I am a “dreamer – operator” with the ability to look around corners and see product and business opportunities with a keen awareness that great ideas, without execution, are just good intentions. My superpower is to pinpoint the friction points that get in the way of execution across product, engineering, sales, marketing and at all levels of an organization. I am looking for a challenge that allows me to dream, operate, and execute at scale on behalf of the customers an organization works for.  

 

• General Manager, Products delivering B2B, B2C offerings accountable for $1.5B P&L & executing $100m global integrated marketing campaigns. 

• Compete strategist focused on solving complex consumer and small business competitive gaps using the entire corporate arsenal from product, strategy go-to-market, partners, channels, and customer experience. 

• Business development leader driving strategic engagements, investments, and acquisitions. 

• Entrepreneur in residence and founder solving service and technology gaps.

• Community leader currently on the board of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra with over 12 years of trustee experience in organizations including the Seattle Humane Society and Folklife Festival.
   

Skills and Strengths

• Strategic Engagement Leader:  Owner, responsible for driving to closure strategic deals including acquisitions and investments.   

• Team builder, recruiter, evangelist: I have successfully inspired and assembled world class talent to solve complex problems across technical and business challenges ranging from product, strategy, go to market and execution.

• Experienced Communicator:  Global speaking engagements ranging from seminars, strategic briefings, board meetings, radio, TV appearances, and keynotes with lead-speaker engagements to arena-size audiences of industry professionals and press.

• Global Leader: Broad and deep international business experience setting strategy and managing global and in-country execution teams at scale.

• Voracious Learner: Most recently became an expert in mental health and healthcare; attending continued education training, writing an article for HIMMS, and serving as guest speaker in healthcare conferences.

• Compulsive Idea and Action Generator:  As social capitalist, launched 5 private ventures focused on healthcare, animals, and the environment.  As a consumer product strategist, I conceived and built America Fresh, a line of detergents and cleaning products, now sold in over 40 countries.  Co-author of original IP.  US Patent 7,596,498: “Method for Analyzing Speaking Patterns to Quantify the Progress of Customer Service Calls.”