Profile

Generative AI leader
Since 2023, Mike has led an AI-first product team as CPO at Navar.ai, and supported international organisations up to C-level with their AI strategy and enablement.

Hands-on contributor
Experienced in start-ups, scale-ups, consultancies and global enterprises, Mike creates impact as an individual contributor and organisational leader.
His expertise covers generative AI, product, brand, innovation and marketing.

Broad industry experience
Mike has consulted for and worked at a wide range of global organisations, from MTV to MINI, FRIDAY Insurance, Otto, Deutsche Telekom, Zalando, IWC, GORE-TEX and Ford Motor Company.

Growth mindset
Driven to make a real difference - Mike creates growth at an organisational, brand and team level.

Approach

I believe

• Technology can help people and businesses to reach their full potential

• We’re just at the start of that journey, with many benefits to be discovered (and risks to be managed)

• Technology is a tool not a miracle – it takes insight, iteration, love, sweat and teamwork to solve customer problems and create real value

I deliver

• Customer-centric, people-centric, growth-focused approach

• High-level strategic thinking with attention to product and design details, commitment to excellence

• Ability to create product vision, shape and deliver MVPs, build out and roadmap

• Experience in leading multi-disciplinary teams, partner development, stakeholder management

• Lean and agile way of working, first principles, design thinking

• Deep insights, reduces complex issues to simple, actionable steps

• Team building, recruitment, mentoring, individual growth plans, culture building

I love

• Driving a bold and disruptive journey that shapes the future

• Product leadership opportunities in scale-ups or other innovation-focused companies

• Leading and growing teams, and inspiring them to achieve the exceptional