Flexible software product management services that ship the right product fast.

I help start-ups and scale-ups in need of product management expertise at a fraction of the cost. I have an analytical & thoughtful approach and like to GSD.

 

What People Are Saying

 

“Partnering with Kari is like a superpower for early-stage startup productivity. She has quickly helped us improve systems and processes and level up across product management and beyond. 10/10 would recommend.”

— Rob, CEO at OutPoint

"Kari quickly understood the unique landscape of our complex organization. She developed key relationships, aligned teams around key milestones, and established recurring ceremonies to drive the project forward. On top of that, she helped teach our internal engineering teams many valuable skills and habits that we continue to incorporate into our process."

— Josh, Director of Product at NBC News

Previous Work

✔ Led product vision and strategy at Boopos, a FinTech company. Hired 2 PMs. Took over growth team and double seller leads in 1 month. Shipped multiple 0-1 products.

Coached ‘new-to-product’ CPO and created strong data-driven product practice at Credit Mountain. Helped hire and onboard 1st 2 PMs.

Decreased time to release from weeks to days at Field Trip Heath. Created stronger communication channels to help the rest of the organization feel heard and up-to-date.

✔ Digital transformation for Cubic Health. Implemented agile & design thinking processes to streamline and speed up development. Transformed a project manager into a product manager. Facilitated product vision sessions.

✔ Fractional product leadership for Outpoint, a ML analytics marketing company. Conducted user research and worked with their designer to define MCP and roadmap. Helped hire their first product designer.

✔ Created data visualization portfolio success metrics, vision statement, MVP & roadmap at Vena Solutions.

Taught digital transformation course to 100s of employees and coached team & product manager at one of Canada’s largest insurance companies

✔ Improved PM hiring process at multiple start-ups and has been involved in hiring more than 30 PMs and product leaders

 
 
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