David Fano

Founder & CEO at Teal - Here to help, empowering people to build fulfilling careers | Past: CGO WeWork, Co-Founder CASE, Adjunct Columbia University

I’ve worked with tens of thousands of professionals on their careers—whether as a hiring manager, senior executive, founder, or now through Teal, where we’ve helped over 3 million people grow their careers with confidence. From reviewing resumes to building hiring systems, I’ve seen every side of the job search—and I’m on a mission to make it more transparent, equitable, and empowering.

That’s why I started Teal in early 2020. We’re building a career growth platform that uses AI and modern technology to simplify the job search, personalize the experience, and give individuals the same tools companies use to manage talent. We’ve helped people land new roles, negotiate raises, and gain clarity in their career paths—at scale.

With over 20 years as a technology practitioner and entrepreneur, I’ve led across product and service businesses, from B2B enterprise to consumer applications. I co-founded CASE, later acquired by WeWork, where I held executive roles including Chief Product Officer and Chief Growth Officer. I helped scale global operations—opening over 2 million square feet of space per month, often at 60–80% occupancy—and built products and teams that touched every part of the business.

Throughout my career, I’ve built productivity tools, physical products, and large-scale consumer search experiences. I’ve hired thousands of people and shaped the policies and systems behind how companies build culture and grow talent.

Now, with Teal, I’m bringing that expertise to individuals. If you want practical, honest insights on job searching, resumes, and how AI is transforming the way we work—follow me here on LinkedIn.

We believe that everyone should have the resources to build a meaningful career.

Teal helps you navigate change and drive your career with confidence and purpose. Invest in yourself and we will be there with tools and support every step of the way.

LinkedIn's About section is the most wasted space on the internet. 💀

90% read like obituaries:

"Passionate professional with extensive experience seeking opportunities to leverage my skills..."

Stop.

Your About section should make someone want to hire you, not attend your funeral.

Use the 4-Part About Formula instead:

1️⃣ Hook Line

One sentence that makes them want to keep reading. What's the most interesting thing about what you do?

❌ "I'm a marketing professional with 8 years of experience."
✅ "I help B2B SaaS companies turn content into pipeline."

2️⃣ What You Do + For Whom

Be specific. Who do you serve? What problems do you solve?

❌ "I work in digital marketing across various industries."
✅ "I build demand gen strategies for early-stage tech companies trying to break into enterprise accounts."

3️⃣ Top 3 Achievements

Proof you're good at what you do. Use numbers.

❌ "Successfully managed multiple campaigns"
✅ "• Grew MQL pipeline 240% in 12 months
• Cut CAC by 35% while scaling spend
• Built content program that drives 40% of demos"

4️⃣ What You're Looking For

End with your goal. Make it easy for the right people to reach out.

❌ "Open to new opportunities"
✅ "Looking for Head of Growth roles at Series A-B SaaS companies."

The full before/after:

❌ BEFORE:
"Experienced marketing professional with a passion for digital strategy and brand development. Proven track record of success across multiple industries. Strong communicator and team player seeking new opportunities to make an impact."

✅ AFTER:
"I help B2B SaaS companies turn content into pipeline.

I build demand gen strategies for early-stage tech companies trying to break into enterprise accounts.

• Grew MQL pipeline 240% in 12 months at [Company]
• Cut CAC by 35% while scaling spend to $500K/month
• Built content program that drives 40% of demos

Looking for Head of Growth roles at Series A-B SaaS companies. Let's talk if you're scaling fast and need someone who's done it before."

See the difference?

The AI shortcut:

Paste this into Teal's AI Resume Builder or ChatGPT:

"Rewrite my LinkedIn About section using this formula:
1. Hook line about what I do
2. What I do + who I serve
3. My top 3 achievements with numbers
4. What I'm looking for

My current role: [title] at [company]
My top 3 achievements: [1, 2, 3]
I'm looking for: [target role/industry]
Keep it under 150 words."

Remember: Your LinkedIn and resume should tell the same story. If your resume says you're a data-driven growth marketer, your About section better back that up.

Align your LinkedIn and resume in minutes → https://lnkd.in/gJSNk4FN

👍 To let me know you want more content like this.
♻️ Reshare to help someone fix their LinkedIn About section.
🔔 Follow me for more job search & resume tips.

Helping 4M+ people land better jobs | Resume, Job Search & AI Career Tools | Founder & CEO @Teal

LinkedIn's About section is the most wasted space on the i

I reviewed 200 resumes last month. 📊

The ones that got interviews all had ONE thing in common:

Every resume that got forwarded to the hiring team led with outcomes, not responsibilities.

This is The Outcome-First Rule™.

Here's the difference:

Responsibilities tell me what you were supposed to do. Outcomes tell me what actually happened because you did it.

3 real examples from resumes I reviewed:

1️⃣ Entry-Level Marketing

❌ "Managed social media accounts and created content for multiple platforms"

✅ "Grew Instagram following from 2K to 12K in 6 months through data-driven content strategy, increasing engagement rate to 8.4%"

2️⃣ Mid-Level Engineer

❌ "Managed a team of 5 engineers working on backend infrastructure"

✅ "Led 5-person engineering team to reduce API response time by 60%, improving user experience for 100K+ daily active users"

3️⃣ Senior Operations

❌ "Responsible for supply chain optimization and vendor relationships"

✅ "Restructured supply chain operations across 12 vendors, cutting costs $2.3M annually while improving delivery time 40%"

See the difference? The second version in each pair tells me exactly what changed because of this person's work.

The AI shortcuts:

📝 Entry-Level Prompt:

"Transform this responsibility into an outcome-first bullet: [Your responsibility]. I'm early in my career. Focus on growth metrics, learning impact, and percentage improvements. Include specific numbers."

📝 Mid-Level Prompt:

"Transform this responsibility into an outcome-first bullet: [Your responsibility]. I managed [team/project size]. Show leadership impact, efficiency gains, and business results with metrics."

📝 Senior-Level Prompt:

"Transform this responsibility into an outcome-first bullet: [Your responsibility]. I led [scope]. Emphasize strategic impact, revenue/cost effects, and scale. Use dollar amounts and percentages."

Paste any of these into Teal's AI Resume Builder or ChatGPT. Replace the brackets. Get outcome-first bullets.

Remember: Your resume isn't a job description. It's proof you delivered results.

Transform every bullet into an outcome → https://lnkd.in/gJSNk4FN

👍 To let me know you want more content like this.
♻️ Reshare to help someone write outcome-first bullets.
🔔 Follow me for more job search & resume tips.

CEO of Teal | Building the AI That Helps People Navigate Their Careers

I reviewed 200 resumes last month. 📊

The ones that got in

Hannah Morgan

Showing job seekers ways to proactively uncover new opportunities and get discovered! Job Search Strategist, Speaker & Trainer 🏆 LinkedIn Top Voice in Job Search and Careers.

Do you have a plan you are following to find a new job? Without the right to-do list it can take a long time to secure a new job. 

I help job seekers understand how to look for work more effectively and land a job faster. 

What I do is equip people who are serious about managing their careers with the strategies and tools to market themselves during job search (and forever). It's about creating a reputation of excellence and connecting with people you need to know in person or virtually! 

In today’s world, it’s too easy to get overlooked when you just apply for jobs online. I want you to get the attention you deserve. But it isn’t easy. It requires consistent effort and stepping outside of your comfort zone. 

Develop a plan to find your next job faster!

RESOURCES I OFFER:

Do you get my Sunday Career Essentials newsletter? It's curated content by experts in the job search, recruiting and careers fields you need to know! Subscribe here https://career-essentials.beehiiv.com/join

Do you know about my Motivation Monday Job Search Accountability Group? It's a intimate group of job seekers that meet weekly to push through the process, collaborate, and get support and accountability. Learn more here: https://careersherpa.net/need-help/motivation-monday-job-search-accountability-group/

Interested in learning more about my services? See this page: https://careersherpa.net/products-services/

Career Sherpa.net serves as the umbrella for all the things I love doing: training (virtually and in person), speaking, and writing. Visit my website to get the latest on job search trends and tips to improve your online visibility ⇨ 
https://careersherpa.net

 ► Speaker/Trainer ◄ 
Delivering presentations and workshops is my passion.  I love educating and the personal satisfaction that comes from seeing the "a-ha" moments of participants. 


 ► Author/Blogger ◄ 
I’ve been recognized at one of LinkedIn's Top Voices in Job Search and Career in 2019. I've also been featured in USA Today, Money Magazine, Huffington Post, Aol Jobs, LifeHacker, The Muse,  Business Insider and many other media outlets. 

I've written two books: "The Infographic Resume" and co-authored “Social Networking for Business Success: How To Turn Your Ideas Into Income”.

Job Search Strategist

Here's exactly what you should do to prepare for an interview. 

Be prepared.
Be confident. 
Focus on listening, not worrying about what you'll be asked!

Interview preparation for confidence

STOP BRINGING YOUR RESUME TO NETWORKING MEETINGS

If you're job hunting, you might think you need a polished resume before you can start networking.

You don't.

You don't need a completed resume to start having meaningful career conversations. Once you understand why, you'll never feel the need to bring it to a networking meeting again.

WOULD YOU SHARE YOUR RESUME IF YOU ALREADY HAD A JOB?

Imagine you're happily employed and someone asks to meet for coffee. 

Would you bring your resume?

Of course not.

So why do you feel like you need one just because you're job searching? What you actually need is a purpose for the meeting, a few good questions, and a willingness to listen and learn.

NETWORKING IS NOT ABOUT LANDING A JOB. IT'S ABOUT LEARNING.

The best networking conversations aren't job pitches. They're mutual exchanges of insights, experiences, and ideas.

When you lead with "I'm job hunting," you risk shifting the focus off information gathering to "do you know of any jobs?" (This is not likely to help you).

THINK OF NETWORKING AS GETTING SOME FRESH AIR

→ Advice on career moves, job search strategies, or changing direction 
→ Information about companies, industry trends, or future opportunities 
→ Recommendations for people to meet, groups to join, or skills to develop

The best networkers don't wait until they need something to start showing up. They build relationships consistently so when opportunities arise, they're already in the room.

COME PREPARED WITH SMART QUESTIONS

Thoughtful questions signal curiosity and make conversations memorable. Try these:
→ "What challenges are you seeing in [industry] right now?" 
→ "Have you or your team tried any new approaches lately?" 
→ "What trends do you think will have the biggest impact this year?"

These open the door to real dialogue rather than a one-sided pitch.

YOU HAVE VALUE TO OFFER, TOO

You've gained insights, experiences, and lessons worth sharing.

Think about who you've already met on your networking journey. What stories or tips could you pass along? When you show up as a connector and a resource, you become someone people genuinely want to stay in touch with.

WHAT IF SOMEONE ASKS FOR YOUR RESUME?

That's usually a sign that the purpose of your meeting wasn't clear from the start.

Get ahead of it by sharing your LinkedIn profile in your meeting request and being upfront that you're there to learn, not to pitch yourself.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Networking is about building relationships and uncovering opportunities long before a job posting goes live.

Show up curious, prepared, and confident. No paper required.

❓ What is holding you back from having conversations/networking? Drop a comment below.

Here's a challenge for every job seeker this week: 

🤯 Instead of obsessing over how to use AI to customize your resume, why not use it to help you identify target companies? 

🤯 Instead of learning AI to improve your resume bullets, why not create a prompt to find related roles/job titles you may be a good fit for?

🤯 Instead of investing time finding job boards and recruiters, invest in reaching out to people you worked with, volunteer with, went to school with, did business with, or know.

🎯 Focus on human-to-human interactions. 

Learning AI skills isn't wrong or bad...
but 
is it distracting you from building relationships and connecting with people?  

There are tools you can test for free to help with your resume customization. Have you tried either of these? 

Huntr (huntr . co)
Teal     (tealhq . com)

And practice AI interview tools also exist. 

Teal
Yoodli AI Roleplays

Rather than build your own, save time and use tools that already exist!

Stop Letting Procrastination Steal Your Job Search Success!

PLUS: 15 scams to watch out for, a job search checklist you need, rules for networking, LinkedIn profile settings that are making you invisible, and more!

Yesterday's Career Essentials featured these posts: 

📌 The All-In Job Search Checklist - Adrienne Tom
📌 15 Ways You Can Easily Stop Job Scams Today - Mark Anthony Dyson
📌 Quickest Way To Lose Your Audience When Networking? - Erica Reckamp
📌 Why Good Candidates Stay Invisible on LinkedIn - Jan Tegze 
📌 Top 10 LinkedIn Premium Benefits for Job Seekers - Sabrina Woods
📌 Have You Verified Your Linkedin Profile? - Linda Brubaker, PhD

Plus more! 

If these are the types of articles you need to help with your job search, subscribe today! 

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Happy March 1st! And here's Career Essentials issue hot off the presses today! 

🔥 7 Things You Can Do To Attract Your Next Opportunity
🔥 How To Find Recruiters - Sarah Johnston
🔥 9 Best Job Sites - Sam Wright of Huntr
🔥 How To Ask For An Informational Interview - Jenny Foss
🔥 6 Ways To Be More Visible To Recruiters on LinkedIn - Mary Southern
🔥 LinkedIn Skills On The Rise - LinkedIn
🔥 Develop the Skills Employers Actually Need - Lightcast

And more news you can use to accelerate your job search! 

https://lnkd.in/eapWMMDa

Stop Asking AI to Fix Your Resume was the subject line of yesterday's Career Essentials newsletter. 

Every Sunday, I curate recent and interesting job search-related articles written by experts and people whose opinions I value. 

These are some of the articles featured yesterday:

💪 Commenting Is The New Posting - LIAM DARMODY

💪 Curiosity And Learning Agility (To Beat AI) - Lars Schmidt

💪 Generative AI Is Eroding Trust - Kelli Hrivnak

💪 Your LLM Resume Isn’t Helping - Steve Levy 🌊 

💪6 Things You Can Do - That Are In Your Control - To Increase Your Chances Of Landing An Interview - Sarah Baker Andrus

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#SkillsOnTheRise

It doesn't matter what industry you're in... these skills are on the rise. 

This is how LinkedIn compiled the list: 
"LinkedIn measures the year-over-year growth of skills based on two pillars: skill acquisition and hiring success. Skill acquisition measures the growth of a given skill being added to member profiles. Hiring success measures the growth of a given skill possessed by members who have been hired in the past year."

Open article: LinkedIn Skills on the Rise 2026: The fastest-growing skills in the U.S. by LinkedIn News • 5 min read

LinkedIn Skills on the Rise 2026: The fastest-growing skills in the U.S.

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