Bridging
Innovation
& Execution
Advisory and consulting services for business and product growth.
No Straight Lines
At Lydia & Co., we know the path from start-up to scale-up to a global enterprise is not always a straight line. We are seasoned enterprise SaaS, fintech, and consumer tech operators who understand what it takes to build and scale successful products and businesses. As a result, we offer professional services tailored to accelerate our clients’ needs.
Interim/Fractional CPO
Hands-on operational product and team leadership in delivering innovative products with predictable, repeatable, and measurable business outcomes.
Monetization Strategy
Create product-led growth (PLG) strategies, willingness-to-pay studies, and SaaS pricing plans to maximize ARR and increased profitability.
Advisory Services
Deliver unparalleled expertise in aligning stakeholders, crafting winning strategic plans, and scaling up businesses.
In Good Company
Lydia & Co. adopts a personalized approach, working closely with founders, CEOs, and other C-Suite executives to develop tailored plans that align with our clients' specific needs and objectives.
We are dedicated to providing the highest level of service and leveraging our extensive network to foster connections and opportunities that support our clients' success. We are deeply committed to our clients' progress and aim to be reliable partners throughout their growth journey.
ALBERTSONS
National Grocery
Payment Fraud Prevention and Risk Management
FOUNTAIN
HR Tech Platform
Interim CPO
SEWER AI
Infrastructure AI Platform
Advisor, Pricing Study and Strategy
ADOBE
Enterprise SaaS
Zero-to-One product development and GTM Strategy
CHIPPER CASH
Cross-Boarder Payments
Interim CPO
WILLFUL
Consumer Tech
Pricing Study and Pricing Strategy
DRIFT
Enterprise SaaS
Pricing Study and Enterprise Pricing Strategy
ONE DROP
Consumer Health Tech
Executive Coaching
UNIPHORE
Enterprise SaaS
Zero-to-One product development
Committed to our client’s success and delivering accelerated growth.
“We worked on our pricing and packaging strategy at Drift. Lydia was excellent. Sharp, thoughtful, well-prepared, and flexible throughout the entire process. She also knows how to separate product, strategy, GTM, and pricing problems. I would absolutely work with her again .”
Will Collins,
SVP Operations
“Lydia is an incredibly valuable advisor. Whenever we meet with her we come away charged and headed in the right direction.”
Matthew Rosenthal,
CEO and Co-Founder
“Lydia brings a wealth of experience from her prior roles and, through working with her on the tough problems I was facing, I gained so much confidence in my instincts and the value of my experience to date.”
Rachel Sánchez-Madhur,
EVP Product & Marketing
“We are all very impressed with Lydia’s knowledge and her ability to facilitate our first strategic planning offsite. This was one the most impactful two-days in Chipper history.”
Marc Gottschalk,
Chief Legal Officer
Product Elevated
CPO Series:
Strategies for Accelerated Growth
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CPO Series: Aligning Around the Right Success Metrics
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Compliance Challenges to Protect Product Innovation
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Forbes: How to be an Ally for
Women in Tech
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Apple News: Quora Ask-Me-Anything Session
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CIA Langley, VA:
The Identity of Things
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About Lydia
Lydia Varmazis is known for her expertise in accelerating private and public companies in the financial services, enterprise SaaS, and consumer technology sectors. As the founder of Lydia & Co., she serves as an advisor or interim/ fractional Chief Product Officer (CPO).
With over 20 years in product leadership, Lydia brings a unique perspective to her clients, successfully combining her hands-on operational experience with her extensive understanding of the strategic factors impacting businesses. As a result, she creates highly innovative, customer-centric products by balancing design, development, and business acumen.
With extensive knowledge and experience in Product, Engineering, and Design (PED), Lydia has held executive leadership positions at Checkr, PayPal, and Adobe, managing product portfolios with revenues from $240M — $2.4B in annual recurring revenue (ARR).
Lydia holds a BS from Ryerson University, an MBA from Pepperdine University, and is certified in Corporate Governance from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
