Work with me

High-impact product leadership. Flexible engagement models.

Twenty years of executive product strategy, AI modernization, and P&L discipline brought into your company, without full-time executive overhead.

Product Velocity Audit
2-week intensive
Strategic Advisory
Monthly retainer
Embedded Fractional CPO
10–20 hrs / week
Qualification framework

Are we a good fit?

Four signals. If two or more sound like your company right now, the conversation is probably worth having.

Venture-backed, seed to Series C

Or a high-growth SaaS business past $1M ARR with real momentum to protect.

The founder is the de facto CPO

And product strategy is eating the week that should go to fundraising, hiring, and vision.

Features ship, metrics don’t move

The release train runs on time while acquisition, retention and revenue stay flat.

AI modernization can’t wait

You need agentic workflows and product-led growth in the roadmap this quarter, not next year.

“I don’t deliver theoretical consulting decks that gather dust. I embed with your leadership team, fix core execution breakdowns, align product with unit economics, and build engines that scale revenue.”

Engagement tiers

Three ways in, one standard of accountability

Tier
Product Velocity Audit
Strategic Advisory
Fractional CPOMost impact
Format
2-week intensive
Monthly retainer
Embedded executive, 10–20 hrs/wk
Core focus
Diagnostic, roadmap reset, AI strategy
Soundboard, sprint reviews, board prep
End-to-end product leadership
Commitment
Two weeks, fixed scope
Month to month
3–12+ months
Ideal for
Founders needing immediate clarity
CEOs & VPs needing ongoing guidance
Founders, CEOs in high-growth companies scaling fast
What each tier includes

Scope, in plain terms

01

The Product Velocity & AI Audit

A two-week diagnostic sprint to uncover growth bottlenecks, eliminate zombie features, and map an AI-native execution plan.

Deliverable: a prioritized 12-month Product Execution Blueprint.
Best for: companies preparing for a fundraise, launch, or major pivot.
Funnel & UX diagnostic. Onboarding, drop-off points, and core retention metrics.
Architecture & tech debt review. Engineering velocity, sprint bottlenecks, toolchain modernization.
AI opportunity matrix. Where automation and agentic features create defensible moats.
Executive strategy session. A 90-minute roadmap overhaul tied to ARR and margin goals.
02

Strategic Product Advisory

High-touch executive guidance for CEOs, founders, and product directors who need an experienced C-suite soundboard.

Best for: seed to Series A founders stepping back from daily product management, or VPs of Product seeking executive mentorship.
Weekly executive strategy calls. Roadmap progress, sprint prioritization, GTM alignment.
Async backlog & PRD review. Ongoing feedback on specs, feature proposals, wireframes.
Board & investor prep. Product vision, competitive moats, metric dashboards.
Direct Slack access. Real-time counsel on urgent product and team decisions.
03

Embedded Fractional CPO

Hands-on, C-suite product leadership embedded in your company, taking full ownership of the product engine.

Best for: venture-backed Series A–C companies in rapid growth, leadership transition, or platform modernization.
End-to-end product leadership. Vision, strategy and execution cadence, 10–20 hrs/week.
Org & team structuring. Mentoring PMs, hiring key talent, fixing product-engineering handoffs.
P&L & unit economics. Pricing tiers, CAC reduction, retention, gross margin expansion.
Board presence. Product strategy represented at board meetings and investor presentations.
Successor transition. Recruiting and onboarding your permanent CPO when the time comes.
Comparison matrix

Capability by capability

Capability / area of focus
Product Audit
Strategic Advisory
Fractional CPO
Duration / commitment
2 weeks
Monthly retainer
3–12+ months
Executive air cover
Diagnostic & roadmap reset
Weekly strategic coaching
Direct management of product team
Board meeting attendance & prep
Strategic prep
Embedded lead
AI integration & workflow overhaul
Audit & strategy
Advisory
Execution
Hiring & org design execution
Recommendations
Guidance
Direct ownership
Right fit

Who I work best with

I’m not the right fit for everyone, and I’d rather be clear about that up front.

+Venture-backed SaaS from seed through Series C, and bootstrapped SaaS past $1M ARR.
+AI-powered products that need to build a market, not just a feature list.
+Ecommerce and payments platforms carrying real transaction volume.
+Fintech and healthtech companies with a complex sale and a trust problem to solve.
+Founders who want a real partner, not a yes-person.
+B2B, B2C, SaaS, mobile and ecommerce-focused product organizations.
+Companies rebuilding the product organization and wiring deep AI workflows into the core of the product.
+Teams ready to move fast, cut what isn’t working, and make decisions.
Probably not a fit
Teams looking for a junior project manager to write user stories.
Organizations that want a passive, theoretical consulting report.
Companies unwilling to give a fractional executive real access and real context.
How it works

Simple and direct. No unnecessary process.

01

A 30-minute conversation

You tell me what’s going on. I ask direct questions. We work out whether this is something I can genuinely help with, and I’ll say so if it isn’t.

02

A one-page engagement plan

Scope, time commitment, decision rights, and terms. No boilerplate, no drawn-out sales process.

03

Inside the company from day one

I join your Slack, I’m in your Teams, and I attend the meetings that matter. I start doing real work in week one instead of spending a month getting up to speed.

Intake & alignment

Let’s determine strategic fit.

I keep active fractional engagements to a small number of companies at a time. Share a little about your stage and your primary product bottleneck and I’ll come back to you personally.

Every enquiry is read personally, not by an assistant.
A reply within one business day, with a straight answer on fit.
If a fractional CPO isn’t the right leverage point, I’ll say so.
Strategic intake
Current company stage
Primary product challenge (pick up to two)
Desired engagement model
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Frequently asked

Common questions about working together

Consultants deliver presentations and recommendations, leaving your team to figure out execution. A Fractional CPO embeds directly inside your business, taking operational responsibility for product strategy, team alignment, and revenue metrics alongside your executive team. That is a materially harder job than handing over a deck. Recommendations end when the presentation does, while execution means making the hard calls, carrying them through your organization, and owning the outcome.