Charlie Wahler

Venturi is a boutique staffing agency that's committed to providing the best service to our clients and candidates. We specialize in placing the top .01% of AI professionals in roles they're passionate about. Our offering extends from building high performing teams of ICs through staff augmentation and SoWs to placing high level executives in exciting and impactful roles. Placing thousands of professionals with hundreds of clients! Core Technologies We Recruit For: • Large Language Models (LLMs) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) • Computer Vision & Image Processing • Multimodal AI Systems • Autonomous Agents & Agentic AI • MLOps & Model Deployment • Deep Learning Frameworks • Vector Databases & Semantic Search Some of our clients are: Capital One, Citi, Walmart, Point72, Instacart, JPMorgan, Marriott, Citadel, Under Armour, American Express, Hilton, Kroger, WPP, Bloomberg, Chick-fil-a, Comcast, & Allergan Data Labs

• Owned end-to-end post-sale customer success and onboarding for a portfolio of 320 enterprise higher education institutions representing $9M+ in annual recurring revenue. • Led customer onboarding, adoption, renewals, and expansion strategy, increasing portfolio revenue by 10% year-over-year ($8.3M → $9.1M) through proactive success planning and upsell identification. • Served as the primary strategic partner across multiple departments and executive stakeholders, aligning onboarding plans and ongoing product usage with institutional business objectives. • Drove product adoption and time-to-value by leading onboarding programs, ongoing enablement, training sessions, and workflow optimization for end users and administrators. • Conducted regular business reviews, onboarding success checkpoints, and account health assessments to mitigate churn risk and ensure long-term customer satisfaction. • Partnered cross-functionally with Sales, Support, and Product to ensure smooth handoff from sales to onboarding, resolve escalations, and surface product feedback to influence roadmap priorities.

• Managed the full SaaS sales cycle while supporting early-stage onboarding and initial adoption for new customers to ensure a smooth transition into long-term customer success. • Drove 200% growth in active licenses by aligning product capabilities to customer use cases and executive priorities. • Built trusted relationships with C-level and departmental decision makers, delivering tailored demos and value-based proposals. • Supported renewals and early expansions by maintaining strong engagement and identifying additional departments and use cases.

• Managed a pipeline of 250+ properties, properly forecasting projected sales and qualifying prospects, Closed $1.2M in contract value. • Negotiate competitive service agreements with multifamily properties, while educating ownership on strategies to reduce costs or generate revenue with Spectrum's discounted services.

• Led a small team of agents to generate leads and execute commercial leasing transactions. • Closed 21 transactions totaling over $1.4M in contract value. Managed 14 residential units and 3 commercial units in the neighborhood of SoHo, Manhattan. • Maintained a healthy pipeline of prospects and clients, qualifying opportunities based on budget, physical requirements, desired neighborhood, feasible timeline, etc.

• Developed relationships in national grocery chains to expand product lines, maximize exposure, and gain additional points of sale during brand promotions. • Worked closely with a team of 20 sales representatives, selling products in independently owned businesses along their routes in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. • 15% growth in new accounts and expanded product lines in existing accounts while maintaining timely distribution of perishable goods.

• Opened new accounts while increasing sales in existing accounts. • Negotiated for favorable promotional space to drive sales and visual exposure. • Coordinated interactive marketing events and attended trade shows to spread brand awareness.

• Achieved 35% growth in sales in Midtown Territory by opening new accounts and expanding product lines in existing accounts. • Negotiated marketing material placement at small business locations. • Coordinated deliveries with Dr. Pepper-Snapple Group (Distributor).