Qualifications
CEO and Co-Founder of GlobalSaké, a global community of 3,000+ cross-functional tech leaders driving new-market growth
Founder of The LocLearn School and Yewser international product strategy consulting
20+ years in Silicon Valley product and localization leadership including Google (Senior Localization Manager), LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey, VMware, and Lionbridge
Expertise
Localization
Internationalization
Global Product Strategy
Neural Machine Translation
Global Growth
Market Entry
After 20+ years in Silicon Valley's tech industry (Google, Linkedin, SurveyMonkey), I founded GlobalSaké, creating a global community of cross-functional tech leaders driving holistic growth in new markets, and launching The PARLAmINT monthly events: https://www.globalsakegrowth.com/the-parlamint.
Experience
Founder, Program Developer & Trainer at The LocLearn School
Sep 2023 — Present · 3 yrs 1 mo
CEO, Principal Co-Founder at GlobalSaké
Sep 2017 — Present · 9 yrs 1 mo
Founder at Yewser (International Product Strategy)
Mar 2017 — Present · 9 yrs 7 mos
Adjunct Professor, MBA & MDI at Hult International Business School
Dec 2017 to Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo
Head of International Product Management, Global Growth at SurveyMonkey
Dec 2015 to Nov 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos
Head of International Product, New Markets Strategy at LinkedIn
Aug 2012 to Nov 2015 · 3 yrs 3 mos
Events & webinars (1)
CEO and Co-Founder of GlobalSaké, a global community of 3,000+ cross-functional tech leaders driving new-market growth
Founder of The LocLearn School and Yewser international product strategy consulting
20+ years in Silicon Valley product and localization leadership including Google (Senior Localization Manager), LinkedIn, SurveyMonkey, VMware, and Lionbridge
Localization
Internationalization
Global Product Strategy
Neural Machine Translation
Global Growth
Market Entry
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