$400 / month
2 calls per month (40min/call)
Unlimited Q&A via chat
Expect responses in 24 hours or less
Hands-on support
I help consumer products scale revenue without killing retention.
I am a Product Growth Leader with 14+ years of experience building growth engines for consumer unicorns like Tinder, Grindr, GOAT, and Snap. My background combines Computer Science with Behavioral Psychology—meaning I don’t just build the technology; I design the emotional triggers that make users want to use it.
Currently, I lead Product Growth & Monetization initiatives at Tinder, focusing on transitioning from static pricing to ML-driven dynamic pricing systems.
🚀 My Superpowers (And what I can teach you):
- Monetization Design: How to build pricing models, paywalls, and unbundled SKUs that maximize LTV while minimizing cannibalization.
- Defensible Growth Loops: Moving beyond "buying users" to building product mechanics (viral loops, content loops) that compound over time.
- International Liquidity: Reducing cross-border friction (payments, logistics, localization) to scale products into 190+ countries.
- Behavioral Design: Uncovering the "why" behind user actions to reduce churn and increase conversion.
👥 Who I Work Best With:
- Founders & Early-Stage Teams: Navigating Product-Market Fit, setting up your first growth loops, and designing your initial monetization strategy.
- Senior/Staff PMs: Leveling up from execution to strategic leadership, mastering "influence without authority," and driving metric-based roadmaps.
- Aspiring PMs: I help career switchers translate their past experience into "Product Speak" to land roles at top-tier tech companies.
💡 My Mentorship Style:
My style is structured, direct, and artifact-driven. We won't just chat about theory; we will work on the real things that move your career or product forward.
Depending on your goals, we might work on:
- Diagnostics: Auditing your current funnel or paywall to find low-hanging fruit.
- Strategy: Crafting a monetization strategy or a "0 to 1" launch plan.
- Career: Mock interviews, resume reviews, and negotiation strategies for Senior/Staff roles.
I bring examples from products at a massive scale so you can shortcut years of trial and error.
Ready to grow? If this sounds like the partnership you’re looking for, apply with a short note about your current challenges and timeline. I’ll review your situation and outline a clear plan for what we can accomplish in the first 1–3 months.
5 out of 5 stars
Before working with Shawn, I was completely lost in my career path. I was convinced I wanted to be a remote veterinarian, but through Shawn’s rigorous career discovery process, we realized the clinical realities meant I would have been miserable. He saved me years of stress and thousands of dollars pursuing the wrong field. Beyond changing the trajectory of my future career, Shawn was instrumental in elevating my professional and financial foundation. He built a custom financial plan to help me tackle my student loans, reduce my expenses, and maximize my cash flow. At work, his coaching directly led to my selection for a Leadership Development program. He also completely revamped my resume and LinkedIn profile which landed me my first internship! I also originally came to Shawn wanting to be a startup founder, but I only had a lot of scattered ideas and no clear vision. He taught me how to rigorously evaluate business opportunities—identifying risks, assessing product–market fit, and using logical frameworks to make strategic decisions. Shawn is an exceptional mentor who brings an executive, high-ROI mindset to everything he does. His guidance has fundamentally changed my financial and professional future. I cannot recommend him highly enough!
Lite Plan • 6 months
5 out of 5 stars
Shawn was a great mentor! He helped me examine my app & determine ways to move forward.
Standard Plan • 1 month
5 out of 5 stars
I reached out to Shawn during a period of professional transition, looking for clarity, structure, and guidance that would actually fit my situation rather than generic advice. From the start, he was incredibly supportive, flexible, and attentive to my needs, pace, and level of seniority. He’s very intentional about the information he shares — always relevant, well-structured, and grounded in real experience. What I appreciated most is how well Shawn listens. He takes the time to understand the full context before offering direction, which made our conversations feel thoughtful, respectful, and genuinely helpful. He’s also very result-oriented and consistently suggested clear, actionable frameworks that I could immediately apply at work — many of which proved useful in real situations. Even though I ultimately decided not to move forward toward a product manager role, the insights and ways of thinking Shawn shared are highly transferable and continue to be valuable in the field I’m staying in. Beyond the professional impact, Shawn is simply a good person — kind, supportive, and easy to talk to, especially during moments of change. I’m very grateful for the experience and would confidently recommend him as a mentor.
Standard Plan • 2 months
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