and running VMS-driven delivery for multi-industry accounts (telecom, health insurance, retail). Has implemented ATS-based resume databases and reporting dashboards to improve turnaround time, productivity tracking, and coverage planning across multiple client/vendor relationships.”

“JV and freshman boys coach at Lincoln High School and AAU coach with 17+ years as an athlete trainer who has sold training packages. Demonstrated real recruiting impact by introducing a talented player to college coaches at a tournament, leading to an offer, and is comfortable scouting via film/social media and creating on-camera content (AI, YouTube, highlight videos).”

“Built AI-EDU, an AI/LLM-powered learning platform created for a Technology Entrepreneurship class that predicts student engagement and generates personalized learning insights. Emphasizes strong data preprocessing/feature engineering on noisy student data, and has experience operationalizing workflows with basic Airflow/Prefect plus reliability practices (edge-case testing, metrics, logging, guardrails) and stakeholder-friendly dashboards/summaries.”