Keeping human judgment at the centre in an AI-first world.
Breakthrough tech still fails without a clear product strategy.
Every month spent refining the technology without clarifying the direction means slower adoption, wasted effort and missed market timing.
I help emerging tech teams turn innovation into traction fast.
Start by pinpointing what’s really holding your product back.
Why me?
🔎 Strategy & Focus 🔍
I help teams find the right product direction whether that means moving from R&D to scalable products or tightening product–market fit around what customers truly value.
📫 Execution & Delivery 📫
AI can speed up analysis, but it still needs clear direction and real-world context. I help teams use AI effectively by keeping human judgment and experience at the heart of strategy and execution.
📈 Growth & Outcomes 📈
AI is accelerating how teams explore opportunities, but sustained growth still comes from human-led focus and iteration. I help teams turn early success into lasting revenue and adoption.
Most teams I meet already know something isn’t working. They have too many priorities, a fuzzy roadmap or a product that’s not quite landing.
The longer that drags on, the harder it gets to regain momentum.
That’s why I start with a quick diagnostic. It helps you see, in minutes, where your biggest growth blockers are.
From there, we can decide together whether deeper support makes sense.
🎛 Alignment & Leadership 🎛
As technology evolves, I help teams use AI intelligently while keeping collaboration, creativity, and human insight at the centre of their product decisions.
Here's how we'll work together to transform your insights
1️⃣
Product & Market Review
We’ll start by assessing where you are today including your vision, target customers, and current product strategy. This helps identify what’s working, what’s unclear, and where the biggest opportunities for focus lie.
2️⃣
Product Experience Audit
Then we’ll look at how your team delivers, from decision-making to development flow, to uncover bottlenecks, inefficiencies and missed connections between strategy and delivery and identify where your product can deliver stronger value.
These are the results you can expect
1️⃣
Streamlined Product Direction
You’ll walk away with a sharper strategy, clearer priorities, and a roadmap that focuses your limited time and resources on the work that actually drives progress.
2️⃣
Aligned and Efficient Teams
Together, we’ll connect product, marketing, and sales around shared goals, enabling faster decisions, cleaner execution, and better results across the board.
Stop spinning your wheels. Get clear, aligned, and move faster.
The hardest problems rarely fix themselves. The teams that
grow fastest are the ones who stop to diagnose before
they move again.
Don’t wait for the next cycle to make the same decisions
with the same data.
Take the 3-minute Emerging Tech Product Diagnostic and get a tailored recommendation you can act on today.
Strategic Product Services
Drive growth with targeted product leadership for emerging tech teams.
Whether you’re refining strategy, improving delivery, or aligning your team, I offer flexible support designed to meet your stage and challenges:
1) Fractional Product Leadership:
Ongoing strategic partnership that embeds experience in your team without the full-time cost.
2) Strategic Consulting:
Targeted support to shape your roadmap, improve execution, and accelerate results.
3) Product Workshops:
Focused, high-impact sessions that bring alignment, clarify direction, and unlock progress.
Frequently asked questions
Chris Burgess
I believe the best product leaders are evolving alongside technology. I use AI every day to enhance how I work, but never to replace the human connection, judgment, and leadership that truly drive progress. My focus is on helping emerging tech teams turn their innovations into products that succeed in the real world.
