Hi. I'm Brian, a relentlessly curious product research & design leader.
My mission is to transform people and organizations by placing human needs at the heart of decision-making, enabling us to deliver products that people love.
Human-Centered Leader
Transformation Leader
15+ years driving transformation and human-centered innovation.
Team Builder
Built, scaled, and matured research and design teams.
Insights Scaler
Architected scalable research operations and enablement practices.
Educator
Teaching & Speaking
I've guest lectured and spoken at schools like NYU and Pratt Institute, advised at the University of Washington MHCI+D program, and teach at La Nave Nodriza Design School in Madrid.
Designing Educational Experiences
I designed, developed, and led a 5-week cohort-based course on Product Discovery for 100+ product leaders and practitioners and helped launch Udacity's in-person learning experience in New York, serving as NYC School Director. Previously, I co-founded and directed an international experiential education company.
Builder & Creator
Beyond leadership and education, I'm passionate about building products that help people improve their lives. I've designed and developed several digital products that focus on human-centered solutions to everyday challenges.
Reflect Daily
Habit Tracking AppA minimalist habit tracking app to help users build positive behavior change through daily micro-reflections.
Simple low-friction interface with visual progress indicators and streaks to help users build momentum
Focused on micro-reflection that take less than a minute to complete
Designed with behavioral science principles to maximize habit formation
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Testimonials
Eleana
Staff Product Designer, StreamYard
As a manager, Brian is empathetic, supportive, and honest, always eager to teach and empower the team. His influence shaped our company's culture while helping us make better design decisions.
Brian supported and guided the team to be more vocal and confident, involving us and giving us the tools to influence the product strategy and roadmaps. Brian's leadership has left a lasting positive impact on our team, and his dedication to fostering a supportive and growth-oriented environment has helped us skyrocket our user research skills to be more rounded designers.
Any team would be fortunate to have him as a leader and mentor.
Jason
Director of Design, Etsy
I had the chance to work directly with Brian at a critical time in Etsy's journey as a public company in 2018. He had exciting and bold ideas on how to help kick start more customer-centered work in our product teams. We both wanted our teams to spend more time with customers, specifically sellers, more often.
He drafted up an idea of a weekly pilot to bring customers into the office. Through his leadership and work, we were able to approach more innovative ideas, learn faster, and pivot or fail bad ideas. His energy and passion pushing teams to innovate were contagious.
I'd love the chance to work with Brian again.
