3x Founder | Founder Acceleration Coach | Helping high-performing founders scale faster with absolute clarity | Sold $65mm online

As a founder of 3 companies and 1 non-profit, with 2 successful exits, I’ve seen firsthand what it takes to grow a business.

I’ve also experienced the toll of stress, insomnia, and health challenges. I know how overwhelming it can be when scaling your business feels like an uphill battle.

In my 11 years with EO Argentina, I listened to the struggles of +100 successful founders (doing at least USD 1M a year in sales). I realized that beneath the surface, it’s often chaos: isolation, financial pressure, and fear of burnout. 

While most accelerators focus on startups, the truth is that, for businesses under $10MM in revenue, the biggest bottleneck to growth is you: the founder.

That's why I created Founder Accelerator: to empower the founders of renowned companies like Swag, Trading Company, Sancho Motors, Jams, Crawford Partners LLC, Lemon Basil, We Are Doers, and Mad Hatter LLC. 

My mission is to help them scale themselves first enhancing their clarity, focus, and efficiency, so they can grow their businesses with unparalleled speed and confidence.

Through personalized coaching, a 5-pillar playbook, and access to top professionals, we don’t just build businesses — we optimize the founder. 

If you're ready to scale your business while maintaining a healthy, balanced life, send me a DM and I’ll show you how Founder Accelerator can help you achieve both.

Ignacio Carcavallo

Mad Hatter Ventures

Growth Strategy for Consumer focused clients: 
- Clients have included Automotive OEM, Major Airline, Industrial Equipment Manufacturer, SaaS Web Ops, Apparel Circular Economy SaaS
- Areas of expertise: Go to Market, Product Vision and Fundraising 
- Work extensively with Founders, Board and other functional leaders
- Advise, mentor and invest in early stage startups. Assist with early product market fit, retail and channel entry, product commercialization and fundraising

Areas of current interest include: Mobility, Transport, Last Mile Delivery, Marketplaces

Angel investments include: Myro (Refillable Personal Care) + Genvision (Carbon Offsets Capture via Satellites), Guidee(immersive travel content via audio), Verticale (social commerce for values based shoppers), Pollen (returns pick up for branded retail)


If you are an early stage founder or problem solver looking for help with serving the next billion customers, please reach out - harisripathi@outlook.com

Founder and CEO

Avis Budget Group

Hired to turnaround declining performance and achieve transformation agenda for Avis, Budget and Zipcar P&Ls. 
- Spearheaded new product innovation and customer experience efforts
- Led annual strategic planning and FP&A

Keywords: Mobility, Subscriptions, Digital Transformation, Customer Experience

Senior Director, Head of Global Strategy and Business Transformation

PepsiCo

Led global expansion for Quaker Oats, Tropicana and Naked Juice. Led strategic planning and global business analytics process. 

Keywords: Plant Based Nutrition, Innovation, Global Expansion, Price Pack Architecture, Customer Insights, Partnerships

Director of Strategy, Global Nutrition

Strategy&

Top tier strategy consultant focused on Consumer, Digital and Retail industries
- Advised Executive Management at 15+ companies on growth acceleration 
- Areas of expertise: Growth and International Expansion, Digital Transformation, Revenue Management, Pricing
- Led engagement teams of 2-10, consistently rated top tier team builder and manager

Keywords: Global Expansion, Pricing Strategy, Revenue Management, Trade Promotion Optimization (TPO/TPM), e-Commerce

Industries: Food and Beverages,  Personal/Household Care, Automotive OEM, Travel e-Commerce, Grocery Retail, Government

Engagement Manager

Relativity Technologies (now defunct)

Responsible for product vision and business development for US based Machine Learning enterprise software startup entering the Asia market.  Reported to SVP of International in Raleigh, NC and General Manager, India
- Designed and developed product suite targeted at Indian and South East Asian clients
- Developed affordable subscription-based license pricing model.  Achieved $750k sales growth


Keywords: Sales Operations, P&L, Business Development, Product Management, Machine Learning

Product Manager (Founding)

Product Market Fit, New Market Entry, Climate Tech, Consumer Goods

I founded Mad Hatter Consulting, an innovative approach to navigating a volatile, uncertain world. 

I help consumer facing companies through new product innovation and new market entry, delivering outsize returns to their shareholders and more importantly creating new customers. 

I approach problems with an agile mindset to experimentation, learning and scaling. I have a rare combination of backgrounds as an engineer, product manager and strategy leader.  

I have a lifelong passion for inclusive, impactful global growth and serving the next billion customers. I helped Avis Budget Group with creating a global strategy for Electrification and Connected Cars. I also led an effort at PepsiCo to bring affordable nutrition to emerging markets. 

My best days are spent wearing multiple hats. I once washed cars, answered customer support calls and made a pitch to JP Morgan in the same week.  

I build diverse, cohesive teams, where each team member's task is to make others look good. 

I speak fluent Spanish and passable Chinese. I have a Kellogg MBA. 

Industries of Deep Experience:
• Mobility • Automobiles • Industrials • Food and Beverages 

Areas of Interest / Moonshots I invest in:  
1. Urban Mobility
2. Agriculture 
3. Food and Beverages


Functional Competencies
• Global Strategy • International Expansion • Emerging Markets • Customer Experience
• Revenue Management / Sales Operations  • Product Management
• Pricing • Strategic Planning • Sales Operations

Follow me at http://www.findproductmarketfit.com 

Email me at harisripathi@outlook.com.

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