Bio

I align product strategy with business goals and market reality to help start-ups scale and enterprises accelerate innovation and growth. As a persuasive storyteller, I lead by communicating vision to create buy-in and help employees pivot. I unlock roadblocks by disarming silos, creating killer cross-functional and leadership alignment, and instantiating team and agile processes that deliver faster results. I have a strong track record of helping teams across industries and company sizes build good products that get recognition and awards, and drive measurable business results. Product community and pay-it-forward activities include: - Frequent speaker for conferences and podcasts including WomenTech Global, CDO Conference, Webby Podcast, Product Thinking, Digital Summit Series, Seerfest, SearchLove, Women in Tech, and more - Webby Awards Executive Judge - Member, CEOX and She’s Independent (angel investing group) - Mentor/speaker for CPO Accelerator and OU Impact Accelerator Soft skills: - Develop foundational work that creates alignment, guides prioritization, speeds decision making, and drives to outcomes - Build collaboration and manage complexity while delivering results - Create and model flexibility, agility, and responsiveness - Balance near-term results with long-term vision - Trilingual: Fluent in tech, voice of the customer, and boardroom *We’re going to have to stop calling them “soft” skills :) Recent awards: - 8 Webby Awards, 3 Shorty Awards, Anthem Award, Best Mobile App Award, BolognaRagazzi Digital Award, American Library Association Notable Children’s Digital Media List. - Featured on AdAge Creativity 50 and Constellation’s Business Transformation 150 Hot topics: Product Strategy and Innovation • Product-Market Fit • Growth Strategy • Product Roadmap • Go-to-Market • Product Lifecycle • UX • Data & Customer Driven • Cross-Functional Strategy • Board and Investor Presentations • Public Speaker • Skilled Leader