Vetted Strategic Planning Professionals

“CRM/lifecycle marketer with demonstrated success driving webinar acquisition and conversion for a business compliance campaign (260+ registrations, 180 attendees, 100+ service conversions). Uses segmentation, A/B testing, and metric-driven pivots (10–25% lift in opens/clicks) and has experience coordinating cross-functionally on large in-person investment events.”

“Product leader with experience spanning startups and enterprise-scale logistics in MENA, building and managing web/mobile business interfaces including dashboards, admin tools, marketplaces, and B2B quoting systems. Brings a metrics-driven approach to product health and experimentation, plus strong player-informed understanding of core F2P mechanics and live-ops planning.”

Diana Bacero

Screened

Executive Customer Success & Operations leader specializing in B2B SaaS (CPM/FP&A)

Arcadia, CA18y exp

“Customer lifecycle/CRM practitioner with experience at DripJobs and Solver, focused on onboarding, retention, and customer education. Drove a 51% churn reduction in 90 days by overhauling onboarding with pre-training automation (Close CRM) and CS playbooks, and boosted training sign-ups 37% by shifting existing-customer marketing into CS using Totango and industry-tailored messaging.”

“Longtime entrepreneur building an augmented/virtual reality company with MVPs already in production; raised just under $100K over the past year via SAFE notes. Uses market and competitive analysis (including Meta/Apple ecosystem moves) and partner-driven go-to-market planning, and is currently focused on validating content and completing development with additional technical collaborators.”

“Operations and accounting transformation leader who specializes in reorganizing high-growth and distressed companies using a people/processes/systems framework. Notably helped a distressed mid-stage tech company clean up historical financials, rebuild the accounting function, fix broken operations, and become VC-fundable. Experienced fractional CFO and board advisor who mentors founders/executives and builds scalable hiring plans with clear headcount triggers.”

“Entrepreneurial operator/investor with prior capital-raising experience and a track record of scaling an early room-by-room rental (boarding income) real estate model for higher cash-on-cash returns. Currently exploring a new venture at the intersection of employee empathy and organizational excellence, aiming to build predictive corporate performance tools driven by ambitious teammate engagement.”

“HR leader with ~20 years of experience focused on raising talent and performance standards through structured hiring (Bar Raiser veto panel), output-linked incentives, and rigorous operating cadences. Reports quantified impact including +21% revenue per head and 93% top-performer retention, and has built recruiting-to-revenue pipelines plus performance-gated onboarding/certification boot camps aligned with Finance and Sales.”

“Founder/partner of two staffing companies and former Chief Strategy Officer who led executive-level strategy including acquiring a locums staffing firm and scaling it from $4M to $14M revenue in one year. Experienced recruiting leader managing up to 15 recruiters (and recruiting leaders), known for building repeatable processes, coaching managers, and improving recruiting workflows while preventing burnout.”

“Former Army professional who began working with athletes before NIL and has built a football development practice through relentless in-person outreach. He has identified and developed prospects from a young age, including Stephen Herron and Tajh Rice, with athletes progressing to major Division I programs such as Stanford, Louisville, and Duke.”

“Sales/business development professional with experience in high-value client account expansion and partner acquisition (including real estate sales/property management) who also self-taught Python and built a Selenium-based automation system to eliminate manual booking work. Demonstrated measurable impact across both revenue/relationship outcomes (profit margin lift, high CSAT) and operations (70% faster bookings, 95% fewer errors, 25%+ efficiency gains).”

Abhinav Sharma

Screened

Director-level Performance Marketing & SEO Leader specializing in paid media and analytics

Ras Al Khaimah, UAE16y exp

“Paid media performance marketer managing high-spend accounts ($50K+/month) across Google Ads, Meta, and Bing, with a reported ROAS lift from ~1.5–2x to 4x in ~3 months. Experienced in PMax optimization (including negatives to prevent budget waste), creative and bidding experimentation, and translating complex performance data into clear client-facing narratives.”

Mike Costa-Merle

Screened

Executive Fractional GM & Advisor specializing in venture studios, SaaS, and live events

New York, NY21y exp

“Fractional executive (CEO/COO/CRO) who specializes in taking startups from concept to market across entertainment, tech/SaaS, hospitality, and healthcare. Reports scaling an entertainment marketing venture to $15M ARR within two years, using data-driven market analysis, customer discovery, and rapid team buildout, and leverages AI tools to accelerate GTM and investor readiness.”

Marshawn Denny

Screened

Director of Operations specializing in nonprofit/startup operations and sports program leadership

Detroit, MI18y exp

“Detroit-raised AAU/travel-ball alum who later coached youth (including girls) and helped run showcases, clinics, summer leagues, and tournaments—combining on-court talent evaluation with event logistics and family/player guidance. Also produces recruiting-style basketball media (highlights/spotlights/recaps) and has created onboarding/training videos for startups supporting distributed teams.”

“Staffing/recruiting sales professional with a hands-on, full-cycle approach to winning and growing hiring-manager relationships. They described sourcing and closing new business such as Descor Builders through months of persistent outreach, then converting that into filled roles and repeat hiring demand; they also use tools like Sales Navigator, D&B Hoovers, and MEDDICC in their process.”

“Junior college basketball coach and former AAU organization operator who has also run his own youth tournaments and provides player development from youth through pro levels. Deeply involved in the full pipeline—scouting via film/social, building relationships with families and college coaches, and producing highlight tapes to help athletes get recruited.”

“Operations-focused startup scaler (since 2021) with cross-industry exposure in hospitals/healthcare, NBFC, and IT. Describes building businesses from scratch to profitability by combining long-range planning (5-year projections), structured hiring (KRAs/manpower matrices), departmental policy/checklist setup, and continuous-improvement practices (Kaizen, SGAs).”

Craig Hall

Screened

Director-level Sales & Commercial Leader specializing in Automotive and SaaS

Gorebridge, UK13y exp

“Product manager who led the development cycle and UI design for the TIER mobile/web app used by search-and-rescue teams to manage competency checks, training, equipment records, and incident response. Experienced coordinating web and mobile teams to align APIs to cross-platform features, and demonstrates solid understanding of F2P live-ops, event planning, and IAP experimentation/metrics.”

Nachshon Fertel

Screened

Executive startup founder and product engineer specializing in marketplace platforms

Minneapolis, MN12y exp

“Repeat founder currently building Unhookt, a digital wellness app, after co-founding Poplin and helping raise $10M in VC funding in 2021. He has already completed Unhookt’s frontend MVP, is building the backend, and is gathering early user feedback while navigating the shift from metrics-driven Series A fundraising to vision-led pre-seed pitching.”