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Brandon Pearlman
Brandon is a technology executive with 19 years of experience, including working as a management consultant for the Global 1000. He has successfully founded and exited his startup and executed a GTM strategy that yielded an ARR of $20 million in year 1—and a projected $200 million in year 2. Brandon expertly helps accelerate early and growth-stage companies, identifying sustainable growth opportunities and enabling informed decisions with in-depth analysis.
Show MoreKevin Roberts
Over the last 20+ years, Kevin has closed 46 M&A deals totaling several billion in value. He started his career at leading investment banks—Bank of America and Merrill Lynch—and respected private equity firms—Trinity Hunt—advising clients ranging from $1-billion companies to startups and investment firms to family offices. Kevin joined Toptal mainly to leverage his capabilities in M&A and strategic finance, aiming at helping talented entrepreneurs and investors achieve their growth objectives.
Show MoreBrian Krajewski
Brian is a performance-driven executive leader with extensive experience in operations, engineering, program and Lean management, and advanced analytics across various industries. He is a trusted partner known for fostering cross-business partnerships that drive operational excellence, employee engagement, and revenue growth. As a highly effective leader, Brian excels in developing and managing diverse, cross-functional teams and implementing strategies to achieve business objectives.
Show MoreMohamed Zarrugh
Mohamed has held executive internal consulting roles for JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, transforming operations with annualized expense reductions of up to $180 million. He is a finance expert who perfectly blends the academic knowledge of an Industrial Engineering degree and MBA with deep business acumen and technical know-how. Specializing in strategic planning, performance management, and process improvement initiatives, Mohamed is willing to leverage his experience with other clients.
Show MoreMary Ann Fialkowski
Mary Ann has 20 years of C-level experience with private equity and publicly owned companies. She has planned and implemented high-growth strategies and restructured poorly integrated industry rollups. She creates solutions through new technology and business process improvement. With a uniquely wide breadth of functional experience, honed by easily pivoting to the area needing attention and quickly assessing the underlying processes, Mary Ann is an exceptional freelance contributor.
Show MoreYves du Parc
Yves is a seasoned executive with over 18 years of experience living and working in Asia and South America, designing business strategies, facilitating cross-cultural adaptation, and driving business growth. He has managed small to medium-sized companies with an annual turnover of up to US $100 million. With two MS degrees in International Business Management and fluency in four languages, Yves is eager to share his expertise and techniques for thriving in new markets around the world.
Show MoreJonathan Weiss
Jonathan is an advisor and business development executive working with some of the most cutting-edge manufacturers worldwide. He specialized in helping companies reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, supporting the lifecycle of transformational solutions, and building resilient supply chains through IoT, IIoT, AI, ML, and other bleeding-edge technologies. Jonathan joined Toptal because he enjoys the dynamic work environment while contributing to different types of organizations.
Show MoreKuk Yi
Kuk is a strategic financial leader with in-depth experience working across the spectrum of value creation ranging from innovation to partnership and business development, M&A, and strategic enterprise initiatives. Kuk's created new internal capabilities by founding M&A/corporate development and venture investment teams. Although not a technologist, Kuk has a deep understanding and appreciation of the technology ecosystem and has led analytics and technology teams during his career as a result.
Show MoreJeff Mikes
Jeff has built, led, and advised dozens of companies over 25 years, focusing on financial services, retail, technology, and digital experience. He co-founded and scaled a digital transformation advisory company that was sold to a major consulting firm. A former CFO, managing director, and head of strategy with global experience, he joined Toptal to help clients find new avenues of profitable growth while building scalable organizations.
Show MoreFabian Schvartzman
Fabian is a Stanford MBA with 10+ years of experience in business strategy, business development, and leadership. He led two healthtech startups and closed deals with leading pharma companies, built a business development unit at AeroFarms that partnered with Fortune 500 companies, such as Cargill, AB InBev, and Roche; saved Intel $400 million in its run rate through an out-of-the-box solution; and raised money from prominent VCs.
Show MoreLaura Lanteri
Laura is a business consultant with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business expansion, competitive analysis, consumer insights, data analysis, and research. She has consulted with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and pre-revenue start-ups and has an established track record of improving revenue, margins, and scale. Laura started her career at Morgan Stanley New York, where she researched, conceptualized, and executed financing deals for almost one billion dollars.
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