Woods B.

Experienced Operator, focused on growth & efficiency

Woods is a seasoned operator with 13+ years experience in high growth, venture backed businesses. Woods has a proven track record of raising capital, scaling operations and building high performing teams, with a focus on driving growth and efficiency. As Head of Operations at OYO and Landing, Woods recruited and managed large, distributed teams of 50+ and grew both businesses from zero to over $200M in GMV. Most recently Woods co-founded Summer, which he built into a $6M ARR business and raised …

Woods B.

Work

Experience

  • Summer

    Summer

    COO & Cofounder

    Sep 2021 - Jul 2023

    Your new vacation home is closer than you think.

    • Raised >$30M in equity and $75M in debt to build a platform for individuals to discover, finance, furnish and manage short-term rentals.
  • Landing

    Landing

    Vice President, Operations

    Dec 2019 - Nov 2021

    We’re redefining home, and setting a new standard of living. One apartment at a time.

    • Oversaw all of Landing's supply chain, leasing, installation and apartment management operations. Scaled the business from 15 to nearly 6,000 apartments nationally while reducing install average timeline from 30 to <7 days.
  • OYO

    OYO

    VP Operations - Northeast USA

    Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

    Consistent, high-quality economy hotel rooms.

    • Scaled business from zero to >$300M in GMV and over 20,000 hotel rooms in just 12 months.
  • Alex Crane

    Alex Crane

    Chief Operations Officer

    Sep 2017 - Oct 2018

    Great clothes made from 100% natural, renewable materials.

    • Boostrapped ecommerce clothing business, recognized as NYT men's fashion startups to watch.
  • Airbnb

    Airbnb

    Strategic Partnerships

    Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

    Create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.

    • Discovered, negotiated & executed growth focused partnerships on a global scale
  • Google

    Google

    Product Partnerships, Google Maps & Search

    Nov 2012 - Jul 2016

    • Partnered closely with Product teams to define and drive key initiatives from concept to launch
  • Google

    Google

    Enterprise Sales and Operations

    Jul 2011 - Nov 2012

    Our mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.

    • Developed and managed team metrics, including: creating reporting dashboards, defining quota / territory assignments, and presenting weekly business insights to senior Enterprise leadership

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