STARTUP CONSULTANT
As the founder and principal at Void Digital Strategy & Design, I help fast-growing companies of all sizes define and achieve their business goals. I hold a variety of roles, including: product strategy; defining goals and KPIs; customer development; user research; user-experience and user-interface design; and hiring, coaching, and managing Agile product teams.
BOOKSHOP OWNER
Yes, I own and operate an actual, real life, free-standing, physical bookstore. Bricks, mortar, and books. And some totes. Read more about Transom Bookshop here.
Product Mentorship
Through one-on-one and group coaching, I help product managers and designers of all levels excel in their careers, build better products, and hit their companies’ most important goals.
I work with individuals and teams, whether directly with PMs or as part of a company’s professional development offerings. If you wanna work together, hit the button and drop me a note.
WEB DESIGNER
In addition to product strategy work, I like to get my hands dirty as a SquareSpace Preferred Developer. Business leaders, authors, artists, local SMBs, friends, and even my brother have trusted me with their websites. Here are a few.
Are you interested in a custom-made personal website? What a coincidence: I’m interested in custom-making it for you.
Contact me here for a quote.
Product Leadership
I spent the second phase of my career leading product teams at a handful of great companies. I’m indebted to the many talented and passionate people at these companies who helped launch the products listed below.
As VP of Product, I oversaw the re-platforming of the company’s flagship website (which is like a redesign, but more fun/painful), and led several product teams including content, marketplace, ecom, innovation, native mobile, planning tools, customer service, and user research.
— Katherine Brady, EVP Commerge & Registry, XO Group
— Brent Tworetzky, SVP Product, InVision
— Rob Fassino, Co-Founder and former CPO, TheKnot.com
As an avid writer and voracious reader, I believe each of us has a story worth telling. Based on dozens of user interviews with aspiring and established authors, I created Transom to help writers with the age-old problems of disorganized notes, false starts, and writer’s block.
A Few Nice Things that Supposedly Real People Said About the App…
★★★★★
I just got this app and I immediately love it. I've had other apps that do the same thing but this one is just better.
― Dominique
★★★★★
Since papers and notebooks can get lost, I was very pleased and eager to give Transom a go and I was very pleased I did!
― Niamh
★★★★★
Wonderfully simplistic app that works! Thank you.
― Craig
Brought on in the summer of 2012 to build the company's first formal Product & Design team, I staffed up and oversaw the responsive redesign of delivery.com and its mobile apps, including a full rebrand + identity redesign.
As Thrillist’s first Director of Product, I oversaw the design and launch of the lifestyle brand’s web and mobile products. In three years, we released more than a dozen mobile and web products across Thrillist, JackTheads, and Thrillist Rewards.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Speechwriter, product marketer, community relations manager, event planner, literary magazine editor, college professor, and high-school english teacher. True story.
Want to Work Together?
I’d love to hear from you. Tell me a little about you and how I can help you or your organization, and I’ll get back to you ASAP.