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Capabilities

A non-exhaustive catalog of things I’ve done, built, fixed, or run.

This page exists for people who want to go deeper. If you are scanning to see whether I have touched a specific problem before, you are in the right place.

"So...What Can You Do?"

01

Fractional & Embedded Work

  • Acting as a senior operator embedded with leadership teams

  • Owning cross-functional initiatives end to end

  • Stepping in where execution is unclear or stalled

  • Helping teams move without everything routing through one person

  • Launching new products, new categories, and major initiatives

  • Leading company-wide efforts such as rebrands, platform rebuilds, and channel expansions

  • Managing contractors, freelancers, and internal team members to ensure work actually ships

03

Digital Product & Ecommerce

  • Conversion rate optimization across PDPs, CLPs, checkout, and subscription flows

  • Site audits identifying friction and UX gaps

  • Partnering with designers and engineers to ship iterative improvements

  • Ecommerce platform migrations and rebuilds

  • Subscription strategy, pricing, and offer testing

05

Competitive & Market Analysis

  • Competitive audits across brand, product, pricing, and positioning

  • Identifying whitespace opportunities and testable hypotheses

  • Pressure-testing positioning and differentiation

07

People & HR

  • Hiring strategy and role definition for early and growth-stage teams

  • Organizational structure and team design

  • Performance reviews, feedback systems, and team development

  • Employee handbooks and foundational HR policies

02

Strategy & Zero-to-One Work

  • Supporting early-stage companies as they find product-market fit

  • Building business strategy from scratch

  • Defining priorities in ambiguous, fast-moving environments

  • Structuring teams, workflows, and ownership

  • Acting as connective tissue between leadership and execution

  • Supporting founders with fundraising decks, structural decisions, and early operating frameworks

04

Integrated Marketing

  • Leading packaging redesign strategy from concept through production

  • Strategic direction for launches across owned and paid channels

  • Designing influencer and PR boxes

  • Bridging performance marketing with brand storytelling

06

Operations & Systems

  • Implementing new operational systems from selection through rollout

  • Leading cross-functional migrations and process changes

  • Creating SOPs and operational playbooks where none exist

  • Translating leadership intent into clear operational execution

Not on the List?

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  • If you’re asking yourself “Could Amanda help with this specific thing?” the answer is usually yes, or at least I’ve seen the shape of the problem before.

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