Storybound
Kids and parents make up stories together, one choice at a time. Every bedtime gets a new adventure.
Hi, I'm Chris. From FarmVille to fintech to bedtime stories.
I've spent 15 years building things people use, and lately a few things only my kids use. By day I'm a product manager at Lead Bank, building banking APIs for fintechs.
- Atlanta, GA
- Georgia Tech, Computational Media
- Dad-run app studio
🏠 Built at home
Apps and shows made with (and for) my kids.
PodPack
Parents curate a podcast library for kids with Apple Watches. No phone, no feeds, just good shows.
Tap the Cookie
A simple fidget and tapping game for the Apple Watch. Tap, stack cookies, repeat.
Storybound: Stories for Kids
We take our favorite Storybound tales and turn them into episodes, with real kid narrators.
💼 My day job
15 years of product management across fintech, commerce and games.
- Jun 2026 – now Lead Bank · Product Manager NOW
Leading the credit product at Lead, building APIs that fintechs use to launch lending and credit programs.
- 2017 – 2026 Square / Block · Staff Product Manager
Cash App Pay on the web (5× adoption), buyer accounts from 0→1, and the Orders API that powers Square commerce.
- 2016 – 2017 Gather (now Tripleseat) · Director of Product
First product hire. Shipped a direct event-booking product and landed a partnership with Darden.
- 2015 – 2016 Bloc (now Chegg) · Product Manager
Mentor tooling for an online developer bootcamp.
- 2011 – 2015 Zynga · PM / Senior Producer
Six FarmVille expansions, and a patent for a social game mechanic. Yes, really.
- 2010 EA Tiburon · Intern Producer
Summer on the production team, and a music video award winner.
🕹️ My archive: Georgia Tech, 2006–2010
Before product management, I made games. Click any card for the full story.
Bomber! Atari 2600 game, one of Ian Bogost's class favorites 
Zelda: Reloaded Game Boy Advance. Link gets revenge on the chickens 
Oregon Trail Remade in Smalltalk. Best-looking in class 
Interfaced Puzzle game where the UI is the level. IGF submission 
Goop 2.5D platformer with a sticky goop gun 
Bug Juice Early mobile AR game with Qualcomm 
Your Future Life Machinima film in Unreal and Maya 📺
American Consumer Satirical music video about ads