Vetted Recruiting Professionals

“Entrepreneurial film producer with 30+ years creating award-winning media who has raised capital for multiple feature-length projects and navigated film-finance realities (escrow funding timelines, investor commitment risk). Applies a business lens to ventures (market sizing, scalability, differentiation) and builds cost-effective GTM using Meta/Facebook ads backed by strong creative storytelling and a broad creative network.”

“Repeat founder/operator who has raised over $1M across three companies and has hands-on experience advising fundraising, including helping a biotech company secure a $500K+ accelerator round through IndieBio. Brings a strong point of view on early-stage investing, founder quality, and startup traction metrics, with a clear intention to build or lead a company rather than join one long-term.”

“Operations leader from a hospital environment who manages distributed, multi-shift teams and applies product/analytics thinking to workflows and patient-care services. Partnered with senior leadership on major safety and emergency-preparedness changes (lockdown and disaster protocols) and has experience operating in a rapidly scaling healthcare organization (noted expansion to 26 hospitals in a year).”

“Entrepreneur in debt settlement and consumer lending who expects future funding needs and is oriented toward PE/VC rather than debt until revenues stabilize. Previously left Mosaic to found and scale a process improvement/performance management/tech stack consulting business, using conference speaking and relationship-based selling to win clients and then hiring staff/contractors to expand delivery.”

“Senior Account Manager with hands-on ownership of a $50K/month CPG paid media program spanning OTT/CTV, programmatic display, SEM, Meta (and TikTok), combining rigorous test design with cross-functional execution (media planning + ad ops + channel teams). Delivered concrete gains including 25–30% lift in FTA and a 15% reduction in CTV CPM, leading to increased client budgets and an upsell into audio.”

“Talent Acquisition leader and player-coach who has managed small recruiting teams and partnered directly with executives (CEO/CFO/VP People) on headcount planning, hiring budgets, and role prioritization. Notably redesigned a software engineer interview process at Sprinter Health by moving the algorithm screen earlier and updating outdated questions, improving conversion and reducing wasted hiring manager time.”

“People/HR leader in a manufacturing tech startup environment who partners directly with co-founders/CFO to drive org-wide change. Led a major shift to a Spotify-style squad model on the commercial side and uses engagement-survey analytics (including AI-assisted analysis) to guide management practices, restructures, and resource decisions while handling sensitive ER situations.”

Molly Marrin

Screened

Director-level Women’s Basketball Coach specializing in recruiting and player development

Denver, CO22y exp

“Former college basketball coach and 12-year Division I recruiting coordinator who recently left Regis University to found Level Up Coaching, providing individual player development and recruiting guidance. Deeply connected in the Colorado club/high school ecosystem and experienced recruiting nationally, with strong on-camera and social content capabilities (including current skill-video work with Gold Crown Foundation and D1 analyst work at University of Wyoming).”

Kehinde Majekodunmi

Screened

Senior Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in high-volume and DEI-focused recruiting

Brooklyn, NY9y exp

“Recruiting/people-ops leader at Marcy Lab School who partners directly with executive leadership to solve funnel and retention challenges. Designed a pre-orientation “Immersion Day” to reduce admitted-prospect drop-off and built a scalable diversity recruiting workflow by partnering with Black Girls Code to address a gender gap in the applicant pipeline.”

Antoine Andre

Screened

Senior Account Executive specializing in AI/SaaS and technical B2B sales

Sacramento, CA17y exp

“Founding recruiter/seller at Remax who built the entire outbound engine from zero—cadences, CRM workflows, automations, Chrome extensions, discovery framework, and ROI templates—without SDRs, inbound, or an existing playbook. Combines consultative selling with technical process-building, and turned a cold-sourced broker into a 5-person team producing $14M in annual volume while reducing meeting conversion timelines by 40%.”

“Lawyer with hands-on NIL experience who works closely with high school and AAU basketball athletes and their families. Stands out for combining compliance guidance, player evaluation, and long-term trust-building— including converting skeptical parents over 18-month relationship cycles and helping families navigate difficult financial and recruiting decisions.”

“Commercially minded candidate with exposure to private equity firms as sales targets and experience building partnerships around venture-backed company ecosystems. They appear more inclined to join an existing company than found one, bringing a metrics-driven, process-oriented approach and creative execution style with a strong focus on clear growth paths and capital stability.”

“Commercial and sales-focused candidate with nontraditional SDR experience who emphasizes proactive partner management, disciplined outbound systems, and consultative messaging. They cite driving 40% net sales revenue growth and doubling advertising income through strong follow-through, trust-building, and helping partners clearly understand value.”

“People-operations and L&D operations builder who helped a young organization (TGH-USF People Development Institute) standardize workflows using a People-Process-Platform approach. Implemented scalable policies and centralized intake systems (web forms) and partnered closely with HR/payroll to resolve vendor/facilitator payment delays. Known for coaching executives without ops backgrounds by translating operational concepts into clear, practical language.”

PAVEL A ASPIAZU

Screened

Senior Paid Media (SEM/PPC) Manager specializing in Google Ads and Meta performance marketing

McLean, VA26y exp

“Paid media performance marketer with agency experience owning a high-spend account for ArcPoint Labs, running multi-channel Google Ads (search/display) and Meta campaigns to drive medical testing appointments and sales. Reported lifting ROAS from ~2x to ~6–7x within ~18 months while supporting expansion from 30 to 60 U.S. locations, using disciplined attribution, constant A/B testing, and structured campaign health audits.”

“Outbound-focused SaaS seller with a track record of creating pipeline in ambiguous/early-stage environments and closing complex deals. Notably sourced a New Zealand opportunity via LinkedIn, convinced the account to reopen a closed RFP, ran demos/POC, and closed a $1.8M deal over ~7 months; also experienced in security/legal redlines and multi-stakeholder consensus building (including winning over a resistant VP of IT).”

“Candidate explicitly stated they have no experience working with football athletes or athlete sourcing/conversion and withdrew from the application process when informed those were job requirements.”

“Seasoned startup operator with 20 years of experience working with startups and small businesses, especially in early-stage environments. Familiar with the VC/accelerator ecosystem and has participated in board meetings with investors, bringing an execution-focused, problem-solving mindset to entrepreneurial opportunities.”

“Candidate’s primary change-management approach centers on employee dialogue sessions and coaching, focusing on explaining business results and organizational climate to build employee understanding and support for organizational changes.”

“GS-9 federal civilian Human Resource Specialist supporting Navy recruiting at Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn), leading ~12 military recruiters and overseeing elements of contracting and security clearance processing via NASIS. Brings prior Army experience (medically discharged) plus a BS in Legal Studies/Criminology and is starting an MBA in Global Management & Leadership, with a strong data-driven approach to executive stakeholder decisions.”

Diana Najera

Screened

Senior HR Business Partner specializing in people operations, HRIS, and compliance

New York, NY4y exp

“Senior HR Business Partner with hands-on experience partnering with a CPO and senior leadership to stand up a new California production facility, rapidly scaling headcount while building scalable workforce planning and training infrastructure. Strong HRIS-driven approach to compensation benchmarking/internal equity and to diagnosing productivity and engagement issues. Experienced leading high-stakes ER investigations (harassment/hostile work environment) using structured processes and digital evidence, partnering with legal to reduce risk.”

Murat Bashelvaci

Screened

HR Director specializing in talent acquisition, people & culture, and organizational transformation

New York, NY22y exp

“People leader with experience at Ryan Specialty and Canon managing global, distributed teams and building cross-functional orgs. Has built a product design function (PM/UX/analytics) supporting internal platforms across regions and partnered with senior leaders on growth-driven organizational change using structured feedback loops to accelerate adoption.”

“Hockey development coach/scout/advisor with experience at the New York Rangers and LA Kings, plus youth coaching (Jr Kings/Jr Ducks) and academy/advising agency work supporting AAA, Prep, and NCAA players. Notably guided an injured player from AA back into the CSSHL within six months by delaying outreach until skating improved and then securing multiple late-stage offers; leverages coach relationships where his character evaluations help drive placements.”