Business Development – Advice from Experts

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Business Development

Washington DC

$60.0/min 5.0 4 $1/min

Experienced in aerospace, financial, manufacturing, retail, and technology markets and their unique human capital demands. Currently holds a SHRM certification and is a HR leader at a Fortune company. With experience in the start up space, is able to bring conglomerate best practices and down size them for easy implementation. Specializing in human capital planning to spur new business development.

Scott Oldford

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

$1000.0/min 5.0 19 $16.67/min

Bringing together the right people, at the right time to achieve growth using strategy, marketing and technology. Have failed multiple times, with plenty of up's and down's and with over 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur specialized in growing companies using strategy, marketing and technology paired with perfect execution. Ready to magnify your unfair advantage? Let's do it. - Strategy @ INFINITUS, helping companies with strategy, marketing and technology. (http://www.goinfinitus.com) - Author of Connections that Count (http://www.theconnectionbook.com) - Host of #1 Rated Marketing Podcast (http://www.thelimitlesssbusiness.com

Matt Bell

Austin, TX

$500.0/min 5.0 10 $8.33/min

I am an entrepreneur with a strong expertise in marketing, growth, and business development. I am founder & CEO of an interactive marketing firm. I previously co-founded BrewDrop (acquired) and I'm also a mentor at Capital Factory, an accelerator in Austin, TX.

Josh Garellek

Ottawa, Ontario

$175.0/min 5.0 12 $2.92/min

Tech adVenturer/Driver, Co-founder | Bringing Together & Leading Talented People to Build Up Businesses | Award-Winning Serial Entrepreneur incl OBJ’s 2019 Forty under 40 recipient Who knew my love for technology and entrepreneurship would fuse into starting an independent gaming studio which would then thrive to become a full-service agency? Stacked with a 40+ skillful team in shared offices across North America - I’ve barely scratched the surface of my extreme career goals. I drive my passions through tech, marketing, and sales. I am proud of what I build and highly value the team of talented, hard-working people that support my vision. I enjoy meeting new people, making new connections. Everyone has a story to tell - be sure to listen and learn. "Sometimes life is about risking it all for a dream nobody can see but you"

Jacquelyn Quattro

New Jersey

$600.0/min 5.0 2 $10/min

Thirty+ years in the cosmetics/makeup/wellness industry. Founder of a successful natural organic cosmetics company. Featured in Forbes. Mentions in INC magazine. Entrepreneur. Author. Professional in natural beauty, makeup, skincare, wellness, and nutrition.

Shawn Matthews

Springfield, Missouri

$150.0/min 5.0 18 $2.5/min

I have 20+ years experience as a creative professional. I love teaching & helping startups, big brands, and struggling businesses, streetwise techniques that get attention. I help create big results by using story, organic product placement & social ampification to create measurable growth. As CCO/CEO of Swagbot Creative, I create social, marketing and apparel campaigns that produce results. I have worked on projects for O'reilly Auto Parts, The Wikimedia Foundation, eHarmony, Upwork and Fox Television. I can help you turn your ideas into a reality. At my core I am a connector, storyteller, and promoter. The broadstrokes: • Confident, fun, energetic creative talent • Self directed team player who thrives in collaborative environments • Visual storytelling specialist with strong budgeting, communication & design skills • Clients & credits include projects for Wikipedia, Fox Television Studios, Universal Pictures and MTV My skill set is a balanced mix of both the strategic and tactical, including: Creative Direction + Creative Strategy + Visual Thinking + Brand Storytelling + Logo Design + Creative Development + Marketing Campaigns + Video Production + Music Composition + Fundraising + Project Budgeting + Project Management + Team Building + Business Plan Writing + Graphic Design + Content Production + Publicity I am based in Springfield, Missouri. I have a wife, three dogs, love urban farming, foods that make you smarter and 3D printing. Please say hello, I love meeting new people.

Dr. Neen Craft

Los Angeles, CA

$120.0/min 5.0 3 $2/min

Dr. Neen helps build confidence, cashflow and connections for your business brand. A former consultant for the SBA, she knows the creative business strategies to achieve your goals. View DrNeen.com for more details.

Laurent Gibb

Worldwide

$175.0/min 5.0 3 $2.92/min

Startup Helper. Multiple Entrepreneur. Addicted to Hyper Growth. Worked for companies like eBay and Criteo. Adventures include: 2 x IPOs, 1x Exit, 3 x Pivots, 1 x Turnaround and 2 x Failures. CEO. Mentor at Seedcamp. Startup Builder and Advisor.

Dan Pierson

San Francisco, CA

$100.0/min 5.0 2 $1.67/min

I've worked in the Sharing Economy and Collaborative Consumption since 2011, including stints at Lyft, Collaborative Fund, and Getable. I help entrepreneurs with growth, strategy, and branding.

Adam Butt

Philadelphia, USA

$600.0/min 5.0 4 $10/min

Ecommerce and Marketing Agency Owner at Noticed.com & Angel Investor at Postscript.co (#1 Shopify SMS App)

Ben Rosenbaum

United Kingdom

$100.0/min 4.7 1 $1.67/min

Strategy & Operations Expert | Previously, Co-Founder of Dent Reality, now Start-up Advisor | MBA I've raised millions of pounds for early stage start ups (mostly pre-seed/seed) and have grown my own successful start up. Now I advise start ups on all things fundraising, strategy and/or operations related.

Norman Hamilton

Houston, TX

$300.0/min 5.0 1 $5/min

Founder of Comfy Living Arrangements. Degree in Computer Science @ NJIT. Former Technology Consultant @ Accenture.

Eamonn Carey

United Kingdom

$120.0/min 5.0 11 $2/min

MD at Techstars London. Investor in 40+ companies across the US, Europe, Africa and Asia. I run a dealflow email that goes out to 600+ investors around the world. Worked with hundreds of companies on product, go-to-market, investment and more.

Youri JEDLINSKI SEBBAG

Paris, France

$150.0/min 5.0 1 $2.5/min

Currently developing Hacker Unit, the first remote and global accelerator. Entrepreneur x2 (founder @Simplib @NFCity) turned VC (@NUMA) with a strong product designer background (former @RonAradStudio @MCMDesign) and specialized in business development, startup investments, marketing and digital transformation. Passionate about innovation and disruptive technologies (Artificial Intelligence, Virtual & Augmented Reality, Robotics, Bots, BlockChain, Drones, Driverless Cars, NBIC & more), Design (Product, UI/UX, Industrial, Interior & Experimental).

Malcolm Turner

Southfield, MI

$100.0/min 5.0 2 $1.67/min

Entrepreneur, Commercial Lender, trusted advisor to hundreds of investors and entrepreneurs throughout the US, have personally financed millions of dollars of real estate, mentor to new CRE investors, dedicated to service and giving back. Deacon at local church. WHAT I DO: I help entrepreneurs and investors build their commercial real estate portfolio and improve the cash flow of their existing properties by lending quickly and at a lower cost than most lenders. I also show them how to establish business credit w/o personal guarantees. WHO I WORK WITH: I partner with investors and developers of commercial real estate on the following property types: - Multi-family: Luxury, Market Rate, and Affordable Housing. Senior and Student Housing - Hospitality: Full Service, Limited Service, and Boutique Hotels. Flagged and Non-Flagged properties - Office including Medical Office. Class A, B, C, and even D! - Industrial and Warehouse property including owner-user on a case-by-case basis - Most forms of commercial real estate will be considered. Retail strip centers, Independent Living Facilities, and portfolio loans for transactions involving multiple properties. WHY IT WORKS: When you partner with me you get great advice on the most efficient and cost effective loan products and financing packages that investors are looking for right now. WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT: As a direct lender, I can give insight on how to finance your commercial property quickly and efficiently. I advise on a wide variety of transactions such as purchases, refinances, SBA, and non-real estate business acquisitions. This allows me to accommodate a large range of deal structures and loan sizes ($1M to $50M). HOW IT WORKS: My process begins with a phone consultation to evaluate your commercial finance needs and or marketing options. READY TO TALK? Reach out to me directly here on Clarity via private message to send me your topic of discussion, visit online at https://castlecommercialcapital.com

Chris Stern

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area & Zurich, Switzerland

$300.0/min 5.0 2 $5/min

Entrepreneur, CEO and strategy consultant. Expert in analyzing and solving business problems. Founder and principal of IFEM.com, author of the web book Bizissimple.com and Total Customer Focus. Famous quote: "Business is simple until academics and consultants make it complicated". Further specializing in helping North American companies achieving their goals in Europe; and European companies achieving their goals in North America.

Tim Vernooij

Barcelona

$250.0/min 5.0 7 $4.17/min

Author of How to Make a Fortune on Airbnb, Short-Term Rental Investor, Airbnb Superhost with 100+ Listings, and founder of RentalsMarketing.com. I can help you increase your Short-Term Rental profits and teach you how to scale your Airbnb business in the most efficient and effective way. Specifically, I can help you with: - Increasing Sales on OTAs like Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, VRBO, HomeAway, Tripadvisor, etc. - Short-term Rental Investment Strategies - Market research - Automation - Content Marketing - SEO & Ranking - Social Media Strategy - Business intelligence

Alison Whitmire

Washington DC metro area

$500.0/min 5.0 10 $8.33/min

I have over 4,000 hours coaching business owners and 10 years facilitating peer groups. I have 3 coaching certifications and I've organized and curated 3 TEDx Conferences. The third most viewed TED talk of all time, Simon Sinek's "Start with Why" talk, came from my first conference. I started out as a CPA for Ernst and Young, got my MBA from University of Chicago, worked as a strategic planning consultant and ran P&Ls in Fortune 500 companies - all before I started coaching business owners. I've run 10 marathons, climbed Mt. Rainier with world-famous mountaineer, Ed Viesturs when I turned 50, did a half ironman at 51, did Tough Mudder at 52, got my 200 hr RYT yoga cert at 53, and I turned 54 this year and I'm doing Karate. (And yes, my photo is current.)

Chirag Kulkarni

Boston, MA and Richmond, VA

$150.0/min 5.0 6 $2.5/min

Founder of 3 companies, STR, which was bootstrapped, growing, and profitable. Mingle, a networking app to make connections strategic, and C&M Group, a strategy consulting firm made by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs. I love startups, marketing, sales, and growth in companies.

David Butler

Zurich, Switzerland

$200.0/min 5.0 7 $3.33/min

Connecting people ~ Making a difference. Since 2010, David has been known as the “go to guy” for entrepreneurs and investors in Switzerland, has worked with many young firms, and has led many startup related efforts including Startup Grind, Zuripreneur Meetup, Failcon, Startup Bootcamp and FintechDay, as well as jury, mentor and coach at MassChallenge, Startup Weekend, Founder institute. Having an international background, he is also connected to the wider entrepreneurial ecosystem, particularly in Silicon Valley and throughout the rest of Europe. He has worked in Information Technology since 1999, connecting the worlds of business and technology while combining Product Development and Technical Implementation. David has a knack for problem diagnosing & solving, and translating the needs of the market and clients into new features, refinements and products. As a serial networker and social media aficionado, his love for testing beta versions of new products coming out of Zurich’s many startups and strong social presence, has made him a sought-after advisor in many industries. As Zurich Director of Startup Grind, he is building bridges between local and global entrepreneurs, experts, and executives.

Josh Merchant

Toronto, Ontario

$100.0/min 5.0 4 $1.67/min

Co-Founder & CTO @lymbix Application Architecture Service Architectures Mass Scaling Ruby & Rails REST API - Service & Intergration No-SQL Design Linguistics

Ashley Drummonds

Tampa, FL

$250.0/min 5.0 3 $4.17/min

Entrepreneur on Season 7 of Shark Tank. Creator and Owner of ABS Protein Pancakes supplement line that sells internationally and runs 100% online. I also am a Business Coach to other entrepreneurs and a speaker inspiring and helping people build the body and business they want! I also run and manage several fitness and wellness websites based on Women's Health and overall life. I am a Business Coach and expert in online Business with Social Media, Internet Marketing and Product Creation.

Steve Chaparro

Long Beach, CA

$200.0/min 5.0 1 $3.33/min

Steve is a keynote speaker, executive communications coach, and a culture design strategist.

Andrew Dumont

New York

$300.0/min 5.0 18 $5/min

I bring early-stage companies scale, with 10 years of experience in revenue growth, marketing strategy, strategic partnerships, and managing high performing teams. Since my first company, which I helped create at the age of 18, I've been obsessed with the idea of taking little-known products and turning them into international brands. I've worked across all areas of the customer acquisition funnel, from awareness through retention, with a heavy emphasis on consumer internet and SaaS. I’ve spoken on digital innovation around the globe at shows like SMX, Inbound Marketing Summit, ionSearch, New Media Expo, Ignite, AdTech, and more. I hold a degree in Finance and Marketing from Western Washington University, received my executive education at Stanford University, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2014.

Kristin Adams

USA

$350.0/min 5.0 1 $5.83/min

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecokristin 17 years experience launching and growing natural/ organic cosmetic companies, deep practical knowledge of skincare and makeup product innovation and development, deep understanding of the entire supply chain from seed to sale of organic raw materials and natural cosmetics. Expert in CBD, CBG (and other, cannabinoids used in cosmetics). Advisor to beauty brands and natural raw material suppliers looking for strategic guidance when selling to the cosmetics verticle. Creator of Beauty Brand Academy and Beauty Brand Lead Machine.

Karen Shankey

$175.0/min 5.0 15 $2.92/min

Executive Coach helping leaders be better leaders, also working with career progression, management and transition.

CHRISTINA TEGBE

$350.0/min 5.0 4 $5.83/min

Founder at AvailVA, Co-founder of ZiggyVA, Founder at 54 Thrones, Founder of multiple local service businesses.

Nick Pulido

California, USA

$150.0/min 5.0 5 $2.5/min

I began creating interactive Web/Mobile concepts designing the UI/UX as well as developing prototypes for companies looking to validate their product. I offer a personalized, professional UI / UX / Usability assessment with a full professional write up which includes recommendations and walk you through potential improvements. If you schedule a 30 minute call, I will apply the cost of the call to the price of my "Idea to MVP" service, which for modest fee; I will create for you a clear articulate development plan as well as an interactive prototype, ready to show. Use it to raise capital or run just run user tests. I'd love to take your call, and help your vision come to life. Best, Nick

Dinesh Kandanchatha

San Francisco, CA

$350.0/min 5.0 7 $5.83/min

Scaling businesses and entrepreneur coaching. After successfully building and selling three companies, scaling businesses has become my passion and obsession.

Shane Barker

Sacramento, California Area

$150.0/min 5.0 2 $2.5/min

Founder Content Solutions, writer for Entrepreneur.com & Forbes. Featured in the Huffington Post and American Scientific. Built my last business from $0- $25M evaluation in less than 2 years.

Mina Elias - Mina Elias - Amazon FBA & PPC Expert - Supplements

Marina Del Rey, California

$1000.0/min 5.0 0 $16.67/min

Mina is a multiple seven figure seller in the supplement industry, investor, Amazon PPC expert and founder of the PPC university. Mina excels at developing cutting edge supplements for different target audiences and combines his passion for supplements, his background in chemical engineering and chemistry, and his expertise in PPC to crush the competition on Amazon. His goal is to disrupt the supplement industry and make a significant positive impact by cleaning up the market and giving consumers the supplements they deserve.

Touraj Parang

San Francisco Bay Area

$500.0/min 5.0 11 $8.33/min

M&A and Business Development Executive at GoDaddy (focusing on Domains, Business Applications, PWS, Voice and Messaging strategic initiatives). Operating Partner at Pear Venture Capital (early stage fund, with world-class portfolio including DoorDash, Gusto, Branch and over 50 others). Previously Founding COO @UpCounsel (legal marketplace), Founder @jaxtr (pioneering viral cloud telephony mobile startup), VP Corporate Development & Strategy @Webs (largest website creation tool, and I lead its sale to VistaPrint). Over 20 years of M&A and Business Development experience with 150+ startups totaling over $1.7B in deal value.

Artash Arakelyan

Yerevan

$150.0/min 5.0 5 $2.5/min

‎★ Entrepreneur, Inbound Marketing Specialist, Hubspot Consultant, Start-up Adviser‎★ Started my agency with $0 investment and grew it from 1 person team to 50 full time team members in 4 years. 10 years IT sales management experience 8 years inbound marketing experience (worked with Inc 500 world's fastest growing start-ups)

Andrei Marinescu

Greater Los Angeles Area

$500.0/min 4.9 11 $8.33/min

I’m a founder, CMO, & former VC who helps turn startups into billion-dollar companies (Hulu, Ring, Albert, & others). I’ve worked with over 100 founding teams to develop strategies and execute GTM plans that drive rapid growth in B2C and SaaS. If you need to accelerate your company’s growth, I can help. 🚀 Talk to me about user growth; customer acquisition/retention; monetization; product marketing; conversion rate optimization; email marketing; web analytics; online payments; online music & video; e-commerce; and entrepreneurship.

Mitch Sapoff

New York, NY

$100.0/min 4.8 3 $1.67/min

I help emerging tech companies identify and attack new business opportunities by refining how they sell their product and deploying teams and processes that drive consistent, predictable growth in sales.

Neil Sahota (萨冠军)

Orange County, California Area

$120.0/min 5.0 7 $2/min

Business Guru / Master Inventor / Tech Coast Angel Track record of developing ideas and building businesses from them.

Julie Hamilton

Tempe, AZ

$100.0/min 5.0 1 $1.67/min

Proven Purchasing Manager, Helping Companies Translate Their Business Goals To Reality

Chris Drayer

Golden, Co

$300.0/min 5.0 5 $5/min

CoFounder and President of Revaluate.com, Founder of FinchMktg, Former CMO for RealSatisfied and FloorPlanOnline. Outgoing entrepreneur and CMO with 15+ years working inside Real Estate vertical. Actively participating within the industry, serving on Real Estate committees and presenting / attending more than 20 conferences a year (Pre Covid). Real Estate Tech Junkie.

David Bard

1001 Champlain Ave Suite 204 Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7L 5Z4

$350.0/min 5.0 6 $5.83/min

Founder/President of Pharma Launch Inc., EMREACH Inc. and Pharmability Inc. Author of Launch, Life Sciences Products. Author of Pharma Product Management For more information contact http://www.emreach.ca

Michael Taggart

Boise, Idaho

$200.0/min 5.0 1 $3.33/min

CEO, Founder, and serial entrepreneur with a decade of digital marketing and online business strategy experience. I have trained tens of thousands of businesses and entrepreneurs how to effectively market their products and services. I am also a cryptocurrency evangelist, having been in the blockchain industry since 2012, our company has built more custom blockchains that any other company. Market capitalization sizes for companies currently using our technology is over $1.5B as of June 2017. I also assist in forming ICO's, and other blockchain consulting. We have blockchain implementations of our blockchain technology in the Gaming, Finance, Music, and Social Media industries.

Katie Hunt

Greater Los Angeles Area

$400.0/min 5.0 11 $6.67/min

Entrepreneur, marketing strategist, mentor, collaborator, community builder. Stationery & gift industry. @tradeshowcamp everywhere.

J. Massey

Orange County, California

$1000.0/min 5.0 1 $16.67/min

President and owner multiple companies which together have held over 400+ residential units. He has personally completed over 200 real estate transactions in 8 different states and now invests his time and attention building short term rental units (https://cashflowdiary.com/how-to-start-an-airbnb-business/) in various locations throughout the United States. His podcast (http://CashflowDiaryPodcast.com) has been downloaded over 2+ Million times, and through his online courses, coaching, and private mentorship groups has trained tens of thousands of real estate investors.

Shahram Mehraban

Newport Beach

$300.0/min 5.0 15 $5/min

20 years experience in technology marketing and strategy Domain expertise in semiconductors, Internet of things, energy, industrial and wireless infrastructure.

JC Garrett

Chicago, Illinois

$120.0/min 5.0 8 $2/min

Startup and SMB consultant with an emphasis on business dev, technical project consultation (ecommerce, web, mobile, SEO, UI/UX, application marketing etc) as well as business plan writing and fundraising. I've managed 150+ web and mobile projects and created dozens of business plans/pitch decks

Claude Hayn

Washington D.C. Metro Area

$300.0/min 5.0 6 $5/min

Founded and funded several communications related tech companies during the past 20 years. Very well connected in VoIP/SIP world. Earlier, 23 years of management in various media, including print, film and music. This goes from head of all live and recorded events for John Lennon to Director of Advertising for Esquire magazine/Japan. I've got lots of experience to help clarify your vision and avoid mistakes.

Ash Fontana

San Francisco Bay Area

$250.0/min 4.8 8 $4.17/min

Expert: Fundraising (from seed to later stage), AngelList, crowdfunding and acquisitions. Useful: social networks, analytics software, machine learning businesses, data businesses, mobile products, location-based services, travel technology and loyalty programs.

Justin Jackson

British Columbia, Canada

$400.0/min 5.0 7 $6.67/min

I'm the co-founder of Transistor.fm (a podcast hosting and analytics platform). I've been working with software and SaaS companies in product and marketing since 2008.

Alex Banayan

Greater Los Angeles Area

$500.0/min 5.0 1 $8.33/min

Fortune Magazine feature on Alex Banayan: http://money.cnn.com/2013/06/13/technology/alex-banayan-vc.pr.fortune/index.html

Luis Spencer

Barcelona Area, Spain

$100.0/min 5.0 12 $1.67/min

Business Inteligence in the gambling area ( poker & casino). Deliverability Manager at Letsbonus (Livingsocial.com), also deliverability and marketing automation at partygaming. (partypoker.com & bwin.com) Deliverability Manager for groupalia.com and offerum.com, two of the most important daily deals company in Spain

Patrick Gorman

Atlanta, GA

$200.0/min 5.0 12 $3.33/min

Founding Team Member at Startups.com | Bizplan - Clarity - Launchrock - Fundable - Zirtual I've spent the past 10 years working with thousands of startups; validating ideas, acquiring users, and raising capital. I love helping new and experienced founders alike tackle big problems, manage complex projects, and identify actionable next steps to move the business forward.