Meet our Senior Product Strategist, Ryan! #MeetMako

What is #MeetMako?

For this week’s #MeetMako blog feature, let’s introduce MAKO Design + Invent’s Senior Product Strategist, Ryan! As a Product Design Firm, we interact with our clients on a very close basis in order to be very transparent about the design process and the development of an inventor’s product.

We are a team of positive, friendly and happy people who are excited and passionate about design, growth and learning about new ideas and concepts every day! With three current open offices, each of the members in each office carries a unique and special persona that adds to the amazing quality of what makes MAKO Design + Invent so great.

We started the #MeetMako campaign to allow clients and future clients who are interested in working with us to learn more about who we are and who you’ll be working with! This campaign also serves as a great resource to learn about who will be helping you produce and develop your product while providing a little more insight into what it’s like to work here and the office culture!

Check out last week’s #MeetMako, where we introduced our office coordinator, Helen.

Meet Ryan!

The MAKO team member who is the most involved in communicating with clients is MAKO Design + Invent’s Senior Product Strategist. Ryan explains that his primary role is spending each day learning and understanding each client’s ideas and their proposed businesses/business plans.

Ryan explains that his role as MAKO’s Product Strategist revolves around coming up with strategic plans that help clients develop and grow their products in the best, most efficient and fastest way possible. His favourite thing about being MAKO’s Product Strategist is getting to hear about, learn and see new products every day.

Alongside seeing new products, he gets to hear about and discover new business goals daily. He loves getting to work in and be exposed to different environments, as well as interacting with a diverse range of clients every day.

Working as MAKO’s Senior Product Strategist

As Ryan is MAKO Design + Invent’s Senior Product Strategist, he is exposed to hearing about new product ideas every single day. With this in mind, Ryan has learned and gathered a lot of experience in knowing what makes a great product or design.

When asked, Ryan explains that the most important design tip he can give regarding product strategy is to come in with a goal and keep things simple. Focus on developing your goals not only for building a successful product but also for how you will get your product to the market quickly and ensure it succeeds.

What keeps Ryan motivated as MAKO’s Senior Product Strategist is that he views every day as an opportunity to learn more about the industry and see happy clients satisfied with our services. His favourite thing about working at MAKO Design + Invent is being able to work with an extremely talented team that is passionate about what they do.

Interested in learning more about Ryan and his tips for product design? Read and watch special interviews with him on one of our past blogs here!

If you have a great new invention and you’d like to learn more about this process, get in touch with MAKO today, and we can set you up on a call with our brilliant Senior Product Strategist!

About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about MAKO Design + Invent!