I’m Robert Tomkinson, a senior operating executive with 20+ years of experience building, scaling, and integrating consumer and marketplace businesses across venture-backed, PE-backed, and public-company environments. My background includes leadership roles at companies such as eBay, EA, Yelp, TouchTunes, Ingenio, Puls, and CoPilot. I’ve served in CMO and VP-level roles, partnering closely with founders and […]
I’m a co-founder of Pirate Studios, where I built and now run the company’s North American business. Over the last ten years, I’ve been in the trenches scaling Pirate from a single site in London into a 37-location, 500k-customer network of self-service music studios across the UK, US, and Europe. Pirate is now profitable, projecting
David is a seasoned go-to-market (GTM) leader with over three decades of experience in enterprise software and SaaS. He has a proven track record of driving meaningful impact for companies targeting enterprise customers, having held past senior leadership roles at industry giants like Adobe, Oracle, and Hootsuite. His expertise spans revenue management at all scales,
David Franklin has built and scaled companies across multiple industries. He is uniquely capable of architecting and executing an entire business end-to-end, from brand identity and product development to legal infrastructure, go-to-market execution, analytics, recruiting, and partnerships. His ability to move fast and iterate aggressively enables him to turn ideas into real, revenue-generating businesses with
I am a strategic finance leader and operator with 13+ years of experience across scaling high growth, venture backed start-ups, strategic and venture investing and investment banking. I am a Board member and trusted partner to CEOs with expertise in FP&A, fundraising ($40M+ raised in venture debt and equity), strategic planning, and building operational frameworks.
For me, technology has always been about more than code or platforms — it’s about how it shapes people’s lives and creates a better future. Over the last 20+ years, I’ve worked across AI, blockchain, enterprise and consumer tech, building products that aim to empower, protect, and connect people in meaningful ways. As a seasoned
