Product Leadership, part-time
Putting people first in Product Leadership.
Hi, I’m Jason Kienzle. I started Kienzle Innovations on a simple idea: the same kind of thinking that helps tech companies build great products can help almost any business, and most never get access to it. I’ve spent a decade helping teams turn big ideas into things people actually use, usually on tight budgets, with no shortcuts, and never by handing the thinking over to AI. That means getting in the weeds alongside your team, not advising from a distance. I’ve seen the highs, the lows, and the curveballs, across strategy, design, operations, and everything in between.
What I offer
A seasoned hand to shape what you offer and make it work for your customers, without the cost of a full-time executive.
Whether you’re starting something from scratch, or you’ve been at it for years and the way you run things is starting to strain, I join you as a part-time teammate, not an outside consultant. I do the real work alongside you and your people, and I leave you on a stronger footing than I found you. Let’s put people back at the center of what you do, together.
Where I make the difference
Everything a business needs from a Product leader, whether you're building something new or making what you have work better.
Deciding what to build next
A simple, repeatable way to decide what gets worked on first, so the loudest request doesn't automatically win. I also turn vague “can we do this?” asks into a clear plan your team can act on.
Smoothing out how work gets done
Finding where work gets stuck as it moves between people or departments, and fixing the handoffs so things stop falling through the cracks.
Understanding your customers
Learning how customers actually use what you offer, what keeps them coming back, and what quietly drives them away, so you can give them more of what works.
Choosing and setting up the right tools
Helping you pick software and vendors worth the money, get them set up properly, and automate the busywork, including using AI where it genuinely helps and skipping it where it doesn't.
Seeing what's actually working
Clear numbers that show what's working and what isn't, whether that's how your product or service is performing, where sales stall, or what's really driving revenue.
Teaching your team to run it without me
Short workshops and hands-on sessions that leave your team able to make these calls on their own, so the improvements stick long after I'm gone.
When it makes sense to bring me in
A few of the moments when owners and founders reach out. If one sounds like you, it's probably worth a conversation.
You're starting something new
You've got a real idea and the money to chase it, but no one yet to actually build and run the thing. I step in early to get it moving in the right direction from day one.
You've outgrown how you've always done it
What worked when you were smaller is straining now, and you know it's time to modernize: better systems, the right software, maybe some automation or AI. The hard part is knowing what's actually worth the money and who to trust. I put the right systems and tools in place before the cracks turn into real problems, and without the expensive mistakes.
You need senior help, not another full-time salary
You want someone experienced who has solved these problems before, but you can't justify hiring a full-time executive to do it. I bring that experience part-time, working right alongside you instead of advising from the outside.
You can tell something's off, but not what to fix
Work is slipping, customers are quieter than they used to be, or money keeps going out on tools and projects that don't seem to pay off. You feel it, but you're too close to see it clearly. I come in, find the real problem, and fix it.
Never quite got the hang of QuickBooks?
A lot of owners pay for QuickBooks and still dread opening it. Maybe it got set up wrong years ago, maybe you’re using a fraction of what it does, or maybe it just never clicked. I can get it set up properly, clean up what’s there, connect it to the rest of your tools, and show you the few reports that actually tell you how the business is doing. No jargon, no judgment.
Let’s sort out your QuickBooks