Fractional Consulting
Embedded senior leadership on a retainer — Faz owns a function or initiative alongside your team until the bottleneck is gone.
Retainer based · 10–30 hrs/month · 3–12 month engagements
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Product Design
Faz Besharatian
My thesis is that most organizations underinvest in design as a strategic capability — and pay for it in complexity, slower growth, and lost trust. I've seen it enough times to know where the gaps usually are, and I partner with leaders who are ready to close them.
Location
Washington DC, United States
Experience
20+ yrs
Function
Product Design
Level
VP
My Operator Thesis
My thesis is that most organizations underinvest in design as a strategic capability — and pay for it in complexity, slower growth, and lost trust. I've seen it enough times to know where the gaps usually are, and I partner with leaders who are ready to close them.
My Unique Problem & Insight
My Advisory Philosophy
My goal in every engagement is to leave the team more capable than I found them — not dependent on me for the next decision. I blend systems thinking, structured facilitation, and teaching to help leaders see patterns, align around strategy, and build design as a durable organizational capability. I bring calm and structure to ambiguous situations, whether it's an executive offsite or a product sprint.
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Previews only — full studies at intro callCore Industries
FinTech
Government & Public Sector
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Travel & Hospitality
Organization Types
Startup (Pre-Seed/Seed)
Startup (Series A-B)
Startup (Series C+)
Public Company (Mid-Cap)
Public Company (Large-Cap / Fortune 500)
Government / Public Sector
Self-Employed / Freelance
Engagement Pathways
Expert Advising
A personal advisory board including Faz, matched to your goals with quarterly outcome tracking against the initiatives that matter.
3–5 vetted experts · 2–3 hrs/month · Quarterly outcome tracking
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Beyond the Codebase: Pivoting to Product Engineer
Faz Besharatian · Product Design, FSV
The ticket increasingly writes itself. What doesn’t get automated is judgment: which problem is worth solving, whether the solution fits the user, and how to defend a trade-off in a room full of stakeholders.
$299one-time
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Every engagement is scoped to your initiative and stage. Tell us what you need and we’ll set up the conversation.