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Charles R. VanDercook

Revenue Operations & Marketplace Growth leader, scaling high-growth B2B and B2C marketplaces exceeding $100M in annual revenue, with a track record in revenue transformation, AI-driven automation, marketplace expansion, and post-merger integration.

Scottsdale, AZ charles@vandercookventures.com (480) 544-3150 LinkedIn ↗

Selected Career Highlights

  • Lead Growth Operations supporting $108M+ in annual marketplace revenue across 41 U.S. markets.
  • Promoted from Marketplace Operations Strategist to Head of Growth in 21 months.
  • Built AI-driven automation systems that reduced manual operational workload by 30%+.
  • Helped lead operational integration efforts following the Qwick / Gigpro merger.
  • Increased annual revenue by $1.2M while reducing operating costs by 15% as GM & Director of Food & Beverage.

Professional Experience

Head of Growth

Oct 2024 to Present
Qwick · Scottsdale, AZ
  • Played a key role in the operational merger of Gigpro and Qwick, aligning revenue systems.
  • Built RevOps frameworks that improved forecast accuracy, pipeline visibility, executive reporting, and decision-making.
  • Led the redesign of tech-stack infrastructure to improve attribution, automation, reporting accuracy, and scalability.
  • Developed SMB, Mid-Market, and Enterprise frameworks that automated onboarding and lifecycle management.
  • Implemented guided onboarding through Pendo to accelerate customer activation and adoption.
  • Led development of "Avery," an AI orchestrating agent with a 7-sub-agent framework to automate account management.

Regional Operations Manager

Jan 2024 to Oct 2024
Qwick · Scottsdale, AZ
  • Owned marketplace performance across multiple regions representing $24M+ in annual revenue.
  • Developed automation systems using Zapier and AI tools, reducing manual workload by more than 30%.
  • Built and deployed "Chazz-GPT," the company's first AI agent, a full Mid-Market GTM engine.
  • Led recovery initiatives for underperforming markets, restoring marketplace health and improving key KPIs.

Marketplace Operations Strategist

Jan 2023 to Jan 2024
Qwick · Scottsdale, AZ
  • Managed $3M+ in monthly revenue across six established markets.
  • Established SOPs increasing profitability on a shift-by-shift basis through scaled automation.
  • Managed the task force for Market Re-Launch to correct markets not meeting KPIs.
  • Improved onboarding workflows, reducing client ramp-up time by 25%.

GM & Director of Food & Beverage

2021 to 2023
The Yacht Club at Chandlers · Dallas, TX
  • Increased annual revenue by $1.2M while reducing operating costs by 15%.
  • Used Qwick as a vendor, building a relationship that turned into my next career move.

Ventures & Projects

Founder of A³ Arizona Advanced Automation

2026
  • Cost-effective, scalable automation solutions tailored to small and medium-sized businesses.
  • First venture into building my own scalable business; reverse-engineered job postings into lead gen.

Founder of Ellie, the Hospitality Management Recruitment Marketplace

2026
  • AI-first marketplace, "Your next job starts with a conversation."
  • Matching hospitality leaders with their next career move; currently in live beta.

Core Competencies

Revenue Operations (RevOps)GTM StrategyMarketplace Growth Revenue ForecastingRevenue AnalyticsPipeline Management Customer Lifecycle ManagementPost-Merger IntegrationSales Enablement Process AutomationAI AgentsMarketplace Operations Cross-Functional Leadership

Technology

SalesforceHubSpotSQLTableau ZapierClaudeVoiceflow AI Agent Creation & ManagementReporting & AttributionPendo

Certifications

· ZoomInfo Admin Certification
· Pendo.io Admin Certification
· Udemy SQL Certification
· Zapier Experts Certification
Salesforce Agentforce Certification (Expected Q4 2026)

Education

Northern Arizona University

B.S. in Hotel and Restaurant Management · Certificate in Accounting

Volunteering

Planning Member, Cure for Cluster 5K Run/Walk

  • The largest independent fundraiser for the cause in 2024.
  • This one's personal. I've lived with Trigeminal Neuralgia (cluster headaches) since I was 13, and helping find a cure matters a lot to me.
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