Jim Elliston x Head of Product Design & Entrepreneur. 15+ years of crafting the 0 to 1, bringing products from conception to market, and leading teams to build beautiful experiences.
Opportunities
to Work Together
01
Fractional Head of Product & Design
Product and design leadership without dealing with an agency or losing equity. Here is a list of capabilities [PDF].
02
Consulting / Coaching
Experience and guidance are available to teams and founders in whatever product or design capacity is needed.
03
Founding Product Designer
Always available to be a part of a team looking build beautiful and powerful products and companies.
04
Embedded Agency
I have available design and development teams to work with to help you bring your ideas to life.
Deeply passionate about the connection between design and product, driven by the desire to create beautiful experiences.
By the numbers
12
Companies Founded
2
Companies Sold
20+
Brands & Products Launched
50+
Startups Mentored
FUll-TIME Experience
Industrious Design & Consultancy
Founder, Director & Principle Designer
2020-present
Echo
Co-Founder, Head of Design & Product
2014-2022
Clover
CO-FOunder, Head of Design & Product
2008-2015
The Regime
Co-Founder, Designer
2005-2008
Kind Words
“Since 2019 Jim has been an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and our go-to expert for all things brand and product development. Jim’s ability to develop exceptional products (digital and physical) and a brand and user experience that resonates with the customer is unmatched. And his ability to walk others through the process, from customer development to product launch, is extraordinary. I’ve watched him mentor young entrepreneurs and their brands for years and he’s the real deal.”
Cory Karpin
Director of Development, UCSF
“Jim has a balance of expertise and humility that is incredibly rare in high-performing execs. This allows him to truly listen and hear the ideas from the team he is helping to lead, and then refine and consolidate those into something amazing. He has been a key advisor to our team at Tugboat, and repeatedly helped us to build the right things, in the best way.”
Cameron Mooney
CEO/Founder Tugboat
“Jim is fantastic to work with, and has the capability to capture the vision for our brand launch perfectly. His ability to adapt and work with the team through a variety of challenges made the process feel collaborative, and his design instincts were nothing short of perfect. I look forward to the growth of Range, as well as our future product launches and brand inititatives, and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend, Jim to anyone -- full stop.”
Brian Pringle
CO-Founder, Range skin
“Jim helped make Parallel stand apart from others in its space. The brand, UI/UX, and overall product design were unique, innovative, and made the product fun to use. Super communicative and collaborative - he makes it fun to put a product out into the world.”
Lori Jordan
Startup Founder & Executive
“We have found Jim and his team to be an invaluable partner over the past years in brand strategy, creative design, digital product foundations, UX design, and web development. Jim is consistently able to bring a fresh perspective, delivering on time with very fast deadlines.”
Jonathan Bostic
VP Brand & Experience, Premier