Vetted Marketing Professionals

Bhaskara Naidu

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in SaaS, Product & GCC tech hiring

Hyderabad, India14y exp

“Recruiting leader with 4+ years of people management experience, leading a team of 8 direct-report recruiters and staying hands-on in high-impact executive searches (including senior engineering leadership). Strong HRBP and executive stakeholder partner who uses KPI-driven reviews, structured interviewing, and dashboards to improve quality and cut hiring timelines ~20–25%, while also reducing agency reliance through source-mix and cost-impact analysis.”

Richie Henderson

Screened

Director of Athletic Operations and Basketball Coach specializing in school athletics and compliance

19y exp

“Veteran college/high school basketball coach and recruiter with a proven track record signing elite talent (7–8 ESPN Top 100 players) and contributing to top-ranked recruiting classes (including #1 in Conference USA and multiple Big 12 Top 25 classes). Also produces athletic department and recruiting video content, with strong editing skills in Final Cut Pro/CapCut and comfort being on camera for social media.”

Kela Olsen

Screened

Director-level sales professional specializing in medical devices and sports business

Loomis, CA22y exp

“Former Division I standout and professional baseball player turned college recruiter, coach, academy owner, and athlete advisor with deep Northern California baseball relationships. He combines data-driven player evaluation, consultative family guidance, and a strong coach/scout network to help athletes navigate recruiting and development decisions, with outcomes including 90%+ transfer/pro signing rates at Sierra College and early advocacy for players like Nick Madrigal.”

“Beauty buyer/merchant with hands-on experience owning supplier sourcing, sampling, pricing, and online sell-through. Reports delivering 10-20% cost reductions, 100% on-time delivery, and 2x sales growth through supplier optimization and relationship-driven negotiations.”

Stephen Pappachen

Screened

Director-level physician consultant specializing in clinical operations and healthcare administration

Lakeland, FL31y exp

“Clinician and former Center Medical Director with experience building operations from the ground up across OB/GYN practice and plasma donation settings. Brings a distinctive blend of clinical oversight, quality improvement, safety-focused implementation support, and protocol/algorithm authoring, especially in regulated healthcare environments.”

“Sales professional with experience building outbound motions in both life sciences and field-services environments. Stands out for turning lab-level wins at Fred Hutch into an institutional sale through multi-threading and champion-led expansion, and for helping Roadside Response grow from no revenue to $5M+ in under 3 years by refining ICP and compliance-driven messaging.”

Ben Coats

Screened

Executive technology leader specializing in startups, SaaS, and cloud-native platforms

Newport, VT24y exp

“Early-stage technical advisor working fractionally with an AI health tech startup focused on autism therapy, helping turn a functional prototype into a deployable enterprise application. Brings a mix of hands-on coding, infrastructure/Terraform experience, and founder-oriented thinking around market opportunity, studio fit, and right-to-win.”

“Former Defense Intelligence Agency analyst turned startup operator, venture investor, and chief of staff with a strong track record in lean, high-ambiguity environments. Brings a rare blend of intelligence-style synthesis, startup execution, and institutional capital formation experience, including supporting a $10M Series A raise and helping drive fundraising for a $400M fund across Gulf, MENA, and US markets.”

“Operations-focused advisor who has helped organizations scale through major transitions (including doubling headcount and moving from fully remote to hybrid) by implementing structured scheduling, space planning, and documented processes. Uses EOS/Level 10 to drive accountability and execution, and has mentored a young executive team through role definition, ownership transfers, and exit planning culminating in a $12M sale.”

“Operations-focused advisor/operator who helps early-stage and scaling companies create alignment and execution rigor through OKRs, integrated tool stacks (Asana/Slack/HubSpot/Salesforce), and KPI/BI dashboards. Notably improved a mid-sized e-commerce company’s order fulfillment efficiency by 30% by automating data flow between sales and logistics via an integrated inventory management system, and mentors non-ops founders using a 'Translate–Simplify–Empower' model.”

Andrew Stock

Screened

Executive sales and operations leader specializing in solar, staffing, and growth strategy

Sacramento, CA24y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with prior CEO experience leading a SaaS company in the solar space, including two years of venture fundraising, accelerator participation, and raising two small rounds of capital. Currently consulting for a startup with an option to become CEO, but is selectively seeking stronger opportunities based on sharp judgment around business model viability, founder quality, and market risk.”

“Founder building Hubub, a digital concierge startup that automates business client entertainment workflows from reservations and ticketing to CRM updates and expense reporting. They have a business plan, 500 beta users, positive traction around event discovery, and are exploring a partnership with a major credit card company while prioritizing compliance and expense features next.”

“Private-sector sales leader with region-wide experience in property management, overseeing both asset performance and sales teams. Brings hands-on ownership across pricing, recruiting, training, CRM discipline, and performance management, with a structured approach to market expansion and coaching.”

“Banking and lending professional with 15+ years managing a nationwide book of business and a track record as a top 5 lender at First Bank. Brings strong end-to-end commercial lending execution, including a $5MM healthcare facility deal, 3-5% YoY revenue growth, and a 2025 pipeline totaling $65MM in closings.”

“Product leader with recent experience at Metavol building analytics and AI capabilities, including a net-new Power Analytics product that drove $2.5M ARR in its first year. Combines BI and healthcare workflow expertise with strong user-centered modernization work, including simplifying complex reporting through LLMs and improving legacy product usability by removing VPN/RDP friction.”

“Founder-led CRM/lifecycle marketer and early-stage operator who built a narrative-driven email program at Andine, contributing to 3x Black Friday sales YoY through segmentation and A/B-tested optimization. Also helped launch the Cleo concept shop, generating $200K in first-quarter revenue while owning backend operations (inventory, reporting, vendor outreach) and hiring/training a 4-person sales associate team.”

Evan Tobias

Screened

Director-level sales leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and strategic partnerships

New York, NY20y exp

“Sales leader who was the first Director of Sales at Statista and built the function from the ground up, scaling the team from 6 to 27 and ARR from $5M to $33M in five years. Brings strong public sector and healthcare sales experience, including a $500K Kaiser Permanente deal, plus hands-on expertise implementing CRM/process infrastructure and creating new verticals that doubled revenue.”

Marcus Benayon

Screened

Executive Chief of Staff and organizational psychologist specializing in family offices and healthcare

New York, NY17y exp

“Chief of Staff/operator-advisor with an unusual blend of healthcare operations, behavioral psychology, family office advisory, and ethical AI investing. Has led operational stabilization that drove ~70% revenue growth at a healthcare business, co-founded the North American arm of an ethical AI investment platform, and now advises UHNW families across governance, succession, philanthropy, and cross-border strategy.”

Rachel Kellogg

Screened

Executive revenue leader specializing in consumer, beauty, wellness, and omnichannel growth

Lincoln, CA20y exp

“Entrepreneur from a family of entrepreneurs who is building a service business focused on helping small businesses create the infrastructure needed to scale over a 3-6 month engagement. Differentiates through a mix of visionary thinking, operational execution, and the ability to restore belief and momentum in founders who have lost passion along the way.”