Vetted Market Research Professionals

“Finance professional (Citi) blending strategic account work with hands-on analytics/automation: led Asia’s first digital banking conferences and delivered 6 institutional client acquisitions. Built self-serve dashboards/VBA tools and self-taught Python to create an ML classifier still used daily, and uncovered ~$5M in untapped annual revenue. Experienced partnering with compliance/legal and navigating sensitive regulatory information in FX markets.”

“Seasoned operator with 20+ years across corporate and startup environments, currently serving as CEO of an AI-powered augmented reality company building a 3D heads-up display for cars. Has raised about $3M pre-Series A and is also advising another AR company on automotive commercialization and Series B fundraising, with a strong VC network in deep tech, mobility, and transportation.”

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.”

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.”

Michael Bruno

Screened

Executive HR & Talent Strategy Leader specializing in global organizations and executive search

Sea Girt, New Jersey45y exp

“Early strategic partner recruited by the CEO to help launch and scale Curio Wellness, a vertically integrated medical cannabis/wellness company, from inception to $150M+ in annual revenue. Built scalable governance and operating systems (three-tier governance, P&L ownership, balanced scorecard, KPI dashboards integrated across ERP/CRM/POS) and coached founders/executives to professionalize leadership and execution, including an 18-month plan that doubled revenue while reducing executive turnover.”

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.”