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The Curiosity Meeting: How to Delegate instead of Abdicate
Talks about Meetings, Leadership and delegation
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Shaun Arora
Partner at Evolution
New York, New York
Overview
Shaun Arora is a Startup COO and Operations and Strategy Executive with a background in neurodiversity advocacy. Currently serving as the COO at My Three Rocks, he has held key roles at MiLA Capital and NEOTech, overseeing large-scale change management and investment operations. Arora's career highlights include leading investment operations at MiLA Capital and serving as a Board Member at Stoked Mentoring Inc., showcasing his expertise in operational strategy and cross-functional team leadership.
Work Experience
Chief Operating Officer
2021 - Current
After 6 years investing capital in venture, switched over to investing time helping CEOs & Founders to scale their businesses Hats: Chief of Staff, Executive Coach, Head of Strategy, Head of Operations, and Head of Corporate Development roles Gigs: Established workflows and improved operations for scale-ups, repositionings, turnarounds, and more
Partner
2024
https://evolution.team/shaun-arora
Coaching and Consulting
Founder
2024
Managing Director & Head of Investment Operations
2015
Led business operations and fundraising operations Note: fund is fully deployed and no longer making new investments
Director of Corporate Ventures
2015 - 2023
Created the innovation arm of a multinational company and spun it out with internal and external backing Diligence on companies for strategic investments and M&A Attracted technologies for net positive impact on P&L, culture, and growth
Corporate Development
2023 - 2023
Co-create the strategic narrative
Intrinsic Power provides smart energy management systems with chargers, solar inverters, and energy storage onboard.
Head of Strategy
2021 - 2022
• Lead customer discovery and narrow company positioning, resulting in biz dev funnel process and marketing initiatives • Lead fundraising process • Co-create the strategic narrative
Beltways makes high-speed accelerating walkways for airports and beyond.
Chief Operating Officer
2021 - 2022
• Strategized with CEO to execute a post-COVID pivot • Led a remote customer support and retention team to reduce user wait times from 17 to 1 minute • Directed product roadmap driven by user insights and SEO data • Created and implemented Partner Agreements and Service Level Agreements
Online Rental Marketplace for Travelers: Scooter Rentals, Stroller Rentals, Wheelchair Rentals & More...
Raised $3,450,000.00 from Jeff Weiner.
Director of Marketing and Sales Operations
2013 - 2015
Led strategy and operations for organic growth team including corporate rebrand.
Director of Business Operations
2005 - 2013
Led operational integration through hypergrowth and five acquisitions -- from fewer than 200 employees to more than 4,000 At various times, was responsible for operations across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, IT Infrastructure, MIS, Sales Operations, Marketing, Corporate Development, HR, People Operations, Recruiting, Business, Product, and Facility teams
Board Member
2005 - 2008