I got 99 problems but
product-market fit ain’t one

I have a track-record of helping early-stage startups & digital venture-builders innovate, de-risk, and grow new products and services - and then making myself redundant by hiring & upskilling teams

A few companies I have worked with

HPI
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PlanA logo

Hi, I’m a Product Leader
& Innovation Facilitator

I’m an expert in designing user- and environment-centric, insights-driven product & growth strategies.

In 9+ years of digital venture-building experience, including 7 years at two of the world’s leading business-builders (BCG Digital Ventures and Rocket Internet), I have supported & led the ideation, build, and launch of 12+ digital ventures across multiple industries and 4 continents.

As a certified coach by the leading institution for design-thinking, Hasso Plattner Institute, I have also designed and facilitated dozens of trainings and innovation-workshops for C-level executives.

I’m passionate about supporting businesses that are ambitious about having a positive impact on people and planet.

How I can support you

🚀 Early-Stage Startups

Done risking months worth of precious resources on
‘gut feeling’ features?

  • Get interim CX/Growth leadership, without shortening your runway

  • Secure an insights-based, de-risked product roadmap

  • Train your team to build customer-centric, evidence-based products & grow in an agile and systematic way

  • Access a global network of top-tier talent to support your freelance and hiring needs

✨ Venture-Builders,
Consultancies & Agencies

Need top-tier strategic-design talent & certified facilitators to secure that project?

  • Access strategic-design leadership & workshop-facilitation expertise

  • Speed ahead with tried-and-tested methods + top-tier consultancy & venture-building experience

  • Upskill your team on customer-centric innovation processes, including product design, user-research and sense-making, with certified coaches

Let’s chat!

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