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Mara Ellison
Independent product consultant

I help early teams ship products people actually keep using.

Twelve years turning fuzzy ideas into shipped product — at two startups, one scale-up, and now with founders who want a senior partner, not a deck.

12 yrs in productex-Stripe, ex-FigmaRemote · worldwide
40+Products shipped
9Funded raises supported
$120MClient revenue influenced
4.9Average engagement rating
How I help

A few ways we can work together.

Engagements are scoped tight and senior end-to-end — you work with me, not a hand-off.

Product strategy sprint

Two weeks to pressure-test the idea, cut scope, and leave with a roadmap your team believes in.

2 weeks

0→1 product build

Hands-on partner from first wireframe to launch, working alongside your engineers.

Project

Design & UX review

A thorough teardown of your current product with prioritized, practical fixes.

1 week

Fractional product lead

Ongoing senior product leadership for teams not ready for a full-time hire.

Monthly
How we'll work

Senior, end-to-end — no hand-offs.

A simple shape that keeps us moving and keeps you in the loop.

  1. 01

    Intro call

    A 30-minute fit check — your goal, your timeline, and whether I'm the right partner.

  2. 02

    Scoped proposal

    A fixed scope, a fixed price, and a plan you can actually plan around.

  3. 03

    The work

    We ship in weekly increments you can react to — strategy, design, and front-end together.

  4. 04

    Handoff

    Clean files, a walkthrough, and two weeks of support. It's yours.

Kind words

What partners say afterward.

Mara did in three weeks what our last two hires couldn't in six months. Worth every penny.
SOSam OkonkwoCo-founder, Tessellate
The clearest thinker I've worked with. She made our roadmap obvious in hindsight.
LHLena HartmannCEO, Northbeam
Senior, calm, and ruthlessly practical. We still use her frameworks today.
DPDevon PierceHead of Product, Arc

Have something worth building?

I take on a handful of engagements each quarter. Tell me what you're working on.

Usually replies within two business days.