Adam Rode

Entrepreneur / Creative thinker / Father / Explorer

Hi and welcome to my portfolio website!

Glad to have you here. Please enjoy exploring all the amazing products I’ve created over the years. Many of these products have great memories associated with them and I'm extremely proud of the process it took to bring them to life. Each product has a lifecycle and knowing that they made people's lives better brings joy to my heart and that I could be a part of their story through the lens of the products I've created. Over the years I’ve been extremely blessed to work with so many wonderful people, therefore the collaborations and partnerships to bring products to life hold dear to both my professional journey as well as the relationships created along the way.

About Me;

I have over 18 years of professional experience in creating things that improve people's lives. My knowledge and process for design principles, product strategy & roadmapping, design & innovation, and trend forecasting is true to who I am as an creative passionate person, but also is something built into my DNA as a professional. I constantly look for opportunities and whitespaces in the market to solve. I always begin at the consumer level and build up to what it is we need to solve. I often ask myself: Is this something new, is there a better way to improve something, or is there something completely missing? These questions are a blessing and curse to me as a product creative because these questions often consume mind. My track record is proven and I've worked some of the best brands in the world. From start-ups, to small companies, to fortune 500's they are similar yet different in so many ways, but often they all share the same process to inspire and solve problems through products.

Throughout my career, I have had the opportunity to start my own brand, design amazing things, mentor new designers, and strategize and grow business categories. All of which I've been extremely successful with by understanding the process and know-how to innovate and collaborate as a team to generate a positive momentum of success. This momentum in combination with the people behind it is what I call the special sauce that propels us to the next level.

The value I bring to any organization is my passion for product design and my love for innovation to discovery opportunities within the market space.

Enjoy Exploring. I hope you find something in here to inspire you to create something better.

Adam.

Location

Tacoma, WA