Neil OConnell

“C-level operator and advisor who has led operational transformations at growing companies from ~$100M revenue to multi-billion scale. Focuses on working backwards from a north star to build KPI/decision-owner mechanisms, P&L-linked accountability, and agile org structures—citing outcomes like +500 bps market share gains, millions saved in people costs, and EBITDA acceleration for a PE exit.”

“Operations leader/advisor experienced in bringing structure to early-stage/growing companies by connecting Vision-Mission-Strategy to execution via roadmaps, accountability, and KPI scorecards with defined operating cadences. Demonstrated measurable impact by redesigning sales compensation around margin by product/retailer, improving profitability by 4 points within six months, and has reported directly to founders/CEOs with sales and finance backgrounds.”

“Commercial/GTN leader with GCP experience managing multi-year, multi-megawatt AI/GPU infrastructure commitments, owning segment P&L and governance for take-or-pay/reserved capacity. Drove a major client partnership scaling ARR from $50M to $100M in 18 months by aligning Product/Engineering, GTM, and infra teams and building flexible, margin-protective commercial structures. Known for speeding hyperscaler procurement/security reviews (FedRAMP/SOC2, IAM, data residency) and operationalizing multi-region delivery with landing zones and IaC.”

“Operations and business leader with deep footwear/apparel experience who built and scaled internal operating systems for lululemon’s footwear startup division—creating strategic plans, end-to-end product-to-shelf playbooks, and launching product management software to replace Excel/Access. Previously led adidas North American Brand & Product (300 people, $500M budget) and now advises a growing footwear startup preparing for acquisition, including hands-on partnership solutions to improve inventory and P&L.”

“Seasoned business leader with decades of leadership experience (including Fortune 50/500) and prior Silicon Valley startup exposure, now pursuing entrepreneurship. Building “Datascension,” a gamified, story/episode-based career coaching platform that includes hands-on tasks (e.g., SQL queries, Python scripts) plus a participation-based credit/currency system and certification/badging, informed by feedback from recruiters and coaching/recruiting firms.”