Faust Forward combines deep strategic expertise with a bold, results-driven approach to help businesses unlock growth and innovation. Founder and Principal Advisor Phil Faust brings decades of product management and team leadership experience across fast-evolving global industries like publishing, edtech, talent solutions, and consulting.

Phil's educational background is in Marketing, and he began his career in Sales before transitioning into Product Management and quickly rising into leadership roles. Over time, his leadership remit expanded to directing integrated go-to-market teams, guiding products from concept to launch and beyond. His multidisciplinary experience—spanning marketing, sales, product management, and technology—enables him to connect the dots between business strategy, market needs, and execution. This cross-functional expertise, along with his ability to translate business and user goals into technology requirements, makes him a highly adaptable and strategic consultant.

Phil has honed a strategic approach to drive continuous evolution in sectors where products must adapt or face obsolescence. At Faust Forward, we understand that success in disruptive environments requires more than just product updates—it demands mindset shifts, behavioral changes, organizational transformation, and refined processes.

With a many-layered approach, we empower teams to set clear paths forward and build products that align with ever-changing market needs and advanced technological capabilities.