AI-Powered Product &
Go-To-Market Systems
Helping ambitious companies improve their digital presence and find their best customers
Skills & Services
"But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me dangerous at what I do"
AI Prototyping
Rapid prototyping using Bolt, Replit, Lovable and other cutting-edge AI tools to bring your ideas to life quickly.
Website & App Development
Professional design and development using Webflow, WordPress, FlutterFlow and other no/low code tools.
Business Operations
Streamline your operations with CRMs and collaboration tools like HubSpot, Slack, Zoom, Notion, and more.
Product-led Growth
Improve self-service revenue for B2B SaaS businesses with optimized landing pages, pricing, onboarding, and analytics.
GTM Engineering
Boost top line performance using Clay and other AI automation tools to enhance your go-to-market strategy.
Email Automation
Reach customers effectively with optimized email infrastructure, deliverability, and personalized messaging.
Portfolio
A selection of projects, websites and applications built as a product leader and consultant
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Large Multi-Year Projects
Enterprise software development and product-led transformations spanning multiple years
Accenture
Ran project mgmt office for a post-merger integration and awarded a patent for a nuclear licensing content mgmt system.
Grainger.com
Led largest client engagement at Devbridge for custom software development of Gamut.com which now powers Grainger.com.
McKinsey Academy
Led McKinsey Academy Data Platform, enabling professional growth to sustain transformational change.
ServiceBridge
Successful 2-year product-led transformation and exit of a $2M ARR B2B2C SaaS for SMBs in field services.
TeamCare Dental
A B2B SaaS for Dental Practices, consulting on product-led growth and go-to-market engineering.
Small Web & App Development
Websites and applications built using no-code/low-code tools and custom development
The Digital JC
AI prototype built in lovable in 1 day.
LeanPower.io
A B2B SaaS platform for field services of nuclear power plants, enabling easy onboarding and efficient operations.
Meet Poppins
Lead product manager of AI personal assistant designed specifically for busy parents, reducing mental load and stress.
Arnold GTM Advisors
Lovable AI prototype and Webflow website for strategic go-to-market expertise that drives measurable growth.
Chicago Accounting
A clean, professional Carrd website for an accounting firm in Chicago.
Midwest EMF
A comprehensive WordPress website for EMF services in the Midwest.
Teslativity
A Carrd website and FlutterFlow iOS app for a Tesla-focused service.
Sunnlight
A WordPress website and iOS app for sustainable lighting solutions.
Joannalot
A WordPress e-commerce site with a clean, user-friendly design.
How I Prefer Work
Initial Discussion
Initial discussion to understand your needs and determine if we're a good fit for each other.
Discovery Workshop
Identifying scope with effort sizing, impact assessment, prioritization, and roadmap development.
Phased Delivery
Continuous implementation with regular check-ins, feedback, and iterative improvements.
My Professional Network
If there is something that I know that I can't cover, I have an extensive network of other professionals and agencies that can deliver almost any solution for any digital problem.
My network spans experts in:
About John C
John Ciecholewski is a Chicago-based product and technology leader specializing in AI Automation for Marketing and Sales, with deep expertise in GTM Engineering. He helps companies build intelligent go-to-market systems that leverage AI to identify, engage, and convert high-value prospects.
John works extensively with Private Equity portfolio companies to understand their total addressable markets, identify hard-to-find ideal customer profiles (ICPs), and implement signal-based lead scoring to surface prospects who are actively in-market. His approach combines data-driven insights with automation to accelerate pipeline generation and revenue growth.
As a principal product manager, John led the McKinsey Academy Data Platform team which was foundational in delivering capability building at scale for McKinsey's most demanding clients and engagements. His leadership contributed to saving multi-million dollars annually as part of a learning management system migration and enabled millions in net-new self-service revenue for McKinsey Academy.
As a product leader, John led a 2-year turnaround of ServiceBridge, a B2B SaaS, using Product-Led Growth tactics which resulted in a competitive and successful multi-million acquisition. He holds three patents related to software solutions, workflows and platforms.
He lives in Glenview with his wife and two kids, loves to golf and play soccer. Ask him about Arsenal, F1, Indy, or the Bears, or his fantasy football league that he's been in with his high school friends for over 20 years.
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