Vetted P&L Management Professionals

“Operations and product strategy leader with experience helping the Lincoln brand scale rapidly in China, using digitally driven product development (digital twins/simulations) plus customer demand mapping and human-centered design to differentiate luxury experiences. Strong in diagnosing operating-model inefficiencies (decision rights, process flows, KPIs) and building scalable, platform-based systems while mentoring leaders through question-led advisory support.”

Luke Ryan

Screened

Executive media CEO specializing in franchise strategy, entertainment, gaming, and AI

Los Angeles, CA23y exp

“Entrepreneurial entertainment executive who built a unique company combining best-in-class content strategy and data analytics, scaling it to $4.5M average annual revenue ($5.5M peak) without outside capital at launch. Has hands-on experience leading M&A and capital raises, including interactions with Sequoia, and stands out for building new business models and premium service offerings in traditionally risk-averse environments.”

“Senior engineering leader in healthcare AI who combines org scaling with deep hands-on architecture work. At DriveHealth.ai, they helped evolve isolated workflows into a production-grade intelligent platform, standardizing a shared RAG+DCE architecture while leading teams of 50+ across engineering, AI, platform, QA, and DevOps.”

Daniel Bernhard

Screened

Director-level Manufacturing Operations leader specializing in electromechanical, MEMS, and biotech production

Emeryville, CA11y exp

“Operations/manufacturing leader who owned post-acquisition integration end-to-end, including site consolidation, technical transfer, and business systems alignment—delivering a 15-month multimillion-dollar program on time and 10% under budget. Experienced scaling a company from ~30 people to ~10x growth and driving public-company operational readiness; partnered with the CAO and external auditors to improve controls and remove quarterly shutdowns, increasing manufacturing capacity ~10% without added headcount.”

“Building a confidential startup in the software security space (no capital raised yet). Has been learning the VC/accelerator landscape through a network of founders and independent research, with a focus on investor readiness and relationship-driven access to VCs. Motivated to found due to repeated layoffs and late-stage hiring pauses, seeking more control while prioritizing family financial stability.”

Ranjit Venugopal

Screened

Senior Global Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in TA transformation and AI-enabled recruiting

Portland, Oregon18y exp

“Talent Acquisition Operations leader with experience at Intel and Synopsys, managing a 12-person ops team and leading end-to-end recruiting tech stack implementations (Avature ATS/CRM, SmashFly, HiredScore AI) integrated with Workday. Known for redesigning global operating models and executive recruiting workflows, building analytics in Visier/Avature, and driving measurable outcomes including ~80% reduction in external vendor dependency and improved candidate experience through consistent CRM-based engagement.”

“Former founder/COO of Modjoul who spent 9.5 years building and scaling the company, including multiple pre-seed and seed raises and growth to 12M with Amazon. Brings a rare mix of operator grit, startup finance discipline, accelerator mentorship through CDL Wisconsin, and hands-on GTM/product launch experience with an 'all costs' founder mentality.”

Steven Petermann

Screened

Director-level Sales Leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and public sector GTM

Atlanta, GA16y exp

“Sales leader from Barracuda Networks with strong experience running Southeast-region SaaS business across Enterprise, Commercial, and especially SLED/public sector accounts. Stands out for bringing discipline to long-cycle government sales, improving forecast quality, and consistently delivering at or above plan while expanding into larger enterprise and public-sector opportunities.”

“Senior sales executive with experience leading large multi-state commercial and public-sector-adjacent organizations, including a $130M+ Western US region at T-Mobile and major growth at Zillow Rentals. Stands out for turnaround leadership, disciplined forecasting and GTM redesign, plus the ability to win complex municipal deals by aligning technical proof, procurement needs, and economic value.”

“Senior public sector sales leader with experience running large territories across the Northeast and TOLA, covering K-12, higher education, state/local government, municipalities, and federal accounts. Brings a consultative, segment-driven approach to growth and cites 20% revenue growth and 5-10% market penetration gains, with notable experience leading cybersecurity-focused education deals involving biometric authentication and secure access challenges.”

“Sales leader with experience running teams of 70+ and owning $10M-$30M in revenue, with a standout example of delivering 36% YoY growth within four months by tightening sales discipline and execution. Brings specialized experience in public safety and tender-driven sales across U.S. and allied international markets, plus a track record of materially increasing new-customer acquisition.”