Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Founder of René Estes, LLC and creator of Video Mentor, an ed-tech SaaS platform for teaching video production and film criticism, initially built after a $2M partnership exit/settlement and later paused/repositioned during the pandemic. Now seeking a co-founder and weighing fundraising vs. continued product refinement; also focused on growing Colorado’s film industry (sound stage expansion) and was selected for the cover of Top 100 Innovators and Entrepreneurs 2026.”

“Entrepreneurial, creative candidate who previously turned wedding dressmaking into a lucrative business, doing extensive upfront research and teaching themselves vendor sourcing, website building, and marketing. Also claims to have invented early smart TV concepts but lacked legal protection at the time; now looking to bring creativity and drive to help another company (CEO/leadership aspirations).”

“Former NCAA Division III hockey player with 11 years of Massachusetts high school coaching experience who recently opened a hockey training facility. Combines on-ice player development and mentorship with recruiting/placement guidance (prep, juniors, college) and runs active social media channels producing instructional drill videos for hockey families.”

“Performance marketer focused on high-spend lead generation, having personally owned a $500K/month account across Meta Ads and Google Search. Uses a full-funnel, multi-channel approach (including TikTok) and makes scaling decisions based on blended CPA plus downstream CRM quality metrics like lead-to-close rate, with disciplined creative/audience testing and clear client communication.”

“Performance marketer specializing in high-spend DTC/ecommerce paid media, managing $60K–$100K/month budgets across Meta, Google, and TikTok. Uses a rigorous testing framework (stat sig thresholds, 95% confidence) and a GA4/GTM + Meta Event Manager data loop to scale winning creatives and stabilize blended CAC; cites 30% monthly growth and a 25% CPA reduction with 4x ROAS after resolving creative fatigue and audience overlap.”

“Non-traditional hockey background but demonstrates strong transferable skills for athlete guidance: research-driven evaluation, structured planning, and ongoing support. Has proven mentoring results (tutoring improved a student’s Algebra grade from 85 to 93) and relationship-building that contributed to acceptance into a graduate program and completion of a master’s degree.”

“Video editor with 15+ years in Adobe Premiere and After Effects, specializing in longform YouTube and teaching-style content with a strong focus on pacing and audience retention. Has led and mentored other editors by building style guides and enforcing consistent standards, and has edited long-form high school sports content for the YouTube channel In the Game Magazine.”

“BDR at SpotHopper selling a restaurant marketing/subscription platform to SMB restaurant owners; generates pipeline via highly ICP-driven outbound (calls/email plus Instagram) and tight qualification. Produces 30–40 meetings/month with ~80% hold rate and converts ~60–70% of held meetings into SQLs (18–25 opportunities/month), consistently exceeding quota.”