Bio

Chief Product Officer at Mention Me, building the worlds first Advocacy Intelligence Platform. I am directly responsible for all aspects of product vision, strategy and development from ideation to product launch. With 25 years of experience leading businesses across multiple industries I have gained a strongly held view of why businesses win. In my experience winning in any industry comes down to the right blend of vision, operational excellence and people. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Over 25 years I have gained extensive experience: ▸ As an Entrepreneur ▸ As a Product Leader (Leading from the front) ▸ As an Executive ▸ In B2B ▸ In B2B2C ▸ In Building R & D Centres from scratch ▸ In hiring, mentoring and leading cross functional teams ▸ In fostering a culture that inspires togetherness, innovation and success ▸ In building a product vision and mission to excite customers, the market and investors ▸ In executing on that vision through every step of the product lifecycle ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Through the successes and failures I have developed skills (and scars!) in: ▸ Product Management ▸ Product Marketing ▸ Understanding complex domains quickly ▸ Critical thinking ▸ Project Management ▸ Lean development ▸ Design led innovation ▸ Public Speaking ▸ Consensus building ▸ Roadmap prioritisation ▸ Executing for success ▸ Defining roadmaps that inspire teams and excite the market ▸ Building lean products that crush the competition and commercially soar ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Along the way I have gained a strong knowledge of: ▸ Information Security ▸ Cyber Security ▸ Marketing Technologies ▸ SaaS products and technologies ▸ Big Data ▸ Data Analytics ▸ Personalisation ▸ CX ▸ AI / ML including Predictive modelling, Natural Language Processing ▸ Digital Decisioning ▸ Data Modelling, Classification, Privacy & Security ▸ Digital Transformation ▸ Event based architecture I am equally comfortable in deeply technical rooms working with architects as working with designers in design sprints. I have a passion for building products that delight users through best in class user experience and market leading functionality. I am someone who believes ''data is the answer, what is the question!'' Outside of my career, alongside playing golf when I get the time I love to keep up with the latest advancements in Physics, Astronomy and new Tech such as IOT and Data Science. Please feel free to connect, I love talking Tech!