Founder & CEO
Hooman is a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder and CEO at Collective. He previously started AddThis (Oracle), was a founding partner at Expa and is an early investor in Uber, Sweetgreen, Convoy and more.
Founder & CPO
Ugur is a product designer and the co-founder and CPO at Collective. He's been self-employed for more than a decade. He's worked with Udemy, Google, Angry Birds, Nokia and more.
Founder & CTO
Bugra is a software engineer and the co-founder and CTO at Collective. He likes to play with 0s and 1s. Fun fact: In his free time, Bugra built one of the largest ERP systems in food production.
CMO
Galvea is a global award winning marketing leader and CMO at Collective. She has led marketing across multi-billion dollar, global organizations and had her own digital marketing agency to boot.
Head of Operations
Greg is Head of Operations at Collective and a huge data nerd who likes solving problems. He previously was the VP of Operations at KeepTruckin and Operational Strategist at AdRoll.
Head of Member Services
Bethany is the Head of Member Services at Collective. She’s on a mission to provide freelancers with the same level of security and comfort as employees.
Accounting Manager
Raquel is an Accounting Manager at Collective. As a CPA, advanced QBO ProAdvisor and a former tax credit consultant for California Franchise Tax Board, she loves to help the self-employed grow their business.
Tax Manager
Andrew is a Tax Manager at Collective. After six years of service in public accounting, he's thrilled to utilize technology to help freelancers succeed in their business.
Tax Advisor
Daniel is a Tax Advisor at Collective. Having spent a decade as a solopreneur, he's specialized in helping freelancers save money through proper formation and financial management.
Accounting Advisor
Prentiss is an Accounting Advisor at Collective. He left college with dual degrees and has been working as an accountant for non-profits, the Navy and companies with hundreds of employees.
Product Manager
Lillian is a Product Manager at Collective. Previously, she worked at MoneyLion and Morgan Stanley in New York and recently moved back to California to help freelancers master their finances.
Product Designer
Jip is a Product Designer at Collective. Previously he worked at Apple, Lugg and Booking.com. He finished his first freelance design project back in 2009, at the early age of seventeen.
Business Solutions Manager
Jacob is a Business Solutions Manager at Collective. He’s originally from the Bay Area and a huge sports fan (mainly the 49ers and the Sharks). Most recently he worked in Sales Operations at Snowflake.
Software Engineer
Joe is a Software Engineer at Collective. Before becoming a software engineer he worked as a freelance digital marketer. His previous software engineering positions were at LeanTaaS and Zuora.
Software Engineer
Matt is a Senior Software Engineer at Collective. Previously he worked at Narvar and Indeed. He moved to the Bay Area in 2018 from Austin, TX. He enjoys running, playing soccer and complaining about the injuries he collects from the two.
Software Engineer
João is a Senior Software Engineer based in Curitiba, south of Brazil, he's been working remotely for the past 5 years, he loves soccer, books, music, philosophy and traveling the world.
Member Relationship Manager
Karmen is a Member Relationship Manager at Collective. She's a native San Franciscan and enjoys yoga, new restaurants and cooking new recipes. Previously, she worked in Operations at Vistra.
