Leadership Team

  • Jamie Ortega

    Head of AI Systems
    Jamie’s helped startups and enterprise teams integrate LLMs, reduce redundant loops, and rethink how work gets done. Part engineer, part educator — she makes AI actionable without the buzzwords.

  • Brett Marlin

    Founder, Design-Led Transformation
    Brett is a veteran design exec who’s led teams through scale, stall, and everything in between. He founded No Seat Required after seeing how fast things move when design, product, and engineering actually work together — and how often they don’t. His work helps teams rebuild clarity, speed, and trust, with AI as a multiplier.

  • Taylor Kim

    Org Transformation & UXR Strategy

    Taylor blends deep qualitative research expertise with a sharp eye for organizational clarity. She helps teams uncover what really matters to users — and then realigns the way product, design, and engineering work together to act on it. Her specialty is turning insights into action and chaos into cohesion.

The Network

  • Jules Rebach

    UI Engineer

    Turns high-concept design into fast, accessible, production-grade code. Deep experience in design systems, Tailwind, and React. If it needs to ship, Jules makes it real.

  • Amirta Smythe

    UX Research Lead

    Specializes in strategic discovery, problem validation, and customer interviews that unlock real product direction. Brings clarity when teams are guessing.

  • Marcus Vann

    Product Content Strategist

    Aligns messaging, IA, and UX copy across flows to guide users and reduce friction. Expert in zero-to-one launches, onboarding, and AI-human interaction design.

  • Nina Lutrell

    Design Ops & Systems

    Builds scalable systems and workflows to help design orgs move faster, together. The glue between Figma, code, and org rhythm.

  • Jas K.

    AI Product Design Specialist

    Designs for intelligent systems — from prompt engineering and LLM UX to agent-based workflows. Helps teams move faster with AI at the center.

  • Alyssa Wendell

    Facilitator & Team Coach

    Runs aligned, productive working sessions that uncover root issues and unlock cross-functional momentum. Expert in facilitation, retros, and process resets.