Marvin Goodman

• Critical thinker who rejects the notion of default approaches. Every situation, no matter how familiar, warrants fresh thinking about the business and technology environment, the people involved, and new innovations that could be applied. Transformative opportunities are lost when people automatically do something the way it's always been done.

• Adept at making connections across complex ideas, and explaining them to a diverse group of constituents, from company executives, to industry analysts, to product development and marketing teams, to sales teams, and to customers. It's a complicated world that we work in. Making sense of it, and translating that to others, is beneficial.

• Determined, open-minded problem solver who relishes the exercise of figuring out how to overcome new business and technology challenges.

• Empathetic teammate and collaborator, who recognizes the value of his colleagues' diverse viewpoints, and knows that we gain strength and understanding from supporting their views, even if they're different from my own.

• Determined to mine the insights of others, whether to bolster my positions, or to challenge myself to make sure that I'm considering all angles in how I approach a problem. I'm smart and experienced enough to solve a lot of problems. I'm wise enough to know how smart and experienced the people around me are also.

• Communicator and listener who sometimes writes too-long emails because he enjoys explaining things, and takes satisfaction in creating understanding, rather than kicking the can down the road or checking off a box. Voracious note taker determined to hear what others are saying, and learn from it. 

• Proven track record of innovation, bringing research projects to market, and adapting existing products for SaaS, OEM and appliance delivery. 

• Equally fascinated by unique customer situations, the technology that can be applied to those environments, and the business challenges in bringing a solution to market.

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IBM

Product & Offering Manager, Analyst and Market Strategy for IBM Cloud

How does a venerable, hundred-plus year old technology company not only stay relevant, but be an innovation leader, in a rapidly changing technology landscape? Adaptability. Agility. Perceptiveness. Empathy. Determination. Working with my bright, enthusiastic colleagues in the IBM Cloud business, I have applied all of these skills to the transformation underway at the company, driving its Strategic Imperatives.

Over the last four years, since moving into the Cloud team from the company's traditional ITSM business, I've been able to apply all of these skills to a variety of rolls, helping to lead the company's transition even as we listen to our clients, and help them with their own transformations. 

I'm helping to solidify the market presence for IBM Cloud, providing customers with an open, flexible innovation platform, no matter what stage of their cloud evolution they may currently be at.

I propel analyst strategy across the cloud platform team, ensuring that analysts receive a consolidated and consistent picture of our cloud platform initiatives and strategy, and that their feedback makes it into the design and development organizations, to influence roadmap and investment.

I work with development and design teams to ensure that empathy and market understanding are part of everything that we do.

I particularly enjoy working with customers - legacy and new - applying lessons from the IBM Garage Method, to understand where they are on their journey, and where they want to go.

Dedicated to helping direct sellers, inside sales representatives, and business partners articulate the capabilities and benefits of the IBM Cloud platform to their customers.

Constantly pursuing a broad understanding of the cloud market and competitive landscape, as well as analyst sentiment, to help guide investment decisions, feature roadmap, and sales messaging

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Market Segment Manager

Senior Product Manager

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Software QA & Development, IBM

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