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Brook Warner

I'm passionate about using technology and creativity to make positive change in the world.

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About Me

Hey there!

I’m an experienced Product Manager and natural leader with a strong passion for using technology to make a meaningful difference. I have a background in science but a passion for all things technical. I’m interested in positions that make a positive social change, not just advance the bottom line

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My Experience

Soul Machines

May 2024 - Present

Head of Product

Developed a new product strategy focused on delivering value to end-users with an intake funnel for creators, SMBs, and enterprise users. Raised $5m in funding for this renewed focus on our core product, resulting in 100x growth of our user base.

Soul Machines

Dec 2023 - May 2024

Group Product Manager

Mentored and managed a team of 3 product managers, fostering professional growth and operational excellence. Also led product development from concept to launch, crafting strategies aligned with company goals, driving team collaboration across departments, and ensuring market and user behaviour insights shaped product direction.

Soul Machines

Jan 2022 - Dec 2023

Senior Product Manager

Led the initiative to target the ‘Creator’ user-segment, resulting in 50,000 sign-ups, & developed several key features to improve the user journey for this segment. Also pioneered research to define unique selling proposition to improve product market fit, launched 3 key features based on insights from this research which reduced our “time to Aha” from 30 minutes to ~3 minutes.

Soul Machines

Dec 2020- Dec 2021

Product Manager

Democratised platform for customers to quickly experiment and find value by leading a 15 month initiative to convert our avatar creation service into a self-service tool (DigitalDNA Blender) to reduce time-to-value from 6 months to mere minutes.

Soul Machines

2018-2020

Senior Project Manager

Implemented agile processes, developed value streams and other delivery systems to shift Soul Machines from struggling to meet customer deadlines to meeting all delivery deadlines in 2019 and 2020. Additionally, reduced waste by 25% by finding places in our delivery chain that were underperforming and lobbying for improved tooling or process change.

Scarlet City Studios

2012-2017

Co-founder

I co-founded Scarlet City Studios to use the immersive medium of games to enable children to be forces for positive social change in their neighbourhoods.I was directly involved in 3 large games: The Aetherlight - a children’s MMO, available on iOS, Android, and desktop - and 2 Augmented Reality games (played on-site) for a Museum in Washington, D.C.

Legacy Projects

2010-2012

Change Manager

Legacy Projects focused on providing project/change management services predominantly for the non-profit sector.

Liver Transplant Unit, Auckland District Health Board

2009-2010

Master's Student

I was based in a Lab at Auckland City Hospital where I was undertaking my Master's Research into the evolution of the Hepatitis B Virus in Tongans. Specifically, we aimed to investigate and elucidate the difference in mutation repertoires between a subset of Tongans who control the virus and the disease, and those who do not, thus eliciting ongoing liver disease (hepatitis).

Notable Work

ddna designer

Digital DNA Designer

Democratisation of Digital People Design

aetherlight

The Aetherlight

Chronicles of the Resistance

hepatitis

Selection Pressure on the Hepatitis B Virus in a Chronically Infected New Zealand Tongan Population

Master's Thesis

Nice words

Liz Swanson

Liz Swanson

(fmr) Managing Director at Soul Digital

I had the honor of working directly with Brook at Soul Machines as he was the key Senior liaison between the Product team and our in-house Client Services agency. Brook was instrumental in helping to define and shape client insights and articulate the opportunity and requirements back to internal Executive Stakeholders. Brook’s calm and intentional demeanor is a welcome attribute in the technology and start-up world. He always led with the business and client’s best needs at heart, while carefully balancing the integrity and value of the product. If I were to be building another team right now, Brook would absolutely be one of my first hires.

James Brunskill

James Brunskill

JAMBE ENTERPRISES LTD

Brook is never afraid of taking on new challenges but brings a realistic attitude allowing wise decision making when a cross road is reached. He's multi talented, with skills ranging from Project Management, through Web Development, to Graphic Design and Writing Copy. This diverse range of skills allow him to much more quickly understand the challenges other team members might face and provide mentoring and useful advice when needed.

Stephen Karpinskyj

Stephen Karpinskyj

(fmr) Lead Developer at Scarlet City Studios

Brook's unwavering perseverance in helping Scarlet City grow from an idea to a game studio with multiple titles under its belt has been impressive to work alongside to say the least. In the 3 years I've worked with him I've seen Brook respond to multiple times of significant testing with a strong determination to not only keep the company on track but also maintain its ambitious momentum. I've known Brook to capably pursue a vision at all levels of detail and be willing to invest as much of himself as he can spare. If that means diving into something completely new and unknown then so be it. This attitude along with proven skills such as web development is why I would recommend Brook.

Paul Dunn

Paul Dunn

(fmr) World Builder at Scarlet City Studios

Brook has proved himself to be a capable and deliberate leader with a wealth of insight and intellect. In my time working with him, Brook demonstrated a commitment to professionalism and a passionate pursuit of the very best for both the project and the people he was responsible for. Brook has an eye for the big picture and a heart for the little guy, able to balance the demands of production in an agile environment with the realities of a team covering a wide range of ages and experience. He gets systems and process, and strives for lean, efficient workflows but never at the expense of a vibrant and human culture.

Things I Wrote Once

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16 Feb 2022

I don't care if you're an epidemiologist
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June 20, 2015

Cycling For Transport Is Awesome, Why Are You Not Doing It?

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