I’m a human-centered Product Leader with 12+ years of experience launching B2C products.
I’m passionate about helping teams build, iterate and learn quickly to achieve their business goals in the most efficient way possible.
My story
The Short of it
I have extensive experience launching B2C products, leading cross-functional product teams and driving efficiency at various sized product organizations. I’m energized when I’m driving teams to create meaningful outcomes for customers and empowering product leaders to unlock their full potential.
The Long of it
I spent my early career working in media. I started in Product Management at AOL Inc. From there, I was an early hire on the Rolling Stone digital team. I built internal tools for editors and splashy feature pages for cover stories. We went through the growing pains of bringing an iconic brand to life online.
I joined SoundCloud to get closer to consumer product development. As I launched effective advertising products and partnerships, I honed my ability to work cross-functionally and adapt products on a global scale. I also discovered my love for community building. As a lead of the Women in Leadership group, I organized meetups and trainings, created a compassionate workplace and empowered coworkers to become their best selves.
I joined a company bet at Spotify and launched a distribution tool for independent artists. I was responsible for the Artist Profile Page and launched the original Fan Support tool during COVID. Along the way, I hacked, experimented and even sunset less effective products that never found product market fit.
Most recently, I was a Director at Audible where I built products for independent authors on the Audiobook Exchange (ACX). As the first product manager on the team, I handled new development for onboarding, creation, publishing and new monetization opportunities, traversing tie ins with the Amazon ecosystem.
Through my 12 years in tech, I worked with brilliant cross-functional teams. As we built delightful and successful products, I developed invaluable product skills, grew an extensive and supportive network, and found my voice as a leader. But most of all, I discovered my true passion: empowering individuals and companies to define and actualize their goals, forge new paths, and maximize their value.
Today, I coach product leaders and product teams. I also serve on the Cornell Tech faculty teaching product management to graduate students looking to break into and further their tech careers.
My Product Principles
Know “enough,” technically
Know enough about your product’s technical architecture to connect it to your product vision. Don’t worry about how the code is written. Focus on what the code enables.
Experiment Frequently
Bias for action and promote “failure” as an asset, not defeat. And remember, “An experiment never fails.”
Lead with EQ
Communicate intentionally and compassionately with your coworkers. It matters more than anything.
Problem > Solution
Don’t get attached to a solution too early. You’ll likely lose sight of the actual customer problem. The solution may not even require writing a line of code.
Diversify discovery
Bring stakeholders - from engineers to lawyers to customer support - to discovery workshops. Watch your insights and solutions multiply.
Decide inclusively
Invite other perspectives into your process to make the best decision possible. Somewhere between people pleasing and dictatorship falls informed decision making. Be informed.
Deliver Incrementally
Do less and be pleasantly surprised at all the time you save. Build features customers need, not features you think they need.
Rotate who brings the donuts
Rotate who brings the donuts to reduce glue work and to create stronger team accountability.