Hiring delays, messy HR processes, poor follow-through, an overloaded inbox, and founder bandwidth issues don’t stay “small problems” for long — they slow hiring, create employee friction, and pull leadership away from growth. If you’re a startup founder or growing business, you need more than task support; you need someone who can bring structure to both your people operations and day-to-day execution.
I help startups, founders, and high-growth teams build and run the people side of the business more effectively through a combination of HR consulting, talent acquisition, people operations, and executive support. With 11+ years of experience across India and global markets, I’ve supported businesses with startup HR setup, recruitment, performance management, HR operations, HR systems implementation, and founder/CEO support — helping teams hire faster, operate more smoothly, and build stronger internal structure without adding unnecessary complexity.
Here’s how I can support your business:
HR Consulting | Startup HR | People Operations
- Set up or strengthen HR functions for startups and growing businesses
- Build HR processes, policies, employee lifecycle workflows, onboarding, and documentation
- Support HR operations, compliance coordination, performance management, employee engagement, and day-to-day people processes
- Create practical HR systems that are scalable, organized, and aligned with business goals
Talent Acquisition | Recruitment | Hiring Support
- Manage full-cycle recruitment support for technical and non-technical roles
- Handle sourcing, screening, interview coordination, candidate communication, and hiring process management
- Build structured recruitment workflows and talent pipelines to reduce hiring bottlenecks
- Support urgent hiring needs as well as long-term workforce planning
Executive Assistant | Founder Support | Business Support
- Provide executive support to founders and senior leaders through calendar management, inbox management, meeting coordination, travel planning, follow-up tracking, and administrative support
- Help reduce operational overload so leadership can focus on strategic priorities, hiring, growth, and decision-making
- Bring structure, responsiveness, and consistency to fast-moving founder workflows
HR Systems | Process Improvement | Operational Support
- Support implementation and optimization of HR and workflow tools such as Zoho People, Notion, Asana, ClickUp, and Lever
- Improve process visibility, task ownership, and internal coordination
- Create more efficient systems for hiring, HR operations, and day-to-day execution
What clients typically hire me for:
Startup HR setup
HR operations support
Talent acquisition / recruitment coordination
People operations and employee lifecycle support
Performance management process setup
HR policy and process documentation
Executive Assistant / Founder support
Calendar, inbox, travel, and meeting management
Process improvement and workflow coordination
Why work with me:
- 11+ years of experience across HR, recruitment, people operations, and executive support
- Strong experience supporting startups, founders, and high-growth teams
- Comfortable working across both strategic HR priorities and hands-on execution
- Experienced in building structure from scratch in fast-moving, evolving environments
- Global exposure across teams and clients in India, the US, Canada, the UK, the UAE, and other markets
If you’re looking for someone who can support your business across HR, hiring, people operations, and founder support — with a practical, startup-friendly approach — I’d be happy to discuss how I can help.
Send me a message / invite with what you need support with, and I’ll let you know how I can add value.
Steffi F.
Executive Assistant | VA with vast experience and varied skills
Mumbai, India
$10/hr$10 per hour5.0 (2) 4 jobs $900 total earnings
I am a very versatile EA / VA to support you in any tasks that you need done. I am adaptable and quick learner. I am proficient in English written and verbal communication. I am very tech savvy ( I am self learner so I can teach myself on any new tech) and I have vast range of skills and experience into Administration, Project support, cordination, lead gen, sales support and HR support. In short, I can support you in any work (with little bit of learning for any new area of work) and I can help with new ideas to improve your organizational efficiency
You get a lot more with me than just your typical average EA and If that is what you are looking for, you are at the right place. Let's connect to understand further on how I can make your life a lot easier!
Looking forward to collaborate
Thank you
Ujjwal M.
B2B Lead Generation | Executive Assistant | Administrative Support
Need someone who can take work off your plate and actually own it?
I’ve spent 15+ years helping business owners and companies with B2B lead generation, executive assistance, administrative support, data research, CRM, and eCommerce operations.
I’m comfortable working independently, handling sensitive details, keeping track of moving parts, and following things through without needing to be reminded about every step.
Here are a few examples of the work I’ve handled:
🏆 92,580+ LinkedIn prospects researched and enriched with Apollo for a US media client, with email verification through NeverBounce.
🏢 Supported a UK HVAC business handling 50+ service jobs per week, coordinating customers, technicians, suppliers, scheduling, emails, and follow-ups while keeping the owner organized.
🤖 Scraped and processed 1M+ business profiles in 30 days for a UK client using Python.
🏗️ Built contractor databases for a $17,500+ Canadian real estate project, covering plumbers, electricians, HVAC contractors, and general contractors.
🛒 Listed and managed 35,250+ products across Shopify, Amazon, eBay, and Walmart.
🏠 Managed 20+ appointments and client/vendor follow-ups per week for a US real estate client, including calendar management, task tracking, research, and meeting preparation.
Executive & Administrative Support
I can take care of the day-to-day work that keeps a business moving:
• Calendar and appointment management
• Email management and follow-ups
• Scheduling and coordination
• Task and deadline tracking
• Meeting notes and action items
• Client, employee, vendor and partner communication
• Documents, files, forms and records
• Research, reports and spreadsheets
• Hiring and interview coordination
• Recurring administrative tasks
• Personal administrative support
My goal is simple: keep things organized, stay ahead of follow-ups, and make sure important details don't get missed.
B2B Lead Generation & Data Research
For lead generation and research projects, I can handle both the research and the data work behind it:
• B2B prospect lists based on your ICP
• LinkedIn Sales Navigator research
• Google and Google Maps research
• Email finding and enrichment
• Website, directory and PDF research
• Large-scale data extraction and Python scraping
• Data cleaning and deduplication
• Data normalization and formatting
• Market and competitor research
• Pricing and business research
I use tools such as Apollo, NeverBounce and ZeroBounce, and I pay close attention to duplicates, missing information and overall data quality.
CRM & Reporting
• Salesforce
• HubSpot
• Zoho
• Pipedrive
• CRM data entry and imports
• CRM cleanup and deduplication
• Pipeline and follow-up tracking
• Excel and Google Sheets
• Power Query, Pivot Tables and Lookups
• Reporting and data organization
eCommerce Operations
• Shopify
• WooCommerce
• Amazon Seller Central
• eBay
• Walmart
I can handle product listings, bulk uploads, variations, catalog cleanup, inventory-related tasks, listing/feed issues, order processing and exceptions.
I've worked with 35,000+ product listings across major eCommerce platforms.
Communication & Client Support
I’ve worked with clients in the US, UK, Canada and Australia, supporting them through email, chat and voice.
That has included onboarding, reporting, customer communication, escalations, vendor coordination and general day-to-day support.
Tools
Google Workspace | Gmail | Google Calendar | Google Sheets | Microsoft Office | Slack | ClickUp | Salesforce | HubSpot | Zoho | Pipedrive | Shopify | Amazon Seller Central | Apollo | NeverBounce | ZeroBounce | ChatGPT | Claude
I use AI tools when they genuinely make a task faster or more efficient, particularly for research, summaries, documentation and data organization. I still review the work myself rather than blindly relying on generated output.
How I Work
I don't wait for someone to tell me about every small thing that needs to be done.
If something needs a response, I track it.
If a deadline is coming up, I keep it visible.
If information is missing, I flag it.
If I notice a duplicate, scheduling problem or potential issue, I deal with it or bring it to your attention.
I ask questions when something isn't clear, then take ownership of the work and keep clients informed along the way.
If you need someone who can work independently and take responsibility for getting things done, I'm happy to discuss what you need help with.
Manish M.
Claude Certified Architect | AI Agents, Make, N8N, Code | 820+ Project
Claude Code & Claude Cowork Architect — production AI agents, custom skills, and agentic systems for serious operators.
I build production-grade AI systems on Claude Code and Claude Cowork — multi-agent applications, custom Claude skills, and MCP-integrated workflows that operate on live data, not demos. Becoming a member of the Anthropic Claude Partner Network. 790+ completed Upwork projects, 3,200+ hours, 4.9 across 485 reviews. Ex-Barclays Bloomberg AVP.
Most "AI freelancers" wire up a chatbot. I architect agentic systems the way an engineering team would: structured project context, specialized subagents, reusable skills, error handling, and live system integration over the Model Context Protocol (MCP) — the kind of systems that survive audits, scale past 10x volume, and keep working when your team turns over.
WHAT I BUILD WITH CLAUDE
→ Claude Code applications — full products architected and shipped end-to-end (React / FastAPI / Supabase), with custom subagents and skills doing the engineering. Recent: a Singapore recruitment portal with government-grade auth and live ATS, calendaring, and payment integrations.
→ Multi-agent systems — orchestrated agents that decompose complex work and hand off to each other. Recent: a public-sector bidding engine (Watchdog → Evaluator → Builder) using RAG to assemble 80% proposal drafts.
→ Custom Claude Skills — reusable, domain-specific capabilities (in the project's .claude skills folder) for document parsing, matching, compliance checks, and internal operations.
→ MCP integrations — Claude connected to live systems: Supabase, Airtable, Google Drive, Monday, n8n. Real read/write, not screenshots.
→ Claude Cowork operating systems — AI knowledge-workers that replace fragmented internal tooling for ops teams.ALSO FLUENT IN: n8n, OpenAI / Codex, VAPI & Retell (voice AI), RAG pipelines, HubSpot / GoHighLevel / Pipedrive, and Make Platinum Partner — used where they're the right tool alongside Claude.
WHO I WORK WITH
Founders and operators at $1M–$50M ARR companies in healthcare, fintech, and real estate who need automation that behaves like infrastructure, not duct tape:
→ Healthcare — intake, scheduling, HIPAA-aware agentic workflows
→ FinTech — KYC, compliance reporting, document processing
→ Real Estate — lead qualification, listing automation, broker dashboards
WHY CLIENTS HIRE ME OVER A $25/HR FREELANCER
I came to AI through 8 years at Barclays Investment Bank and Bloomberg, where a broken process cost millions. I architect systems with monitoring, documentation, and reliability built in — not bolted on after the first failure. I run Growwstacks, a 10-person agency in the Anthropic Claude Partner Network. You hire me, you get the agency: PM, QA, and the bandwidth for enterprise-grade scope.
HOW I WORK
* Discovery call (free, 30 min) — your workflow, bottlenecks, stack
* Architecture proposal — written scope, not a verbal estimate
* Build with weekly demos — staging from day one
* Launch with documentation and video walkthrough
* Ongoing support — most clients stay on retainer
CREDENTIALS
* Anthropic Claude Partner Network
* Make Platinum Partner & Community Leader
* 15 years software engineering & process architecture
* Ex-Barclays Bloomberg AVP
Let's talk if you have a real AI problem and a real budget. I'm not the cheapest — I'm the one you hire when the cheap one didn't work.
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