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I bring 15+ years of leading product design at high-growth startups and mature organizations. I’ve scaled teams, built design systems, partnered deeply with engineering and product, and translated user insight into measurable business results.
Now, I advise founders, CEOs, and design leaders on how to use design as a strategic multiplier—not just a service function.
Riffing-as-a-Service
Work shoulder-to-shoulder with a design executive to sharpen your ideas, shape your product, and unlock momentum.
This is not coaching. This is not just talking. This is you and me in a room—digital or real—working through the mess together.
Whether you’re a founder, product leader, or design exec, sometimes what you need most is a thinking partner who’s unafraid to get into the weeds.
What I Bring
Executive experience: 15+ years in high-growth and scale-up product design.
Strategic + Hands-on: Comfortable with big-picture strategy and pixel-level design.
Ambiguity whisperer: When the brief is foggy and only momentum matters, I’m your person.
Ego-free energy: I’m not here to direct. I’m here to spark ideas, ask the sharp questions, and co-create clarity.
What We Can Do Together
Riff on a product or feature concept. Dig into your mental model, find edge cases, and spin your wild ideas into
Map UX flows and systems in real time. Turn ambiguous goals into tangible flows, screens, and structure.
Build prototypes or models together. Jump into Figma/FigJam to sketch, reframe, and test assumptions quickly.
Articulate product or design narratives. Shape the story for your pitch, your team, or your next phase.
Challenge the default thinking. Explore alternatives, unpack blind spots, and help you land somewhere better than where you started.
Best For
A design exec craving a candid, no-fluff sounding board.
A product leader dreaming of a pivot or reboot.
A team swimming in ideas but craving clarity and alignment.
A founder noodling on your next big feature or v1.
Format
- 1:1 or small group sessions (live or remote)
- Figma, FigJam, Notion, or whiteboard (your tools or mine)
- Fast-paced, hands-on, no slide decks—just ideas, sketches, and real-time clarity
- Optional follow-ups with notes, next steps, or synthesized frameworks
Common Outcomes
✅ A sharpened vision with momentum
✅ Wireframes, flow charts, or sketches to share and build from
✅ A story you can pitch—internally or to investors
✅ Confidence you’re building the right thing—not just something that “works”
UX & Product Design Advisory
Helping visionary teams align design with growth, product-market fit, and business impact.
Focus Areas
Design org & team structure. Role clarity, leveling frameworks, hiring strategy, team diagnostics.
Design strategy & product vision. Aligning UX with roadmap priorities, growth metrics, and customer outcomes.
Design maturity & influence. Coaching design leaders to navigate exec relationships and cross-functional alignment.
Design systems at scale. Strategic guidance on scaling design systems, governance, and adoption.
Hiring & talent strategy. Help with exec interviews, employer branding, or calibrating design candidate pipelines.
Board & fundraising support. Refine product storytelling, brand positioning, or UX credibility for pitches and due diligence.
Who I Work With
CEOs and CPOs seeking to sharpen design’s business impact
Heads of Design or Product Design needing strategic backup
Startups building their first design org
Growth-stage companies scaling or replatforming
VCs supporting product-led portfolio companies
Engagement ModelS
Retained Advisor
4–8 hours/month, via Zoom, Slack, and async support.
Sprint Advisory
4–12 week focused work—reorgs, system rollouts, etc.
Portfolio/Board Advisor
Equity-based support for early-stage scaling.