Sep 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 6 mos

• A weekly podcast where we engage CEOs, product, growth, and marketing leaders from the world's fastest-growing companies in thought-provoking conversations designed to turn the principles of sustainable growth into actionable insights. Diving into the inner-workings of diverse digital companies from around the world, we look to share how these businesses create and deliver value for end-users, foster teams with a strong sense of mission, and build processes of rapid cross-functional experimentation to accelerate growth. Co-hosted with Sean Ellis.
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Apr 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 11 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area · Hybrid

• Breakout Growth Labs specializes in training teams to use the best practices of the world’s fastest-growing companies to accelerate and drive growth in their own businesses. Through workshops, speaking engagements, advising, and interim head of growth roles, I help B2B and B2C teams build effective test/learn growth approaches that power sustainable growth.

Mar 2020 – Jun 2020 · 3 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

• In response to the Covid-19 crisis, we worked with the Turazo team to quickly launch OnlineCareerFair.org. This platform connects underrepresented college students with professionals from companies like Amazon, Lockheed, and Pepsi. As first-generation, minorities, women-in-tech, and other underserved communities are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, these career coaching sessions unlock valuable networking opportunities that help to level the playing field.
• The initiative has attracted hundreds of professionals from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, who have stepped up as volunteers to help students from universities across the country keep their careers on track.

Apr 2019 – Apr 2020 · 1 yr · South Amboy, New Jersey

• Following TelTech's acquisition by Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ: IAC) in 2018, I led strategic growth initiatives, included accelerating RoboKiller's high-impact public relations machine, leading government relations efforts, kickstarting business development efforts, and guiding product initiatives. While in this role, I developed our larger messaging in the fight against spam calls, and successfully articulated our learnings to lawmakers as they crafted the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act (passed into law in 2019).

Apr 2015 – Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 11 mos · South Amboy, New Jersey

• Led the breakout growth success of TelTech's portfolio of mobile applications, which included launching and growing RoboKiller, the company's flagship spam-call blocking app for consumers. The growth of this product as well as TapeACall and TrapCall eventually led to Teltech's 2018 acquisition by Interactive Corp. (NASDAQ: IAC). In this role, I built a team comprised of product managers, growth hackers, marketers, data analysts, and designers, and coached the processes to support cross-functional experimentation across the organization.

Oct 2014 – Apr 2015 · 6 mos · South Amboy, New Jersey

• Drove growth acceleration for TrapCall, the innovative mobile app which helps consumers unmask blocked calls and avoid harassment. In this role, I led product management efforts, new feature development, and user experience and user interface improvements, while simultaneously laying the groundwork for the test/learn process that became the foundation for the company's breakout growth success.

May 2015 – Apr 2020 · 4 yrs 11 mos · South Amboy, NJ

• Winner of the FTC’s Robocalls: Humanity Strikes Back Competition, RoboKiller grew into the premier mobile app solution to stop robocalls and telemarketers. Using audio-fingerprinting, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other technologies, the app detects and stops unwanted calls, and puts Answerbots to work for consumers (These AI robots answer unwanted calls, talk to spammers, and waste their time). The app, has been featured on ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, amongst others.

Jan 2006 – Sep 2014 · 8 yrs 8 mos

Jan 2006 – Sep 2014 · 8 yrs 8 mos

Nov 2004 – Nov 2006 · 2 yrs

Dec 2002 – Nov 2004 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Developed and launched TrafficMarketplace Express, a self-service web interface that allowed customers to set up and control online advertising.

Mar 1999 – Dec 2001 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Nov 1997 – Mar 1999 · 1 yr 4 mos