Brian Root
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.
Manish Barmecha
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.