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Brian Root
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
eCommerce, 0-1, GTM, Operations, FinTech, InsurTech, CRO, Agile, B2C, Consumer Products, Workflow Automation, Growth, Marketplaces, Machine Learning, SMB, Organizational Design
Brian Root
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
eCommerce, 0-1, GTM, Operations, FinTech, InsurTech, CRO, Agile, B2C, Consumer Products, Workflow Automation, Growth, Marketplaces, Machine Learning, SMB, Organizational Design

Fractional Chief Product Officer and Founder of Rooted In Product

Brian Root is a seasoned product executive with a passion for developing impactful digital products, with extensive experience across eCommerce, FinTech, and InsurTech. He has built, led and scaled numerous cross-functional product and design teams, for companies ranging from startups to some of Fortune 100’s largest companies (Amazon and Walmart), and honed his ability to create environments that foster innovative solutions and drive growth by truly meeting users’ needs.

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Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
eCommerce, 0-1, GTM, Operations, FinTech, InsurTech, CRO, Agile, B2C, Consumer Products, Workflow Automation, Growth, Marketplaces, Machine Learning, SMB, Organizational Design
Manish Barmecha
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
Product Strategy, Product-Led Growth, Market Research, Roadmap Development, Organizational Design, B2B, B2B2C, SaaS, Enterprise, SMB, AI, eCommerce, MarTech, Operations, Team Development
Manish Barmecha
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
Product Strategy, Product-Led Growth, Market Research, Roadmap Development, Organizational Design, B2B, B2B2C, SaaS, Enterprise, SMB, AI, eCommerce, MarTech, Operations, Team Development

Fractional Chief Product Officer

Manish is a seasoned product leader with a track record of driving innovation and scaling SaaS companies to successful outcomes. As SVP of Product at JRNI, Manish increased customer retention by 25% and launched the company's first AI-powered capabilities. As a member of the leadership team at Klaviyo, he helped double revenue to $300M by leading product initiatives that transformed Klaviyo to a multi-product, multi-market company. As SVP of Product, and a member of the executive team at WordStream, he helped scale the company from $5M to $50M in revenue, leading to a successful acquisition by Gannett. Manish previously held senior product roles at Demandware (acquired by Salesforce) and Art Technology Group (acquired by Oracle). He spent his early career as a strategy consultant at McKinsey, and a software engineer at Thomson Corporation.

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Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics
Product Strategy, Product-Led Growth, Market Research, Roadmap Development, Organizational Design, B2B, B2B2C, SaaS, Enterprise, SMB, AI, eCommerce, MarTech, Operations, Team Development
Kristie Gan
Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Operations
eCommerce, Subscriptions, 0-1, Vertical Expansion, GTM, EdTech, Physical Product Development, Pricing, Operations, Business Development
Kristie Gan
Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Operations
eCommerce, Subscriptions, 0-1, Vertical Expansion, GTM, EdTech, Physical Product Development, Pricing, Operations, Business Development

Fractional Chief Product Officer

Kristie is a senior executive with a proven ability to scale businesses from 0 to 1 and beyond. Whether optimizing enterprise solutions or building and scaling startup products, she combines strategic vision, technical acumen, and a relentless focus on the user to drive meaningful business impact. Her deep expertise spans eCommerce, marketplace strategy, payment solutions, and edtech. 

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Product Management, Product Marketing, Product Operations
eCommerce, Subscriptions, 0-1, Vertical Expansion, GTM, EdTech, Physical Product Development, Pricing, Operations, Business Development
Lisa Hagen
Product Management
0-1, Product Strategy, Market Expansion, Market Research, GTM, Enterprise, B2B, SaaS, AI, Subscriptions, Pricing Strategy, Product-Led Growth, EdTech, Healthcare, Digital Media, Agile, Operations
Lisa Hagen
Product Management
0-1, Product Strategy, Market Expansion, Market Research, GTM, Enterprise, B2B, SaaS, AI, Subscriptions, Pricing Strategy, Product-Led Growth, EdTech, Healthcare, Digital Media, Agile, Operations

Fractional Chief Product Officer

Lisa is a dynamic product leader with a proven track record of building and scaling high-performing teams, launching market-defining products, and driving transformative growth. With expertise spanning edtech, healthcare, AI, and go-to-market technology, she blends strategic vision with a pragmatic, results-driven approach, delivering solutions that are intuitive, valuable, and deeply connected to customer needs. She has led initiatives that unlocked millions in cost savings, restructured product functions for greater efficiency, and shaped growth strategies that opened $150M in new opportunities. Passionate about fostering outcome-driven teams, Lisa ensures organizations scale with agility, alignment, and a relentless focus on delivering real business impact.

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Product Management
0-1, Product Strategy, Market Expansion, Market Research, GTM, Enterprise, B2B, SaaS, AI, Subscriptions, Pricing Strategy, Product-Led Growth, EdTech, Healthcare, Digital Media, Agile, Operations
Chris Kincanon
Product Development, Engineering
AI, 0-1, System Architecture, SaaS, B2B, Compliance, Workflow Automation, Operations, Product Usability, Team Development, Agile
Chris Kincanon
Product Development, Engineering
AI, 0-1, System Architecture, SaaS, B2B, Compliance, Workflow Automation, Operations, Product Usability, Team Development, Agile

Fractional Chief Technology Officer

Chris is a product-driven technology leader with 20+ years of experience scaling teams, launching high-impact products, and driving efficiency in complex organizations. With expertise across healthcare, financial services, edtech, and gaming, he builds technology strategies that not only align with business goals but accelerate them. He has led initiatives that expanded market adoption, streamlined regulatory processes, and automated operations to scale without added overhead. By eliminating engineering bottlenecks and improving execution speed, Chris has helped organizations achieve measurable improvements to development cycle time and throughput. Focused on alignment and execution, he ensures product and technology teams work in sync, scaling efficiently while delivering real business impact.

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Product Development, Engineering
AI, 0-1, System Architecture, SaaS, B2B, Compliance, Workflow Automation, Operations, Product Usability, Team Development, Agile
Ira Cummings
UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
Qualitative Interviewing, Vision-Typing, Workflows, JTBD Framework, Rapid Prototyping
Ira Cummings
UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
Qualitative Interviewing, Vision-Typing, Workflows, JTBD Framework, Rapid Prototyping

Fractional Director of Product Design

Ira Cummings is a UX strategist and product design leader known for untangling complex, enterprise-scale problems and turning them into clear, actionable solutions. With over two decades of experience, Ira brings deep expertise in guiding cross-functional teams, uncovering breakthrough user insights, and shaping differentiated products that drive revenue growth.

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UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
Qualitative Interviewing, Vision-Typing, Workflows, JTBD Framework, Rapid Prototyping
Matthew Gast
Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
0-1, AI, GTM, Integrated Hardware/Software Products, Pricing
Matthew Gast
Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
0-1, AI, GTM, Integrated Hardware/Software Products, Pricing

Fractional Director of Product Management

Matthew has 15 years of product leadership experience in cloud platforms, data systems and analytics, network infrastructure, developer tools, and security.  Throughout his career, he has done 0-1 work, both at startups and leading new initiatives in established companies.  His product work has focused on building data-driven user experiences, and building product analytics programs to understand and drive user delight and adoption.  Prior to working in product management, Matthew was an innovator and industry leader in the early development of Wi-Fi, and holds numerous patents for his contributions to the technical standards for Wi-Fi.

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Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
0-1, AI, GTM, Integrated Hardware/Software Products, Pricing
Andy Gorman
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
Agile, Product Discovery, eCommerce, Non-Profits, Digital Media, 0-1, AI, Product Strategy, Subscriptions, Product-Led Growth
Andy Gorman
Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
Agile, Product Discovery, eCommerce, Non-Profits, Digital Media, 0-1, AI, Product Strategy, Subscriptions, Product-Led Growth

Fractional Director of Product Management

Andy is a proven product leader with deep experience creating customer value and driving growth through web, mobile, platform, and data products. Well versed in multiple business models, he has led products from 0-1 stages to 10x growth, and has built and optimized product and product related teams, emphasizing value creation through customer understanding, operational excellence, quality, and innovation.

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Product Management, Product Operations, Product Analytics, Product Marketing
Agile, Product Discovery, eCommerce, Non-Profits, Digital Media, 0-1, AI, Product Strategy, Subscriptions, Product-Led Growth
Joe Troderman
Product Management, Product Operations
AI, Machine Learning, B2B, eCommerce, CPG, Industrial Manufacturing
Joe Troderman
Product Management, Product Operations
AI, Machine Learning, B2B, eCommerce, CPG, Industrial Manufacturing

Fractional Director of Product Management

Joe is a product leader experienced in team and organizational restructuring, AI/ML project delivery, strategic long-term planning, and change management. Joe recenters teams around data insights and OKRs to drive outcome delivery and prioritizing initiatives to drive growth in line with the company vision.

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Product Management, Product Operations
AI, Machine Learning, B2B, eCommerce, CPG, Industrial Manufacturing
Joanna Zander, Ph.D.
UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
InsurTech
Joanna Zander, Ph.D.
UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
InsurTech

Fractional Director of UX Research

With over two decades of experience in UX research and design, Joanna Zander is a seasoned expert in creating user-centered digital experiences. She has led and grown multidisciplinary UX teams across industries, including e-commerce, mobile, hardware, government, and education. Holding a Ph.D. in Human Factors and User Experience, Joanna combines scientific rigor with industry expertise to solve complex design challenges with practical, user-focused solutions.

As a consultant, she specializes in UX strategy, user research, usability testing, and interaction design. She has held leadership positions at top-tier consumer and tech companies such as Amazon, lululemon, and Samsung, driving UX initiatives that balance business goals with user needs. Her leadership extends to academia, where she has taught UX principles at Simon Fraser University, Emily Carr University, and Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

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UX Research, Product (UX/UI) Design
InsurTech
Maheep Bhalla
Product Management, Product Analytics
eCommerce, Omnichannel, Telecom, AI, Consent, Privacy
Maheep Bhalla
Product Management, Product Analytics
eCommerce, Omnichannel, Telecom, AI, Consent, Privacy

Fractional Principal Product Manager

Maheep is a product leader with extensive experience in AI, e-commerce, and digital transformation. He help teams scale, build data-driven products, and drive impact. Maheep has led AI-driven initiatives, expanded marketplaces, and developed high-performing teams, with a focus is on growth, impact, and fostering a strong product culture.

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Product Management, Product Analytics
eCommerce, Omnichannel, Telecom, AI, Consent, Privacy
Alex Dubois
Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Operations
Marketplaces, Consumer Products, eCommerce, SQL, User Research, Market Research
Alex Dubois
Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Operations
Marketplaces, Consumer Products, eCommerce, SQL, User Research, Market Research

Fractional Senior Product Manager

Alex is a seasoned product leader who transforms business challenges into growth opportunities. With a track record of scaling marketplaces at Neighbor and launching high-impact products at Amazon, he specializes in user-centric problem discovery, market research, and data-driven product strategy.

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Product Management, Product Analytics, Product Operations
Marketplaces, Consumer Products, eCommerce, SQL, User Research, Market Research
Dave Glazier
Content Design and Strategy, UX Research, Product Marketing
Financial Services, Healthcare
Dave Glazier
Content Design and Strategy, UX Research, Product Marketing
Financial Services, Healthcare

Fractional Senior Content Designer

Dave Glazier is a content strategist and UX writer with a global perspective on product development, backed by a master’s in marketing and 20 years of experience across three continents. He has worked with blue-chip organizations, crafting data-driven, user-focused content that informs, inspires, and drives action.

At a major Big Tech company, Dave led a content strategy initiative that improved and localized web content reaching nearly a billion impressions annually. His focus is on seamlessly integrating content with product design to create clearer, more intuitive, and high-impact digital experiences.

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Content Design and Strategy, UX Research, Product Marketing
Financial Services, Healthcare
Shamsheer Shergill
Product Management, UX Research, Product Analytics, Product Operations
B2C, Subscriptions, Growth, Consumer Products, CRO
Shamsheer Shergill
Product Management, UX Research, Product Analytics, Product Operations
B2C, Subscriptions, Growth, Consumer Products, CRO

Fractional Senior Product Manager

Shamsheer is a senior PM leader who has driven B2C growth at scale for companies between $3.2B-$23.4B. She has led engagement growth at Pinterest (300M MAUs) and drove 175% YoY revenue growth at Thumbtack.

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Product Management, UX Research, Product Analytics, Product Operations
B2C, Subscriptions, Growth, Consumer Products, CRO

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