Consultant providing services in recruiting, outsourced sales, strategy & operations.
Recruiting Services:
1. Job posting - Indeed, LinkedIN, and ZipRecruiter job ads included in hourly rate price
2. Candidate screening interviews
3. Recommendation of top candidates to your leadership team
4. Coordinating additional interviews
5. Assistance drafting offers and comp structures
6. Onboarding
7. Candidate pipeline management - I have my own ATS, or I can use yours!
Sales:
1. Sales strategy consulting
2. KPI development & management
3. Identifying and improving gaps in sales funnel
4. Coaching and training BDR and sales representatives
5. Commission and bonus structure formation
Zark S.
Pitch Deck Strategist | Turn Complexity Into Clarity
Concord, Massachusetts
$175/hr$175 per hour4.9 (68) 172 jobs $800K+ total earnings
Create clarity. Trigger decisions:
+ YC AI fintech (Ballerine) raised $13.5M Series A
+ Salesforce SI (Flok Consulting) acquired by FormativGroup
+ PropTech startup (Valcre) secured $12.7M Series A
"Zark is the easy button for startup pitch decks and storytelling. He absorbs complex information and distills it into something investors and customers actually understand.
- Even our CTO said: 'I don't normally like story people. Zark is different. He really gets it.'" – CEO, AI AgTech startup
If you're struggling to explain what you do, why it matters, or why someone should say yes - I can help.
I work with founders, executives, and teams to:
+ clarify positioning and value
+ structure ideas into persuasive narratives
+ translate complexity into something people understand and act on
This work shows up in:
+ investor pitch decks
+ sales presentations and growth narratives
+ websites and messaging systems
+ proposals, reports, and strategic communications
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Most clients come in thinking they need a deliverable.
What they actually need is clarity.
Once that's solved, everything else - the deck, the story, the site - starts working.
"I have never worked with anyone so comprehensive and thoughtful in taking complex ideas and putting them into a cogent story." – Founder, Global Fintech startup
My approach combines strategy, storytelling, design thinking, and facilitation - often using diagrams, frameworks, and rapid prototyping to test and refine ideas in real time.
If you're working on something complex, new, or hard to explain - and need it to land with investors, clients, or stakeholders - reach out.
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With a mix of strategy, writing, design, research, and facilitation, I translate complex ideas into clear, usable communication that holds up in real-world conversations.
The work typically starts with structured discovery - asking the right questions, pressure-testing assumptions, and separating signal from noise. From there, I synthesize and shape the thinking with you, into something that can be understood, trusted, and acted on.
I regularly support:
+ investor and fundraising efforts
+ sales and growth positioning
+ messaging and website architecture
+ proposals, reports, and internal narratives
+ frameworks, diagrams, and concept visualization
Much of this happens collaboratively - working live, iterating quickly, and using both language and visuals to test whether something actually makes sense outside your own head.
The goal is not just to tell a better story, but to make sure the story is right - grounded, aligned, true to you, and value revealing.
I work with ambitious leaders across industries, often in situations where the stakes are high and the thinking isn’t fully resolved yet.
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Specialties:
Strategic Design
Storytelling, Visioning, and Branding
Higher Education Innovation
Strategic Partnerships
Service and Experience Design
Design Research
Framework Design
Workshop Facilitation
Sustainable Business Modeling
Program Design and Development
Professional Development and Training
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Creative Leadership
Organizational Change
Design Thinking & Human-Centered Design
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Shaun C.
PhD Behavioral Economist, Academic Researcher, Writer, & AI Consultant
Boston, Massachusetts
$150/hr$150 per hour4.9 (171) 313 jobs $400K+ total earnings
I bridge the gap between rigorous economic theory and cutting-edge technology. As a PhD-level Behavioral Economist, I specialize in improving the accuracy of Generative AI models for financial and economic forecasting for global leaders, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. My expertise encompasses model evaluation, RLHF, and strategic AI implementation within the finance industry.
Additionally, I provide high-level academic consulting for scholars and doctoral candidates. I specialize in the complex stages of the publishing cycle, including original manuscript development, dissertation coaching, and navigating "revise and resubmit" requirements for elite journals such as the Strategic Management Journal and Academy of Management Journal.
Consultation Policy:
I offer a free 15-minute introductory meeting to discuss your goals. For complex projects—specifically those requiring document reviews or substantive research strategy—please book a consultation.
* 30-Minute Consultation: Reserved for non-research projects.
* 60-Minute Consultation: Required for all research-based academic or corporate projects.
Estimated project costs are provided exclusively following a formal consultation to ensure an accurate assessment of your specific needs.
Tony B.
Ex Wall St Trader | Futures, Algo Trading & Crypto Consultant
Ex–Wall Street trader with deep expertise in futures/commodity markets, algorithmic development/ trading and crypto.
Creator of multiple profitable MT4 EAs, TradingView strategies and more.
𝕏 Twitter: @TBB_Trades
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➡️What I can offer clients:
Futures trading education, 1-on-1 coaching and action plans.
Bespoke algo strategy development and deployment to meet your unique performance and risk-management goals.
Physical Commodity trading solutions and consulting.
Crypto project and defi strategies.
Strategic advisory on international banking solutions for efficient cross-border banking.
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