Jeanette Thebeau

Ex2 Partners

Jeanette Thebeau is a veteran venture coach, product and brand strategist, and former CMO with a broad range of experience. Jeanette has worked with numerous startups, as well as large corporate brands—Brooks Sports, Disney, the Indiana Pacers, Coors Brewing Co., Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell, among others. A frequent speaker in the areas of entrepreneurship, startups, and brand development, she is a partner in Ex2 Partners, where she has worked with several early-stage technology companies. As product owner in the development of a new digital platform for celebrity fundraising, Jeanette is an executive who values testing—while admitting to not really understanding what testers do.

Speaker Presentations

Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 8:30am

What Executives Value in Testing

Professional testers and test managers are feeling the pressures of low-cost competition and tools that claim to replace them through automation. So, how can test teams add more value to their projects and organization? In a recent survey of executives and testers, Mike Kelly and Jeanette Thebeau found major disconnects between what executives and testers believe are most important to the business. They explore new insights into the risks and concerns executives perceive and what you should do differently.