Digital Experience & Product Leadership

Product & Digital Leadership for Companies That Can't Afford to Guess.

I help subscription and consumer digital businesses ($10M to $500M) understand who their customers are, where the journey breaks, and what it costs. Then I build the roadmap to fix it and, when needed, lead the team that delivers it. Results in weeks, not quarters.

Confidential. No obligation. Response within 24 hours.

20+ years leading product, subscription & digital transformation at scale
SiriusXMSprint / T-MobileLee EnterprisesThe Arena GroupACNLoop TVHalo
Digital Experience Practice

Where the customer experience leaks revenue.

Customer journey mapping

Map the full path from acquisition and activation through conversion, retention, and reactivation. Identify the moments where customers hesitate, stall, or leave.

Segmentation and segment identification

Define which customer segments drive value, which are at risk, and which are underserved. Tie each segment to the journey and the revenue at stake.

Experience prioritization

Rank experience gaps by revenue impact and effort, then convert them into a sequenced 90-day roadmap with ROI estimates.

APPLIED AT: LEE ENTERPRISES (75+ PROPERTIES, CHURN-MOMENT COHORT ANALYSIS) · THE ARENA GROUP (CDP-BASED SEGMENTATION) · SIRIUSXM (PLAN-SELECTION JOURNEY) · LOOP TV (FREE-TO-PAID SUBSCRIBER JOURNEY)

Engagements

Structured Executive Engagements

Not open-ended hours. Defined engagements with clear scope, timelines, and an ROI-quantified roadmap your team can execute. When you need someone to run it, I step in as your interim product leader.

5 weeks · $25,000

Customer Journey & Segmentation Accelerator

Know who your customers are and where the experience fails them. Journey maps for your priority segments, segment definitions sized by value and risk, a ranked list of experience gaps tied to revenue, and a 90-day roadmap.

4 weeks · $20,000

Digital Growth Accelerator

Find the revenue you're leaving on the table. A full audit of your digital customer journey, covering conversion, retention, and LTV, with a prioritized 90-day roadmap and ROI estimates.

6 weeks · $30,000

Product Strategy Accelerator

Know exactly what to build, why, and in what order. Portfolio assessment, prioritization framework, product operating model, and a 12-month strategic roadmap.

6 weeks · from $30,000

Digital Transformation & AI Strategy

Modernize with a plan, not a science project. Current-state, CRM, martech, and AI opportunity assessment with a governed technology and implementation roadmap.

3–6 months · from $25,000 / month

Interim Product Leadership

A senior product leader in the seat while you search, restructure, or scale. I own the roadmap, the team, and executive reporting from week one. I assess team structure and capability gaps, set the operating model, ownership, and KPIs, coach your managers and directors, and hand off a documented operating model when your permanent hire starts.

$300M+
Annual subscription revenue base led
30%+
Increase in online conversion
200%+
Growth in daily subscription sales
50%+
Increase in retention saves
40
Person team built and led at SiriusXM
6 wks
Assessment to board-ready roadmap
Tristan Kime, Founder of Chimera Digital Strategy
About

Tristan Kime

Founder & Principal Consultant, Chimera Digital Strategy

I have spent 20+ years leading digital product, customer experience, and subscription growth across media and telecom. At SiriusXM, I led digital experience for a $300M+ annual subscription revenue base.

Today I work directly with executive teams to find revenue leaks, set product priorities, and lead critical transitions. Every engagement starts with the evidence and ends with an executable operating plan.

Beyond strategy, I build the teams that carry it out. At SiriusXM I built and led a 40-person product, engineering, UX, and analytics organization, restructured its operating model and KPIs, and coached its product managers and directors. At Lee Enterprises, The Arena Group, and Loop TV, I stood up product, experimentation, and analytics capabilities where none existed.

MBA, American University (Kogod School of Business). AI-Driven Leadership, Stanford University (2025).

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Case Studies

Selected Results

Subscription Media

Rebuilding a subscription purchase experience for mobile.

National subscription audio entertainment company

  • 30%+ increase in online conversion
  • Purchase volume shifted to digital self-service
  • Led digital experience for a $300M+ annual subscription revenue base
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Local Media

Turning a compliance mandate into a retention win.

Local news subscription company across 75+ properties

  • 50%+ increase in online saves
  • FTC and Visa compliance achieved
  • Reduced voluntary churn leakage
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Financial Media

Doubling subscription sales through landing page strategy.

Premium analyst-led investment research business

  • 100%+ increase in landing page CTR
  • 200%+ growth in daily subscription sales
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Subscription Media

Fixing plan confusion to lift conversion.

National subscription audio entertainment company

  • Higher conversion
  • Higher Platinum take rate
  • Fewer calls to customer care
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Ad-Supported Streaming

Turning a free audience into a paid subscription business.

Ad-supported streaming platform for commercial venues

  • Free trial to $9.99 per month paid transition, defined end to end
  • Executive revenue scorecard on Sigma and Snowflake
  • Product operating model and KPI ownership built from scratch
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Testimonials

What Executives Say

"He quickly jumped in and worked hard to understand our customer base and value proposition."
"A leader, but first and foremost a team member. He makes strong recommendations on what we should do."
"Strong project management and outstanding technical capability. He can troubleshoot systems on the spot."
Podcast Appearance

The Truth About Subscriber Growth

A conversation with Jason Weaver on the Halo podcast covering why onboarding matters more than most marketing campaigns, why $1 trials often outperform free trials, and how to reduce churn before customers ever think about canceling.

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Book a Strategy Call

Bring the problem. Leave with a clearer next move.

Tell me what is changing, where growth is stuck, or why the roadmap no longer holds. I reply within 24 hours.

Confidential. No obligation.

Response within 24 hours. Confidential. For $10M–$500M operators.