Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Entrepreneurially minded operator with ~20 years in corporate now building a new venture (business plan + MVP in progress) and focused on rapid traction to reach PMF. Previously identified and executed a major student-events opportunity in Milan, scaling from renting a hotel for 800 paying guests to an Olympic village for 5,000, handling logistics, outreach, and team coordination.”

“Former President/CEO who led MyGov through a successful acquisition, now on sabbatical building ncognait LLC—an AI-enabled app studio with one product launched (Taistful) and another in private beta (AIDONIS). Focused on startup CTO/founding roles and highly opinionated about using agentic coding to dramatically compress product development cycles and compete with larger incumbents.”

“Customer Success leader with deep ad tech expertise who owned enterprise accounts end-to-end, including Bank of America, driving ad fraud down from ~8–10% to <1% in ~3 months and resolving spikes through data-driven investigations. Experienced partnering cross-functionally as a PM to build analytics dashboards and using user stories to align Product/Engineering/Sales and influence roadmap priorities; also supports land-and-expand via paid benchmarking/industry data upsells.”

“Federal Reserve System leader who drove a multi-year rollout of a new internal mobile service in a highly federated environment, requiring buy-in from all 12 Reserve Bank presidents and ongoing executive briefings. Deep experience in mobile device/security management (including iOS release readiness), rigorous change control, and handling highly restricted information (FOMC/classified data) with Secret-level clearance and audit-backed compliance.”

“Entrepreneur building an applied-AI tool for geological resource exploration (critical minerals, oil & gas) that overlays proprietary and public data from reports/logs/maps to generate evidence-based greenfield profiling insights. Has spent ~2 years on industry research, built a POC, validated demand with purchasing signals, and developed partnerships/network including USGS, DARPA, and ESRI.”

“Sourcing/procurement professional who owned end-to-end supplier management across concept through launch while running 20 projects concurrently. Known for hands-on supplier recovery (including onsite interventions) and process improvements that delivered measurable results (30% cycle-time reduction) plus strong cost focus via total landed cost analysis and international logistics optimization.”

“Entrepreneurial healthcare executive who led major growth at CAN Community Health (1,800% over 6 years) and launched an in-clinic pharmacy model (partnered with Maxor, expanded to three pharmacies) that ultimately generated about half of CAN’s $435M revenue. Brings hands-on experience raising capital, building detailed budgets/ramp-to-breakeven plans, and executing privacy-focused care delivery for HIV patients.”

“Enterprise implementation/deployment specialist focused on HRMS and payroll systems across APAC customers, combining cloud/hybrid (AWS/Azure/GCP) integration work with strong client-facing delivery. Demonstrated ability to debug complex production issues across application, database, and network layers (e.g., isolating VPN/router congestion) and to tailor Python-based data cleaning/scoring/utilities to customer-specific workflows.”

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader with 10+ years in TA and 6–7 years leading ops teams (up to 5 direct reports). Drove an enterprise-wide, global redesign of EchoStar’s recruiting and selection process, focusing on automation and process streamlining, and has led major HR/TA system implementations (Workday, Dayforce, iCIMS) across ATS/HRIS, onboarding, and payroll.”

“Early-stage operator brought in as hire #1 in a VP/president capacity to build a franchised business from two studios into a scaled support organization (including franchisee onboarding, call center, and a 60-person support staff). Implemented EOS and KPI dashboarding to accelerate speed-to-open and speed-to-profitability, then replicated the playbook as president of an acquired boxing brand while building accounting and ops teams from scratch.”

“Higher-education operations leader (Assistant Dean at Howard University School of Business; inaugural Associate VP of Student Affairs/Enrollment Management at University of the District of Columbia) known for rebuilding and modernizing internal operations under constraint. Delivered measurable results including sustaining fiscal integrity across three budget cycles post-staff reduction and improving admissions throughput (+25% applications, 50% faster decisions) through process re-engineering, automation, and cross-functional governance.”

“Executive-operations/program leader who supports senior leadership through multiple concurrent, high-visibility initiatives (tech rollout, cost optimization, growth strategy). Known for creating portfolio dashboards, operating cadences, and decision logs that reduce initiative sprawl, accelerate executive decision-making, and keep cross-functional teams aligned while maintaining strict confidentiality during sensitive changes like leadership restructures.”

“Senior enterprise architecture and engineering leader (Sr. Director / Principal Architect) who has owned enterprise IT strategy and governance for a $100M budget and partnered directly with C-suite stakeholders. Led a cruise-industry employee/crew digital transformation, scaling to 10 agile teams (~70 people) using SAFe/TOGAF and making architecture decisions optimized for low-connectivity environments (local database to avoid internet authentication).”

“Operations/HR leader and advisor with hands-on experience scaling an FDA-regulated manufacturing operation after a national retail placement—driving >40% throughput gains, 60% defect reduction, and cutting turnover by more than half through workforce, compensation, and training system redesign. Also led HR process automation (ATS/HRIS integration, employee self-service) and coaches executives on delegation, accountability, and outcomes-based operating rhythms.”

“Audio/music editor and producer with recent long-form brand work for Novartis, crafting a playful modern Motown-inspired track tailored to a two-act narrative. Works in Logic Pro and Final Cut with a plugin-heavy mix/master workflow (Soundtoys, Native Instruments, Spectrasonics, Output) and emphasizes automation for dialogue-safe mixes and rapid same-day iteration on notes.”