Nate Gentner

Nate Gentner has an extensive work experience in product management and leadership roles. Nate is currently serving as the Vice President of Product Management and Design at Vividly, a series A company focused on developing a SaaS Promotion and Accounting solution for CPG companies. Nate is responsible for creating the vertical SaaS five-year strategy and helping Vividly transition from pre-PMF to post-PMF. Nate is also involved in building artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to address customers' challenges in reading documents, matching promotions to deductions, and deriving actionable insights from data.

Prior to their current role, Nate worked as the Director of Product Management B2B at Calm, where they contributed to building the Calm Business unit from scratch. Nate played a key role in growing the company's employer customer base from 0 to 3000 and achieving $30 million in ARR. Nate leveraged user research with various stakeholders to develop a robust product strategy.

Before Calm, Nate served as a Product Management Lead at Gusto, where they helped the company scale from 60k to 100k customers, $60 million to $130 million ARR, and 400 to 1200 employees. Nate led multiple Product Management teams focusing on growth, data, and shared experiences to support Gusto's mission of creating a better work-life balance for its users.

Nate's experience also includes working at Uber as a Product Management Lead, where they led multiple teams in optimizing marketplace dynamics on a global scale. Nate collaborated with Data Science teams to develop models that identified and resolved issues related to ETA, supply, demand, and price in various markets.

Before joining Uber, Nate was a Senior Director of Product Management at Redbeacon, where they played a crucial role in building a national services marketplace that was eventually acquired by The Home Depot. Nate also expanded the team's responsibilities to include the Home Depot Pro customer segment, which contributed to significant growth.

Furthermore, Nate worked at Pure Digital, a series C company acquired by Cisco Systems, where they served as a Mobile Product Manager. Nate focused on creating a delightful consumer experience with the Flip camcorder, developing seamless software and hardware solutions that emphasized sharing, social connectivity, and simple editing.

Nate's early career includes working as a Product Manager at Adobe Systems Inc, where they managed digital video and audio products. Nate achieved significant revenue growth and led the transition from independent point products to the integrated Creative Cloud.

Lastly, Nate started their career at Applied Material as a Project Manager, where they contributed to new product development initiatives.

Overall, Nate Gentner has excelled in various product management and leadership roles, consistently driving growth, and delivering innovative solutions to meet customer needs.

Nate Gentner holds an MBA in Digital Media - Product Management from the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business. Nate also has a BSA in Engineering from the University of Michigan.