Blake Taylor Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Founder, owner, grower, CMO, CCO, CFO, CxO, etc of small but growing business producing and selling local, sustainable cut flowers and arrangements in Dane and Green Counties. Check out alhambraflowerfarm.com for more information!

San Francisco, California, Us

Led product organization and strategy & direction across the entire suite of products, developing and executing product initiatives in harmony with the company's overarching goals, business imperatives, and market dynamics.Supported growth and market penetration of enterprise procurement solutions in varying levels of maturity. Introduced and expanded new product capabilities harnessing the power of new technologies such as generative AI, ML, LLMs, as well as engaging with complementary third party solutions that maximized growth and time to value. Spearheaded the business activity needed to establish and mature the product organization, including assembling and nurturing a cadre of high-caliber product managers/owners.Collaborated with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing and customer success to ensure seamless integration and adoption of new solutions, fostering a culture of customer centricity throughout the team and beyond.

Columbia, Maryland, Us

Responsible for the core data analytics, business intelligence and participant payments solutions, I led a team responsible for growing the product capabilities, achieving product market fit, ensuring product adoption and increased revenue. Through direct engagement and collaboration with customer end users, internal stakeholders and executives, I translated user and business need into new software features and solutions. Engaged and collaborated with dozens of clients and end users in proactive product discovery. Product execution responsibilities included: roadmap refinement and product vision crafting, requirements gathering and definition, leading and directing UI/UX design, being the champion of the product and the customer internally and externally, and working closely with development teams to improve Agile (Scrum) practices and ensure high quality software. As part of product leadership, I promoted product management excellence, continual process improvement and growth of team members.

Madison, Wi, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Managed and executed multiple product roadmaps, delivering customer-facing B2B solutions used by over 6,000 clients / 50,000 users in multiple European and US markets. Led product teams using Agile (Scrum, Kanban) methodologies to deliver regular product enhancements and launch new capabilities in the core suite of web and mobile products. Coordinated and engaged multiple internal teams to plan and execute go-to-market strategies, ensuring customers were aware and ready to adopt new features and enable sales with new value propositions to bring to market.Worked with product marketing and customer-facing teams to conduct direct customer feedback events (in-person, in-app and online surveys).Drove process and product optimization efforts within the development team. Completed a nine month leadership development course.

Chicago, Il, Us

Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of product offering. Managed product lifecycle from customer requirement gathering through post-implementation product support: attended and presented in pre-sale meetings with potential customers, translated customer requirements for new applications into functional documents for development, assured development was in line with customer needs and met critical milestones, assured implementation was successful and provided post-delivery support. Created internal and external documentation around new and existing product features, applications and use, as well as marketing and sales campaign materials. Educated delivery and sales teams on strategic product application to assure project completion and increase the success of sales initiatives. Key account management relating to product use including implementation, training, support and product upgrades.Additional responsibilities included local IT support and vendor relationship management.Previous roles at TradingPartners include Head of Supply Managers, Senior Supply Manager, Supply Manager.

Green Bay, Wi, Us

Maintained and grew existing relationships with clients, acquired new clients in need of logistical support, focused on ‘niche clients’ – specifically those requiring import and export services to and from the United States.

Supported the execution of logistic and transportation projects for existing clients, liaised with local transportation providers to coordinate deliveries, developed new filing system for sensitive transportation records. Gained experience in the shipping and logistics industry, shadowing people in various departments and assisting with necessary tasks where applicable.

Ba Major, Global Studies, Spanish Studies

Ba, Spanish Studies (Abroad)