Katie Runyan Email & Phone Number

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Role: As we as a product team grow from one or two individual contributors to a larger, more diverse team, it takes some work to ensure everyone is set up to be an effective and connected product team.Responsibilities:
• Establishing transparency and visibility of our product goals, priorities, and updates across the organization
• Aligning product priorities with business objectives and communicating our product vision and strategic roadmap
• Leading and managing a team of product managers and specialists, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to ensure effective collaboration and delivery of high-quality products
• Partnering with cross-functional teams such as engineering, design, marketing, sales, and customer support to ensure alignment on product priorities and goals
• Championing a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the product team, encouraging experimentation and exploration of new opportunities and market trends

Sacramento, California Area

• At Webconnex, our goal is to be a company our clients love to brag about.Our innovative and robust software provides the fastest and simplest way for someone to register, donate or buy a ticket online.Current.
• Validating friction points, trends & opportunities using Jobs to Be Done methodology.
• Shaping product requests and initiatives
• Triaging and prioritizing bugs and requests from other teams
• Betting table with co-founding team, adding an additional check/voice for priority shifts.
• Communicating product updates with stakeholders, customer success, product and development teams.

• Duties Included:
• Keeping the product roadmap updated, balancing the needs of customers and stakeholders.
• Being the voice of the customer: Identify pain points and define the reach of those pain points by providing data to support the problems that need to be solved.
• Contribute to our overall product strategy.
• Working with product team to develop testable user stories, mock-ups, & user flows.
• Working with high volume/VIP customers to keep a pulse on their needs, identifying pain points & opportunities.

• Duties Included:
• Developed customer relationships to promote retention and loyalty
• Creatively solved problems to customer's needs or pain points
• Assisted in developing marketing strategies to increase prospective base of clients
• Successfully performed demonstrations of our product to potential prospects
• Maintained knowledge of all new product development and communication new developments to our customers

I consult in how to up-level your engagement with your team, take initiative in your career, feel fulfilled & valued in what you do, and stop playing small. My program consists of 12 weeks with 6 modules that helps a person: - Build their Awareness- Adopt the Right Mindset- Develop their Margins- Achieve Influence- Secure their Value- Shape their Future

Sacramento, California Area

-Ensure consistent processes between all offices-Monitor and service all social media marketing-Create and implement marketing strategies-Coordinate Agency Payroll-Track loss and net growth of agency-Monitor P&C production for all producers and communicate to Agency Principal-Develop and implement customer contact processes-Service lead sources and.

Greater Denver Area

-Was one of the top producers in the strongest agency of the region. -Administered all clients and monitor all insurance policies from inception to closing and assist to generate demands for all products.-Managed communication for brand portfolio and manage all activities to achieve all production objectives.-Maintained knowledge on all commercial products.

Littleton, Colorado

- full-service fundraising for political figures and nonprofit organizations- Assisted with fundraising event planning and invitation design.- Directed mail projects and expanding sponsorships for clients.- Experience with Aristotle fundraising database system, including data entry and maintenance.- Learned strategic management and development consulting.

Golden, CO

- United a team and resolving team conflicts- Utilized individuals' strengths for the overall team's purpose- Employed multiple organizational skills to plan and accomplish weekly tasks.- Managed a team to achieve organization’s mission while building and improving professional relationships.

Bachelor, International Affairs, Business, Political Science

Education record

Studied sports management and criminal justice abroad.