Product Strategy & Leadership

Lee Bridges

Leveraging a multifaceted career, I specialize in identifying innovative and strategic solutions to intricate challenges. My roles as an entrepreneur, team leader, and executive have honed my ability to view scenarios from diverse vantage points, enhancing my communication skills and consensus-building capabilities. I bring a dynamic blend of expertise in product design, leadership, startup ecosystems, strategic planning, and product management, driven by an unwavering motivation to excel.

work Chief Product Officer at Inn-Flow
album Founder of Spun It
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Winston-Salem, NC Product, AI, Leadership

I Believe In

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Building a Diverse Team

I strive to build diverse teams that can draw upon their unique experiences to do great things. With talented individuals who have common purpose and passion, anything is possible.

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Identifying the MVP

Most Valuable Problem. User interviews, surveys, card sorting, ethnographic studies, etc... It's necessary to dig deep to make sure we're solving the problem that will be most valuable to solve.

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Finding the Best Solution

The multiple perspectives of a diverse team is a great starting point, but only through iterating, usability testing, and monitoring metrics can we be sure we've found the best solution to a problem.

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Sharing an Impactful Message

Communication between team members, leaders, and stakeholders during each phase of a project is paramount to its success. The trust earned through transparency increases velocity and quality.

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2026

Joined Inn-Flow as CPO

After 6 successful years with an awesome team at XOi, it was time for a new challenge and adventure. I was very excited to join the Inn-Flow team as Chief Product Officer.

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2025

Appeared on Titans of the Trades Podcast

We discuss how XOi captures millions of equipment data points, turns job site data into customer-ready summaries that save 5-10 minutes per visit, and helps contractors sell asset uptime with defensible transparency.

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XOi Raises $230M

XOi secures a $230M investment from KKR to fuel expansion, driving even greater impact for its customers.

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XOi Acquires Specifx

With investment from KKR, XOi acquires Specifx to fuel jobsite data enrichment. Joining the two companies will provide unparalleled insight into field service jobsites and equipment.

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Major Release for XOi

My team expanded our use of AI to bring real-world value without user intervention. We met users and their companies where they are — making technology work for them; not the other way around.

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2024

Founded Spun It

I launched a passion project related to my love of listening to vinyl. The mobile app lets you log and share your vinyl record spins. It's a social app for lovers of vinyl.

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2023

Promoted to VP of Product

I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as VP of Product Management at XOi. I'm excited about the future of XOi and continuing my journey here.

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Product Release: AI Work Summaries

I led the problem validation, solution ideation, and solution validation of XOi's AI Work Summary feature, which encourages daily use by technicians by saving time generating customer-facing summaries.

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Article Published in PHCNews

I was asked to write an article for PHCPPros, published in PHCNews, exploring the future of the field service industry and the coming impact of AI on training and productivity.

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Quoted in ACHR Article on AI

I was interviewed about the impact of AI on the HVAC industry by ACHR, discussing AI’s effect on marketing, sales, and the technician experience.

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Webinar: Contractor's Guide to Everyday AI

I cohosted a webinar discussing XOi's first AI feature, how customers could prepare for it, and its impact on technicians and field service businesses.

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2022

Product Release: Journeyman Platform

The Journeyman Platform is a trio of powerful solutions packaged together, delivering strong ROI for XOi clients after a major team effort.

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2021

Fortune’s Path Podcast Guest Appearance

Guest appearance on the Fortune’s Path Podcast discussing entrepreneurship, product leadership, and personal motivation.

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Product Lessons Learned The Hard Way

Panel discussion sharing hard-earned product lessons with the goal of helping others avoid common mistakes.

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Product Release: Multiple Workflows per Job

Led product management for a release that changed how service technicians complete work in the Vision platform.

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Product Release: Yes / No Step Types

Participated in a product release introducing Yes/No step types, supported by a short marketing microlearning video.

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2020

Product Release: Multi-Channel Partner Network

XOi introduced multi-channel partner network capabilities, empowering contractors to deliver shared advantages across partners.

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XOi Hires Industry-Leading Product Managers

XOi Technologies hired distinguished product leaders Lee Bridges and Greg Thoman to innovate the technician experience.

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