Vetted Product Strategy Professionals

Kim Janney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive PMO & Agile Transformation Leader specializing in enterprise delivery and release governance

Roanoke, VA21y exp

“Operations and agile enablement leader currently shaping internal operations at KlariVis (rapidly growing, founder-led company). Implemented Scrum, quarterly planning, cross-functional ways of working, executive dashboards, and org-wide training while also improving release management, bug prioritization, and go-to-market workflows; blends strategic structure with hands-on execution and change adoption through iterative feedback.”

“Technical Product Manager with hands-on experience shipping and running live free-to-play games (including Cartoon Network BMX Champions) across web and mobile, with exposure to Roblox and some console. Focuses on data-driven live ops—daily rewards, streaks, push notifications, and limited-time events—paired with A/B testing and funnel/retention analytics to improve engagement and IAP performance.”

Carlos Arambula

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Principal & Senior Brand/Marketing Leader specializing in go-to-market, multicultural and digital growth

Manhattan Beach, CA37y exp

“Brand and growth marketer with experience spanning global CPG and corporate brands through to healthcare/pharma and financial services. Known for consumer-insight-led repositioning and measurable, digital-first acquisition (notably CTV), plus executing U.S. market entry and scaling distribution into major retailers and pharmacies within months.”

Rob Wlaschin

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Engineering Manager specializing in AI platforms, FinTech, and Healthtech

Santa Clara, CA24y exp

“Serial entrepreneur building three distinct products: a context-aware AI chatbot, a connected TV companion-screen platform with an implementation client, and gamerogue.net, a mobile-optimized web-based virtual tabletop marketplace currently seeking funding. Brings hands-on fundraising experience, familiarity with the VC/accelerator ecosystem including YC, and a notably pragmatic approach to validating ideas based on existing market demand rather than speculative adoption.”

“Former CEO of Foreman Technologies, a multidisciplinary tech company commercializing an autonomous painting robot, where they led early-scale operations and helped drive the business to #533 on the Inc. 5000. Brings rare operator-side startup experience spanning bridge financing, pricing and margin turnaround, operating infrastructure, and product-market alignment, and is specifically seeking an early-stage studio-style partnership to do it again from a stronger starting point.”

Dean Graves

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Business Leader in corporate strategy, M&A, and global outsourcing/SaaS transformation

Las Vegas, NV25y exp

“US leader for Freeman Clark (fractional IT leadership services) who drove a >$1.5M capital raise tied to repositioning the US business as a standalone entity. Previously led a turnaround at Environmental Data Resources by unifying fragmented data/SaaS platforms and landing Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase on significant 5-year subscriptions through co-designed solutions; also has GTM leadership experience in a PE-backed startup (LogicSource) spanning sales through delivery alignment.”

“Repeat early-stage startup CTO/first engineer who helped take Vettery from 0 to a $100M+ exit. Led product-oriented engineering with heavy investment in data science/ML, including a recommendations system and candidate evaluation model (90%+ predictive effectiveness), and scaled the modeling stack using parallel processing and Apache Airflow.”

“LLM/agentic workflow specialist with healthcare deployment experience who has taken LLM-based automation from prototype to production using operator-in-the-loop validation, RAG-style retrieval, RBAC, and monitoring for sensitive data compliance. Demonstrated real-time incident resolution (retrieval timeouts due to network/proxy misconfig) and strong GTM support—hands-on developer workshops and sales demos translating technical safeguards and real-time ETL into measurable ROI (70% ops reduction, ~$200K/year savings).”

“Cofounded a travel app and built a production place recommendation + review system end-to-end using Next.js App Router and TypeScript, including Postgres-backed APIs and post-launch monitoring. Uses structured logging with Sentry and Vercel Analytics to diagnose issues and validate performance improvements, and has some exposure to Temporal-based workflow orchestration with retries/idempotency.”

Jaideep Jain

Screened

Executive Business, Product & Engineering Leader in SaaS, Data Platforms, and IoT

33y exp

“Serial entrepreneur (13 years) currently building a consumer-focused startup with an MVP completed and initial customers acquired. Has interacted with multiple VCs and is very familiar with the VC/accelerator ecosystem, with a near-term focus on scaling customer acquisition while iterating the product.”

Carl Kibler

Screened

Executive engineering leader specializing in AI and Healthcare IT

Salt Lake City, UT13y exp

“Senior technical leader pursuing CTO roles who combines deep engineering breadth with strong product instincts and direct investor-facing startup experience. Has represented engineering, security, and IT in diligence processes, built investor-prep materials, and thinks strategically about AI-forward products, pivots, and market fit without falling into hype.”

“Former CEO with direct venture fundraising experience and years inside VC-backed companies. Focused on an AppSec/software supply chain security opportunity built around acquiring an existing SCA/SSCS platform and accelerating growth through AI-driven remediation capabilities, additional acquisitions, and enterprise sales.”