Dave Manningsmith

Principal Consultant, Straightforward Consulting, LLC

With over 20 years’ experience across several industries, Dave developed deep product management and marketing strategy expertise as the Business Intelligence Lead for Microsoft’s Windows Client Division and as a Customer Experience Manager for AT&T’s Small Business Mobility Operations Division. Today, Dave’s consulting practice largely focuses on teaching small businesses to think and act like big businesses. Dave actively supports the local business community through participation, mentoring, and leadership in organizations like the Product Management Consortium, the Seattle Social Media Club, and the Eastside Entrepreneurs Social Network.

Dave earned a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Western Washington University, specializing in Demography and Measurement.