Carson Drake
Operations & Growth Executive | Startup Strategy Leader
Operations, strategy, and growth executive with 13 years of cross-functional leadership. I've launched and scaled multi-million dollar ventures across 200+ global cities, built high-performing teams during hypergrowth, and driven step-change improvements in key metrics by translating ambiguous 0-to-1 challenges into scalable, revenue-generating businesses.
13+
years of cross-functional leadership
9+
years managing high-performing teams
100+
global cities across launched ventures
Experience
2020–24↗
Peregrine Consulting LLC — Founder & Chief Strategy Officer
Architected GTM & operational strategies for multi-million dollar ventures across services, SaaS, D2C, and B2B marketplaces
2022–24↗
Candid Co — Director, Strategy & Operations
Scaled solution from pilot to 550 dental practices, reduced delivery time from 22 to 9 days, achieved $9M run rate in 18 months
2021–22↗
Harvestly.co — Head of Growth & COO
Executed multi-channel growth program, added 7k customers, led 2 profitable markets
2020–20↗
Amenify — Head of Marketplace Partnerships
Sourced and closed deals generating $700k in revenue, scaled chores product to 40 properties
2018–20↗
Airbnb — Growth Manager
Managed P&L for multi-city resident hosting program, boosted guest retention by 35%, drove growth marketing with 61% conversion increase
2017–18↗
Urbandoor — Head of Supply Operations
Built ratings framework driving 56% increase in bookings retention, automated onboarding reducing activation time by 50%
2017–18↗
Uber Technologies, Inc. — Sales Manager, UberEATS
Led end-to-end launch for 6 cities managing 60+ team and $100M P&L, pioneered sales model outperforming competitors by 45%
2015–17↗
Uber Technologies, Inc. — Lead Operations Manager, UberEATS
Designed marketing campaigns activating 2,500 drivers in 7 weeks, achieved 60% MoM increase in document acceptance
2014–15↗
Uber Technologies, Inc. — Launcher, UberEATS
Led launches in 10 cities closing 100+ restaurants per market in under 6 weeks, built SQL-driven acquisition scaling 40,000+ partners
2014–15↗
Uber Technologies, Inc. — Operations & Logistics Manager
Launched Uber Chile, grew active driver base 5x in Q1 2016, executed incentives across 150 cities
2013–14↗
IEG, LLC — Analyst
Developed competitive intelligence reports and sponsor deals influencing multi-year partnership decisions
Selected work
Let’s talk
carson.h.drake@gmail.com