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I back early-stage founders building what's next.

Product, brand, and design advisory for founders at the earliest, messiest stage, with a particular soft spot for women and Black founders building in tech.

Why I do this

It started before advising was a job title.

In 2017 I was the first designer and employee at Hello Alice (then Circular Board): the first virtual accelerator built for women entrepreneurs. In its first two years the platform helped founders raise over $20M+ in capital, built a community of 13,000+ female founders across six continents, and was named the fastest-growing accelerator for women and minorities.

A year later I co-founded QReview with my best friend: a platform giving people actionable, honest feedback on how inclusive local businesses actually were. We envisioned a world where anyone felt welcomed regardless of how they identify. It ran in 20 countries, in 14 languages, and got covered by The Huffington Post, Daily Dot, and Bustle.

"I'm especially motivated to help women and minorities transition into tech careers."

That's been true of my mentoring for years, and it's just as true of the companies I choose to advise. I look for founders solving real problems in underserved markets, and I care, specifically, about who's in the room building it. Representation isn't a nice-to-have in the product; it changes what gets built and who it works for.

Today that shows up as hands-on product, brand, and design advisory for a small number of early-stage teams: not a portfolio of logos, but a handful of founders I actually talk to.

Who I'm advising now.

What founders say

Straight talk, real investment.

"Kevin was essential for the enhancement of our Education Choice and Competition Index (ECCI) at the Brookings Institution. He was able to take our ideas and make them into something elegantly designed and user friendly. He consistently went above and beyond our requests, and his work contributed to the tripled website views of the ECCI over the previous year's release."

Ellie Klein Strategist, Evaluator, Funder · Gates, Brookings & U.S. Government Alum

"Kevin is an exceptional talent, and an even better person. He has a great sense for visual design, UX/UI and demonstrates keen business acumen. 'Dedicated' and 'hard-working' are not even strong enough adjectives to describe the level of effort that he put into our startup. I believe that Kevin is one of those rare talents who has just started to scratch the surface of his great potential."

Keith Cooperman Strategic Capture Executive, Intelligence & Cyber
What I bring
01

0→1 product & brand

I've built products, brands, and design functions from nothing: twice as a founder, and as the first design hire at more than one company.

02

Design leadership at scale

20+ years leading design orgs from 6 people to 100+: the systems, hiring, and career frameworks that let a team keep quality as it grows.

03

A network that opens doors

Relationships across design, product, and venture built over two decades and three continents. Happy to make the introduction that matters.

Let's talk

Building something? Let's talk.

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