Creating a better world starts with
innovations that consider cultures and systems
data storytelling and measuring impact
idea champions because great ideas are nothing without people who believe
Key Projects
Executing Strategy and Change in Local Government
Doubled cost savings (11% of total costs) while improving transport quality for children with special needs through leading a project and executing at both strategic and operational levels.
Data storytelling to address a slow launch
Diagnosed the core user, market, and business problems leading to failure. Then created and executed transition plans that improved sales by 25% and were adopted as best practice by the US & CA on multiple brands.
Launched a wellness app MVP using agile
Conducted user interviews, surveys, prototypes, usability testing, secondary research on sleep, competitive analysis, and market surveys. Product Manager leading a developer & designer team and recognized as top 3 products out of 15 in the CoLab cohort.
Service Design for a large commercial bank
As design team lead, I conducted 35+ interviews, artefact audits, and workshops to create a set of personas across industry, role, seniority, and company size and two journey maps. Insights used to inform a $200bn B2B bank’s scaling strategy and identify key opportunites to reduce client attrition.
Launched a $6M subbrand
Designed new brand portfolio vision and market entry strategy for Herbal Essences to trade up consumers into accessible clean beauty and spearhead growth with multinational consumers. Exceeded business forecasts and client sales.
I'm Talise- a global citizen, lifelong learner, and do-gooder passionate about designing products and services that improve people's lives.
Other Projects
Entrepreneurship toolkit for farmers
Created for Helen Keller International and 4600 Cambodian farmers. Tools piloted with positive results on financial planning abilities, crop selection decision-making and market access.
Learning kits for underserved communities
Pitched village at the Festival of Urgent Reinventions. Village offers learning kits with STEM-focused activities at a low cost, enabling access to multi-sensory supplemental learning experiences at home for low-income families, designed after secondary research, competitive analysis, breakeven financial analysis, risks & mitigations.
Government incubator sourcing strategy
A global startup sourcing strategy created for a government incubator Haidian Pioneer Park created under a 1-week project timeline.
