Merge Ahead
Merge Ahead
Technology as Platform.

Hi there! I’m Kevin.

I led the first evolution of digital fitness and sold my consumer tech startup for $150M. I was then a founding part of a team that built a $7M+ DTC CPG brand that disrupted the traditional chocolate industry. Throw in some PE advisory work into the mix. Now my day job is creating the future at Outside Interactive as VP of Product.

 
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Creative and strategic market disrupter who has delivered growth through pioneering business and technology vision… captured business growth from the ground up, entered new segments, and capitalized on market white space. Product leader with a commanding record of success designing and developing first-in-industry products in the D2C /B2C/B2B space —Innovator behind MapMyFitness’ suite of websites and mobile applications, igniting a new culture of digital fitness.

Comprehensive technical and operational reach, enabling growth-aligned and scalable technical capabilities—systems, platforms, and architecture—for unprecedented business growth in ultra-competitive landscapes.  Sought out for various leadership positions with critical impact on next-level success underscored by an affinity for early-stage environments—distinguished ability to see through and above silos in complex ecosystems within large private and public organizations. 

 

EXPERIENCE

Outside, Inc

VP, Product

At Outside, we believe in the transformative power of nature. Our mission is to get everyone outside. In a world where 4-7 minutes is the average time kids under 18 spend outside per day, it is more critical than ever. As VP of Product, I am working with an amazing team and building the daily destination for outdoor inspiration, activation, and reward. I am stoked to be on this adventure.

Thinktiv

CXO, Buy-Side PE Advisor

I joined Thinktiv in 2019 first as an EIR then I eventually lead the Product & Technology practice as CXO. I knew that I wanted to use everything I have learned thus far to advise and help investors, companies, and founders through challenges, acquisitions, and more. Thinktiv gave me the opportunity to work in a wide variety of different industries through working hand-in-hand with tier-1 private equity clients and their portfolio companies. I got to work on some amazing deals with Marlin Equity Partners, TAA, and Hg.

MapMyFitness, Inc.

Cofounder, Director of Product & Innovation

MapMyFitness was a digital health and fitness technology company that powered the internet's largest social network of fitness enthusiasts. It was the SAAS platform that other large national brands built their connected health businesses with.

Acquired $150M by Under Armour

Maggie Louise Confections

COO, CTO & eComm/Digital Marketing Director

Luxury chocolate brand. Selected as Oprah's Favorite Things (2014), Austin Women Business of Year (2016), and INC500 (2018).

Featured on the Today Show, Good Morning America, INC Magazine, Food & Wine, People, In-Style, and more. Best year $4M/annual.

Acquired by Tiff’s Treats

 

EDUCATION

BSc Mech Eng / Econ
Johns Hopkins University
90’s

MIT Media Lab Cryptocurrency
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cloud Architecture with Google Cloud Specialization
Google

Rocket Science School

NASA Leadership Academy ‘90s

 
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