Career Case Studies

In-depth case studies exploring product leadership, strategic decision-making, and organizational challenges in real-world contexts.


Case Studies

Designing an AI Product Ecosystem Under Real Operational Constraints

Kaiizen

How to build an AI product ecosystem that survives contact with human behavior, operational reality, and enterprise systems. This case explores splitting systems by human intent, going mobile-first and SMS-first, and treating data models as products.

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Building and Scaling a Public Health Platform Under Extreme Time Pressure

Signetic

Leading a vaccination management platform during COVID-19 that supported ~415,000 vaccinations. This case examines positioning as a managed solution, prioritizing operational reliability, and designing for equity and access.

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Leading Focus and Tradeoffs Inside a Global Services Organization

Leapfrog Technology

Aligning a 300+ person global consultancy around strategic focus in digital health. This case explores narrowing focus, treating product bets explicitly, and confronting market reality when conditions change.

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Leading Product Strategy Inside a Fortune 500 Enterprise

CBRE Build

Navigating innovation inside a Fortune 500 commercial real estate firm with legal constraints, political capital, and deeply ingrained human behavior. This case examines treating governance as a product problem, prioritizing behavioral adoption, and creating organizational coherence.

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