Experimentation readiness diagnostic
Decide whether the foundation is ready and what must be fixed before investing more.
See the fitGrowth, experimentation & AI leadership
Turn growth ideas into revenue the boardroom can verify.
I lead teams that turn customer behavior, trustworthy experiments, and AI-enabled delivery into clearer revenue decisions. I also advise companies on focused conversion and experimentation problems.
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Choose the evidence and next step that match your decision—evaluating a hire, buying focused help, or assessing an operator.
01 · Hiring managers & recruiters
Evaluate senior growth leadership
Review role fit, operating scope, AI fluency, leadership principles, and the evidence behind the résumé.
Review leadership fit 02 · Consulting buyersFix a growth or experimentation problem
Choose a $2,500 readiness diagnostic, the full $5,000 audit, or senior program leadership.
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Explore what I built, what worked, what I shut down, and the lessons that survived.
Open the venture ledger $30M+ impact in NRG internal 2025 program reporting Historical in-house NRG experiment readouts → 20 → 100+ annual experiment velocity NRG program scale-up with one evidence standard → $1B+ new-customer pipeline supported In-house analytics work at Silicon Valley Bank →
These are project-specific career results, not forecasts or promised client outcomes.
The buyer problem
More tests do not matter if leaders cannot trust the decision.
Traffic is expensive, but conversion leaks waste demand before it becomes revenue.
Roadmaps reward the loudest stakeholder instead of expected business value.
Teams report clicks and lifts without showing incremental revenue.
Three ways to engage
Start with the smallest scope that reduces uncertainty.
Revenue experimentation audit
Turn a usable foundation into an end-to-end, revenue-ranked 90-day roadmap for one priority funnel.
See the fitStrategy or fractional leadership
Build the operating system or add senior ownership to run it with your team.
See the fit Selected work
Operating evidence, not client logos.
An experimentation system tied to internal program-reported impact
Standardized intake, prioritization, statistical rules, QA, and executive reporting across a multi-brand enterprise portfolio.
$30M+ NRG internal program-reported impact (2025) 20 → 100+ NRG annual experiment velocity
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End-to-end growth measurement for Startup Banking
Connected acquisition, product usage, CRM activity, and funded-account outcomes so leaders could allocate investment with stronger evidence.
$1B+ SVB pipeline supported
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Blake Park · Founder and CEO, Slooster · Former direct manager at SVB
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