currently leading smugmug as general manager

Photo by Francis Hamada

Photo by Francis Hamada

KEY COMPETENCIES

  • Corporate, Product, and Technology Strategy & Innovation

  • Storytelling

  • Organizational Leadership, Change Management, & Team Building

  • Industry, Market & User Data Analysis, Segmentation, & Positioning

  • Metrics/KPI Identification & Forecasting

Collaboration-focused Leadership

I unlock the full potential of teams and organizations through evidence-based, values-driven leadership by facilitating cross-disciplinary collaboration.

With nearly two decades of experience in digital marketing and e-commerce, productivity, games, and education technology, I draw on deep expertise across multiple disciplines and industries to develop market-defining strategies to improve revenues through customer growth and retention. I lead organizations to focus on the best customers and markets, products and processes, goals, and key results.

I have helped reposition, redesign, or launch significant products and new business ventures, including Google's AdWords and Workspace (formerly G Suite), Electronic Arts’ Pogo brand, Groupon, Coursera, Auction.com, a U.S. Navy squadron, a feature film, and the Informatics program at Indiana University Bloomington.

I advise startups, government agencies, and organizations worldwide. My blog and guide to empowered organizations provide more information on my approach.

Multidisciplinary: A background in business management, marketing, and strategy (MBA: Leadership & Entrepreneurship), human-computer interaction (MS, Human-Computer Interaction), psychology, statistics, computer science, and philosophy (BS, Psychology, Minor: Philosophy) informs an evidence-based approach to leadership.

Leadership: Years of experience managing teams and leading global strategy, market, & product innovation efforts. Establish and execute a shared vision with measurable goals by engaging cross-functional teams, from executives to individual contributors.

Entrepreneurial: Co-founded and led startups; spearheaded innovation initiatives within larger organizations.

I also create films and play drums when I have time.

My Top 5 Strengths (StrengthsFinder 2.0): Significance, Competition, Futuristic, Individualization, Command