About GroundSpeed

Who you'll be working with.

GroundSpeed Partners helps business owners grow, prepare for a deal, and bring in critical talent. We bring an operator's experience, take on the work, and see it through with your team.

Founder

David Mantica

Business Operations, Sales, Marketing and Product Strategy Consultant

David has spent more than 32 years in marketing, product management, project management, software development, and executive leadership. He built a B2B training firm and grew it to $13M in seven years, and he has given more than 1,100 talks to over 24,000 people on how technology changes the way people lead and work. Based in Raleigh-Durham, he works with business owners on operations, sales, marketing, and product strategy. He also mentors rising executives at no charge.

The people beside you

Our team

Lara Hill

Marketing Operations, Technology and Content Consultant

Lara has spent 18 years leading marketing for ecommerce and technology startups. She builds what sits behind good marketing: the CRM, the email programs, the content, and the AI workflows that keep it running. She also helps leaders build a clear, credible presence online through personal branding and content. She advocates for AI literacy and ethical use, so new tools add to the human side of the work rather than crowding it out.

Bianca Masone

Senior Digital Content and Design Consultant

Bianca is a marketer and designer with an MBA. She turns ideas into digital content and design that is both strategic and good to look at. She has helped organizations across a range of industries sharpen how they show up, and she adapts quickly to a new business and the people it serves. Clients count on her for clear communication and strong creative direction, from the first concept to the finished work.

Rob Mansfield

CTO

Rob has led technology for more than 20 years, including over a decade at Oracle and eight years at Coach. He turns business goals into technology decisions that show up in margin, revenue, and growth. He has built and run engineering and delivery teams, and set up the planning and governance that keep large projects on track. He helps executives treat technology as a way to grow, not just a cost, and uses AI to speed up engineering work and sharpen planning.