Ray Gibson
Founder,
​and CEO
20 years senior management in HR/recruiting, retail, hospitality, technology. 5 years in startups. working from the Netherlands, Ray is our first point of contact with founders and VCs and provides oversight and strategic direction to Funded.club's recruiting and fundraising projects.

Andy Buffington
Regional Director, Americas
With nearly a decade of recruiting experience, Andy has worked with companies of all sizes From startups to Fortune 500 firms, he has provided insightful and impactful talent acquisition solutions. He is driven to become an expert at using new technologies for recruiting. Andy leads recruiting for funded.club across North America.

Kristy Stafford
Senior Recruiter, Americas
Based in Chicago, Kristy has vast experience scaling teams in startup environments -  focused on growth to leverage results and retain the best talent. Kristy prides herself on her personal connections and a unique recruiting style. Years of successful branding and marketing experience have provided her with this versatile skillset.

Mary Jane Silverio
Senior Recruiter, SE Asia & Americas
Highly effective and inspiring HR/talent expert with diverse, multi-industry experience gained from partnering with Fortune companies and fast-growing startups in North America, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

Jaclyn Hogan
Senior Recruiter, Americas
Jaclyn is an innovative and effective leader in Talent Acquisition with extensive experience in leveraging employer branding, full-cycle recruiting, developing training programs, and special projects. With more than 8 years of experience, she’s supported global brands such as McDonald's, Publicis Media, Jones Lang Lasalle, Amazon, and General Growth Properties. 

Cheri Easley
Senior Recruiter, Americas
Based in Denver, Cheri has more than 10 years experience recruiting and attracting
quality talent. Her expertise is in IT and Executive roles, as well as diverse talent
acquisition experience in Sales, Healthcare, and Restoration/Construction.

Derek Arnsparger
Recruiter, 
​Americas
Based in central Pennsylvania, Derek has evolved his experience in management and building his own team into a new passion for finding candidates for other companies. Derek’s hard work and determination make him the perfect addition to funded.club and their desire to help your company’s talent acquisition needs.

Andy Park
Sales Director,
​United Kingdom
Andy is an experienced new business sales leader with a financial background and experience supporting the startup community. He will provide you with the best solution for your needs and discuss future projects to gain knowledge of your business and tailor solutions for your organisation.
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Melanie Dibley
Senior Recruiter, UK/EMEA
Melanie is UK based with extensive experience recruiting internationally across a variety of industries.  With a passion for people and a flexible open minded approach Melanie enjoys challenging environments where she can add value and attract quality talent. A commercially minded talent partner who thinks creatively, reacts fast, and is driven by results.

Nathan Brittain
Senior Recruiter, UK/EMEA
Results-driven recruitment specialist with 7 years of experience scaling technical teams for startups and large enterprises. Worked across multiple geographies, such as UK, EMEA, North America and Australia using the latest sourcing techniques and embedded recruiter partnership model. 

Ajay Pinto
​Senior Recruiter, APAC
Based in Australia, Ajay has experience hiring for greenfield/startup firms as well as for long-established businesses. He recruits across the range of roles a growing company needs from technical and commercial staff to executives.

Jun Zhe Lee
Recruiter, APAC
​Highly self-motivated and result-oriented recruitment specialist with proven experience across APAC. JZ provides advice and recruits for all talent levels to help them reach their career goals and supporting the companies by attracting the talents that bring value and grow with them.

Alfred Ong
Recruiter, SE Asia
Experienced recruiter with proven success hiring for IT and technology companies in Asia, North America and Australia from his base in the Philippines. Alfred is also a seasoned entrepreneur and investor with a keen eye for innovation and product-market fit.

Michael Diederich
Pitch coach
Experienced theatre and improv actor / director with a unique talent for coaching entrepreneurs in pitching and presentations.

Andrea Cocchi
Investor readiness coach
​Value proposition and lean validation expert who coaches startups from raw fundamentals through to successful funding.

Michael Koenka
​Pitch coach
​Awesome pitch consultant who helps professionals find what matters to them, shape and articulate it into a clear business offer, and empower them to credibly and reliably influence anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Nenad Dojcinovski
Business Development
Experienced in B2B sales, sales development, partnerships, and specialized in implementing innovative sales strategies to create and build relationships with key decision makers.

Szabolcs Farkas
Investor readiness coach
​Lean business consultant, product development trainer and agile coach with full-stack programming background.

Melina Papadopoulos
Investor readiness coach
​Marketing and branding expert with a talent for aligning customer segments and messaging with business strategy. Founder of "Spark Your Brand", a marketing consultancy and agency, and "Lead Mindfully" that helps founders realize greater wellbeing, flow and fulfilment in their lives and careers.

Hans Spaan
Investor readiness coach
​Financial strategist who gets to the nitty gritty of startup finances and fundraising. Holding supervisory and advisory board functions and formerly acting as CEO and CCO of multiple organizations. Gained profound experience in business transformation, business restructuring and strategy formulation. 

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