Merci Victoria Grace advises startup founders and product leaders on growth, hiring and leadership. She built Slack’s early growth team, later invested at Lightspeed and co-founded Panobi; her work emphasizes customer understanding, team activation and clear product experiences.
Merci Victoria Grace advises startup founders and product leaders on growth, hiring and leadership. She built Slack’s early growth team, later invested at Lightspeed and co-founded Panobi; her work emphasizes customer understanding, team activation and clear product experiences.
Career
MGCoach and product/growth advisor at Merci Grace Co. from 2024-10 to PresentIndependent advisory and coaching practice announced in October 2024. Her site says she is not accepting new clients in 2026.
PCo-founder and CEO at Panobi from 2021-10 to 2024-05Co-founded the growth-workflow platform with Jason Klym. Announced its closure in May 2024.
WIFounder (part-time community) at Women in Product from 2015-09 to 2024-05Built a community for women in product management, design and user research.
Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners from 2018-12 to 2021-02
Head of Growth at Slack from 2015-01 to 2017-07Built the early cross-functional growth team, focused on team activation, onboarding and customer understanding.GDirector of Product Management at Gigwalk from 2014-03 to 2014-12Led product management and design for a mobile workforce product.
CProduct Manager at CouchSurfing from 2012-08 to 2013-10
Producer & Game Designer at Electronic Arts from 2010-02 to 2011-02GCo-founder & Game Designer at GameLayers from 2006-03 to 2009-12
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Rachel HepworthChief Marketing Officer at Harvey
I saw firsthand her skills in hiring and coaching a strong team and crafting exceptional product experiences.