# Ben Garves

Founder at The GoodApps Company · Austin, TX

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/profile/bengarves

## About

The founder and CEO of The GoodApps Company and the brain behind the GoodApps Career App.

## Work History

### Founder — The GoodApps Company

Jul 2026 – Present
Skills: Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Product Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy, Leadership

### Senior Product Manager - User Acquisition — Coursera

Dec 2025 – Present
Skills: Roadmapping, Product Strategy, Product Management, Communication, Leadership, Product Lifecycle Management, User Story Writing, A/B Testing

### Senior Director of Product Management — Gannett USAToday - Reviewed

May 2023 – Dec 2025
Skills: Product Strategy, Product Management, Conversion Rate Optimization, Product Lifecycle Management

### Digital Product Manager — Bloomberg LP

Feb 2020 – May 2023
Skills: Roadmapping, Team Building, Product Strategy, WordPress, Product Management, Communication, Leadership, SEO, Digital Marketing, User Story Writing, A/B Testing

### Senior Product Manager — SolarWinds

Aug 2014 – Feb 2020
Skills: Roadmapping, Vidyard, Team Building, Product Strategy, Lithium, Jive, Product Management, Communication, Leadership, Khoros, User Story Writing, A/B Testing

### Staff Product Manager — Benefitfocus

Jul 2012 – Aug 2014
Skills: Roadmapping, Team Building, Product Strategy, Product Management, Communication, Leadership, User Story Writing, A/B Testing

### Project Manager — Appen

Feb 2010 – Jul 2012
Skills: Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Team Building, Agile, Communication, Scrum, Project Management, Leadership

## Education

### IBM Certified AI Product Manager, Product Management — Coursera

May 2026 – Jun 2026

## Skills

Strategic Planning, Fundraising, Product Strategy, Go-to-Market Strategy, Leadership, Roadmapping, Product Management, Communication, Product Lifecycle Management, User Story Writing, A/B Testing, Conversion Rate Optimization, Team Building, WordPress, SEO, Digital Marketing, Vidyard, Lithium, Jive, Khoros, Stakeholder Management, Agile, Scrum, Project Management, Generative AI

## Beyond Work
- Hobbies: Cinematography, Content Creation, HIIT, Independent Film, Photography, Running, Trail Running, Videography, Weightlifting, YouTube

## Portfolio
- [Personal Website](https://bengarves.com/)

## Elsewhere
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bengarves/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/bengarves)