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Joseph S. Lesko
Freelance fundraising Consultant
As a private banker at JP Morgan, Joseph's managed $1.3 billion in investments and loans for entrepreneurs and business owners. His experience includes research coverage of insurance companies and homebuilders at Barclays Capital, and investment banking at NewOak Capital, where he raised debt and equity for speciality lenders, community banks and technology firms. Joseph joined Toptal to use his diverse skills and contacts to help companies grow. Click to continue
Carole Crawford, CFA
Freelance fundraising Consultant
At Morgan Stanley, Carole advised eight founders through exits totaling over $750 million and then founded her own practice to manage venture investments for family offices. A former tech CFO, she freelances to leverage her experience with capital raises, strategic pivots, and turnarounds. She enjoys helping innovators and entrepreneurs achieve financial success across many verticals, and has recently focused her efforts on fintech. Click to continue
Kelly Sickles
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Kelly relaunched her consulting practice after an 18-year financial career working with and advising some of NYC's most well-respected startups (Boxed, S'well) and on Wall Street (Lazard). She enjoys freelancing because it provides her the opportunity to meet so many fascinating entrepreneurs, investors, and lenders and leverage her experiences to help them maximize value and buildable sustainable businesses. Click to continue
Jerome Elfassy
Freelance fundraising Consultant
After working as a credit prop trader for 7 years, co-managing a $12 billion corporate bond portfolio, and co-founding Festicket, Jerome started freelancing, building financial models, consulting for capital raising and acting as an external CFO. He has extensive experience working closely with founders of US and European eCommerce and media companies, helping them develop the necessary tools to financially structure their growth. Click to continue
Jesse Stein
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Jesse is the president of Commencement Capital, an advisory firm specializing in raising capital through innovative structures. He has more than 15 years as an entrepreneur and financial professional with experience in transaction management, data analysis, platform-building, the preparation of business plans and marketing materials, and capital raising. He enjoys freelancing as it allows him to get involved in a variety of exciting projects. Click to continue
Neel Bhargava
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Neel is an experienced private equity investor and consultant who has worked across industries and geographies—including North America, India, and Africa—while at Berkshire Partners, Bain & Company, and Rocket Internet. As a freelancer, he focuses on capital raising preparation and business operations consulting for growth stage companies and has extensive experience working closely with founders and CEOs. Click to continue
Brent Dial
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Brent's led Anheuser-Busch's craft beer growth strategy serving as the CFO of their $1 billion high-end division and completed over $12 billion in M&A and capital raising transactions as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan and Deutsche Bank. As a freelancer, Brent seeks to help clients build their strategy backed by rigorous analytics, and tell their story. He enjoys working with clients across different industries and levels of maturity. Click to continue
Aleksey N. Krylov
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Aleksey has contributed to 25+ private equity deals that have deployed $500 million. He has advised 50+ clients on raising $1.6 billion in equity in the consumer, healthcare, media, financial services, energy, and industrial sectors. He enjoys working with officers of early stage and mature small cap firms. He freelances because it exposes him to a wide range of companies, allows him to travel and spend more time with his twin daughters. Click to continue
Javier Enrile
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Javier is a results-driven executive with 16 years of experience in middle market M&A and venture capital with 35 completed transactions and hundreds of other evaluated and negotiated. Javier is also an experienced business operator with a particular focus on FP&A, fundraising, financial reporting, treasury management, and market analysis. As a freelancer, he enjoys working with management teams to unlock value and grow their organizations. Click to continue
Evan Fisher
Freelance fundraising Consultant
Evan is a former investment bank vice president who has focused on aviation, media, and consumer goods. He has "sat in every seat at the boardroom table" as a director, shareholder, executive, and advisor and has raised $75+ million, taken companies public, and led acquisitions and divestments. As a freelancer, Evan enjoys helping businesses plan and refine their strategy, prepare for corporate actions, and hone their capital raising approach. Click to continue
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