About Jason

I bring a positive and design centered approach to building, improving and developing products, services and businesses.

I've held Sr. Product, Business and UX roles, Founded 3 agencies (1 exit) and facilitated dozens of workshops that help companies think differently and reach their goals.

“Jason planned and executed a successful design workshop with a group of our researchers and clinicians. He guided our project leads to build sustainable ventures, foster solution adoption and influence key stakeholder groups”

Jonathan Suckling

Senior Manager, Health Innovation

"I’m grateful for the work Jason and his the team have done for Awake Labs. He combines passion, process, and hustle to consistently help us meet our goals as an organization.”

Andrea Palmer

CEO, Awake Labs

"Jason helped us design and deliver an amazing training experience for one of Canada’s biggest telcos. Jason was thoughtful, detailed, and creative - a perfect partner for OCAD U CO’s mission to bring transformation skills to industry leaders."

Kevin Morris

(former) CEO, OCAD U Co

'Working with Jason was truly rewarding. He was empathetic and understood our audience. His user-centric approach resulted in data-driven UX that our customers enjoy.”

Kofi Gyekye

(former) CPO, Lane

"Jason was great to work with. Brilliant, friendly and passionate about his work. He cares deeply about the experience of your users and puts their soul into helping you connect with your people."

Jamie Biggar

(former) Marketing Lead, Centre for Social Innovation

"Jay is your guy to take an assignment and make it bigger, better and brighter. He just sees things in ways that others can't envision. Talented guy with a tazmanian work ethic. He's hard to keep up with. He delivers what you ask for. And then delivers more.”

Adam Caughill

Director of Innovation, OLG

"Jason has a unique ability to spot the brilliance in ideas and articulate their essence. His direction has helped give Catalist the precision and confidence to cut through the noise and turn our vision into reality."

Vincent Arena

CEO, Catalist

Case Studies

Cieo Creative Inc.

CIEO: A Think Tank for the Toy Industry

We set out to develop original web-connected and IoT-enabled toys that we could license within the industry.

Business Venture

Education

Toys

You X Ventures

Scaling a People-First Design Agency to Acquisition

In 2017, I set out to build my first solo venture — a design agency that could deliver world-class UX leadership while putting people before pixels. The challenge was to grow from a new studio into a trusted partner for startups and enterprises, while maintaining culture, balance, and reputation in a competitive market.

Business Venture

Design

Technology