Wellness & Self-Growth
Gemini Near Me
Product & Branding Consultant · Six months · Research, brand positioning, product strategy, UX direction, content strategy
Bringing a founder’s vision to life through brand strategy, product direction, and AI.
Gemini Near Me is a self-love and relationship app founded by Iryna Wood. I partnered with Iryna to help shape the brand and translate her expertise into a digital experience that brings together personal reflection, relationship guidance, and AI coaching.
6 months · 1M+ social views · AI coach IRYNA AI · Strategy & roadmap handoff

The challenge
Section 01From matchmaking to self-love
The original concept centered on astrology and matchmaking. Through competitive and user research, I helped identify an opportunity to expand the app’s purpose toward self-love, mental wellness, and personal growth. This meant rethinking how the brand presented itself, what the product offered, and how people would experience it.
My approach
Section 02Positioning & product
I worked closely with Iryna to refine the positioning and messaging around this broader vision. Alongside a team of designers and developers in Ukraine, I guided the product experience and helped connect her coaching approach with the app’s features and user journey.

IRYNA AI
I also sourced an AI-avatar partner to support the development of Iryna’s digital presence. The app’s AI coach, IRYNA AI, brought her guidance into an experience people could access alongside journaling, affirmations, meditations, and relationship tools.
Beyond the app
Beyond the app, I set up a podcast studio and advised on social media strategy, helping create more ways for people to discover the brand and connect with its founder.
The outcome
Section 03A broader platform
Gemini Near Me evolved from an astrology and matchmaking concept into a broader self-love and relationship platform. Its social content reached more than one million views, and I concluded the engagement with a strategy and roadmap handoff to support the team’s next phase.
My contribution connected the founder’s vision with the brand, product, and technology needed to bring it to life.