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About
Mike Gebremeskel is a product manager and co-founder of Talisman, where he built and launched a B2B expense management SaaS product that reached #1 SaaS Product of the Week on Product Hunt and was named Best New Startup of the Year by This Week in Fintech. During his work on the product, onboarding completion rose to approximately 80%, and the product supported a $700K funding round. Previously, he worked in pricing, master data, and process improvement at McKesson, including a Lean Six Sigma project associated with $14M in working capital, and he holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Founder at Talisman+
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Experience
- TalismanCo-founder & Product Manager2022 — 2026Dallas, Texas, United States
- Techstars Miami Powered by J.P. MorganFounder, Talisman (Techstars '22)2022
- McKessonAccount Manager2020 — 2022Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- McKessonStrategic Pricing Analyst2018 — 2020Irving, Texas
- McKessonData Coordinator2016 — 2018Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
- School of Applied Health and Educational PsychologyStudent Worker2015 — 2016Stillwater, Oklahoma
Skills & more
Model Context Protocol (MCP)Artificial Intelligence FoundationsAI FluencySAP ERPMaster DataData GovernanceCross-functional CollaborationsAccount ManagementStakeholder ManagementProduct Discovery2Cross-functional Team Leadership2SQL4
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Agile & Waterfall MethodologiesUser Experience (UX)TableauProduct AnalyticsUser ResearchProduct Road MappingProduct StrategySoftware as a Service (SaaS)Strategic PlanningPublic SpeakingLeadershipTeamworkLanguages Spanish · Tigrinya
- Introduction to Model Context Protocol — Anthropic
- Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) — McKesson
- Certificate of Completion: Al Fluency Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
- Certificate of Completion: Al Fluency Framework & Foundations — Anthropic
- Cypher Fundamentals — Neo4j
- Neo4j Fundamentals — Neo4j
- How to Make Strategic Thinking a Habit — LinkedIn
- Business Analytics Foundations: Descriptive, Exploratory, and Explanatory Analytics — LinkedIn
- Strategic Planning Foundations — LinkedIn
- The Practices of High-Performing Employees — LinkedIn
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mike Gebremeskel?
- Mike Gebremeskel is a product manager and co-founder of Talisman, where he built and launched a B2B expense management SaaS product that reached #1 SaaS Product of the Week on Product Hunt and was named Best New Startup of the Year by This Week in Fintech. During his work on the product, onboarding completion rose to approximately 80%, and the product supported a $700K funding round. Previously, he worked in pricing, master data, and process improvement at McKesson, including a Lean Six Sigma project associated with $14M in working capital, and he holds a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
- Where does Mike Gebremeskel work?
- Mike Gebremeskel is Founder of Talisman+.
- What companies did Mike Gebremeskel found?
- Mike Gebremeskel founded Talisman+.
- Where did Mike Gebremeskel go to school?
- Mike Gebremeskel studied at Oklahoma State University (Bachelor’s Degree, Psychology); Richland Community College.
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Shared employers
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