Josh Throop

About Josh Throop

As a Product Leader, I believe focusing on making people great makes products great. At its core, product management is about creating experiences that people enjoy participating in, but that work for the business. I love learning and am in the lifelong pursuit of understanding just how little I know. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have worked on the variety of things I have with so many wonderful people and tremendous organizations.While my experience is all within Fortune 100 companies, I champion lean startup techniques and approaches and have tried to diligently pursue helping companies implement product operating models that focus on solving customer problems in a way that works for the business. I believe there is no greater waste in most organizations than the time that is spent on building the wrong thing. Of course, knowing how to build the right thing is pretty difficult. To have a chance at succeeding, you have to be ready and willing to run many small experiments, and let your hypothesis be proven out (or disproven) by data. There is a quote from Lea Hickman that I love: “Data takes the drama out of Product.” These are wise words to live by. Influences:Marty Cagan, Jeff Patton, John Cutler, Henrik Kniberg, Lyssa Adkins, Mike Cottmeyer, Jez Humble, Melissa PerriStrengths Finder top 5 Strengths:1. Strategic2. Futuristic3. Analytical4. Restorative5. CommunicationMyers-Briggs: ENTJ – The Decisive StrategistEnneagram: Type 1 – The Reformer

Experience

1. Sr Group Product Manager - Retail Media Adtech

   The Home Depot

   Aug 2024 — Present

   As a Sr Group PM within Orange Apron Media\'s AdTech team, I have the privilege of enabling my team to:• Provide the best Supplier experience possible for those wishing to create and manage their retail media campaigns on our Orange Access platform.• Maximize the relevancy and effectiveness of the sponsored inventory on our site (search results, display ads, carousels, brand pages, etc.)

Education

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Marketing (Integrated Marketing Communications)

• Illinois State University

  Bachelor's Degree, Business Management (Organizational Leadership)

Skills

• Public Speaking
• • Creative Solutions
• Insurance
• Powerpoint
• Life Insurance
• Advertising
• Underwriting
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Event Planning
• Marketing
• Management
• Small Business
• Time Management
• Property & Casualty Insurance
• Presentations
• Customer Service
• Team Leadership