Startup Growth
& Operations Consultant

Helping early-stage founders scale faster with strategy, systems, and story.

Who i help:

I work with Seed-to-Series A startups in construction tech, workforce development, manufacturing, and Automation who need fractional support in:

  • Business development

  • GTM strategy

  • Organizational infrastructure

  • Revenue enablement

HOW i help:

I step in as a strategic operator and growth partner, delivering:

  • Fractional COO/Integrator support

  • Sales & pipeline development systems

  • Fundraising & pitch refinement (decks, narratives, outreach)

  • Team design + scalable org charts

  • Brand building through storytelling & strategic partnerships

  • Operational playbooks for fast, lean execution

WHY IT WORKS:

I’ve scaled divisions and companies from 0 to 1,000+ people, raised 7-figure funding, and secured national contracts with NASA, SpaceX, and Fortune 500s.

I build systems that scale and stories that sell.

DEMI’s track record:

Scaled Better.com SE region from 20 to 140 leaders in 12 months

→ #1 national rank

→ Negotiated $48M in tax incentives

→ Launched 100K sq. ft. HQ in 6 months

→ Raised $1M+ in startup + nonprofit capital via storytelling and investor alignment

Founded Spark Building Group

→ Partnered with SpaceX, NASA, Goodwill

Led multi-state rollup integration of 12 companies (Interior Logic Group)

expertise snapshot:

GTM Strategy • Public-Private Partnerships • Founder Advisory • Sales Ops • DEI/Workforce Development • Agile Teams • EOS Implementation • Speaking & Visibility

BOLD

let’s build something

demi@demiknightclark.com | (803) 620-5847 | Charlotte, NC (Remote OK)