Vetted Program Management Professionals

“Operations and accounting transformation leader who specializes in reorganizing high-growth and distressed companies using a people/processes/systems framework. Notably helped a distressed mid-stage tech company clean up historical financials, rebuild the accounting function, fix broken operations, and become VC-fundable. Experienced fractional CFO and board advisor who mentors founders/executives and builds scalable hiring plans with clear headcount triggers.”

“Recruiter with full-desk, end-to-end ownership of searches (example: Project Engineer) spanning intake, multi-channel sourcing, structured screening/interview coordination, offers, onboarding, and 30/90-day retention follow-ups. Emphasizes recruiting operations rigor—weekly requisition aging, pipeline reviews, and bottleneck management—including implementing a 48-hour hiring manager feedback SLA to unblock stalled searches.”

“Early major technical hire who helped build fintech startup Ugami from MVP to near Series A, while supporting bridge round and Series A fundraising with technical materials for leadership. Also grew from intern to lead engineer at a venture-backed product shop, giving him firsthand exposure to investor expectations, startup incubation, and practical AI opportunities with tight scope and strong unit economics.”

“Talent/Recruiting Operations leader with experience scaling ops across healthcare and veterinary staffing, including managing 27 direct reports and 9 departments. Known for building KPI dashboards and bill-rate analytics to drive territory-level profitability, and for leading major systems changes (Salesforce to Jobvite) that cut time-to-hire from 30 days to 2 weeks while improving onboarding/orientation throughput and revenue capture.”

“Former consulting-firm professional who started their own company and ran operations as a solo operator, relying on deep document review and analytical issue-spotting rather than software systems. Has practical experience reducing costs in field service operations by optimizing dispatch/scheduling, and has organized teams and provided fact-supported analysis in litigation-oriented work.”

“Business/partnerships-focused project/program leader with government contracting (SLED) experience who supported a cybersecurity solicitation response for Amtrak after a breach, using NIST-aligned posture assessment and recommending MFA, Zero Trust, and incident/vulnerability registers. Also led an urgent COVID-era recovery from a server crash by coordinating a move to AWS EC2 and managing vendor negotiation and project timelines for a CRM platform serving the winery/beverage industry.”

Marshawn Denny

Screened

Director of Operations specializing in nonprofit/startup operations and sports program leadership

Detroit, MI18y exp

“Detroit-raised AAU/travel-ball alum who later coached youth (including girls) and helped run showcases, clinics, summer leagues, and tournaments—combining on-court talent evaluation with event logistics and family/player guidance. Also produces recruiting-style basketball media (highlights/spotlights/recaps) and has created onboarding/training videos for startups supporting distributed teams.”

Mike Costa-Merle

Screened

Executive Fractional GM & Advisor specializing in venture studios, SaaS, and live events

New York, NY21y exp

“Fractional executive (CEO/COO/CRO) who specializes in taking startups from concept to market across entertainment, tech/SaaS, hospitality, and healthcare. Reports scaling an entertainment marketing venture to $15M ARR within two years, using data-driven market analysis, customer discovery, and rapid team buildout, and leverages AI tools to accelerate GTM and investor readiness.”

“Junior college basketball coach and former AAU organization operator who has also run his own youth tournaments and provides player development from youth through pro levels. Deeply involved in the full pipeline—scouting via film/social, building relationships with families and college coaches, and producing highlight tapes to help athletes get recruited.”

Chad Frazier

Screened

Mid-level Community Outreach & Sales Coordinator in sports programs and ticketing

Charlotte, NC

“Former D1 and overseas professional basketball player who co-founded an Under Armour circuit youth program and has helped 30–40 athletes reach college on scholarships. Combines hands-on scouting/recruiting expertise (including live-period tournament strategy and social scouting) with inside sales experience selling tickets and youth training packages, and is open to being an on-camera content creator to guide families through the recruiting process.”