I grew up on a dirt road in Maine in a blue-collar family. My dad worked at General Electric for 30 years. I spent summers pushing a lawn mower, digging holes, and visiting job sites. I was home schooled, got a GED, then worked my way through the University of Maine.
Now I live in Middle Tennessee with my wife and four kids — Benjamin, Sunny, August, and Levi. I build products and businesses, and I think AI is pretty great.
Most recently, I was Director of New Products at Zapier (2022–2025), where I led the 0-to-1 zone for Interfaces, Tables, Canvas, and Chatbots. We took multiple products from zero to seven figures of revenue. I built the initial AI Chatbot feature as a PM — it's now a standalone product and Zapier's fastest-growing new offering.
Before that, I was Founder and CEO of Friday (2016–2022), a remote work operating system for distributed teams. We raised $2.5M from Bessemer Venture Partners, Underscore VC, Active Capital, and El Cap. I ran the company for six years before shutting it down.
I spent three and a half years at Crystal Knows (2015–2018) as Head of Product and Head of Growth, working on the personality platform behind DISC-based communication insights. That's where I became a startup generalist — wearing every hat across product, growth, analytics, and revenue.
At Safari Books Online (2014–2015), I built growth campaigns that drove record B2C bookings, including a single campaign that generated seven figures of ARR and broke the company's 10-year booking record.
I wrote The Anywhere Operating System, a free book on how to run your business from anywhere. It covers leadership, hiring, onboarding, culture, and productivity for remote teams. You can also buy it on Amazon.
Building early-stage products. Product-led growth. AI. Working remotely. Building GTM into early-stage products. Startup cities. And hanging out with my family.