Nacho Andrade Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

Dallas, Texas, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Hosting the product awards for 2022 and 2023. Also interviewing product leaders about "Product Divergence". Product takes many forms, and in this podcast we deep dive into the people, products, and ideas that don’t fit the conventional product story. We will discover where each unique approach may reinforce universal product principles and processes, and where they diverge.

In today’s rapidly evolving market, organizations of all sizes are challenged not only by fast-paced changes but also by the need to effectively integrate AI into their business strategies. As a seasoned product leader with robust experience across AI, ML, HR tech, healthcare, and education, I specialize in crafting transformative product strategies that do more than just incorporate AI — they leverage it to significantly advance business objectives.With a track record of successfully launching products and revitalizing underperforming ones, I bring a unique blend of technical expertise and strategic foresight to every initiative. I collaborate closely with teams to instill best practices in product management, foster a culture of innovation, and drive significant business growth. Whether it’s refining a product vision, energizing stakeholders, or coaching product teams, I ensure that AI integration goes beyond superficial solutions to deliver substantial, measurable results.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Led the product strategy and vision for Ubiety Technologies, a cutting-edge AI company. Worked collaboratively with a world-class team to deliver groundbreaking product value from bleeding-edge technology. Instrumental in bringing the promises of the future to the present through AI presence technology. Focused on the security market, with identified growth opportunities in multiple sectors. During my tenure, successfully steered the company through a phase of maturation, setting the stage for continued success.-Directed product efforts in a dynamic environment, fostering a culture of innovation and adaptability.-Spearheaded initiatives that propelled Ubiety's AI presence technology into the forefront of the security market.-Shaped the company's product strategy, vision, and values narrative, contributing to its evolving success story.-Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align product development with strategic business goals.

Boston, Ma, Us

Brought in after re-org to help focus on our supplier experience. Worked to develop insights as a product focusing on helping our suppliers on the journey from data to understanding. Built out a team to create a new strategy, vision, and roadmap to help improve supplier ROI. Created framework to deliver insights across the organization aligning with business goals.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Hired to help the product and organization grow by making products that customers love. Helped with strategy and talent.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

Product Evangelist | Senior Principal Product Manager, CorporateInspire the product teams in developing innovative product concepts and ideas. Collaborate with senior leaders, analysts, and key clients to drive the product innovation strategy and vision with a focus on product value. Establish and promote standardized processes and workflows for product management environment driving innovation and value.Evangelized for the Vision internally to new employees and product, and externally to analysts and clients. Inspired teams to drive for greater solutions, bypassing the market expectations, creating new opportunity.- Attracted high-level talent through Product Org reform, our interviews would drive new recruits alone. - Established a volunteer organization to manage large-scale change projects across the enterprise.- Helped to redesign the recruitment and interview process, which brought in brand new types of talent and transformed the organizational makeup of the company.- Created a vision & brand for product to inspire internally and attract talent externally.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

I worked to evangelize for product innovation. Influenced leaders in marketing, product, design, sales, etc. to align to the vision and help create our transformation story. Developed a culture of innovation at our Pasadena office brining school and partners in, hosting events, and driving unprecedented results. Worked with teams to dive deeply into problems to find solutions to experiment with.- Inspired a passion for change in leadership inspiring updates to our strategy, brand, and products.- Worked across the the portfolio to discover innovative, game-changing solutions, thinking bigger.- Created a culture of a startup in a large org without the big spending. I created the innovation brand “Studio 55” our office events and culture would attract talent from all over the spectrum. - Created product hiring brand and site, stepping out of the approved system to drive results. - Made ADP’s innovation lab a desirable place to work for rising talent in Southern California from fresh graduates to those who were becoming jaded from he startup space.

Roseland, New Jersey, Us

Came to ADP to learn to bring what I learned in startups to large organizations. I was one of the first hires to help ADP’s Compliance Solutions lead the transformation to a product led business model. I worked to create our front-end platform. The first problem I tackled took an issue resolution from 3 hrs to 3 minutes. Defined processes and tools in use today, delivering a game-changing platform kicking of a series of innovation success.- Delivered products ADP had never seen before, catapulting the speed and drive for change. - Created the first product teams and created the models for work still in use today.- Developed solutions to reduced customer calls, save hours of customer time, and improve NPS. The impact was so great we had to re-create goals for almost every department.- Created a common platform for desperate business to work from the same screen.- Persuaded corporate leadership to adopt our model and drove updates to our overall brand.

San Francisco, California, Us

Established businesses are under attack from a rapidly changing world. To defend themselves, Leaders of the largest industries are screaming for innovation, but somehow they still fail to deliver it. Silicon Valley has taught us a lot about how to be agile, but not enough about how to deliver value. In his talk ‘Innovation Realized’ Nacho will teach us how ‘Your ideas suck’ and what to do about it. We’ll learn how to operationalize the delivery of value, how diversity leads to innovation and the origin of the name Nacho.

Corona Del Mar, California, Us

At Kareo, our mission is "To free doctors' hands for the important work of patient care". Responsible for delivering simple web-based solutions to the complex world of healthcare satisfying Doctors, Payers, Government, and Patient requirements. Created world-dominating roadmaps for new products fostering a start-up environment for internal teams and delivering results customers love.- Created and implemented the “Your Ideas Suck” methodology driving alignment in our products- Became the face of the product for our customers large and small, I published my phone number in early releases.- Defined a solution to a problem that created passive revenue instead of just meeting compliance.- Experimented though ideas rapidly, churning through ideas in days and weeks instead of months.- Removed superfluous process and product features keeping focused on what was really important.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Us

Served as senior product manager for Canvas reporting directly to VP of Product. Responsible for working with cross-functional teams and interface directly with clients to build product roadmap that aligned with company and client needs. Responsible for product roadmap, product process, feature specs, backlog, and internal/external communication & vision.- Created our first unified backlog to align the teams and inspire partners and clients. - Soothed our largest clients through listening, highlighting how our vision aligns to their needs.- Drove large behavior change in products for teachers and learners in communication and quizzing.- Created ticketing systems, feedback tools, and implemented programs to manage client feedback.- Helped with annual Instructurecon event and worked directly with clients and leading programs.- Defined new bug/product process to streamline engineering efforts.

Draper, Ut, Us

Collaborated efforts with internal and external stakeholders in successfully implementing comprehensive software targeted specifically at the MLM market. The software’s functional areas included product sales, tree structure, commissions calculation and payout, communications systems, 3rd party integrations, content management, marketing, social media, inventory management, operations, compliance, fulfillment, taxes, and reporting.Key Contributions- Developed new product process to improve speed and quality of code delivered- Worked closely with clients to build environment of honesty and trust so we could collaborate on product issues- Created a system to cultivate ideas from employees, clients, and competition to properly gauge market conditions- Negotiated directly with clients and key stakeholders to reconcile product features with overall product vision- Increased visibility into the product and development process in order to get clients and internal parties on board- Successfully created a new implementation process that allowed customers to go online in weeks instead of months- Became a direct marketing expert for in under a year, bringing clients in through my writing and reputation

New York, Ny, Us

Served as key member of a project team charged with transitioning pre-paid credit card systems to a 3rd party vendor. Efficiently managed, mentored and led the efforts of both internal and external software development teams. Strategically managed the software development using an agile, SCRUM project methodology. Key Contributions- Afforded high-level business analysis and documentation for a project that was complex and intricate in nature- Quickly acquired knowledge of specifics about financial systems, compliance, security, and market nuances- Learned what not to do to create an efficient product/development process

Proactively managed complicated software and hardware implementations that were large in scope from beginning to end. Consistently managed 3-4 complex project per month simultaneously, with project cycles ranging between 2-8 months depending on the business size and complexity. Traveled 10-15 days of the month working directly with clients to execute onsite implementation and training. Key Contributions- Initiated project to create a mobile time clock solution based on Windows CE- Initiated project to create tablet based time clock to replace old hard systems- Ranked as Qqest’s top Project Manager, constantly chosen to implement the most difficult accounts- Successfully implemented accounts for Hilton International, Exxon Mobil, United States Coast Guard, First Transit, Allied Moving, Taunton Press, Squaw Valley Ski Resort, and many others

My second personal venture, ChooseYourVoice.com was a service to deliver outgoing voicemail answering messages to cell phone clients. Someone would call your phone and get a funny greeting with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Cartman, Yoda, etc. Key Contributions- Created successful pitch bringing in initial money ($20,000) to get the product off the ground- Worked with small but effective guerrilla team of engineers to build initial product offering- Created a first of it’s kind platform for voicemail message delivery and payment- Managed all aspects of the product and business learning invaluable lessons that could be learned no other way

Managed a new product aiming to add content to DVD’s when played on a computer. We layered pop-up information, cut unwanted scenes, and added extra content on top of your favorite movies. This was my first startup, I was responsible for managing a 3 man team creating the MovieMask product visuals, website, and product experience.Key Contributions- Worked with internal parties and customer community to develop product backlog/roadmap - Defined product vision and visual representation for PC installed software