Thompson Godfrey

About Thompson Godfrey

High energy leader with a passion for making a positive impact on the organization and the marketplace. I have deep knowledge and experience in marketing, operations, and sales with a proven ability to identify and solve major challenges.I have had the unique opportunity to initiate and lead teams through major strategic projects spanning all aspects of the commercialization process. I have worked in the start-up space and been a part of taking companies from nothing to acquisition and IPO. From a marketing perspective, I have a deep knowledge and experience in product development, strategic marketing, launch planning, and execution; Marketing leadership experience developing talent and aligning the organization around new processes to improve execution. From an operations perspective, I am very comfortable with aligning the sales organization with the strategic needs of the business and identifying the needs of the sales team and putting the right solutions in place. From a sales perspective, I know how to lead a sales team, re-tool capabilities to tackle an evolving market, and stay focused on those customers that are going to make the difference.I thrive in roles that are vaguely defined, but have the clear mandate to figure out the best way to address an issue and support the growth of the business. I combine and entrepreneurial spirit with a highly analytical and structured approach to problem solving.Specialties: Leadership, product development, voice of the customer, strategic marketing, segmentation, targeting, product positioning, messaging, communications planning, launch execution, process improvement, analytics, metrics development, sales systems, Salesforce, project management, contract administration, order processing, customer service, sales targeting, coaching, sales execution, sales process development, compensation, talent identification, recruiting, change management, organizational development

Experience

1. VP Product Management

   B-Secur

   Sep 2023 — Present · US

Education

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Arts, International Relations and Economics

  1991 — 1995

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  MBA, Marketing and Finance

  2002 — 2004

• Michigan State University - Eli Broad College of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Marketing and Finance