Justin D. Tobin

About Justin D. Tobin

Justin Tobin is founder and president of Gather, a consultancy that designs, builds and manages startups inside Fortune 500 companies to ignite innovation and sustainable growth for the greater good of the organization. Gather proudly lists a diverse set of clients from IBM to Forbes, to TD Ameritrade to MetLife and has been listed, three years running, as one of the fastest growing privately held companies in America by Inc. Magazine.With over 10 years of digital innovation and marketing experience in the financial services and consumer product industries, Justin, a long time \"intrapreneur\" and internal change agent, partners with teams and individuals who have the power to mandate change within their larger organizations by embedding a team within to establish objectives, protocols and measurement tools. He guides the development and growth of clients’ innovation practices to help them adopt different ways of working, a new set of processes, metrics and mindsets in order to become more entrepreneurial in their approach to growth and innovation.Previously, Justin was Vice President of Interactive Strategy and Transformation at American Express, where he developed Amex’s first social media strategy and mobile offering. While at Amex, however, Justin grew frustrated with available external resources and saw an opportunity to fill the need in the marketplace for a creative, pragmatic partner. Justin believes life is too short to not do interesting work and work with great people, so in 2010, Justin founded Gather, a company built on great people, who are diverse but like-minded in their passion for innovation and growth, and blazing new trails for companies.Justin Tobin is a New Yorker, born–and–raised. He splits his time between Manhattan and the Hudson Valley with his wife and two children. In his spare time, he\'s a Level certified snowboard instructor.

Experience

1. Forbes Councils Contributor

   Forbes Business Council

   Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Pierre and Marie Curie University

  BS, Business Administration and Management, General

  1988 — 1989

• NYU Stern School of Business

  MBA, Marketing

  1996 — 1998

• University of Massachusetts Amherst

  BS, International Business & French

  1986 — 1990

Skills

• Marketing
• Product Management
• Mobile Marketing
• Leadership
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Brand Development
• Segmentation
• Financial Services
• Crm
• Online Advertising
• Management
• Analytics
• Sem
• Multi-Channel Marketing
• Competitive Analysis
• Brand Management
• Start-Ups
• Content Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Digital Media
• Interactive Advertising
• Digital Strategy
• Strategic Partnerships
• New Business Development
• Web Analytics
• Integrated Marketing
• Product Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Social Media
• Online Marketing
• Loyalty Marketing
• Direct Marketing
• Strategy
• E-Commerce
• Thought Leadership
• Advertising
• Interactive Marketing
• Ppc