The franchise behind Boston Personal Chef, Newport Personal Chef and North Shore Personal Chef, with more franchise locations rolling out by the end of 2024. We provide a "business-in-a-box" software and operations system for our franchise owners--personal and private chefs who want to operate their own solo or multi-chef practices--in cities around the country. We provide the software tools, playbook, and lead generation to help our franchise owners build thriving personal chef businesses for their cities and focus on what they do best--cooking great meals and providing 5-star experiences.Are you interested in learning more? Email me at yash@citypersonalchef.com.

First CTO LLC was started almost a decade ago, in practice, because of my work with various companies and startup founders to help them with their product roadmaps, strategy and development. In 2021, I formally started First CTO LLC and have brought onboard a few developers to scale the work we are doing with our customers. This fractional CTO service not only helps companies get their ideas off-the-ground, but we also act as an ongoing partner in maintaining, updating and building out products and platforms against a roadmap. We have several active clients and are always looking for more! Please reach out to yash@firstcto.com if you're interested in learning more or working with us.

Your business is what you do best. Your online presence should reflect that. We're your digital marketing partner for exactly that.Internet Caddy: A Design & Marketing Agency With A HeartLearn more at https://internetcaddy.com----Internet Caddy formed as a spin-off out of a collection of Lumino Labs LLC products.

TireTutor is on a mission to make the tire-buying experience simple and transparent for consumers, and better for local dealers. This platform connects local dealers and service centers with consumers who need new tires.TireTutor was founded by an industry veteran with a passion to change this space.As an advisor, I work with the Founder & CEO as a sounding board and guide for product, technology and architecture decisions. Early on in this role, I built the alpha and earliest beta versions of the product. Check it out at https://tiretutor.com (especially if you are in the market for new tires).

In Q3 of 2022, Internet Caddy LLC has continued service for all NextWave Hire customers and continues to operate the recruitment marketing services for current customers. If you're looking for help with Recruitment Marketing in 2023, we'd love to work with you!Everyday, companies use NextWave to hire faster, decrease recruiting cost, and nurture candidates. Our software platform allows companies to build talent communities, and keep passive candidates engaged over time making the process of filling a new job opening faster. Want to learn more? Feel free to send me an email at yash@nextwavehire.com

Lumino Labs LLC was a product design shop and consultancy. In the 6 years of operation, we built and developed products and businesses of our own, as well as helped other entrepreneurs and businesses to launch their own products. The business was started and named in honor of our first client, Lumos Bike Helmet. With Lumos Bike Helmet, we got our start by helping with the initial prototype designs and earliest concepts of this wildly successful product along side the cofounders. Since then, we've helped countless other businesses, such as TireTutor (joining their advisory board).Lumino Labs LLC has built a successful tech-enabled marketing and design agency out of a collection of products built in-house, called Internet Caddy, which has now been spun off into its own entity.Products We've Built Internally and Sold Include:● Traffic Mapped (https://trafficmapped.com), Acquired Dec 2020● Rating Pops (https://ratingpops.com), Acquired Nov 2020● Mentioned By (a notification tool for businesses to monitor mentions), Acquired Nov 2020● Explain My Product (https://explainmyproduct.com), Acquired Feb 2020● Save This Whiteboard (https://savethiswhiteboard.com), Acquired Mar 2020● iheartpostcards (https://iheartpostcards.com), Acquired Mar 2020Our core competencies include:● Strategizing product requirements● Prototyping ● Taking prototypes to finished products● Working with manufacturers to ramp up production● Brainstorming and executing go-to-market strategies

I was one of the founders of Vaska Technologies Inc--an Internet of Things hardware company that was selected to participate in the Venture Incubation Program starting in Fall 2013. As a venture incubation entrepreneur, I was an active member of the Harvard Innovation Lab startup community, have access to mentorship from the Experts-in-Residence, and also interact with the other i-lab entrepreneurs to share advice and feedback on our ventures.As a cofounder of Vaska Technologies:● Hired a multi-disciplinary team to support design, manufacturing, marketing and operations● Led product development from concept through manufacturing● Cultivated relationships between suppliers and manufacturers for product launch● Oversaw and facilitated the first production run of units through the manufacturing process● Designed and executed a marketing campaign for the product launch● Designed electronics for our smart-home, inventory management product● Secured funding to launch first product for a pilot run● Negotiated product pilot with a large retailer Accomplishments:● Interviewed for Y Combinator Summer 2014 Class (~6% of applicants get interviewed)● Rough Draft Ventures portfolio company● Named by the Boston Business Journal as one of Boston's 10 startups to watch in 2014● Vaska Technologies Inc. awarded Harvard Innovation Lab residency in Fall 2013

Customer Engagement & Operations:● Built and managed a team of analysts (4 direct reports)● Triaged and coordinated resolution of field issues with products● Managed customer relations during field issue resolution● Coordinated cross-functional efforts to prepare for smooth deployment of technology to customerProduct Management Responsibilities:● Product roadmapping● Defined and developed new product requirements● Collaborated with customer to understand business needs and brainstorm new product features

● Program manager of 3 new product launches with global teams● Collaboration between commercial, manufacturing, sourcing and engineering teams to drive successful product launches● Design of analog electronics for signal conditioning● Root cause analysis of technical product issues

Rotations:● Electronics Validation Engineer on Smart Grid Systems (Atlanta, GA)● Electronics Design Engineer on Diagnostic and Monitoring Systems (Minden, NV)● Wind Requisition/Customer Engineer (Greenville, SC)● Thermal Electrical Systems Engineer (Greenville, SC)Program Overview:● 2 year, 4 rotation leadership development program● Broad business exposure● Work towards engineering Masters degreeRecognition:● GE Energy's Class of 2011 Outstanding Edison AwardTraining and Certifications:● Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt● Foundations of Leadership Training (GE Corporate)● GE Engineering Fundamentals Courses