No funnel, no scheduling link maze.
You write, I read it myself
Every message comes to me. No assistant, no screening, no automated reply pretending to be one.
A straight answer
If the role fits, I'll say so and suggest a time. If it doesn't, I'll tell you that too rather than leave you waiting.
A conversation about the work
Bring the actual problem you're hiring against. I'd rather spend the first call on that than on my résumé, which you already have.
The five questions I get most.
Are you open to remote?
Yes. I'm based in Orange County, work comfortably across US time zones, and I'm equally happy on-site in OC or San Diego.
Full-time or contract?
Full-time leadership roles are the priority. I also take fractional and contract engagements through my own practice, Kirkman & Company — say which you mean and I'll answer accordingly.
Do you still design, or only manage?
Both, deliberately. I run the team and I'm still in the file and the front-end code. If you need a leader who has stopped making things, I'm the wrong hire.
Can you own product as well as design?
I've done it. As a VP I owned product management alongside product design, and on several products I was the designer and the product manager for the same work.
What should I send you?
The role, the team it sits in, and the problem you're hiring against. That's enough for me to tell you honestly whether I'm a fit.