Let's build something impactful together.
Hi I'm Stephen, I am a what they call a "generalist", but I feel I'm a specialist at getting into the first 15 employees at a startup and helping it grow.
Where i thrive
CURIOSITY x EXECUTION
Operations
I've led operations across multiple functions and also been a manager of managers over operations.
My time here has been as a founder and also supporting founders as I've built multiple incubator programs impacting over 1,000 businesses.
Marketing
The basics of marketing is a combination of data and intuition. It centers around being comfortable with experimentation.
I have been fortunate to work and learn alongside some of the best experiential marketers in the industry.
Customer Experience
Most of my formal experience as an employee centers around customer experience.
From being the Head of Success at a couple of venture-backed companies, to building experiences under other functions.
I'm not new to this
Experiences across B2B, B2C, venture, entertainment, media,& professional services.
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built
I've built a lot of projects.
Some of them are venture-backed, some have failed, and some have sold. All of them have been created, designed, and grown while I was a co-creator or CEO.
A couple are in AI, some in FinTech, and some in the Future of Work category. All of them were created with the intention to help founders scale faster.
operated
I've helped companies exit and grow.
Context is important and I have worked in enough situations to see industries change and great ideas needing to adapt quickly.
invested
I've invested in a handful of companies and funds.
Being skilled at choosing and evaluating deals has been key to my success as an operator and founder. It is all a venture creation flywheel that feeds into my curiosity and ability to execute.
I've worked with every modern tech stack
Tools of the trade
Here are just a handful of tools that I've either built a startup on top of or have leveraged in a leadership role to drive growth. You name it, I have likely tested, used, and built on top of it.
more areas where I can help
Bias For Action
Hiring
I've helped run over 200 hiring processes and conducted almost 1,000 interviews.
Biz Dev
I've driven over $4M in deals for my own startups, and have helped drive over $100M in revenue over my career.
Managing
I've built teams from scratch up to supporting over 30 team members and managing managers.
X-Function
I've led engineering teams, marketing teams, product managers, and collaborated all across the board with external partners.
Growth
I've run paid ads and optimization experiments to increase dealflow for customers at scale across all paid media platforms (except for billboards).
ECom
I've run multiple stores on Amazon and Shopify. Understanding how to manage inventory, build referral programs, and incentivize repeat purchases.
Web3
I have worked on three projects within web3. One failed, two are still ongoing, and one had a billion dollar market cap. I know how blockchain systems work and how to build businesses on top of them.
AI
In 2020, I built a tool using machine learning that would take someone's voice recording and turn it into blog posts. Since then I've done a lot of work leveraging AI to speed up productivity across various functions.
WHat I'm looking for
With +15 years of building, here's the details.
Remote
$125k
I've led remote teams for 8 years.
Skilled at building distributed teams
Equity negotiable
$15,000 signing bonus (preferred)
Unlimited Vacation
In-Person
$150k
I'm willing to relocate for right fit.
Dedicated to building IRL
Equity Negotiable
$10,000 signing bonus (preferred)
Unlimited Vacation + Flexibility