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Product, growth, and the building in between.

I'm Kav. Thirteen years across product, paid media, and Shopify. Now freelancing: PM work, growth programs, and small tools I build end-to-end with Claude Code and n8n.

top rated · upwork$8M+ ad spendstack: claude + n8n
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Receipts

Case studies. Real numbers, metrics verified. Some clients under NDA.

[01]DTC streetwear · paid media · +6mo

Sub-2× ROAS to 8× in six months

New creative cadence, cleaner audience segments, actual attribution. Spend doubled after.

ROAS
[02]Premium denim · shopify cro · +90d

CVR from 0.5% to 2.5% in 90 days

Redesigned PDP, shortened checkout, added post-purchase flows. AOV up 22% on the side.

+400%CVR
[03]Series B SaaS · CAC project · +4mo

CAC halved, trial-to-paid tripled

Rewired onboarding around activation milestones. Usage-based lead scoring built from product data.

−50%CAC
[04]Industrial supplier · PPC scale · +8mo

$5K/mo to $80K/mo with CPL down 40%

From one broad campaign to proper structure. Volume went up 16× while cost-per-lead dropped.

16×spend scaled
[05]Parts distributor · AI pipeline · +3 days

23,079 verified products, campaign live in three days

Replaced 80K hallucinated listings with real ones via Python, a distributor API, and guardrails. CPL went from $200 to $17.

$200→$17per lead
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What clients say

On paid media work. Unedited, from Upwork and direct engagements.

Kaven is an exceptionally talented and wonderful SEM / PPC Manager. I have nothing but the highest regard for him and the quality of his work.
Akkadia Project
Paid Ads & PPC Management
Kaven really helped us rebuild and improve our Google Ads account! He was very responsive, easy to work with, and met all of our expectations. I would definitely recommend him!
Meyers Printing
Paid Media Setup & Optimization

Dispatches

Mostly about what I'm playing with. Sometimes useful.

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Kaven Kim — product builder, using AI