Vetted Product Development Professionals

Tonya Jackson

Screened

Executive Supply Chain & People Leader specializing in ESG, product delivery, and corporate governance

Lexington, KY40y exp

“Angel investor (Bluegrass Angels) who advises early-stage companies on product and organizational design, with a background leading corporate back-office (finance/customer service) and supply chain. Proposed and implemented a Global Business Services/shared services unit at a large corporation, building the savings/ROI case and running quarterly progress reviews to ensure adoption and results.”

Inman Breaux

Screened

Executive SaaS & AdTech CEO specializing in AI attribution and mobile growth

San Francisco, CA17y exp

“Mobile-tech entrepreneur building AppQ (mobile.appq.ai), an agentic mobile SDK that optimizes mobile UX in real time to improve Day 1/Day 7 retention by adjusting levers like ad frequency, difficulty, messaging, and artwork. Previously co-founded an SDK-led mobile ad network (invented push notification ads), scaled to 300K+ SDK integrations, and grew revenue from $7M in 10 months to $50M the following year before exiting in 2020.”

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.”

Matthew Cason

Screened

Senior Strategy & Venture Investing Professional specializing in deep tech and energy

Los Angeles, CA7y exp

“Operator/Chief-of-Staff-style leader with experience spanning a seed-stage aerospace startup, Capital One, and Oasis Financial. Has led multiple executive-driven cross-functional initiatives, built hiring and data/dashboard systems (Tableau) to increase executive leverage, and managed strategic product transformation work alongside day-to-day operational execution.”

“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.”

“Operations/strategy leader who owned a founder-level turnaround at Bolt Threads, rescuing and scaling a failing business unit through ERP + S&OP implementation, operating model redesign, and cross-functional KPI-driven execution. Achieved a 97% COGS reduction, enabled repeatable production at scale, and supported investor diligence and SPAC readiness by creating a credible operating narrative.”

“Seasoned medtech R&D leader and inventor with a track record of creating and scaling interventional and drug-delivery devices—crediting a low-cost coronary pressure measurement guidewire with a few hundred million dollars in revenue impact and building an innovation organization that reached ~$1B revenue. Now exploring startup opportunities in interventional devices, conducting early market assessments and leveraging deep domain networks to target modalities attracting investors, with an exit-oriented mindset (IPO or strategic acquisition).”

Mo Hallaba

Screened

Executive Founder & Corporate Strategy leader specializing in AI data analytics and gaming

New York, United States18y exp

“Startup CEO/founder (9 years) who built an AI data assistant and ran cross-functional GTM + engineering prioritization using OKRs and KPI-driven sales experimentation. Previously worked in finance on M&A due diligence for multi-billion-dollar transactions, including hands-on NDA/confidentiality work; seeks roles at $250k+ depending on equity and fit.”

Harold Lehon

Screened

Executive Business Strategy & Operations Leader in Medical Devices, Manufacturing, and Technology

North Hollywood, CA25y exp

“CEO/operator with strong private-equity-facing transformation experience who led post-acquisition integration and cross-functional execution to deliver $4M in annual savings. Built a KPI-driven strategic planning and operating cadence that helped scale CCW from $14M to $50M over 5 years, with external recognition including Inc 5000 (2023) and a 2023 Stevie Award for innovation.”

Taylor Bloom

Screened

Executive sports technology leader and entrepreneur

Remote, USA14y exp

“Entrepreneurial media founder who built SportTechie from a side blog into an influential B2B sports-tech media company, raised capital, and sold it to Leaders Group (Advance Publications). Brings hands-on CEO experience across fundraising, monetization, hiring, and exit execution, plus strong ties to the sports-tech startup and accelerator ecosystem.”

“Co-founded and led the business side of Plasma Nutrition for a decade, commercializing atmospheric-plasma technology to improve protein efficacy/absorption. Bootstrapped for 5 years before raising venture funding, leveraged FoodX accelerator validation, and navigated a major go-to-market pivot (B2C to B2B). Drove growth by renegotiating out of an exclusive manufacturing arrangement and scaling to roughly six brand partners within a year.”