Testimonials
Here is what my colleagues and clients say....
"He is understanding and inspirational - the sort of person you simply want to work for and go the extra mile with."
Edwin Groenenndaal - CEO, Harness Intelligence
"Simon is one of the 'go to' people in AND Digital for Product centric knowledge."
Stuart Munton - Chief for delivery - AND Digital
"Simon not only is one of the best Product principals I have come across in all my years of professional services, but also has a keen commercial awareness and business development acumen"
Fahad Ansari - Business Development Manager - AND Digital
“Simon is a brilliant Product consultant. He faces into big-picture problems, quickly understanding the wider scope of what's really going on. He is remarkably action-oriented."
Tom Rooney - Product Director - Primark
“As I’ve grown in my career Simon’s coaching was and remains invaluable. Moreover, he cares much more about people over process and genuinely is a great great individual.”
Jason Burin - Product Director, Diageo
“Simon is a valued member of my leadership team. His contribution has helped make Newton the successful club it is today.”
Shan Beerstecher - Club Executive, AND Digital
"Simon is exceptionally knowledgeable on modern product, agile and experience design, with a sharp commercial and business awareness"
Mary Ahern - CEO - Alps Education
"A stand out quality is Simon’s genuine passion about supporting other people’s growth and championing their successes."
Nick Simm - Squad Lead - AND Digital
I love product management!
Especially...
I love start-ups/scale-ups, where I can help to establish traction and drive growth.
I am hands-on, and love to work in small teams solving real business problems.
I am fascinated with B2B productivity tools and how AI is changing innovation.
I am an expert in remote-first working.
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Start up/Scale ups with high potential...
I find these businesses the most exciting! A shared vision, exciting potential, ability to have a tangible impact, an emerging culture.
I have a strong work ethic which is required at this stage. And I thrive in ambiguity which I find is helpful in early stage companies.
Modern Product Practices...
I am a firm believer in the Marty Cagan style Product Operating Model.
Practically, for me, this means working in small, cross functional problem solving teams, solving real business problems, working at pace, releasing real value to customers often, iterating based on customer insights all in the service of an ambitious vision.
In addition, I really value a growth learning environment where teams are encouraged to share, coach, mentor and learn from each other. (Just such a powerful cultural approach!)
Business productivity tools...
(E.g Figma, Slack, Aha, Webflow, Atlassian, Cycle, ToDoist, Notion. Can be for CX, research, discovery, delivery or general business productivity)
I love to work on products that help teams work smarter. I like reimagining processes and rituals that make working life easier. I like working on B2B software and I am fascinated how AI is rapidly changing our approaches.
Remote first...
I have many years of experience in remote-first and full remote work. I firmly believe remote first, done well, is a more productive work approach. (My highest impact work was fully remote or remote first.)
Companies
I have worked in businesses across a variety of industries
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The value I add
Modern product
& CX practices
Product operating model
Agile
Customer Journey Management
Business
building
Product coaching
Designing, presenting and leading workshops and presentations.
Remote first
expert
Several fully remote and remote-first projects.
Designed remote working for a team of 100 in the pandemic.
Case studies
Empowering Teams
I help companies to build product teams that can meet their digital ambitions. I have led two product transformations at large corporates, shaped the product culture at AND digital and developed successful start ups.
Product Discovery
I help companies build the right product. I triangulate between the business goal, the customer need and business constraints to create hypotheses and test prototypes that reduce business risk and cost.
Product Delivery
I have delivered many products from idea to conception and I love being hands-on to put products into the hands of customers. I know how to get the most from agile teams and what is required to ship an enterprise product.
Product Strategy
I help business leadership teams define their product vision and ambition, and translate these into objectives and metrics to inspire, guide and track progress of product teams.
Business Development
During my time in consulting I have developed skills in business development, pitching presentations to C-suite executives to win business.
Developing Others
An important part of my role as a product leader is developing the next generation of product managers. I do this through coaching, training, mentoring and thought leadership.
Certifications
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