Scott S.

Oneday is democratizing entrepreneurship, guiding early-stage founders to launch a business and earn an accredited MBA.

• I serve as a mentor and educator for founders in the Oneday program.

Partnered with early-stage companies to navigate startup growth and efficiently deliver better products to market.

• Led product development for a language learning company by refining the product roadmap and increasing fulfillment capacity, resulting in a 368% improvement in customers’ average language proficiency and achieving a 97.6% customer satisfaction rate.
• Managed software development and AI implementation teams for a solar startup, leading to a 48% decrease in CAC, a 71% increase in sales team productivity, and profitability during my tenure—6 months ahead of original projections.
• Evaluated and selected effective go-to-market strategies for a digital preventative health company, resulting in the elimination of an unproductive vertical and a renewed focus on a lower customer acquisition cost vertical.
• Guided two startups to secure first-round funding, by refining business models, crafting investor presentations and participating in pitches.

Led Space Coyote to be one of the fastest-growing cannabis brands in California, culminating in a successful acquisition. (Acquired May 2023)

• Led cross-functional executive team, including Heads of Sales, Operations, Marketing, Design & Branding, and Finance.
• Directed product development and strategic vision, prioritizing product categories and release timelines, launching over 20 SKUs, expanding distribution to over 300 stores, and achieving sales of over 2 million units.
• Implemented operational efficiencies through lean manufacturing processes and demand planning KPIs, reducing production costs by over 15% annually, achieving best-in-industry margins, and attaining profitability in 2022.
• Managed financial operations, including forecasting marketing, sales opportunity cost analysis, and monthly P&L management, raised $2.2M in equity financing, and led the company through a successful acquisition in 2023.

Nima designed, patented, and produced the world’s first consumer product for food allergen testing, allowing users to test their food on-the-go to ensure it is safe to eat. (Acquired by Medline in 2020)

• Managed end-to-end product development, leading a team of product managers, designers, and engineers, manufacturing millions of units, and releasing corresponding iOS and Android apps.
• Owned the user experience and user interface of all Nima products, ensuring exceptional customer satisfaction and industry recognition, including being named one of Time Magazine’s Best Inventions of 2016.
• Raised over $20M from top-tier venture capital firms, scaling the team to over 30 employees, and implemented business and product strategies through weekly executive meetings and quarterly roadmap reviews.
• Negotiated and managed relationships with vendors and suppliers across Europe, China, and the U.S., successfully launching a complex hardware device with no recalls.

Stroud Consulting is a results-oriented operations and management consulting firm. I led process improvement teams for clients to drive significant bottom line improvements in major business areas.

Johnson & Johnson's Device Technology Group designs many of J&J's top selling electromechanical product lines. As a Product Development Intern, I was tasked with designing and prototyping the first iterations of two separate product lines.

Assisted with converting a 1976 Porsche 914 and a 2008 Ford Fusion to fully electric, demonstrating the world’s first 10-minute rapid charging proof of concept for an electric vehicle.