Daniel A.

About Daniel A.

If you have the opportunity to do amazing things in your life, bring someone with you.\"I love working with People. I have had the opportunity to work and live internationally in four different countries while learning and growing both professionally and personally. Starting my career in an almost always constant state of flux helped me learn one of the most important things in life, CHANGE. Working with People is just that, change. Hour by hour, day by day, the People business never gets stagnant there is always an adaption happening and that\'s what I love. Forever optimistic.

Experience

1. Director, Gtm Talent

   Next Play

   Oct 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   As Director of GTM Talent at Next Play, I help founders and operators discover what’s next—whether that’s scaling a team, defining a growth function, or finding the next meaningful role. I’m driven by building things that connect people, purpose, and opportunity.At Next Play, we sit at the intersection of talent, startups, and community. I partner with early-stage to growth-stage companies to: Build high-impact GTM teams from the ground up Identify operators who thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Create genuine matches between people and companies aligned on mission and momentumOur network spans founders, builders, and investors who care about doing work that matters. My focus is on connecting the right people to the right problems—and creating the systems that make that process scalable.If you’re building something special or figuring out your next chapter, let’s connect.

Education

• University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Program, Sociology

  2006 — 2010

• University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing

  2016 — 2017

• University of Arizona

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Sociology

  2010 — 2011