Sheela Gonsalves

Boosting Small Business Success: Elevate Sales Process & Strengthen Team Dynamics | Leveraging AI for Peak Profit & Growth.

With over two decades of experience in film and TV sales, I am currently the Senior Vice President of Sales - Lifecycle Distribution at Cineverse. My expertise lies in designing and implementing scalable revenue strategies, aligning with Cineverse’s mission to revolutionize the entertainment distribution space. I am passionate about building innovative systems, partnerships, and workflows that optimize the entire revenue lifecycle, while fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams in the US and India.  

At Cineverse, I lead the full revenue lifecycle across diverse platforms, including Physical, EST/iVOD, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, and YouTube. I have contributed to increased revenue growth by refining release strategies, optimizing windowing and pricing playbooks, and addressing revenue leakage. My hands-on approach supports content owners and platforms, ensuring predictable, scalable success in an evolving digital ecosystem.

Founder | Fractional Sales Planning & Revenue Optimization Specialist

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Avery Roth Coaching

•	Leadership Coach specializing in guiding CEOs through complex business transformations. 
•	Combining mindset coaching, strategic guidance, and tactical advisory.
•	Professional background includes 20+ years of global investment banking, alternatives investing, and strategy consulting.
•	Serve as confidante, sparring partner, and consigliere to business leaders to drive breakthrough performance.

Leadership Coach for Private Equity-Backed CEOs

The Startup Consulting Group

•	Trusted advisor to startup founders on business model validation, pivot strategy, and marketing strategy.
•	Led client engagements as well as all internal functions, including leadership, corporate strategy, sales, operations, HR, and finance.

Founder and CEO

•	Led large, multi-disciplinary teams in pitching to hedge fund startups for prime brokerage mandates.
•	Advised startup founders on positioning, marketing, capital-raising, and portfolio management.

Director, Prime Brokerage Sales

Private Practice

•	Conducted independent investment analysis and due diligence for hedge funds and fund of fund investors.

Independent Consultant

Claritas Investimentos

•	Managed equity and commodity investments (30-50% of portfolio assets) for a global fund of funds during the financial crisis, including idea sourcing, investment analysis, due diligence, position sizing, monitoring, and hedging strategy.

Hedge Fund Analyst

Lehman Brothers

•	Investment advisor to equity, multi-strategy, and event driven hedge funds.
•	Managed relationships and P&L for some of the investment bank’s largest clients.
•	Appointed as youngest member of Global Hedge Fund Committee.

Vice President, European Equity Hedge Fund Sales

Deutsche Bank

•	Participated in London-based Analyst Training program and earned UK investment advisory licenses.
•      Advised long-only and hedge fund investors on European equity investments.
•	Quickly promoted to the hedge fund specialist team.

Associate, European Equity Sales

Avery Roth is a CEO coach with a background in finance and applied psychology. She works with CEOs to keep judgment clear and performance strong under pressure. Avery guides clients through challenging business scenarios such as navigating the first 100 days, change of ownership, complex board and investor dynamics, and M&A and integrations. Avery partners with private equity and hedge fund investors to create value by providing coaching to their teams and portfolio companies.

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