Software & AI · Independent
Corp-OS
A portable personal work OS, shipped as a Claude plugin. 23 skills that operate on a folder of markdown files.
Product work, and the systems behind it.
I build integrations, ecosystems, and lately the AI tooling I use to do the rest of the job. I also teach ethics in technology as adjunct faculty at FSU, more than 4,600 students since 2020, and I'm the president of a disc golf non-profit in Bay County.
engineer → partnerships → product
PlanHub
Senior Product Manager
Enable
Principal Product Manager
Splash → Cvent
Senior PM, Integrations
Crossbeam
Senior PM, Ecosystems
Daxko
Senior Partner Manager
Masimo
Technical Product Manager
NantHealth
Lead Software Engineer
iSirona
Software Engineer
Florida State University
Adjunct Teaching Faculty2020 — now · 4,600+ students
Course Mentor2013 — 20 · instructional staff
Coffee & Charisma
Product & design consultancy2025 — now · independent
product strategy, custom software, and brand work under one nameFlorida State UniversityAdjunct Teaching Faculty · 2020 — now · 4,600+ studentsCourse Mentor · 2013 — 20 · instructional staff
Coffee & CharismaProduct & design consultancy · 2025 — now · independent
What I have built
Software I use every day, most of it built in the open, plus the brand and event work that keeps a volunteer club running.
Software & AI · Independent
Bet Advisor
A sports forecasting and betting research tool across six leagues that says, on its front page, the closing line beats every model in it.
Software & AI · Independent
Neutral Field
Public college football power rankings where every team's rating breaks into parts that add up to the published number.
Partnerships · Daxko
Daxko Partnerships Through COVID
Strategic, referral, revenue, and ISV partnerships for a five-product-line company through the pandemic. Helped grow partnership revenue 7–10x over two fiscal years (FY2019–FY2021), a first-of-its-kind Netchex deal, and the DaxkoExchange marketplace launch.
Partnerships · Crossbeam
Crossbeam Ecosystem Integrations
Senior PM for ecosystems at Crossbeam. The CRM integrations the product runs on, eight first-time partner integrations, and the connectivity strategy that became the company's integration playbook.
Education · Florida State University
CIS3250: Ethics and Computer Science
Rebuilt FSU's computer science ethics course from the ground up in 2020 and have run it for thousands of FSU students across four campuses since. SACS- and ABET-accredited.
All 65 projects65 entries · 6 categories
What I take on
Independent work runs through Coffee & Charisma, my product and design consultancy: one point of contact whether the job is a roadmap or a website.
Product strategy
Roadmaps and requirements
Discovery, technical requirements, and go-to-market for teams building something new.
typically 4–8 weeksIntegrations
Partner and API strategy
Connectivity strategy, partner tiering, and an integration plan written before anyone builds.
typically 4–6 weeksFractional
Embedded product leadership
A senior PM for a team between hires, in the room and on the tools.
ongoing, a day or two a weekBuild
Software and brand
Full-stack builds, internal tools, integrations, and the identity work around them.
scoped per projectLatest posts
The test found a missing gate that every release of reading had missed
What building a personal work OS taught me about the difference between writing an instruction and enforcing one.
AIProductTooling
Substack ↗
Learning What You Need to Learn
Any journey of discovery begins with self-discovery
Professional DevelopmentLearning
Substack ↗
Hurricane Michael: 6 Years Later
Last year, when I was rehabbing from ACL reconstruction, I picked up indoor cycling.
Panama CityPersonal
What people say
He can transition from peer reviewing an engineer's code to an executive budgeting or sales conversation without missing a beat.
Christian SmithTechnical Architect · worked with Brent at iSirona and NantHealth
It's rare to find a multifaceted product professional who indexes on outcomes and team collaboration while keeping the customer at the center of everything.
Amanda GrovesVP Product Marketing · Crossbeam
Brent is one of the most thoughtful and technical PMs I have worked with. His ability to dive in, solve issues, and make sure the details are right proved invaluable countless times.
Ryan EchternachtLead Solutions Engineer · Crossbeam