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- $99 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (11 jobs)
Thanks for visiting my profile! My name is Al and it is my utmost imperative to bring you immediate value to your business! I have helped several clients with their project management migration needs, building kanban workflows, and managing entire dev teams as Product Lead for several growth-stage SaaS startups. Here are some key areas of focus that I will provide to you and your team: 💫 As a former SaaS Co-Founder, I can look at your business pain points from a truly holistic level 💫 As a Scrum-in-Agile Project & Product Lead for several startups, I took on a central role in building SoPs, Scrum-in-Agile adoption, creating high-level roadmaps, and hiring core members. 💫 I am highly experienced in building technical workflows on popular project boards like Monday.com, Monday Dev, Trello, Jira, Asana, and other project management tools. 💫 I have helped my clients with highly-technical project management migrations 💫 My work also included building highly-functional Kanban boards based on specific requirements 💫 I have several formal accreditations including being a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner Next steps would include an immediate initial consultation and figure out what your core pain points are. At the conclusion of our call I will provide: 💥 A clear and cogent analysis of your specific pain points. 💥 Present a clear and quantitative action plan that will immediately address your core issues. Listed below are 3️⃣ most common areas I’ve provided maximal value to clients: 1️⃣ Project Management Board Creation, Migration & Onboarding ☑️ Building out your board based on the specs and scope that you require ☑️ Migrating over your core essentials to the new board if needed ☑️ Evaluating/Refining an existing board flow ☑️ Implementing board automations and third-party integrations (e.g., Slack) ☑️ Onboarding your team members and garnering their input ☑️ Creating SOPs (with or without Scrum/Agile integration) into your board ☑️ Creating documentation and tutorials about board management ☑️ Making sure we have stakeholder alignment through every step of the process 2️⃣ Implementing Scrum-in-Agile best practices as an Agile Leader 📈 ➡️ Create a tailor-made Scrum/Agile SoP for your team ➡️ Work with your stakeholders to onboard them into an Agile setting ➡️ Run/manage the Sprint cadence of your dev team ➡️ Populate/refine/groom the product backlog ➡️ Synthesize and construct cogent epics that’ll be the foundation to your product roadmaps ➡️ Decompose epics into translatable and clear user stories for the development team ➡️ Make sure the team adheres to UAC/UAT adoption throughout the sprint ➡️ Designing SoPs specific to block preventions on dev tasks ➡️ Keep the team on task during kickoffs/ daily stand-ups ➡️ Work with stakeholders to audit sprint retrospectives and sprint reviews ➡️ Integrating Agile reporting tools to analyze a development team's progress 3️⃣ Product Strategy 🧠 ✅ Vision and Product alignment instilled with your company’s values ✅ Product Roadmapping ✅ Product and Project Management ✅ Project Management Frameworks (Agile, Scrum, Kanban) ✅ User Acceptance Criteria/User Acceptance Testing ✅ User Personas ✅ User Testing ✅ User Interviews ✅ Prioritization Frameworks (RICE, User Story Mapping, Value vs. Effort) ✅ Stakeholder Cross-Collaboration & Transparency ✅ SWOT Business Analysis 🧑🏻💻 Software Tools I am well-versed in: 🖥️ Monday.com 🖥️ Monday Dev 🖥️ Atlassian JIRA 🖥️ Trello 🖥️ Figma 🖥️ Linear 🖥️ Miro 🖥️ Slack 🖥️ Mural 🖥️ Asana 🖥️ Segment Product and Agile Project Certifications: ⚡️Certified Scrum Product Owner License ⚡️Certified Scrum Master License ⚡️Google Agile Project Management ⚡️Agile with Atlassian JIRA ⚡️User Stories in Trello I owe my 100% Job Success Score and Top Rated Plus status to my amazing clients I had the privilege of working with. Each team is truly unique and also must be treated uniquely in kind. It will be my chief prerogative to build you a truly bespoke solution to your project and provide immediate value to you, your team, and your business! Looking forward to connecting with you soon! 😄 -Al
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ExpertUsability TestingWireframe & Prototyping SoftwareKanban MethodologyJiraUser Acceptance TestingKanban BoardProduct BacklogSprint PlanningTrelloAgile Project ManagementAgile Software DevelopmentScrumSaaS - $75 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (1 job)
Hi, I’m Michael, and I specialize in helping businesses translate complex challenges into actionable solutions. With expertise in brand messaging, AI-driven operational efficiency, and business strategy, I bring clarity, structure, and sustainable growth to my clients. What I Bring to the Table: - Clear, Compelling Messaging: Simplifying complex ideas into stories that resonate and drive action. - AI-Powered Solutions: Designing and implementing practical tools that streamline workflows and empower teams. - Strategic Planning: Delivering tailored business strategies that create clarity and actionable paths forward. - Revenue Optimization: Identifying untapped opportunities to increase profitability and improve business outcomes. Strengths & Skills: - Messaging Expertise: Crafting strategic, audience-focused messaging that increases engagement and conversion. - AI & Technology Integration: Implementing human-centered AI solutions to enhance team efficiency and reduce costs. - Market Analysis: Conducting deep research to validate opportunities and refine business positioning. - Process Optimization: Improving workflows, reducing inefficiencies, and maximizing team potential. - Project Leadership: Managing complex projects from concept to execution, delivering measurable results. Career Highlights: - Strategic Consulting Across Industries: Successfully supported healthcare, technology, and craft brewery clients with tailored strategies that increased revenue and operational efficiency. - Transformative Results in Senior Living Sales: Guided a business through integrating six siloed acquisitions, improving cross-selling and analytics capabilities. - Innovative Solutions in Healthcare: Enabled a clinic to save $26,000 annually and regain 86 staff hours with AI-powered automation. - Growth Strategy for Events: Boosted revenue by transforming an underutilized brewery space into a fully booked event venue. Who I Work With: I help small-to-medium businesses, startups, and organizations looking to: - Simplify their message to better connect with customers. - Automate repetitive processes to save time and resources. - Improve operational efficiency for long-term success. How I Work: I combine data-driven insights with creative problem-solving to craft solutions that work for your unique needs. My approach is collaborative, and my goal is to become a trusted partner in achieving your business goals. Why Clients Choose Me: - Proven track record of delivering measurable results. - Deep understanding of messaging, technology, and business operations. - A personalized approach that puts your goals front and center. Let’s work together to create clarity, streamline operations, and grow your business sustainably.
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Content WritingSEO WritingMessaging FrameworkContent Marketing StrategyB2B MarketingBusiness WritingBrand StrategyWeb DevelopmentCopywritingSales & Marketing CollateralMarketing Collateral DevelopmentPresentation DesignWritingDigital Marketing Strategy - $80 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (4 jobs)
I am an interdisciplinary visual and creative designer specialised in strategic and persuasive communication. From startup pitch decks and landing pages to social ads and activist flyers, I have experience across many industries, and I’m thrilled to work with you on developing the visual assets you need to market yourself, grow your business or secure your next million dollar deal. I am professionally skilled in Adobe Illustrator, AfterEffects, InDesign, Figma, Webflow, Wordpress, MailChimp and beyond. I have executed a social media rebrand for a CPG brand with an audience of 10k+, created a campaign that generated 10k email subscriptions in two weeks, and developed/designed product features for a mobile app with over 3 million downloads. Today, I am a tech startup founder, and I work with other founders on customer discovery, business development and design strategies. My expertise across design, project operations and business strategy means I will be thrilled work with you from the ground up, offering consultation and strategic processes far beyond just the visual graphics. I also enjoy the simple art of making something look pretty and effective — so if that’s all you need, I’m happy to help you too.
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FigmaAdobe IllustratorZapierSquarespaceWordPressMailchimpProduct AnalyticsAdobe Inc.Adobe After EffectsUX & UIProduct Management - $250 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (0 jobs)
Former management consultant with industry experience in: - Internet, digital media, high-tech, and VC/start-up industry - Investment banking, commercial banking, and Private Equity industry Offer consulting services & personal coaching sessions in: - Strategy & Operations - Revenue & Sales Strategy - GTM Strategy - Business Analytics - Product/Program management
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Social Media StrategyCorporate StrategyRevenue ManagementMonetizationGo-to-Market StrategyBusinessSales StrategyBusiness StrategyForecastingBusiness Planning & StrategyBusiness PresentationTotal Compensation StructuringAnalyticsStrategy - $45 hourly
- 0.0/5
- (1 job)
I'm a small business owner and entrepreneur; a seasoned professional vocalist, performer, & vocal coach. I also have extensive experience as a high-level Executive Assistant for C-Suite executives.
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Human ResourcesEvent PlanningMusic & Art PerformanceMusicCareer CoachingVocal CoachingCreative DirectionAdministrate - $500 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (1 job)
Lifelong entrepreneur, having built and scaled 3 successful startups, raised over $10M in venture capital, and sold my first company for 8-figures at age 25. I’m a coach and builder at heart - I love rolling up my sleeves and using my experience to help you get to the right answers faster. I’ve coached 50+ founders on product, design, growth, marketing, analytics, fundraising, consumer retention, and enterprise sales. Some of my highest leverage strengths are: ✅ FUNDRAISING: having built over 100 pitch decks and successfully pitched Sequoia Capital, a16z, Greylock, Benchmark, Accel, and many other Tier 1 VC's in the Silicon Valley. ✅ STORYTELLING: crafting your brand positioning, product marketing, features/benefits, and distilling your message to resonate with your core persona. ✅ PRODUCT: building a product development lifecycle, hypothesis-driven development and iteration, working cross-functionally to ensure design, engineering, marketing, are all aligned on moving your key metrics forward. ✅ GROWTH: built several consumer web/mobile apps, notably scaling to >1M users and >4M unique monthly transactions through both organic and paid-led growth strategies. ✅ STARTUP INFRASTRUCTURE: building the foundational processes to enable growth, including your performance marketing (e.g. Meta ad accounts), product analytics (e.g. Segment/Amplitude), financial models, bookkeeping, sales funnels, cap tables, etc. Currently CEO of Perspective, a rapidly growing AI startup based in San Francisco backed by many notable VC’s and angel investors. Reach out and let’s chat!
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Pitch DeckLean StartupManagement ConsultingGrowth HackingSaaSSalesMarketingUser ExperienceProduct ManagementProduct StrategyStartup ConsultingStartup CompanyFundraising - $50 hourly
- 3.8/5
- (1 job)
Hello! I'm a highly motivated and skilled professional with extensive experience in various areas. I have a proven track record of delivering high-quality work and exceeding client expectations. My key strengths include: Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with clients and team members In-depth knowledge in design, no-code app development, branding, marketing, and advertising Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously Ability to learn quickly and adapt to new technologies and methods I have successfully completed a variety of projects, ranging from websites, web apps, brand identities, ad campaigns, live events and event design. My educational background includes certifications in advertising, graphic design, bubble.io app development, and editing. I'm also studying design in school. I am confident in my ability to bring value to any project and am always looking for new challenges. I am dedicated to producing high-quality work and ensuring client satisfaction. Let's discuss further about your project needs!
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Web DevelopmentBranding & MarketingWixWeb DesignGraphic DesignLogo Design - $25 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (2 jobs)
I'm an MBA graduate with experience in the food and finance sectors. I can help with administrative tasks, any spreadsheet tasks, analytics projects, and presentations! I am great at proofreading, copywriting, and editing, as well.
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AnalyticsCanvaAdministrative SupportBusiness OperationsChannels of DistributionHubSpotSalesBusinessZoho PlatformCompetitive AnalysisGoogleGoogle SheetsAnalytical PresentationGoogle Docs - $25 hourly
- 5.0/5
- (1 job)
I'm a hybrid full stack developer & product manager that is experienced in every part of bringing a digital product to life, and can help you at any step of the way. I have over 5 years of experience in all of the following, and am looking forward to overdelivering on your expectations: Pre-product: * Idea generation, pitch deck generation, raising venture capital * Business plan generation (business model canvas, etc.) * Customer discovery, interviewing, segmentation * Crafting effective internal or external documents and slide decks to influence peers or customers * Creating effective product requirements documents (i.e. product specs) Product building: * Full-stack web application development (frontend, backend, data model) * Using AWS or other infrastructure providers * Digital product analytics design and implementation Other: * Interviewing (especially product management and engineering) * Interview preparation / mock interviewing * Resume review (especially product management and engineering) * Company community building * High English Proficiency writing * Proofreading
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