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Jim Secord

Vice President, Product

WineDirect

Country or State

Canada

Bio

Senior product leader with 15+ years experience in software-as-a-service (SaaS) with proven success in launching products, driving strategy, building cross-functional teams, and partnerships for optimal growth and scale. Accomplishments - Grew Kashoo Cloud Accounting to over 200,000 users in over 120 countries - Led strategic investment and partnerships - Awarded British Columbia Tech Association “Startup of the Year” in 2013 - Built first mobile real estate search app integrated with lead management - Recognized by Inman News as top 100 influential leaders in Real Estate Technology - Have successfully led acquisition and integrations of over 12 companies Core Competencies - Product Management, Strategy, Business Development, Cross Functional Team Building - SaaS, SMB Marketing, Acquisitions, Partnerships and Channels, Growth, Scaling - SaaS, FinTech, PropTech, P&L Management, Recruiting and talent retention - Presenter, Storyteller, Dot-Connector, Listener Leadership Principles - Empathy. Expect team to use their products and understand the user’s perspective. - Ownership. Ensure everyone understands their role and what they are responsible for delivering. - Transparency. Always speak candidly and treat others with respect, be self-critical. - Disagree and Commit. Encourage debate and challenges but facilitate and communicate decisions. - Constraints. By understanding and identifying limitations, organizations can focus on differentiation. - Deliver Results. Success is infectious. When teams hit deadlines and goals, the higher the standards

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Current Position

Vice President, Product at WineDirect

Degrees

Business/Commerce, General

Past Talks

NRF 2023

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