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With over a decade of experience in product and scaling SaaS companies, I am a Global SaaS Strategist at AWS, where I lead the global SaaS strategy to drive growth of SaaS companies on AWS. My core competencies include generative AI, SaaS transformation for executives, and product management SVP Product, CPO). Impact made to AWS is $4 billion+ driving over $30-60+ billion value for customers over 5 years (5-100 times their value). My mission is to enable, empower, and scale SaaS leaders with quality, simplicity, and empathy. I provide practical and no-fluff guidance to business and technical decision makers and builders, bridging product, service, and operations for wow moments in the customer journey. I am passionate about SaaS innovation and leadership, and always open to connect with SaaS mentors, advisors, and investors. I have a unique experience and a view into companies from early stage startup, growth, exit to IPO, and exit to private equity across many industries and multi-product/service organizations. No fluff and with warning that even the most successful SaaS companies can fail. CPO, chief product officer, Business transformation, Software as a Service, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, AI, GenAI, generative ai, cross functional alignment, leadership, product development, founder, startup, private equity, venture capital, scale up, financial metrics, SaaS, reccuring revenue, customer success, IPO, chief product officer