Handoff

At Handoff, we help companies grow by connecting them with top offshore talent. Our remote professionals start at just $7/hour, making it easy and affordable to build your team.

Whether you need one great hire or a full remote team, Handoff makes it simple to get started and scale smarter.

Founder

Go-to-Market strategy and execution for Castrol ON Liquid Cooling technology. Immersion and Direct-to-Chip liquids enabling the future of high performance computing.

Marketing, Data Center & Thermal Management, USA

SHIVR Events

Advisor

Elevate to Even Plus

Vice Chairman of the Board

Elevate+ empowers disadvantaged students by creating pathways to formative summer work experiences that level the playing field. We partner with corporations and nonprofit organizations to provide both opportunities and mentorship that transform students' professional trajectories. Corporate hosts fund their interns' wages, while our nonprofit partners receive financial support from Elevate+ to cover intern compensation.

Member Board of Trustees

BottleRock Napa Valley

• Manage VIP Guest Services for large-scale festivals BottleRock & La Onda w/ 40K guests per day.
• Oversaw the Culinary Stage operations, ensuring seamless coordination and high-quality service.
• Directed high-level VIP services, including Sky Deck and Platinum guests.
• Implemented efficient crowd management strategies to enhance guest experience and safety.

IgniteGTM

Ignite empowers early-stage journeys by raising capital, securing resources, and going to market with creativity and conviction. 🔥

Izinga

Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer

Agent Lunar

Advising on:

▪️Market Entry
▪️Investor Relations
▪️Go-to-Market 

Advanced AI Agents called “digital teammates”, that seamlessly integrate with small business teams and perform hundreds of tasks effortlessly.

Relocity, Inc.

Building a world class sales organization + responsible for WW sales and revenue growth.

Relocity is a B2B2C SaaS + service model, disrupting the destination services space. We deliver high-touch destination services by connecting relocating employees with a local, on-demand personal concierge via mobile technology.

-Grew sales revenue 2X in 12 months
-Exceeded all yearly new and expansion booking targets in 2021
-Built Sales Team (hired 4 Sales Directors, 2 Sales Managers and 4 Sales Ops Specialist)
-Developed sales systems and training leading to 35%-45% increase in win rate.
-Led deal team on our largest customer win (Big 5 multinational IT firm = $15M contract)

Head of Sales

Shyft

-Led Sales and Marketing for Series A move marketplace
-In 12 months I grew the team from 10 to 35, across 3 offices
-Pivoted the team from pure pipeline generation to a hybrid sales model (inside/outside, full sales cycle), closing 40+ $250K-$1M contracts with net new customers
-My team doubled the productivity of the Corporate segment leading to 140% YoY growth rate.

Executive Vice President Of Sales & Marketing

VP of Business Development

Co-founder @Izinga & SHIVR | Helping you scale smarter w/ AI Powered Talent | Event Producer | LinkedIn Guru 🧙🏼‍♂️

Hello 👋🏽 I'm Anthony, a seasoned entrepreneur and a dynamic force in the B2B tech, AI, fitness, and hospitality sectors. With a proven track record of driving significant business growth, I specialize in building powerful relationships and orchestrating strategic partnerships that propel companies forward.

What I Do:

At Handoff, we revolutionize how companies approach talent strategy. We provide on-demand, full-time offshore talent solutions that are 80% less costly than local hires—handling all HR, tax compliance, and logistics—enabling businesses to scale smartly and swiftly.



My Approach:

- Relationship-Driven Sales: Leveraging my extensive network and social selling skills, I excel in connecting dots and closing large deals that lead to lasting partnerships.
  
- Event Marketing Expertise: Known for 'working the room,' I create and lead high-impact marketing campaigns centered around engaging, high-energy events that foster organic relationships and enhance brand visibility.

- Strategic Partnerships: I have a knack for identifying and nurturing partnerships that are mutually beneficial, driving exponential growth in revenue and market presence. My strategic approach has transformed a $500K partnership into a $10M success story within two years.

Why I Do It:

I'm passionate about connecting with people, understanding their needs, and delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. The thrill of building something impactful from the ground up and seeing it thrive in a competitive landscape drives me every day.

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Anthony Gonzalez

Yahoo Sports

VP of Fantasy Product Management

Yahoo

Partnered with organization to integrate Artifact into the Yahoo News App in just 12 weeks. 

Worked with GM and VP of Engineering on strategy to rewrite majority of all surfaces in Yahoo News including the Article Viewer, Content Hubs and Author pages. 

Built out Product ML team to lead next generation of Yahoo News personalization.

VP of News Product Management

MGM Resorts International

Responsible for all areas of digital product and design.  This included MGMResorts.com, property websites such as The Bellagio and MGM's mobile app.  Worked in partnership with Engineering, Marketing and Commercial teams to deliver experiences customers love.

Shipped with the teams an updated design system, redesigned mobile application with focus on loyalty and mobile check-in. Also launched updated website with dramatically better accessibility, merchandising of content and pull-down menus on desktop. 

Established innovation team to deliver NFT ticketing pilot, call center efficiency and uses of GenAI for gaming business.

SVP Product & Design Excellence

Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

Lead Product Management for digital consumer products for ESPN including ESPN App, ESPN.com and Fantasy App.

VP of Sports Product Management

ESPN

Senior Director Product Management

Lead product management team for ESPN.com and ESPN App.

Director, Product Management

Product Managed the launch of the SportsCenter App on Android and iPhone.

Senior Product Manager, Product Development

Open Home Pro (acquired by HomeFinder)

• Used by over 100,000 Realtors
• Voted Top 5 iPad applications for Agents by Inman
• Top 6 grossing iPad app in Business section of iTunes

Sold to HomeFinder in December of 2013

Apture (acquired by Google)

• Closed key business deals with Best of Media, Bleacher Report, Mozilla and many other publishers
• Developed marketing plans to expand user base, currently growing at over 40% month over month
• Increased Facebook Fans from less than 100 to nearly 6,000
•Helped develop key pieces to Apture platform including Apture Highlights and Social Links
• Face of Apture to our users. Managed all customer emails, Facebook Questions and company Twitter account.
• Winner of multiple Apture employee of the month awards

Publisher Development

Yardbarker, Inc. (acquired by FOX)

• Created viral marketing strategy that grew user acquisition 100% 
• Maintained and presented weekly performance metrics to entire organization 
• Led development and product roadmap for all Yardbarker products used by over 50,000 users 
• Managed the Yardbarker code release process down from a once a month cycle to a weekly 
process 
• Led entire QA on all developed applications and released code 
• Distributed and maintained over 300 dynamic widgets containing Yardbarker content viewed 
by over 5 million people daily 
• Worked with 5 engineers daily ensuring deadlines were met and released product was up to 
initial specifications 
• Maintained and presented weekly performance metrics to entire organization

Product Manager

eBay Inc

•	Managed creation and content development of all homepage merchandising assets for eBay.com.
•	Analyzed all eBay.com homepage graphic performance at the click and bid level to refine customer communications strategy and optimize for revenue and user retention.
•	Managed creation of new eBay Grid merchandising placement leveraging XML and eBay APIs, improving conversion rates by over 50%.
•	Winner of the Impact Award for contributions to eBay Express product launch including sourcing over 500 products and managing product photo shoot. (2006)
•	Managed all homepage merchandising for Half.com, including development of the yearly strategy, weekly reporting and email development.
•	Winner of the Impact Award for contributions to eBay Reviews & Guides product launch for contributions of over 100 unique reviews and guides. (2005)

Assistant Manager, Onsite Merchandising

Apple, Inc.

•	Maintained software planograms for all 70 of Apple’s retail stores.
•	Placed over 500 software titles in all of Apple’s stores based on MDF agreements and weekly sales.
•	First retail employee to pilot the Apple Retail Internship program. 
•	Selected out of over 700 applicants to be one of the original employees at the Valley Fair store.

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