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Jonathan Hershman

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Founder & CEO at TempoBD
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Jonathan Hershman is the Founder of TempoBD, where he serves as an embedded Head of Business Development for early-stage startups. His expertise lies in building revenue channels from the ground up, drawing from a 15-year background in Wall Street banking, management consulting, and corporate finance. He holds an MBA from the University of Southern California.

He has a demonstrated interest in applying business principles to solve civic challenges, underscored by his participation in a competition to address prominent social and urban issues in Los Angeles. Based on his education, he may follow USC Trojans athletics.

As part of a team, he was a finalist in the LA Mayors Cup, a city-wide competition for business plans addressing civic problems.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Priorities

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Go-to-Market Strategy
His entire founder role at TempoBD is focused on defining ICPs, finding revenue channels, and building the outbound engine for early-stage companies.
Sales Execution
He emphasizes moving beyond strategy to hands-on execution, personally running outreach, working the pipeline, and closing deals for his clients.
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Career

Work history

9-2020
Founder & CEO
TempoBD
8-2018 - 8-2020
Management Consultant
Sia Partners
5-2017 - 8-2017
Finance Manager: Foreign Exchange (FX) & Commodity Risk Management
Nike
12-2013 - 7-2016
Second Vice President Credit Risk Management
Northern Trust Corporation
7-2011 - 11-2013
Credit Risk Analyst (Investment Bank)
J.P. Morgan
In the press

Media appearances

TempoBD — Build Pipeline. Open Channels. Drive Revenue.. Featured in TempoBD (company website)
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Building a Pipeline From Zero | Case Study. Featured in TempoBD (company website)
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Southern California
Professional Certification
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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