Ryan Pershad

Chief of Staff

Elevation Capital

Sep 2025 - Current (9 months)

Led strategy and execution across the $100M CPG advisory arm of a $500M PE/family office portfolio spanning CPG, AI, healthcare, SaaS, and real estate. Operated as a strategic extension of the Founder, streamlining priorities and accelerating execution across a team of 100+ employees, resulting in a 25–35% increase in organizational throughput within the first two quarters. Rebuilt the end-to-end go-to-market strategy, diagnosing channel performance, ICP fit, and pricing/packaging gaps; identified and quantified multiple expansion vectors (new verticals, adjacencies, and service lines) with a $100M+ total addressable "size-of-prize," positing the firm to accomplish its 2× growth and capital deployment roadmap. Redesigned the org structure a

Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff

Leverage Companies

Jun 2023 - Sep 2025 (2 years 4 months)

As Chief Strategy Officer & Chief of Staff, I served on the executive team of a private equity holding company with three subsidiaries: Leverage Homes, Brick City Capital, and Leverage Media, overseeing over $30M in annual revenue and $200M in assets under management (AUM). I held interim roles prior to hiring and onboarding senior leaders, including the Head of People, Head of Finance, and Head of Sales. I successfully raised $2M in investor capital and expanded our investor network by 30%. My responsibilities included driving strategic planning, quarterly forecasting, and managing objectives and key results (OKR) in partnership with subsidiary presidents. I scaled the team from 30 to 115 globally, achieving an impressive 85%+ retention ra

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E-Commerce/Digital Leader, Americas (Global Head)

Stoli Group

Jul 2021 - Jun 2023 (2 years)

As the E-Commerce/Digital Leader for the Americas, I spearheaded the establishment of the first digital team in the company's history, taking ownership of the global digital, technology, and strategy roadmap for a portfolio of 12 brands that collectively generated $300M in revenue, with $10M derived from digital channels annually. I led a three-pillar internal structure encompassing technology (outsourced website and app development), commercial operations, and marketing initiatives. My responsibilities included auditing and managing the RFP process for new agencies, which allowed for the allocation and consolidation of marketing efforts across all brands, resulting in a 20% cost reduction and annual savings exceeding $2M. I successfully de

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Chief of Staff

Getswift

Dec 2019 - Jul 2021 (1 year 8 months)

Owned global P&L for 3 subsidiaries (GetSwift flagship, Delivery Biz Pro, Scheduling+) comprised of 100+ employees with total revenues of $9M (annual); oversaw all personnel outside of CTOs office. Consolidated 3 subsidiary services into single product suite for collective service offering for full spectrum, E2E e-commerce purchase management, last mile fulfillment, & personnel/shift management; increased revenues by 80% from $5M to $9M, while reducing operational expenditures by 22% producing increased EBIT. Identified cost-saving opportunities within operations of each team and service, consolidating training, decreasing customer acquisition cost by 74%, and increased acquisition of new clients by 143%. Drove IPO-led cooperation between i

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Head of Operations (Digital & E-Commerce)

Buy-Rite Corporation

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (2 years)

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Director of Sales & Business Development

IRIS.TV

May 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 8 months)

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Business Development Manager

Matomy Media Group

Sep 2014 - May 2015 (9 months)

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Head of Operations

Ideal Media

May 2012 - Sep 2014 (2 years 5 months)

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