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Tommi Forsström
Growth stage ($10MM - $100MM) product development executive and advisor. Currently: Chief Product Officer at Workstep
Tommi Forsström is an experienced product executive and consultant specializing in B2B SaaS companies. He is currently the Chief Product Officer at WorkStep, a position he has held since January 2022.2 In this role, he is focused on helping millions of supply chain frontline workers have more fulfilling and enjoyable jobs through modern software solutions.2
Career Highlights
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Chief Product Officer at WorkStep (January 2022 - Present): Helping improve the work experience for supply chain frontline workers.2
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VP of Product at Teachable (June 2019 - December 2021): Led the Product department, scaling it from 7 to 37 employees and nearly quadrupling revenue in 2.5 years.2
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CPO-in-Residence at Insight Partners: Served as an internal product leadership consultant to Insight's portfolio of 150 growth stage companies.1
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Director of Product Management at Shutterstock (March 2016 - July 2017): Responsible for stock footage and music licensing needs through Shutterstock.com and Premiumbeat.com.2
Expertise and Approach
Tommi specializes in transforming companies from startups to scaleups. He focuses on:
- Accelerating growth after established product-market fit
- Uniting companies with unified strategy
- Streamlining go-to-market processes
His experience spans various roles in software development, starting as a developer and progressing to product management before becoming a venture-backed business executive.1
Availability for Consulting
Tommi is currently available for interim or fractional CPO roles, offering his expertise to CEOs looking to accelerate company transformations.1
Tommi Forsström's LinkedIn username is forssto, as indicated in the query.2
Highlights
True story. https://t.co/IHrlfKQmGJ
The founders I’ve worked with are some of the smartest, hardest working people I’ve ever met with superhuman instincts.
That doesn’t make them omnipotent.
Co’s should retain a degree of founder mindset (risk appetite, bias for action, urgency) but not all founders are scalers.