My Story
An accomplished product leader who reshaped Chili Piper's product function, evolving from its first product manager to Director. I orchestrated four game-changing product launches - taking products from ideation to full GTM Launch.
I connect deep customer and user understanding with natural product intuition to build the best experiences for end users and prospects. I spearheaded the product led growth/sales motion - serving as internal lead for processes and initiatives like Chameleon contributed over $200k in ARR in the first 4 months, and A/B testing maximized revenue through cross-sell and upsell campaigns.
And now I am ready to do it all again 🚀
3M -> 30M
in ARR
2
Products Developed 0-1
8x
User Base Growth
1 -> 5
Product Team Growth
Product Launched
Managed Successful Beta Program
Drove Utilization Up 20% with Improvements
Product Launched
Chrome Extension that powers booking experience for users
Redesigned User Experience
Managed the migration of 40k users
Successfully deprecated older versions
Product Launched
Initiated and Launched Chili Piper's second CRM integration with HubSpot
Contributed to $10M Growth in ARR
Led product development
Developed Product Enablement & Resources
Product In Alpha
A net new product offering - scheduling and booking solution to gain Chili Piper market recognition as a leader in "Smart" Scheduling
Led Product from Ideation to Alpha
Innovated on Traditional Scheduling Products
Ran Internal Evolution of Free Product Offering
Testimonials
Elyssa is a force of nature. She combines a very strong business acumen with deep technical skills and a clear sense of product design. She de-facto led our product development from $3M to $30M in ARR. I can’t wait to see what she achieves next !
Nicolas Vandenberghe
CEO at Chili Piper
Elyssa is one of the smartest people I've ever worked with. She's a visionary product leader who's able to balance execution with strategic planning, while also truly caring for her team and the people around her. Truly awesome.
Alexis Petrichos
Director of Partnerships
Elyssa's impact was nothing short of transformative-she served as a central force behind the growth of Chili Piper. She spearheaded and influenced numerous processes within our product team and consistently showed commitment to expand her thinking and industry knowledge to inspire a culture of learning and growth. Her strategic thinking is particularly evident when it comes to cross-functional communication between the internal product team and leadership. I consider Elyssa to be a jack-of-all-trades: her dedication, tactical acumen, and collaborative spirit were instrumental in our collective success, and her influence continues to resonate in the positive trajectory of Chili Piper.
Liz Pouya
Lead Product Manager at Chili Piper
In my work, I’m usually focusing on the journey more than the destination and Elyssa is the product partner you want to be on that journey with to build a successful product. She brought a lot of empathy to her organization in tough times and her high commitment and standards leveled up any product area she worked with. Her focus on the customer and their problems made her a great collaborator to the design and a wider product team, as she clearly knows how to support each function in their strengths and make the progress towards business goals and visible impact. I’d recommend Elyssa especially to teams dealing with complex domain and technical problems, as her ability to grasp, simplify and explain these is a real asset.
Michal Kolasa
Sr Director of Design at Chili Piper
For three years working directly with Elyssa I could always count on her as a source of truth for all our products, showing incredible ownership, leadership and initiative around anything related to the products she's managed and directed, she showed perfect craftsmanship in any documentation that she created and impeccable communication skills, she always went out of her way to help me and the team, the absolute best product professional I've ever met
Eduardo Cardova
Sr. Quality Assurance at Chili Piper
With expertise spanning sales, customer success, and product roles at top SaaS companies, Elyssa is able to effectively communicate with diverse stakeholders- skillfully enabling all departments to understand how priorities and initiatives will impact their circumstances. Her obsession with adding value to customers - and her skill at understanding how to do that - instills confidence at every level that the direction the product is moving is the right one.
Alex Franco
Sales Manager at Navan
My Strengths
I thrive on involvement and streamlining operations across product and the organization.
Content
How to Integrate Sales into Your Product Led Motion
Blending Product and Sales Motions for Faster Growth
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