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Thank you to all of our hardworking pros that help their customers care for their homes. Thumbtack is committed to being a place where pros can successfully grow their businesses. From painters to plumbers and every trade in between, our pros’ dedication does not go unnoticed. 👏 Wishing everyone a happy Labor Day.
We’re excited to announce that Thumbtack’s Chief Product Officer, P.J. Linarducci, will be speaking at the Chief Product Officer Summit on September 19th. P.J. will be outlining how leaders in every organization — and at every level — can structure and incentivize their teams to supercharge impact.
We’re committed to the work we do here at Thumbtack — and the pros that use our platform are a huge part of what makes us succeed. Hear from our inaugural Pro Advisors, a group of real Thumbtack pros coming together to help us understand and improve the pro experience.
Our Co-founder & CEO, Marco Zappacosta, recently joined the TechCrunch Found podcast to talk about his path to entrepreneurship, his mindset on leadership and growing Thumbtack through multiple market cycles. He also shared how aligning the company around our values has driven business impact and fostered a strong company culture.
Thumbtack’s Ally Month is a cross-cultural celebration of our colleagues globally. Our mission to help homeowners care for their homes wouldn’t be possible without the collaboration that happens every day across the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. And when you have Thumbtackers from all over the globe working together virtually, you can accomplish great things.
We launched our first-ever Future of the Skilled Trades Report to show support for our pros and bring awareness to the benefits of a career in the trades. After surveying young adults and Thumbtack pros to gain insight into their experiences and thoughts on the skilled trades, we found the perspective is positive — but there’s not enough push to get people in them. Read more from David Steckel, Thumbtack’s Home Expert, about the strong interest in the trades and what Thumbtack’s doing to support the skilled trades.
Thumbtack has hired our very first Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Llibert Argerich, as well as our first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Mark Poston! Llibert joins us from Udemy where he most recently served as the SVP of Marketing, responsible for the entirety of the consumer strategy. And Mark joins us from Wayfair where he was most recently Vice President of Sales and Home Services.
Thumbtack’s goal is to help local professionals turn their talents into successful businesses. And we’re excited to announce our inaugural Thumbtack Pro Advisory Board! 🎉 Together with a group of real Thumbtack pros, we’re amplifying pro voices and making Thumbtack better. Meet the members of our Pro Advisory Board that will help us understand and improve the pro experience — because ensuring our pros and consumers thrive is the “why” behind our work.
We recently partnered with SuitUp Incorporated to host an innovative virtual business competition for middle and high school students. Four teams of 6 students and 6 coaches from Thumbtack were tasked with creating a hypothetical TikTok campaign that promotes Thumbtack to new homeowners. 🏡 The winning students received a cash prize and their Thumbtack coaches will have bragging rights for the year! 🏆
As part of Ally Month, we hosted a cook-along with Angela Chou, owner of Green Chow Down and Thumbtack pro. Angela did a live cooking demonstration of a Filipino, Canadian and U.S. dish — or “fusion” dish. The featured recipe that was created for our event was Filipino fried tofu over waffles with maple syrup and honey butter.
