Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Operations/finance leader with experience building the operational backbone for fast-growing firms, including setting up recordkeeping, internal controls, and brokerage-specific clearing firm decisions. Helped scale an entity from ~$30M to nearly ~$300M and later modernized consulting-firm expense operations by implementing Concur integrated with ERP, with a hands-on approach to systems selection and change management.”

“Chief of Staff / cross-functional operator with experience at HighRadius and Darwinbox, building executive operating rhythms (KPI dashboards, pipeline reviews, decision logs, intake/triage) and driving multi-country SE Asia expansion. Uses data-driven prioritization and unit economics (CAC, sales velocity) to align founders/CxOs on tough trade-offs, and has supported a GenAI product launch while managing enterprise escalations without derailing strategic timelines.”

“Senior startup operator who turned an open-ended AI Data Fabric platform at Mapped into a validated category with repeatable revenue—building PMF validation, GTM (pricing/packaging, first GTM hires), and a major partner ecosystem (Microsoft, Honeywell, NTT, global SIs). Drove lighthouse Fortune 100 deployments, scaled to multi-million ARR within 24 months with ~70% partner-influenced pipeline, and led two fundraising rounds with full diligence/financial modeling and an OKR-driven operating system.”

“Apparel product developer/sourcing manager at Linkwear Limited who led high-risk, low-MOQ launches (down to 50 pcs/style) by reverse-engineering samples into tech packs, aggressively vetting/negotiating suppliers, and managing production through QC and shipping. Demonstrated trade-risk hedging (Section 301) via parallel sourcing and hands-on supplier recovery by traveling to Wuxi to resolve a mill bottleneck.”

“HR/people partner with strong people-analytics orientation, currently supporting a complex voluntary buyout initiative involving critical talent decisions, role evaluation, and workforce planning. Demonstrated impact improving retention in a sales organization by building internal mobility pathways (cut turnover ~50%) and coaching leaders to improve engagement and morale, with experience handling sensitive employee relations situations including mental health crises.”

“Early hire at FullCycle who owned high-trust fund operations initiatives spanning tax (K-1) process redesign, investor communications, and executive support. Known for building scalable systems (including an executive communication framework adopted as a team best practice) and for driving complex logistics like getting a team to Davos while keeping core fund operations running.”

“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.”

Adam Jones

Screened

Executive Technology Leader specializing in omnichannel digital platforms and product strategy

Chicago, IL16y exp

“Founder of Token Events and former Executive Director of Technology in digital advertising who leveraged large datasets to identify a market gap in first-party/affinity data and digital rewards. Has multiple patents, raised $2.2M, built a beta product, and secured a signed LOI/MSA while launching into the Austin, TX market.”

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).”

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.”

“Candidate brings an operator-to-founder profile with leadership experience in IT and Business Systems and a strong grasp of how ideas become venture-backable products. They speak fluently about startup evaluation criteria such as TAM, technical defensibility, speed to scale, and AI differentiation, and appear especially motivated by building solutions end-to-end in startup or venture studio environments.”

Gary Pulford

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Executive sales leader specializing in public sector SaaS, public safety, and SLED

Lafayette, CO26y exp

“National public sector sales leader with deep experience in public safety, broadband, and government modernization deals. Built organizations from the ground up, exceeded quota, maintained strong retention, and led complex partner-driven wins with Microsoft, AWS, and major public agencies including New Orleans, Atlanta, and Hawaii.”

Janine Casale

Screened ReferencesModerate rec.

Director-level operations leader specializing in franchise and enterprise transformation

Parsippany, NJ29y exp

“Operations and business transformation leader with experience spanning franchise advisory and large-scale enterprise execution, most recently as Senior Director of Operations Solutions & Engagement at Wyndham Hotels & Resorts. Stands out for building structure in ambiguous environments, leading cross-functional initiatives across operations, legal, technology, sourcing, and brand teams, and using analytics tools like Power BI and Salesforce to turn fragmented processes into scalable, insight-driven systems.”

“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.”

“Program/operations leader with Booz Allen Hamilton experience turning around a near-canceled Millennium Challenge Account Indonesia procurement-training contract by implementing train-the-trainer, mentorship, and KPI/dashboard-driven execution. Currently supports the CFO organization at Berkeley Lab, translating high-level strategy into people/process/technology/governance plans with an executive operating cadence.”

“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.”