Meet the experts

Kyle has spent 6 years leading design and product vision from zero to Series C. He's shaped products at b.well, led 4 startups simultaneously at a venture studio, and founded Monico to give funded startups the design team they actually need.

With 19 years of experience, Casey brings strategic thinking to every stage of the product, from defining the right problem to designing the right solution. He has shaped products across SaaS, property tech, and health tech.

Claude doesn't have a LinkedIn, but it does have opinions on your information architecture. Monico uses AI to accelerate research synthesis, pressure-test design decisions, and rapidly generate and stress-test concepts.

With 26 years leading design at the studio and enterprise level, Ben bridges strategic research and creative direction, translating user insights into visual systems built to scale across fintech, health tech, and property tech.

Asif brings 15 years at the intersection of design and engineering. He takes a systems-level perspective to complex product challenges across fintech, AI, and automotive, and makes sure the work ships the way it was designed.

Angel brings 20 years of experience turning complex, high-stakes products into experiences that feel effortless. He works across the full design spectrum and is one of the few designers who can both design and implement AI-powered features. Creative vision and technical execution in the same room.

Ioulia brings 13+ years of experience at the intersection of human-centered design, qualitative research, and healthcare strategy. With a PhD from Stanford and deep roots in enterprise health systems, she specializes in uncovering the hidden friction points that metrics alone can't explain.