Vetted Recruiting Professionals

Scott Quinlan

Screened

Director-level Talent Acquisition leader specializing in executive search and recruiting analytics

14y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with 10 years of experience managing distributed teams (4–19) across North America and LATAM in automotive, construction, and energy/utilities. Led a nationwide onboarding/orientation redesign that lifted employee feedback to 94% and accelerated time-to-productivity, and has implemented multiple ATS platforms (iCIMS, Taleo, UKG, Workday) plus career site launches in partnership with HR, Marketing, and senior leadership.”

“Operations/program leader who ran the global IRG100 Leadership Program, coordinating cross-functional workstreams and major partners (WPP, Google, Ipsos, TCS) using centralized roadmaps and executive cadences; delivered increased enrollment and a 4.8/5 satisfaction score. Previously managed strategic and day-to-day production operations for major multi-country sports campaigns at DIRECTV Panamericana (FIFA World Cup, Olympics, NBA), building pipelines, budgets, and vendor relationships across Latin America.”

Micaela Shaw

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Revenue & Growth Marketing Leader specializing in DTC and EdTech go-to-market

Remote16y exp

“Growth and GTM operator focused on building high-margin DTC subscription businesses; helped create and launch the world's first clean energy subscription at Inspire Clean Energy, scaling ARR from under $15M to $150M in three years via digital-first acquisition and simplified pricing. Strong product+marketing hybrid with a rigorous, low-resource approach to market validation (persona research, pricing elasticity, landing page/waitlist tests).”

“Former Division I athlete with 30 years in basketball and 20 years building a career training and mentoring players, including multi-season youth coaching and recruiting. Brings a character-first recruiting philosophy shaped by mentorship from high-profile coaches/players and is eager to create on-camera/social content to help families navigate the recruiting process.”

Eboni Mallett

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive HR Leader specializing in talent management, total rewards, and DEIB

Houston, TX18y exp

“HR/People Operations leader with experience standing up core HR infrastructure at startups, including implementing ADP Workforce Now and Lever plus workforce planning and recruiting strategy frameworks. Known for pragmatic operational diagnostics (interviews/SOP review), change management, and measurable impact—e.g., creating budget discipline for a graduate development program and driving $100K+ in savings while improving goal alignment, development planning, and recruiting efficiency.”

Victoria Mehran

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Senior investment professional specializing in venture capital and startup ecosystems

Los Angeles, CA12y exp

“Venture capital and venture studio operator since 2019 with experience evaluating 75+ startups and helping raise capital across accelerator and venture-building environments. Currently developing Zenom, an AI-driven longevity and preventive healthcare platform combining biomarker analysis, genomics, and personalized wellness recommendations, with commercialization ambitions across MENA and Los Angeles.”

“Founder/product manager building an operational longevity nutrition startup with a 500k community, growing primarily through organic social content and rapid weekly funnel experiments. Has launched a detox bundle via a major partnership with Hurom (expected to drive ~$500k ARR) and is building a pipeline of partnerships plus planned corporate sales; preparing to raise $500k–$1M and applying to accelerators.”

“Operator/program leader with experience building operating models and execution cadences for data/analytics and energy data services across Entech, HealthEquity, and RealPage. Has launched an undefined energy data management service into regulated enterprise environments and driven cross-functional alignment via dashboards, SLAs, and OKRs—contributing to enterprise wins and a successful company sale.”

“HR professional currently at Intuit supporting global teams on escalated cases spanning LOA, employee relations, performance management, and change management. Previously partnered with executive leadership at Care/of to execute a RIF and ultimately a full company closure, owning selection criteria, WARN/separation documentation with Legal, and employee communications with a strong empathy-first approach.”

“Global HR leader with experience at Tata Consultancy Services and Target, partnering with senior product and technology leaders to drive large-scale reorganizations and operating model shifts (including COE adoption and product role re-titling for clearer career paths). Has led complex change initiatives such as offshoring, mainframe decommissioning, and merging overlapping teams, and implemented structured 30/60/90-day check-ins to support retention across US/India distributed workforces.”

“Org/people advisor with 20+ years applying systems thinking and data-driven methods to high-stakes change—spanning DEI transformations at an international consulting firm, profitability turnarounds in eldercare via company-wide facilitation, and executive coaching. Also designs compensation benchmarks for novel roles at international tech companies, enabling successful global hiring and growth.”

“Operations leader and consultant with deep experience scaling a PE-backed services business: as COO at Access Information Management, introduced KPI-driven management, industry-specific software/client portal, and incentive compensation to lift margins from 25% to 40%+ and help grow the company from ~$2M to $100M+ EBITDA. Later advised executive teams in Australia using open-book management and a rigorous accountability/metrics cadence to drive improved results.”

“People/HR leader with strong change management and employee relations experience, including implementing an internal mobility policy to improve fairness and transparency. Uses people analytics (exit interviews, engagement surveys, Five Whys/root-cause diagrams) to drive measurable outcomes—cut frontline turnover ~25–26% by improving onboarding and advancement pathways. Also coaches leaders to improve team engagement and mediates cross-functional conflict (clinical vs. administrative) during critical workflow changes.”

“Seasoned IT professional services and business transformation executive (currently global Head of Business Transformation Management at Fujitsu) who has built scalable sales-to-delivery operating models for growing boutique firms. Uses data-driven process/task mining plus stakeholder-led prioritization to deliver measurable outcomes, including a 30% manufacturing cycle-time improvement and 80+ SAP S/4HANA improvement recommendations implemented via a phased roadmap.”

“Experienced engineering leader from VC-backed companies who has represented the engineering organization directly to the board/investors, translating engineering and product status into concise, defensible updates. Familiar with investor expectations (high information density, rigorous Q&A) and motivated by joining early-stage efforts to drive outsized impact.”

Shavone Kennedy

Screened

Senior Global HR Director specializing in high-growth tech and global people strategy

New York, NY14y exp

“People/organization leader with deep experience scaling and restructuring global product organizations—managed 900+ employees across 12+ countries and helped scale Verbit’s product org from 30 to 120+ across Product, UX/UI Design, Analytics, and Product Ops. Known for building operating models (product trios, OKRs, design governance) plus talent systems (leveling, comp, calibration) and partnering with executives to deliver major reorganizations tied to strategic shifts.”

David Shin

Screened

Executive Startup Operator specializing in GTM, partnerships, and venture-backed scaling

Remote10y exp

“Early-stage startup operator who served as Chief of Staff and VP of Partnership Operations at Getlabs, simultaneously driving capital raising, rebuilding the sales org, and optimizing customer success processes for revenue expansion. Strong in executive alignment and operating cadence design (OKR-driven communication, structured exec meetings, evergreen decision docs) while balancing hands-on operations with strategic capital planning.”

John Ward

Screened

Executive Applications Development & Analytics Leader specializing in enterprise transformation

Chicago, IL30y exp

“Candidate has prior startup experience building systems and has firsthand experience with a venture that lost angel funding. They show thoughtful reflection on why the startup failed—emphasizing unclear success criteria, weak funding planning, and lack of team consensus—and would seek experienced advisors earlier in future ventures.”