Summary
Brian Rhea is a product leader with 11 years of experience helping startups and established teams turn customer insight into repeatable product outcomes, currently leading product at After.com in Boulder. He blends JTBD-driven research with hands-on execution—founding JobLens, leading product ops at GitLab where he delivered six-figure cost savings and shipped release-note notifications, and co-founding Binocs to raise venture funding and launch multi-platform clients. Comfortable partnering with CEOs and engineering teams, Brian has a track record of increasing MRR, improving adoption metrics, and accelerating go-to-market through focused roadmaps and automations. A former art teacher and designer, he brings a rare mix of creative empathy and operational rigor that helps teams build clearer, faster product decisions.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer