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Senior Product Lead
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Barny Ritchley
Verified Expert in Product Management
20 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
Barny is a successful product leader with over 17 years of experience, specializing in monetizing technology products and services from innovation to fully considered business strategies. His deep understanding of technology and process importance led to impressive commercial gains within B2B and B2C SaaS markets. Barny's outstanding business experience and understanding of financial models enable him to quickly prioritize high-impact objectives, delivering transformational growth.
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Derick Thompson
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8 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
As a product and GTM leader, Derick collaborates with top-tier clients and talent to deliver innovative and impactful solutions that leverage generative AI and growth marketing. His superpower is leading product, marketing, and sales teams to build, launch, and grow B2B digital products.
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Laurie Harvey
Verified Expert in Product Management
27 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
Laurie is a skilled leader who drives unprecedented results. Starting from the ground up, she's a strong leader who leverages her ability to inspire results, focusing on prioritizing high-impact efforts. She has led both marketing and product management during her extensive career. Laurie has delivered B2B and B2C offerings for startups and enterprises, exceeding customer expectations, solving their most pressing challenges, and fulfilling new market opportunities.
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Roger Norton
Verified Expert in Product Management
7 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
Roger has been running product and operations for high-growth tech startups for 10+ years. Focusing mainly on emerging markets, he co-founded and served as COO for Trixta, a developer tools platform; built and ran Playlogix, a startup studio; and developed Lean Iterator, a product validation process used by top local accelerators and a listed financial company. Roger lives at the intersection of building startups and creating agile, digital products in innovative, fast-moving businesses.
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Ashish Gupta
Verified Expert in Product Management
7 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
Ashish is an impact-driven product manager who has led the development of multiple enterprise SaaS products from scratch. These products are now being used in Fortune 500 companies in India and Europe. Ashish has led cross-functional teams of over 12 people to build products for startups and one of the biggest companies in India, ITC Limited. Ashish excels at assessing business opportunities, building lean products, and creating go-to-market strategies.
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Chad Bockius
Verified Expert in Product Management
24 Years of Experience
Interim CPO
Chad is a strategic, hands-on product leader with over 20 years of experience. He's launched, managed, and positioned multiple award-winning, patented products to secure over $50 million in enterprise product revenue. He’s raised over $26 million in venture funding to fuel product and company growth. Combining a unique background in sales, marketing, and product, he’s a great choice to help bring the right solutions to market at the right time.
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Toptal product managers possess excellent written and verbal communication skills. We test each candidate’s ability to communicate complex product concepts clearly across multiple collaboration tools and communication mediums. We also assess personality traits, looking for candidates who are passionate and fully engaged in their work.
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