Amy Young

SVP Finance & Operations

at Bravado

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. Over the years, I’ve overseen core business functions including Finance, Revenue Ops, Growth Marketing, Legal, HR/People. I excel at turning complex challenges into actionable plans, balancing short-term priorities with long-term strategy, and leading cross functional teams. My approach is grounded in team building and development, and thoughtful partnership with other leaders.

California

DTC (Direct-to-Consumer), SaaS & B2B Marketplace, Social Media & Community Platforms

BI DashboardsBoard & Investor Relations / Fundraisingbudgeting & strategic planningfinancial modeling & scenario analysisforecastingFP&AFP&A SystemsFunnel Optimization)Growth financegrowth marketing & customer acquisition economics (CACGTM & Sales productivity analyticsKPI development & performance measurementLookerLTVprofitability & margin expansionteam leadership & cross-functional collaborationTools: Excel

Articles by Amy Young

The LinkedIn Playbook: How Startup Founders Can Stand Out & Scale

This LinkedIn Playbook is based on insights from a recent one-time Mucker Growth Session webinar featuring LinkedIn growth experts Alec Paul (Founder of SalesBrand) and Kyle Williams (Founder of Brickstack)....

DeepSeek vs OpenAI: Comparison Breakdown and What It Means For Your Tech Startup With Dan Cleary

In this recent webinar of our Mucker Growth Series, we discussed the evolving AI landscape with Dan Cleary, founder of PromptHub. He provided an in-depth breakdown of DeepSeek vs. OpenAI,...

Building Product Without Knowing Code With Adam New Waterson

In a deep dive into AI-driven product development, Adam New-Waterson, a former CMO turned Chief Product Officer and now solopreneur, shared how non-technical founders can harness the power of AI...

How To Build An Automated Sales Outreach Engine For Startups with ColdIQ

Many B2B startups (and even larger organizations) are unable to be successful with their outbound sales strategy because they take a lazy, “batch-and-blast” approach. In a recent Mucker Growth Series...

Navigating the AI Sales Tools Landscape To Grow Your Startup With Blue Bowen

We had the privilege of hosting, Eugene “Blue” Bowen, Research Principal from G2, one of the leading software marketplaces and review sites that cover a broad range of B2B solutions....

Compensation Benchmarks for Early Stage Startups with Peter Walker

In this Mucker Growth Session, Peter Walker from Carta reviews insights and compensation benchmarks for early stage startups gathered from Carta’s extensive dataset of nearly 50,000 startups. In the evolving...