Stephen Beck

Product leader building at the intersection of design, engineering, and business

I define, align, design, and deliver products in high-constraint environments across diverse domains — translating ambiguous, complex user needs into executable, intuitive, valuable systems that ship.

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Building for Scale

Scaling is full-spectrum product coherence over time. I design for scale across components, surfaces, and strategy — from reusable systems and cross-device patterns to foundational product direction that sustains long-term growth.

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How I Think

  • Build patterns before adding volume
  • Design for extension, not just completion
  • Ensure cross-device coherence from first principles
  • Align short-term delivery with long-term architecture
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Unison.io & Ministry Scheduler Pro

Context

Unison.io and Ministry Scheduler Pro required scalable foundations across expanding features and device contexts.

Challenge

Feature growth and evolving user needs risked introducing fragmentation and structural inconsistency.

Key Product Moves

  • Used rapid prototyping and user validation to refine feature intent before formalizing system patterns
  • Contributed to evolving the product from feature-based delivery toward a more cohesive platform strategy
  • Introduced system-level patterns that reduced design inconsistency and improved cross-team velocity, establishing reusable component and interaction foundations
  • Defined cross-device principles to ensure coherence across desktop and mobile

Outcome

Built durable product structures grounded in validated user needs, reducing long-term entropy as the roadmap expanded.

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Ministry Scheduler Pro

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Operating Across Domains

I’ve built products in both enterprise and consumer contexts. While domains differ, the underlying work is the same: clarify who it’s for, define the value, structure the system, and sequence execution intentionally. I approach new spaces by identifying patterns and opportunities, not relying on precedent.

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How I Think

  • Enter new domains by mapping users, incentives, and constraints before defining features.
  • Treat positioning as a product decision — clarity of value drives adoption.
  • Scope the smallest coherent system that can function end-to-end.
  • Integrate business operations (payments, fulfillment, distribution) into the product definition from the start.
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Zero-to-One Product Ownership Across Domains

Context

Two zero-to-one product builds:

  • A direct-to-audience music distribution platform
  • A boutique coffee brand and e-commerce storefront

Both required defining positioning, brand development, system architecture, and go-to-market from scratch.

Challenge

  • No existing positioning, infrastructure, or roadmap
  • Undefined audience, product architecture, workflows, and unique value proposition
  • Need to integrate brand, experience, payments, and fulfillment into a coherent system, and validate market fit before investing heavily
  • Limited resources requiring disciplined scoping

Key Product Moves

  • Conducted user research and defined target personas
  • Clarified positioning and value proposition
  • Designed and built complete customized digital systems and brand identities
  • Leveraged AI-assisted workflows to rapidly prototype and generate production-ready UX, minimizing friction and accelerating iteration
  • Scoped MVPs intentionally to ensure launch viability without compromising system coherence
  • Iterated based on real user behavior and purchasing patterns

Outcome

Launched fully functioning, revenue-generating products with aligned brand, experience, and operational infrastructure using modern product tooling and AI-driven efficiency in UX development.

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KarmaCoffee.co.il

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Shem Beck & Friends

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Testimonials

Stephen is a master of his craft, able to define a long-term vision for building... a much better product while simultaneously indentifying quick wins in the short-term to execute that vision and increase trial conversion.

Craig McDonald | Product Executive

Stephen is head and shoulders above the norm. He approaches every project with determination, vigor, and empathy for both the end users and the front-end developers implementing his designs. If you have an opportunity to hire Stephen, you should... as he has a tendency to make all those around him successful.

Josh Stephens | Builder, Teacher, Operator, Investor

[Stephen's] ability to understand and break down complex UI/UX challenges across an extremely technical product has not only resulted in a better UI/UX for BackBox but also offered the team new views on actual underlying issues that were holding back feature adoption. He is a first-class member of the product team and would be an asset to anyone who needs a UI/UX LEADER.

Perry Greenwood | Principal Product Manager

I enjoy working on products that require clarity under complexity — especially where strategy, systems thinking, and execution intersect.
If you'd like to talk, I'd be glad to connect.

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