Vetted Team Building Professionals

“Cross-border (US/Canada) hockey advisor with extensive experience on both the business and operations sides across pro, minor, and junior organizations. Leverages deep relationships with coaches/scouts/GMs and a structured evaluation + development planning process to guide families through Prep/Academy, Junior, NCAA, and U Sports pathways; has helped an athlete jump two levels to Junior A via a targeted 6-month training and mental development plan.”

Veronica Andrews

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Chief People & Operations Officer specializing in HR strategy and operational scale

Brooklyn, NY16y exp

“People/HR leader with deep org design and change-management experience, including leading a full-company restructuring at Mirimus in direct partnership with the CEO and VPs. Known for combining systems thinking with rigorous people analytics (engagement, churn, capacity, performance signals) to diagnose root causes, redesign operating models, and coach senior leaders through high-stakes transitions and ER situations.”

Richie Bavasso

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive healthcare venture builder specializing in MedTech, digital health, and AI diagnostics

North Charleston, SC32y exp

“Five-time entrepreneur with 25 years across startups, venture studios, and accelerators, including current advisory work with MassChallenge, VentureWell, Scottish Development International, and German Accelerator/Start 2 Group. Most recently helped lead a UK MedTech company through multiple raises totaling over £11M plus grants, while driving FDA clearance, MVP completion, and US customer launch in a tough fundraising market.”

“Operations and supply chain leader who has launched new service lines and driven large-scale process modernization—most notably spearheading a shift from fax/phone ordering to EDI to boost throughput and reduce staffing needs. Has executive committee leadership experience as a Chief Supply Chain Officer and has also project-managed clinical service expansions in outpatient healthcare settings using Microsoft Project (which they’ve taught as an adjunct professor).”

Bill DeVinney

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Hospitality & Food/Beverage Operator specializing in multi-unit growth and brand building

Hershey, PA30y exp

“Experienced hospitality operator and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience, including building businesses for VC- and PE-backed companies. Now self-funding an RTD adaptogenic tea and seltzer startup in Pennsylvania and preparing to launch into the CPG market across retail and e-commerce.”

Brandon Pav

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive CTO specializing in cloud architecture, DevSecOps, and scalable SaaS platforms

Indianapolis, IN13y exp

“Founder of Pavtek Consulting LLC who acts as a hands-on technology leader for startups, building MVPs and full-stack AI products, custom ERPs, integrations, and AI agent chat tools. Notably led a major turnaround at Dyknow (EdTech), cutting major cloud waste and moving the business from a $500k annual loss to double profitability within two years before a successful acquisition.”

“Entrepreneurial film producer with 30+ years creating award-winning media who has raised capital for multiple feature-length projects and navigated film-finance realities (escrow funding timelines, investor commitment risk). Applies a business lens to ventures (market sizing, scalability, differentiation) and builds cost-effective GTM using Meta/Facebook ads backed by strong creative storytelling and a broad creative network.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”

“Repeat founder/operator who has raised over $1M across three companies and has hands-on experience advising fundraising, including helping a biotech company secure a $500K+ accelerator round through IndieBio. Brings a strong point of view on early-stage investing, founder quality, and startup traction metrics, with a clear intention to build or lead a company rather than join one long-term.”

“Aspiring founder with moderate familiarity with the VC and startup studio ecosystem, motivated by the ability to solve problems according to their own vision. Particularly interested in building in home services and mental health/counseling, and expresses strong commitment to entrepreneurship.”

“Entrepreneur in debt settlement and consumer lending who expects future funding needs and is oriented toward PE/VC rather than debt until revenues stabilize. Previously left Mosaic to found and scale a process improvement/performance management/tech stack consulting business, using conference speaking and relationship-based selling to win clients and then hiring staff/contractors to expand delivery.”

“Full-cycle B2B seller who says he has never relied on inbound and has consistently self-sourced deals through outbound prospecting. He highlights being the top salesperson at both companies he worked for and cites a 3-month, $150k one-off project sale equal to 10% of annual quota, involving senior research, IT, legal, and procurement stakeholders.”

Brooke Williams

Screened

Executive revenue leader specializing in sales and marketing growth systems

New Braunfels, TX10y exp

“Senior sales leader with deep public sector, municipal, and regulated-industry experience who has led large multi-state territories and delivered 37% YoY growth worth more than $50M at Republic Services. More recently, they have applied that same strategic rigor in consulting, helping a global language services provider expand into manufacturing and win complex public sector business such as the City of Minneapolis.”

Jyoti mishra

Screened

Director-level Scrum Master / Technical Program Manager specializing in Agile delivery

Dallas, Texas10y exp

“Director of Projects with experience owning HR operations processes from onboarding through exit and partnering with engineering to build/fix HRMS-related systems. Led cross-functional teams (engineering, QA, DevOps, operations, legal) to resolve data/tooling issues and improve operational rigor through Jira/Confluence documentation and multi-level code checks; also managed org-wide Jira licensing and user provisioning.”

“Serial founder/engineer who has raised capital for two prior startups and is now building a mental awareness venture. Drove rapid early traction for Fashom after an organic YouTube unboxing sparked demand, then scaled using influencer-led growth with no paid ads for ~2 years, achieving ~150% YoY growth and staying profitable through COVID.”

“Founder who built and operated a marketing agency (Six Degrees) end-to-end, setting up legal/infrastructure foundations and implementing SOPs, KPIs, and repeatable operating rhythms. Emphasizes operational excellence, predictable delivery, and prioritization based on customer impact, revenue risk, and compliance/safety.”

“Marketing leader who has repeatedly been the first marketing hire, building the function from scratch while aligning sales, product, and leadership around shared positioning and goals. Strong in marketing ops and executive analytics—integrated multiple data platforms to track the full customer lifecycle (CLV, renewals, attribution) and drive KPI-focused decision-making while reducing reliance on vanity metrics.”

“Operations/project management professional with hands-on experience leading a company-wide office consolidation (3 floors to 2), coordinating across IT, HR, marketing, facilities management, and movers while maintaining executive alignment. Strengths include building clear communication systems (templates, trackers, EA cadences) that improve executive decision-making and managing sensitive initiatives such as layoff logistics with strict confidentiality.”