I provide expert consulting for HR leaders and startups on all areas of mental health tech.
Dr. Jay Spence | Director, Dark Blue Consulting


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Portfolio
Recent work
Partnered Health
Acting Chief Product Officer responsible for the design and go to market for a new mental health technology platform.


Mantle Health
Development of go to market strategy and product market fit guidance for mental health company.
Major Aust. Bank
Market scan of wellbeing technology solutions for a large Australian bank. Stakeholder interviews, supplier sourcing, implementation support.
Private Hospital Group
Established tailored evaluation criteria and conducted market scan for wellbeing tech suppliers, vetting and final selection support. Set up of KPI and ROI tracking.


Wentwest
Product advisor for a primary healthcare network designing AI-based mental health app for CALD communitites.
InCheq
Capital raising support for seed round including investor deck development and pitch feedback for psychosocial hazard startup.
Together AI
Support to develop Australian and US B2B sales channels for a B2C child and adolescent mental health app.


APM Group
Strategic advisor on emerging digital mental health technologies for a major employment services provider, to support development of their digital wellbeing strategy and service delivery models.
Canceraid
Strategy development for successful Australian digital health product seeking to enter US B2B healthtech market.
Employee Assistance Provider
Reignited growth through strategic market and competitor analysis. Uncovered a unique differentiator by benchmarking competitor features. Refined positioning and pricing to align with market gaps.


Aust. Recovery Centres
Product Market Fit review for a outpatient substance treatment centre to revised Go To Market strategy and provide sales and marketing support.
Give Me Five
Deep review of product, customer feedback, and competitive landscape, then developed a tailored GTM strategy including ideal customer profiles, pricing, and positioning for the U.S. market.






















“...consistently delivers...”
Ilya Gluhovsky, CTO, Pear Therapeutics
★★★★★
“...strategically and emotionally intelligent ... highly respected by the board, our executive team... Jay did an outstanding job...”
Dr. Brian Mayhugh, CEO, MIndstreet
★★★★★
“...incredibly credentialed in the social impact space...”
Raj Patel, Techstars USA
★★★★★
“...Jay is the right mix of high IQ and EQ... he delivered above expecations...”
Dragan Horvat, CIO, Redallion
★★★★★
“...having the real world lived experience of a recently exited entrepreneur as proficient as Jay is incredibly rare ...”
Dr. Raghav Murali-Ganesh, CEO, Canceraid
★★★★★
“...I'd highly recommend him for any Chief Product role...”
Vik Dogra, CEO, Jobfit