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Here are your fresh leads from today’s business news. We scan the headlines. You cash the commissions.
Every weekday, you get:
🧑💼 New executive hires suddenly with budgets to spend
💰 Fresh funding rounds that unlock buying cycles
🔗 Direct contact links so you can strike first
Skim the list, pick your targets, and pop the champagne to celebrate your quota🥂
Alliant Expands Transportation Risk and Cross-Border Expertise in Texas
Acquires Texas Insurance Agency and McAfee Insurance Agency, hires senior specialists to strengthen cross-border transportation risk management in South and East Texas.
| Employees: | 14,000+ |
| HQ: | Irvine, CA |
| LinkedIn: | Company Page |
| Website: | alliant.com |
Likely shopping for: Telematics data analytics platform, Transportation risk modeling software, Cross-border compliance management tool
You’re a good fit if you can help Alliant Insurance Services:
- Provide enterprise-grade telematics analytics for cross-border trucking risk insights.
- Serve large commercial brokers managing transportation risk across U.S.–Mexico border.
- Deliver real-time compliance monitoring solutions for South and East Texas operations.
- Offer scalable risk modeling tools for specialty insurance brokers with multi-state portfolios.
✅ LinkedIn Nader Dabboussi.
🎯 Also DM VP of Risk Management, Director of Transportation, Head of Cross-Border Insurance — likely on the buying committee.
Will Rompala Joins Life Science Connect as CTO
LSC appoints Will Rompala to lead technology, product, and process transformation at its data-driven digital media platform for life sciences.
| Employees: | 200–1 000 |
| HQ: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| LinkedIn: | Company Page |
| Website: | lifescienceconnect.com |
Likely shopping for: Data warehouse & ETL, Marketing automation platform, ML analytics tools
You’re a good fit if you can help Life Science Connect:
- Serve mid-market life sciences publishers needing data architecture
- Provide machine learning analytics for B2B healthcare marketing
- Deliver cloud-based CRM and marketing automation for pharma audiences
- Support digital media workflows with scalable cloud platforms
✅ LinkedIn Will Rompala.
🎯 Also DM Chief Technology Officer, VP of Engineering, Head of Data — likely on the buying committee.
Will Rompala Joins Life Science Connect as CTO
Life Science Connect appoints Will Rompala as CTO to lead tech, product, and process transformation on data-driven B2B platform.
| Employees: | 200–1,000 |
| HQ: | Pittsburgh, PA |
| LinkedIn: | Company Page |
| Website: | lifescienceconnect.com |
Likely shopping for: Cloud Data Warehouse, Data Integration Platform, MLOps Tools
You’re a good fit if you can help Life Science Connect:
- Serve mid-market life sciences platforms seeking enterprise analytics.
- Provide cloud-native data warehousing and integration capabilities.
- Enable MLOps and identity resolution for data-driven B2B marketing.
- Support Agile process transformations with DevOps tooling.
✅ LinkedIn Will Rompala.
🎯 Also DM Chief Technology Officer, VP Engineering — likely on the buying committee.
Bonsai Health Names ModMed Veteran Rick Trefzger Chief Revenue Officer
Former ModMed sales leader joins to accelerate growth of its agentic AI healthcare platform.
| Employees: | <50 |
| HQ: | Santa Monica, CA |
| LinkedIn: | Company Page |
| Website: | bonsaihealth.com |
Likely shopping for: Healthcare CRM, EHR integration software, Automated patient engagement system
You’re a good fit if you can help Bonsai Health:
- Provide EHR integration solutions for specialty medical practices in North America
- Offer scalable patient engagement tools for growing healthcare platforms
- Serve early-stage healthtech startups requiring AI-driven workflow automation
- Support small practices aiming to reduce administrative burden with agentic AI
✅ LinkedIn Rick Trefzger.
🎯 Also DM Chief Revenue Officer, VP Sales, Head of Business Development — likely on the buying committee.
Cardo AI Appoints Daniel Esteve CRO and Robert Horowitz CFO
Strategic hires to accelerate growth and strengthen US presence for Cardo AI’s asset-based finance and private credit platform.
| Employees: | 200–1 000 |
| HQ: | New York, NY |
| LinkedIn: | Company Page |
| Website: | cardoai.com |
Likely shopping for: Salesforce CRM, sales engagement platform, FP&A software
You’re a good fit if you can help Cardo AI:
- Serve mid-market asset-based lenders seeking advanced analytics.
- Provide enterprise-grade CRM integration for scalable revenue operations.
- Enable CFOs with real-time FP&A and forecasting software.
- Support North American private credit firms with secure cloud migration.
✅ LinkedIn Daniel Esteve.
🎯 Also DM Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Financial Officer, VP Revenue Operations — likely on the buying committee.
Executive Hire: Nancy Bigley Joins Madison Reed as President of Stores
Bigley brings 30+ years of franchise and multi-unit operations expertise to lead growth of Madison Reed’s Hair Color Bar stores nationwide.
| Employees: | 200–1 000 |
| HQ: | San Francisco, CA |
| Website: | madison-reed.com |
Likely shopping for: Franchise management software, Point-of-sale systems, Omnichannel inventory management
You’re a good fit if you can help Madison Reed:
- Serve multi-unit retail chains expanding beauty storefronts nationwide.
- Provide franchise management software for scaling store rollouts.
- Offer omnichannel POS integrations supporting online and in-store sales.
- Enable workforce scheduling tools for optimal stylist staffing.
✅ LinkedIn Nancy Bigley.
🎯 Also DM VP of Operations, Director of Retail Operations, CIO — likely on the buying committee.
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