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 teach ethics in technology to about a thousand students a year, and I run a disc golf non-profit that turned out to be the best product management training I have had.
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
Professor2020 — now · ~1,000 students a year
Course Mentor2013 — 20 · instructional staff
Coffee & Charisma
Product & design consultancy2025 — now · independent
product strategy, custom software, and brand work under one nameFlorida State UniversityProfessor · 2020 — now · ~1,000 students a yearCourse Mentor · 2013 — 20 · instructional staff
Coffee & CharismaProduct & design consultancy · 2025 — now · independent
What I have built
Tools I actually use, built in the open and published with their failure rates attached, plus the brand and event work that keeps a volunteer organization running.
Software & AI · Independent
Product OS
A company-agnostic product management skill system: a curated brain of confirmed claims, each carrying its citation.
Software & AI · Independent
Five-Phase Design System
The design system this site is built on: tokens, type, and components, contrast-checked in both themes.
Education · Florida State University
CIS3250: Ethics and Computer Science
Rebuilt FSU's computer science ethics course from the ground up in 2020, on a textbook chosen for it, and have run it for about a thousand students a year across four campuses since. SACS- and ABET-accredited.
Education · Florida State University
COP3353: Introduction to UNIX
FSU's one-credit introduction to the shell, taught since 2025 on the existing course framework, with a textbook chosen because the optional ones predate most students.
Partnerships · Daxko
Daxko Partnerships Through COVID
Ran strategic, referral, revenue, and ISV partnerships for a five-product-line company through the pandemic: 6x partnership revenue in two years, a first-of-its-kind Netchex deal, and the DaxkoExchange marketplace launch.
All 60 projects60 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 the integration plan that decides before you build.
typically 4–6 weeksFractional
Embedded product leadership
Senior product judgment 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