unlock the joy of work again.
NDT Ventures helps operators and executives unlock the joy of work again, by bypassing the draining, psychologically exhausting tasks and workplanning that make work... not that fun.
natalie@ndtventures.com →an operator who's actually run the thing you're trying to build.
I'm Natalie Todd. I spent 10 years helping scale a consumer brand from pre-revenue to $250 million, and I've spent the last six building the systems that let me run multiple businesses without a big team. I work with founders who want to talk to another operator, not a consultant.
six ways to work together.
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fractional leadership
Sitting next to founders inside the parts of the business they're stuck on. Hiring decisions, what to stop doing, what to delegate, how to keep the founder from being the bottleneck.
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brand & positioning
Naming, launching, repositioning, voice work that survives contact with a real customer.
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product & go-to-market
Building the thing, launching the thing, fixing the thing when it doesn't land.
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marketing & growth
Paid, organic, content, partnerships, retail, DTC. The whole stack from zero to nine figures.
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operations & systems
The internal machinery that makes a business run without burning out the founder.
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ai implementation
Custom internal tools, agents, and automations that replace work that used to take a team of five.
I typically work with businesses in the $2-20M revenue range.
For AI consulting engagements at other levels, including lighter retainers, point solutions, and productized installs, visit Surface to Air Intelligence.
Surface to Air Intelligence →
why I know what I know.
I spent ten years leading marketing, branding, and product innovation at Chosen Foods, helping take a consumer brand from pre-revenue to $250 million. The first five years I was the scrappy operator with a small budget and a small team. The last five I led a 20-person team with a $10 million marketing budget. Most operators only ever live in one of those two modes. I've done both, and the muscle that came from running constrained is still the muscle I run everything on.
I'm a mom of two, and how I work is downstream of that. I run lean by design. No 60-hour desk weeks, no team of 30. The systems I've built over the last six years are the reason I don't have to, and they're what I install into the lives of the operators and executives I work with.
Currently
- Founder, NDT Ventures
- Co-founder, Surface to Air Intelligence
- Real estate investor
- Obsessed with my dog Olive
- Luke 6:38
tell me what you're working on.
The best way to reach me is email. Tell me what you're building and what's getting in the way. I read everything that comes in.
natalie@ndtventures.com →