I built a global emerging tech capability from zero to $3.2m+ revenue at MediaMonks. Then I left and shipped 20+ AI-driven products myself. I have done this job. I just did it from the outside.
At MediaMonks, I founded a global emerging technology capability from nothing. No playbook, no team, no clients. I defined the positioning, designed the service models, recruited the team and drove it to $3.2m+ in revenue. It spanned generative AI partnerships (Stability AI, Runway), web3 (Gucci, Adidas, Macy's) and platform integrations (Salesforce, Reddit, Polygon). A 0-to-1 product build inside a matrixed global organisation.
0 → 1 → $3.2m+ revenueMy emerging tech work at MediaMonks included commercial payments infrastructure (web3 wallets, token-gated commerce, NFT minting flows), platform integrations with Reddit and Salesforce, and revenue model design for new digital product categories. I have worked with Mastercard and PayPal as clients. I understand how payment ecosystems create value and where AI-driven innovation can unlock new commercial flows.
Mastercard. PayPal. Web3 commerce.20+ live AI-driven products shipped independently. Not mockups or decks. Live products with automated pipelines, hybrid scoring models, multimodal AI systems and revenue infrastructure. I build AI products the way Foundry needs them built: from opportunity identification through concept development, prototyping, business model design and deployment.
20+ live products. Shipped solo.Six years at MediaMonks (S4 Capital, 9,000+ people) leading cross-functional teams across strategy, engineering, creative, delivery, sales and R&D. I know how to influence without authority, align stakeholders across functions, and drive outcomes within tight timelines inside complex global organisations.
S4 Capital. 9,000+ people. 6 years.I do not just prototype. I build business cases, define revenue models and own execution through to in-market delivery. At MediaMonks, every new capability I built had to justify itself commercially. I understand the difference between an exciting demo and a product that generates revenue.
Revenue models. Not just prototypes.Experienced facilitating ideation workshops, synthesising outputs into actionable product concepts, and producing executive-ready collateral for internal decision-making. I have run cross-functional workshops with senior stakeholders at Google, Nike, Meta and Gucci, turning ideas into prioritised requirements and shipped products.
Ideation → concept → collateral → shipCommissioned author: Getting Started with Web3 and NFTs (BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, 2024). BIMA 100 Tech Pioneer. I translate complex emerging technology into clear, commercially-framed narratives for technical and non-technical audiences alike. High-quality collateral is what I do.
BCS author. BIMA 100. 150+ posts.Led strategic collaboration with Stability AI and Runway at MediaMonks, translating AI research capability into commercially viable production offerings. I sit comfortably between R&D teams and commercial stakeholders, turning technical possibility into productised solutions with clear go-to-market strategies.
Stability AI. Runway. Shipped.1,200+ brands scored on cultural relevance using a hybrid model: Wikipedia API + Reddit API + 3 independent LLM calls per batch + financial data enrichment. Automated weekly pipeline via GitHub Actions. Designed as a scalable B2B intelligence product with commercial licensing potential.
therelevanceindex.com →End-to-end multimodal pipeline: 150+ data feeds synthesised by AI, narrated via ElevenLabs voice generation, deployed every morning. Live on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Zero marginal cost at scale. Demonstrates product-market fit through daily automated delivery.
thepattern.media →Data aggregation dashboard with AI-curated signal detection across 150+ feeds. Automated daily pipeline covering ingestion, AI analysis and publishing. Built as a product concept demonstrating scalable, always-on intelligence delivery.
cultureterminal.com →End-to-end product pipeline from generative AI image production (fal.ai/Flux) to fulfilment via Stripe + Printful integration. A complete revenue-generating product built on AI infrastructure.
modernretro.art →Built and operate 6 fully automated daily/weekly data and product pipelines using GitHub Actions, covering data ingestion, AI scoring, content generation and deployment. Structured, repeatable, scalable systems designed for zero-touch operation.
mikelitman.me →The intersection of AI and payment infrastructure is where the most significant commercial innovation will happen in the next five years. Foundry is positioned at the centre of that. I want to bring what I have built independently (AI product pipelines, scoring systems, automated intelligence products) into an organisation that can deploy these capabilities at global scale across security, services and new payment flows.
Independent builder → global scaleI spent the last year proving I could ship AI products independently. Now I want to do it inside an organisation where the products reach millions of users, where the data is proprietary, and where the commercial impact is measured in revenue at scale. Foundry is the kind of team where my combination of hands-on AI building and matrixed org experience becomes most valuable.
20+ products solo. Ready for global impact.