Palisade

Co-Founder

CareerUp, Inc.

• Developed and implemented sales strategies that resulted in an 87% increase in revenue within the first year of transfer.
• Built outbound email sales funnels that increased effective onboarding rates of new partners by 22%

Head of Business Development

• Managed a team of 3 business development professionals and oversaw all aspects of the sales process, from lead generation to closing deals.
• Identified market conditions, product innovations, and adjusted account sales approach for new expansions in Manila, Singapore, Barcelona, London, and Beijing which generated $3.4M in additional revenue.

Senior Business Development Manager

• Increased company portfolio by 250+ accounts using CRM software and collaborated with company executives to identify new business opportunities and understand quarterly internship hiring goals.
• Monitored market conditions, product innovations, and competitor activity and adjusted account sales approach to address the latest market developments and achieved 110-131% of quarter quotas.

Business Development Manager

The Hess Collection Winery

Wine Production

I’m Tay.

I grew up in San Francisco and Hawaii (firmly on team El Farolito and team Spam), with a fair amount of time spent in Southeast Asia, and now I’m based in sometimes sunny Montreal (bagels are also better then NYC).

My work background’s also a bit varied. I spent five years making wine in Napa before deep diving into startups and tech. Bootstrapped our last company and successfully exited in late 2022. That journey led me to help co-found Palisade, an email security solution built to help navigate the recent uptick in cyber security threats.

Outside of work, I like experimenting in the kitchen and crushing good food.

Feel free to reach out if you want a copy of the recipe doc my brother and I slapped together.

“If I'm an advocate for anything, it's to move. As far as you can, as much as you can. Across the ocean, or simply across the river. The extent to which you can walk in someone else's shoes or at least eat their food, it's a plus for everybody.” - Anthony Bourdain

Taylor Tabusa

CEO @technomargin | Crafting your million dollar($) startup and enterprise ideas into digital product | design, develop and launch web apps and mobile apps | Saas investor | delivering remote developers

I'm a transitioning Associate Product Manager with 19 years of IT experience and expertise in B2C SaaS, product development, agile delivery, and cross-functional coordination. Currently pursuing an MBA in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Hertfordshire (London), I’m actively seeking a part-time, entry-level product role within AI-driven startups or SaaS companies.

Certified in PRINCE2 and ITIL, I support Product Managers and agile teams in delivery, research, and coordination—covering product requirements, feature development, user feedback loops, backlog refinement, sprint planning, QA coordination, and go-to-market efforts. I also analyze product metrics to drive iterative improvements and launch user-centric, data-informed SaaS products.

At Hertfordshire, I’m enhancing my leadership and developing AI expertise in prompt engineering to align AI strategy with product vision, evaluate and apply AI tools for smarter decision-making, agentic AI workflows, and responsible automation—to help drive ethical AI adoption and deliver scalable, user-focus SaaS solutions in fast-paced industries.

//Key Achievements
◾ Contributed 12+ B2C product launches by driving user research, defining product requirements, and supporting go-to-market (GTM) strategy in agile teams.
◾ Scaled an AI-powered Spiritual & Wellness app to 150K+ users and 2K+ 5★ reviews through continuous feedback loops and data-driven UX enhancements.
◾ Increased MRR by 30% in 6 months by supporting pricing experiments and freemium-to-premium monetization strategies aligned with user behavior insights.
◾ Improved sprint velocity by 15% across 3 agile squads by leading backlog refinement, sprint planning, and QA coordination to streamline delivery.
◾ Accelerated Finance app MVP launch by 2 months through proactive cross-functional alignment, clear prioritization, and stakeholder communication.

I bring global experience across the UK, USA, and Netherlands, and thrive in environments driven by curiosity, clarity, and execution.  Let’s connect—I'd be excited to explore how I can add value to your team and help turn ideas into impactful outcome.

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