Joe Schram

I'm a product designer, product manager, and team lead for hire. I work with teams large and small to make or improve their products and services.

As a multi-disciplinary polymath for hire, I talk to people, figure things out, make a plan, get things done, and lead teams forward toward their shared goals.

The common thread among much of my work is the human-centered digital transformation that is required to make new and existing products and services competitive in a changing world. To do this work, I've had to learn a lot about finding shared meaning, setting goals, and how to tackle the uncertainty and iteration required to bring a concept from idea to reality. Both internally to a team doing this work, and externally where the customers engage us, a perspective of humility and empathy is paramount—that's why I call myself a professional humanist in addition to all of the above.

I've consulted for many local, regional, and global clients over the last fifteen years; Yum! Brands (KFC Global), Northwestern Mutual Insurance, Tribune Corp. (The Chicago Tribune), HondaJet, the US Army Reserve, and the Daytona Speedway would be the biggest names, but there have been many others in North Carolina and beyond.