Haynes David

Partner to creative companies and founders

I'm fresh off 11 years at Red Antler, the last five as Partner and Chief Growth Officer. There I sold and grew hundreds of engagements across seed and growth stage startups and publicly traded companies. I also led the growth and client teams, drove agency positioning and marketing, and contributed to overarching revenue strategy.

I'm most passionate about working in B2B and have a particular interest in businesses across AI, cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure.

Now I do two things.


I lead growth for creative companies

I serve as the fractional head of growth for agencies and studios, supporting areas like positioning, service mix, pricing, BD systems, and client relationships.

This currently includes an AI-native brand agency and a social-first consultancy working with Fortune 500 teams.


I build and lead senior teams for founders

Everything from rebrands, websites, investor decks, launch campaigns, go-to-market. You tell me what you're trying to do and I define what the work actually needs and build the right team around it.

On many projects I'm leading the engagement, working alongside the creative, marketing, and engineering teams. When a project is better served by a team without me, I let the right people run it and get out of the way.

Recent and current:

Email me if you want to talk.


Also, I launched Springtide, which memorializes life milestones through narrative-rich websites.


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