Principal Product Manager · Bevy

The product leader who turns
complex problems into shippable outcomes

Ten years building community platforms, enterprise SaaS, and AI-powered features — from 600+ global chapters to seven-figure pipeline impact.

Experience at
  • Bevy
  • Startup Grind
  • Silicon Cape
  • Harvard Business School Online
Product workspace
In progress

AI transcription & automation

Production-ready workflows shipped with engineering — enterprise scale, human feel.

Shipped

Virtual events platform

2 to 50k+ attendees — reliability, intuitiveness, and elegant UX.

7-figureTCV impact
600+chapters scaled
125+countries

Across your journey

Strategy, build, scale, and lead — end to end

Shape direction where problems are ambiguous

Brought in on high-stakes, cross-team initiatives at Bevy — translating enterprise customer needs into clear product bets that improve conversion, retention, and pipeline momentum.

  • Active role in enterprise sales engagements and product direction
  • Identified and removed low-ROI initiatives, saving months of engineering effort
  • Double-digit improvements in enterprise deal conversion through direct product involvement
Focus areas
Product Strategy AI Product Development Technical PM Enterprise SaaS

For teams building products that scale

Principal PM with engineering roots, community instincts, and a track record of turning ambiguity into shipped outcomes.

Speed

Turn multi-month problems into simpler, shippable outcomes without compromising quality.

Depth

Electronic Engineering background — speak fluently with engineers on AI, APIs, and video tech.

Scale

From 2-person meetings to 50k+ virtual events and 600+ global community chapters.

Precisely measured impact

Outcomes that move the business forward

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Years in product & community leadership

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Global chapters scaled at Startup Grind

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Countries with active community programs

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TCV impact from product-led initiatives

Career

Experience building at scale

Startup Grind Aug 2013 — Sep 2020 · 7 yrs 2 mos

VP Global Community

San Francisco Bay Area · Remote from Cape Town

Managed a global team overseeing 600+ chapters in 125+ countries. Built custom software for automation and scaled the community management team 6×.

Joojooberry Oct 2011 — Jun 2015

Founder

Cape Town, South Africa

Innovative web development and digital marketing agency.

One Digital Media Jan 2009 — Oct 2011

Electronic Design Engineer

Somerset West, South Africa

Circuit design, micro-controller programming, 3D modeling, and field deployment — the engineering foundation behind my technical product work.

Education & credentials

Harvard Business School Online Certificate in Leadership Principles · 2019
Cape Peninsula University of Technology B.Tech, Electronic Engineering · 2012 – 2014
Tshwane University of Technology N.Dip, Electronic Engineering · 2004 – 2008

Let's build something meaningful

Open to Principal and Senior Product Management roles — especially where AI, community, and enterprise scale intersect.

Palo Alto, CA · Working remotely from Cape Town, South Africa