Strategic Product Leader

Founder, consultant, and product leader with a technical background.

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$11.6M

Renewals unlocked

Secured contract renewals and expansions with clients who valued my perspective and trusted my recommendations.

2K→7K+

Premium subscription accounts

Grew a fintech education product at $3K–$15K ACV and doubled year-over-year subscription revenue.

Release cadence

Tripled release cadence for a client by moving to a product operating model and streamlining development processes.

Origin

Began as a Java Engineer then moved into user experience and product management as a consultant and leader for media, fintech, and subscription businesses.

Featured work

A portfolio about finding solutions to complex problems.

All work

Abstract illustration of overlapping RFCs, product specs, and a prototype frame—the operating system used when client screens cannot be shown.

Global technology consultancy · 2023–Present

Spec-driven platform leadership

Replaced months-long requirements cycles with RFCs, prototypes, and AI-native specs—clarifying a multi-application platform and helping secure $11.6M in renewals.

Spec-drivenAI-nativePlatformLeadership

Market Rebellion education product surfaces, including the learning site, a strategy guide, and remote coaching.

Market Rebellion · 2016–2022

FinTech product-led growth

Took a fintech education subscription business from product-market search to a flagship offering—doubling revenue and scaling premium accounts 3.5×.

Product-led growthMonetizationOnboardingSubscriptions

PonyFrenzy collectible marketplace on a studio desk, showing the shop grid, filters, and frenzy-day merchandising.

Funnychord · 2012–2023

Founder studio and niche marketplace

Built a 20-person product studio, then used that operating system to take a niche collectible marketplace from concept to 100% inventory sell-through.

FounderMarketplaceDiscoveryGTM

From people who've built with me

“Laura is resourceful, creative, curious, and a great strategic thinker.”
— Cross-functional colleague

“Laura was a key part of our success due to her curiosity, passion, knowledge and perseverance.”
— Direct manager

Writing

Thoughts on experience, language, and validating ideas.

All writing

A man in a suit grimacing with clenched fists at a laptop.

Experience

Candidate experience is a branding opportunity

A rejection email subject line can tell candidates more about your culture than the careers page does.

A diamond ring held between two fingers, with a metal detector on the grass behind it.

Strategy

Real or fake?

Metal detecting is a surprisingly good metaphor for product validation. Sparkle is not proof.

Job application screenshot highlighting a form field that asks applicants to select the “correct” race or ethnicity.

Experience

Attention to detail is a product decision

Every small part of an experience is communicating something. Is it what you intend?

After hours

We are more than our résumé.

About me

You can find me balancing work with a few serious hobbies. I am a professional metal detectorist (I can help you find your missing ring) and a Part 107 commercial drone pilot. I believe we are more than our résumé—if you are looking to increase the number of Tetris champions on your team, look no further.