BRANDCHILD · Garett Chan · Product & Operations Advisory · Vancouver, BC
20+ years building consumer products from concept to Costco shelf. Senior product leadership — without the full-time executive overhead.
Who this is for
You're leading an established consumer brand or EdTech company with real products and real retail traction. Getting into Costco. Transforming how products are developed. Integrating an acquisition without losing momentum.
You need senior product and operations leadership for the next phase. You don't need to hire a full-time executive to get it.
I've spent 20+ years building a consumer product business from the ground up — leading every product across a 100+ SKU portfolio from initial concept through design, sourcing, prototype, buyer presentation, and retail placement.
A $20M+ account. 90% sell-through. 20 years. I know exactly what Costco buyers look for — and what kills first-time vendor relationships before they start.
Custom LLM scripts, a proprietary BOM app, Blender 3D DPC — reducing development cycles by up to 80% and halving team headcount without losing output.
Two consumer IP acquisitions led end-to-end. Hardware redesign, app rebuild, brand relaunch. 40+ SKUs added. I know where acquired value gets destroyed — and how to protect it.
Every one of SpiceBox's 100+ SKUs, from blank page to retail shelf. Concept, design, sourcing, prototype, buyer pitch, placement. End to end.
Core expertise
I managed a Costco USA/Canada account that scaled to $20M+ at peak. I can assess your compliance readiness, guide the buyer pitch process, and help you avoid the mistakes that kill first-time vendor relationships.
20-yr partnership · 90% avg sell-through · 8-week cycles
I've led every product across a 100+ SKU portfolio from blank page to retail shelf — concept, design, sourcing, prototyping, buyer presentation, and placement. I can own the function end-to-end or plug in where you need leverage.
100+ SKUs · Consumer goods & EdTech · 3 major retail chains
Custom LLM automation scripts, a proprietary Bill of Materials app, Blender 3D as a Digital Product Creation standard. Built inside a live operation — I can help you implement the same.
Up to 80% faster cycles · Team of 8 → 4, same output
Two consumer IP acquisitions led end-to-end — evaluation, integration planning, product rearchitecture, and brand relaunch including hardware redesign and full app rebuild to modern compliance standards.
2 acquisitions · 40+ SKUs added · Style Me Up, Book Studio
How I work
Senior product and operations expertise, structured around what your business actually needs — from an ongoing sounding board to embedded fractional leadership.
Selected work
Flagship Brand
SpiceBox · 15-year brand standard
IP Acquisition
Style Me Up · Hardware & app rebuild
Immersive Tech
Costco distributed · Award-winning
Packaging Innovation
15+ year manufacturing standard
IP Acquisition
20+ SKUs integrated
Retail Programs
Pallet & book table · 20-year partnership
Product photography coming soon — contact me for a full portfolio walkthrough.
No pitch deck, no discovery form. A 30-minute call to talk honestly about whether I'm the right fit for what you're building and where you're trying to take it.