Leslie
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I turn ambiguity into product foundations that scale.

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Strategy meets design.

I lead product work in environments where complexity is growing. I align strategy, execution, and experience so teams can scale without losing clarity.

I’ve transformed my workflow to be fully AI-native with more robust planning, designing, prototyping, and building with AI tooling. I’ve also built and shipped my own AI products, so I understand how to harness AI as part of a product strategy.

I’ve worked across multi-product ecosystems and enterprise customer bases, helping organizations strengthen foundations, expand use cases, and build systems that support long-term growth.

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How I Help

  • Define product strategy for AI-native products
  • Turn ambiguous product spaces into scalable foundations
  • Evolve single-use tools into enterprise platforms
  • Align product, design, and engineering around long-term vision
  • Expand revenue through new use cases and system thinking

What I work with.

Daily Stack
Claude Code Claude Code
VS Code VS Code
GitHub GitHub
Vercel Vercel
Obsidian Obsidian
Notion Notion
Granola Granola
paper.design paper.design
Also Proficient
Figma Figma
Miro Miro
Adobe CC Adobe CC
Weavy.ai Weavy.ai
Jira Jira
ProductBoard ProductBoard
Trello Trello
Linear Linear
Looker Studio Looker Studio
FullStory FullStory
Airtable Airtable
Google Sheets Google Sheets
Excel Excel
Cursor Cursor
Codex Codex
Zapier Zapier

How I work.

01

Deep ownership

I’m mission-driven and take full responsibility for the outcome. I’m willing to execute on every aspect needed for success. That might mean reframing the problem, writing the spec, rallying the team, making the tough call, or rolling up my sleeves.

02

Dream big, ship focused

When stakes are high or a decision could shape the system long term, I start with the full picture. Then I cut back to the smallest step that creates real value and tells us something fast.

03

Built on empathy

Deep empathy is essential to making strong product decisions. I take time understanding people’s environment, constraints, objectives, and friction points so their context becomes second nature. That's what lets me make strong calls without hesitation.

04

Clarity comes from action

When priorities or outcomes feel uncertain, I start with explicit assumptions, make thoughtful moves, and let real progress reveal what truly matters. Clarity comes from informed progress, not exhaustive upfront certainty.

Building products that scale.

Launchmetrics

10 years as VP Product Design, scaling the design org and serving as acting PM for 5 products. Contributed to growth from early stage through $40M revenue and 2024 acquisition by Lectra.

2015–2025

CleverFi

Fractional Head of Product for a platform eliminating Wi-Fi friction across residential, hospitality, travel, and retail environments. Defining product vision, GTM strategy, and north star metrics.

2025–Present

Fashion GPS

Early-stage hire and sole designer during critical growth phase. Owned end-to-end UX across the core platform, defined foundational workflows, and grew the design function ahead of merger.

2012–2015

Design System

Launched and evolved design system from basic component library to 1000+ components adopted across 5 product lines—establishing scalable foundations without a dedicated team.

Leadership

Let's create something meaningful.

I'm drawn to AI-native product challenges where strategic clarity and design thinking have to work together. If that sounds like your team, I'd love to connect.