Livefront

It's that time of year again...the magnificent Minnestar #Minnebar20 is here! This Saturday (May 2) at Best Buy HQ. As always, the Livefront team is showing up in numbers and we hope to see you out there supporting the ENTIRE community. And if any of the talks from the crew look interesting, we'd love your support! 📣 9:45 - 10:25 - 📡🕸️ PREPPERS & COMRADES UNITE: BUILDING A DECENTRALIZED MESH NETWORK FOR RESILIENT COMMUNICATION (with Chris Wodicka https://lnkd.in/g67eTVKH) 📣 10:40 - 11:20 - AI SUCKS ☯️ (with Sergio Najera https://lnkd.in/g29pJ_em) 📣 1:25 - 2:05 - ✨ LET’S ANIMATE! ✨ AN INTRODUCTION TO RIVE.APP (with Shalanah Dawson https://lnkd.in/gERQJMwK) 📣 2:20 - 3:00 - EVERYTHING IN TIME: THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO ANDROID DATE AND TIME PROGRAMMING (with David Perez and Andrew Haisting https://lnkd.in/gXTnZkPP) 📣 3:15 - 3:55 - POLITICLAW: BUILDING A LOCAL-FIRST POLITICAL CO-PILOT WITH OPENCLAW 🦞 (with Alec R. https://lnkd.in/gfrWG67W) 📣 4:10 - 5:00 - YOU’RE NOT LEADING. YOU’RE REACTING. (with Paul J Cramer https://lnkd.in/gQTEiRt7) 🩵 💚 💙

You won’t want to miss this duo! 👏🏼

Last Thursday, Livefront hosted another Digital Product Talk! Our three incredible panelists discussed how to ship meaningful product improvements quickly without jeopardizing your long term roadmap. A few things that stood out: 🌟 "Don't advertise AI. Just make your product better." - Dan Wick (Omnia Fishing) 🌟 The "power to pause" - as Chris Blaisdell (Great Clips) described it, was echoed by Sarah Houska Wolfe (General Mills), both emphasizing the importance of making sure you’re pointed the right way before you sprint. 🌟 Leaders must model learning. You can't hand your team a new tool and expect adoption. You have to show the way. 🌟 Start with the challenge, not the technology. "What can we use AI for?" is the wrong first question. Thanks to Chris, Sarah, and Dan, as well as everyone who joined us. More of these to come! #DigitalProduct #ProductManagement #AI #TwinCities #Livefront

We need your vote! Our partner, Life Time Inc., has been nominated by The Webby Awards for Best AI Application in the Health & Wellness category. Vote before this Thursday (4/16): https://lnkd.in/gpwMF8zn We appreciate your support!

We’re extremely proud to share that our work with Life Time Inc. has earned The Webby Awards nomination for Best AI Experience in Health & Wellness! We partnered with Life Time to bring AI into the member experience in a way that is genuinely useful; offering more personalization, intuitive interaction, and a design built to fit how people live, train, and recover. Now it’s up for the People’s Voice Award. We’d appreciate your vote! 🗳️ http://bit.ly/4e626uT (Voting is open until April 16th).

As the temperatures start to warm near our Midwest-based HQ, we’re reminded of an equally warming memory from late last year. Our 2025 Holiday party brought the team together for recharging over a movie, learning a new sport, and a little side of casino action. We can’t say we miss the cold weather, but we do miss the memories we made! Hope you enjoy a little glimpse into the Holiday party that was.

We are thrilled to share that Livefront will be presenting at this year’s Minnesota Technology Association Tech Connect conference. Mike Bollinger will be joined by Tamer Selim from EVEREVE in a session sharing the details behind the design and implementation of an agentic AI platform that was built for the national retail brand. You’ll walk away with meaningful insights and actionable steps to consider as you introduce agentic AI in your own organization. We hope to see you there on Thursday, April 9th! Grab tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gGy9Zq7n

We are thrilled to share that Livefront will be presenting at this year’s Minnesota Technology Association MnTech Connect conference. Forrest Tracy will be joined by Meghan Glass, PMP, SAFe® SPC from Best Buy in a session offering practical techniques and strategies for protecting product MVP, managing scope creep without killing momentum, staying aligned under pressure, and navigating conflicting demands. Whether you’re an engineering or product leader, this talk will help offer insights to the human side of shipping software at scale. We hope to see you there on Thursday, April 9th! Grab tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gGy9Zq7n

Livefront’s story has been one of growth. And that growth has only been possible because of the incredible teammates (past, present, and future) who make their mark on our organization. As we continue on this story of growth, we are thrilled to welcome two new leaders ready to make their mark. Ed Hoffman has joined us as Chief Growth Officer. Prior to joining Livefront, Ed Hoffman spent over 20 years at Perficient, a global AI-first digital consultancy, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, North America Business Operations. Trent Sutton has joined us as President. Trent Sutton most recently served as Global Chief Operating Officer at Credera, a global consulting firm. Throughout Livefront’s growth story, one thing has proven true - when you prioritize one-of-a-kind teammates, incredible things happen. We are thrilled to have Trent and Ed continue to help build upon that mission for our team and our client partners alike. Onward!

Our next Livefront Talk is here and if you’re a designer, this one is for you! And if you’re not a designer, there are still insightful tips about how seemingly unrelated experiences in life can translate as important learnings that transcend specific positions. We hope you enjoy these 7 lessons learned from Mitch M. as someone playing the role of both incredible Product Designer and successful YouTuber. Let us know which lesson is your favorite and if you’d add any to the list! https://lnkd.in/gM22Xk9m #productdesign