StraighterLine is a student success company and the category creator for providing scalable solutions to deliver affordable, effective, and accelerated learning pathways to formal degree programs and widely recognized industry credentials. The StraighterLine platform provides tens of thousands of students per year, with affordable and flexible online college courses that are accepted at over 2,000 accredited colleges and universities nationwide. StraighterLine also partners with universities and employers to deliver flexible, low-cost academic and career pathways that align with in-demand skills.

Our accelerators provide founders with all of the tools and skills necessary to build, scale, and fund their startups. I mentor 2-3 startups on a quarterly basis for marketing and business development help.

Founded in 2014, Product School is the world’s first technology business school. As a featured speaker, I help inspire the next generation of Product Managers to create innovative products and apply best practices in their work.

My team is responsible for driving strategic product decisions that will lead to long-term growth for EVERFI. We do this by bringing structure to the ambiguity, applying quantitative rigor to all product investments and framing key decisions through the lens of customer needs and careful market analysis.Responsibilities include:• Defining and articulating longterm product vision and strategy based on market needs, arising opportunities, and internal capabilities• Leveraging data to uncover key insights in a given market or product space• Tracking competitive marketplace and industry trends to drive continuous innovation • Defining and instituting product team KPIs and product metrics that align to overall business strategy and objectives• Presenting and communicating actionable insights and recommendations to executives, product and business leaders, and cross-functional partners, in order to influence product roadmap decisions

Led new product conceptualization, design, and development. Responsibilities included:• Strategic planning and oversight of Global Partnerships product roadmap• Building, managing, and coaching large internal and external cross-functional teams• Research and analysis for new product development • Designing and implementing processes and systems to improve product quality and efficiency • Overseeing content development and design• Managing day-to-day product and platform operations • Instrumentalizing data to improve implementation• Maintaining regular network communication• Developing functional requirements for new platform features and improvements• Ongoing competitive analysis• Managing relationships with external stakeholders and organizations• Contributing to Business Development for new product proposals

Serve as a mentor for the DC based technology incubator.

Led design, development, marketing, and strategy for a product used by over 60,000 teachers and 1.2 million students. Introduced business and technology processes to streamline development and venture capital efforts. Successfully exited through acquisition by EdTech leader, Mastery Connect.

Lead overall design and implementation of large-scale web development and mobile application projects. Responsibilities included: • Developing procedures and systems for analyzing effectiveness of internal processes• Overseeing onshore and offshore development teams• Analyzing end-user requirements, implementing enhancements based on feedback• Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders regarding quality and timelines• Planning and allocating project resources, including human capital• Communicating strategy to internal and external stakeholdersSignificant Achievements:• Successfully contributed to 2.1M+ sales • Consistently managed 6 ongoing projects with 800K+ budgets to 20% profit margin