I've spent 21 years in direct marketing, but the last decade of that has been spent as much in the engine room as the boardroom.
As CEO of TouchBasePro, I've owned the technical roadmap alongside the business one. API integrations, infrastructure decisions, deliverability architecture, developer hiring, product builds -- that's day-to-day for me, not a side of the role I hand off.
I work well with CTOs and technical founders who need someone who can bridge the gap between business requirements and engineering reality. I'm not a developer, but I speak the language, I know where projects go wrong, and I've got the scars to prove it.
What I'm available for:
Technical project oversight and delivery management
Email and notification infrastructure consulting (SendGrid, API layers, deliverability)
SaaS product strategy and roadmap input
MarTech integrations and stack architecture
Helping engineering teams scope and prioritise commercial requirements
I've built and shipped products, managed distributed dev teams, navigated messy integrations, and kept clients calm while the hard stuff gets fixed behind the scenes.
Based in Johannesburg. Work remotely. Available for short engagements or ongoing advisory.
If your project needs someone who gets both sides of the table, let's talk.More...
Greg Phillips
CEO@TouchBasePro
Verified
Started TouchBasePro over 20 years ago. It's now a premier direct marketing company in South Africa. We have sent billions of emails, SMS, and now WhatsApp's. We send for all types of industries. From banks, medical aids, and financial institutions to small bespoke one-person companies.More...