With more than 25 years of experience, I feel like I've seen it all, having founded startups, turned around companies (or failed to), and led product teams and created products within companies such as Google, CNN, Home Depot, Ford, and Bank of America. I've created products from scratch, launched features to a customer base of over 2 billion active users, and more than doubled revenue for existing products. I've been responsible for growing CNN's breaking news subscribers over 1200% while simultaneously reducing delivery times by 75%. I've held the title of founder, Vice President of Enterprise Product Management, CMO, Director of Product Management, Senior Product Manager, Vice President of Marketing, and Director of Product Marketing. I have a background in the entire company lifecycle from founding to acquisition over my career. I developed products across a number of verticals/industries, including SaaS, telecom, marketing technology, financial services, online media, healthcare, retail, automotive, and public safety. I have coached and mentored hundreds of Product Managers and founders around the world through Google, Techstars, and Georgia Tech.

I am a former chef who became a product management and marketing leader for technology companies. Yeah, it surprised me too :D. I'm also an Atlanta native, where I live with my wife and four children and I hold an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, and a Bachelors of Science in Management from Georgia Tech. I'm also on a quest with my wife to run a half marathon in each of the 50 states. So I've got that going for me, which is nice.

Escaping the Feature Factory