Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“Performance marketer managing a high-spend B2B SaaS account ($70K–$100K/month) across Meta, LinkedIn, and Google Ads with a full-funnel approach focused on demo/trial quality tied to revenue. Known for disciplined single-variable testing and signal-quality-based budget allocation, delivering a 28% CPA reduction while scaling spend and maintaining conversion efficiency.”

“Entrepreneur and operations/IT advisor who helps early-stage companies scale efficiently through automation (CRM lead capture, invoicing, collections) and pragmatic process design. Built a year-long data standardization solution converting broker inputs from 60+ formats, enabling better sales forecasting and market projections. Also advises founders on go-to-market fundamentals and creative fundraising strategies, including forming paid customer consortia to co-develop products.”

Samantha Portillo

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Director-level Talent Acquisition Leader specializing in scaling recruiting operations

Fort Worth, TX9y exp

“Talent Acquisition/Recruiting Operations leader who has repeatedly built and rebuilt TA infrastructure—writing end-to-end processes, migrating ATSs to Lever, and integrating with HRIS/background check systems. Has managed teams up to 30 (indirect) and delivered measurable outcomes, including doubling headcount in a year by standardizing and streamlining interview workflows while training technical hiring managers on best practices.”

DAVID WOODBURY

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive COO/CRO and growth consultant specializing in scaling founder-led businesses

Grand Rapids, MI18y exp

“Serial founder and agency leader (recent agency exit with completed 3-year earn-out) currently serving as COO but prefers CEO/founder role. Spun Camp Native out of an agency after spotting a hospitality tech gap, raised venture funding, scaled partnerships to 800+ properties, and led the company to a private equity acquisition. Uses AI tools to dramatically accelerate go-to-market, research, and validation cycles.”

“Executive Assistant to the CEO at Bhon Bhon LLC with strong cross-functional program execution experience—built dashboards, trackers, and centralized task systems to improve executive alignment and delivery. Reported measurable operational gains (20% faster admin turnaround, 20% onboarding improvement) while supporting launches, investor materials, hiring/onboarding, and client projects.”

Alexis Gray

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Mid-level Digital Marketing Strategist specializing in SEO & PPC

Flint, Michigan3y exp

“Paid media specialist with hands-on ownership of $50K+/month Google and Microsoft Ads spend for a large brand, emphasizing disciplined manual optimization (Shopping/PMax + Merchant Center feed alignment) to scale without sacrificing efficiency. Maintained 3x+ ROAS while more than doubling revenue (~$100K+ to $210K+ in 12 months) and has a strong track record diagnosing performance issues (e.g., feed/title relevance) and communicating results in client-safe terms.”

“Boutique owner and fashion buyer with end-to-end denim category ownership across in-store and e-commerce, delivering strong sell-through (88%), high gross margin (56%), and improved inventory turns (2.8 to 3.6) through size-curve and depth optimization. Experienced in wholesale vendor negotiations (including refunds/style swaps for production flaws) and using loyalty-driven preference data to increase repeat customer behavior; has merchandising training from Parsons and uses WSM trend research plus Excel-based hindsight analysis to inform buys.”

“Entrepreneur with education administration experience now forming an AI-in-education startup concept focused on augmenting instruction with better AI tools. Previously opened and scaled a coffee roasting franchise in Asia into cafes and exited after strengthening the business financially, demonstrating international regulatory navigation and government relationship-building.”