# Yousef Elsheikh **Founder** — New York City, NY, United States > Serial entrepreneur and founder building fintech and industrial solutions. Currently running a fluorochemical consulting firm while studying finance at NYU Stern. Career Archetype: **Frontier Navigator** (RS-DG) — One of the first Frontier Navigators on Saywise ## Links - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yousefelsheikh ## Experience ### Founder, Elsheikh Consulting (2026-03 – present) New York, NY · Founded a fluorochemical consulting and process-technology licensing firm helping producers globally design and engineer refrigerant manufacturing plants. Lead business development and deal structuring across India and the Middle East, managing feasibility studies, engineering packages, technology licenses, and royalty agreements. Delivered plant technology packages to multiple continents and renewed several seven-figure contracts. ### Founder, Huddle Technologies (2026-03 – 2026-08) New York, NY · Founded and bootstrapped a consumer fintech product enabling groups to split expenses in real time using a shared group payment card. Owned product, engineering, and go-to-market end-to-end. Launched an MVP targeting event-driven group spending with Greek life as the initial wedge market. The company was subsequently acquired by a competitor in the same category. ### Bridge To Consulting, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (2024-06 – 2024-06) Chicago, Illinois, United States ### Business Development Intern, Onvector LLC (2024-05 – 2024-08) King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States ### Asset Management & Deal Sourcing Intern, Colton Alexander (2024-05 – 2024-08) Performed ESG due diligence and financial analysis on Series A-B startups across industries like Green Steel and Battery Technology, generating under $100M in revenue. ### Founder & Developer, SpireAIO Corp. (2020-12 – 2022-06) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Built a purchase automation bot using JavaScript and Golang that automatically purchased limited edition retail items in bulk at launch, beating human reaction times. Led a team of 6 full-time developers to reverse-engineer website security of major retailers and exploit loopholes. The business was acquired as automation bots became more crowded and development became cumbersome. ### Co-Owner & Manager of Operations, RyzeIO (2020-08 – 2022-12) Philadelphia, PA · Spearheaded a Discord-based consortium dedicated to mastery in niche reselling markets. Cultivated a vibrant community reaching over 2,000 members, each contributing $50-70 monthly. Administered a team of over 50 mentors and professionals to manage and educate the member community. ### Director of Operations, HAYHABOTS Inc. (2020-08 – 2021-09) Wayne, PA · Managed a global team of 20+ engineers, support specialists, and designers at a $10M+ software company specializing in automation software for reselling. Helped users setup and utilize the software application, created guides and videos, and handled financial and billing issues. The platform enabled over 1.7 million e-commerce purchases for resellers. ### Marketing And Public Relations Manager, Overtook Enterprise LTD (2020-08 – 2021-09) London, England, United Kingdom ### Co-Owner & Manager of Operations, The Fundamentals / The Fundamentals Proxies (2020-08 – 2022-12) Wayne, PA · Built an online membership-based Discord group focused on selling high-speed proxies with approximately 1,000 active members at $25 per month. Oversaw a team of 50+ employees and contractors to manage user experience and operations. ### Founder & CEO, The Fundamentals (2020-06 – 2021-11) Built a membership-based reselling group with 1,000+ members paying $20–$25 monthly and supervised a team of 50+ staff. ### Founder & Developer, The Fundamentals Proxies (2020-06 – 2021-11) An IPv4 holding company offering colocation services and proxy solutions, exclusive to members of “The Fundamentals” Discord, grossed $150K+ in revenue. ### Founder, ITF LLC (2016-08 – present) King of Prussia, PA · Sneaker reselling + Wholesale business generating $25M+ in annual revenue with 20+ full-time employees. ### Founder & CEO, Wholesaling Business (2016-08 – 2026-09) Wayne, PA · Built a $20M/year wholesaling business reselling consumer products domestically and internationally via Amazon, StockEx, GOAT, and retailer conventions. Directed product strategy by leveraging market trends and consumer research to identify high-demand products. Trained and managed a team of 20+ full-time employees responsible for sourcing products. Managed promotional approaches, product descriptions, and explainer videos to reduce friction at point of sale. ## Education ### SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity) (2024-10 – 2025-05) ### New York University (2024-08 – 2027-04) ### Bachelor's degree in Finance, NYU Stern School of Business (2023-09 – 2027-06) GPA: 3.93/4.00 ### Bachelor's degree in Philosophy, Politics, & Economics, Bates College (2023-08 – 2024-05) ### High School Diploma, Conestoga Senior High School (2019-08 – 2023-06) ## Skills Mental Health Care, Proxy Server, Project Management, Public Relations, Brand Development, CEOs, Operations Administration, Warehouse Operations, Wealth Management Services, Philanthropy, Go (Programming Language), JS, Networking, Business Planning, Recruiting, Management, Business Development, Sales, Operations Management, Consulting, Java, JavaScript, C#, C++, MongoDB, Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, Peoplesoft, Product Management, Team Leadership, E-commerce, Fintech, Automation --- Source: https://saywise.com/member2274 (last modified 2026-10-05T20:15:08.928Z)