Suzanne Abate

Founder and Director @ nina

About

For nearly two decades, I guided high-growth companies—from bootstrapped startups to 8-figure ventures—through complex business challenges. But for most of my clients, profit and investor returns were the primary measures of success. These ventures weren’t interested in fair pay, creating offerings that did more than fill a market gap, or building cultures of care. Even my own company reflected the limits of a partnership that didn’t align with my vision. Now, I'm actively developing generative ventures of my own, and working with a limited number of leaders who want their companies to care for the people who make them possible, create positive impact beyond their bottom line, and value shared prosperity. If you’re ready to build in the new economy, reclaim your time and energy, or move your capital with purpose, I’d love to work with you.

Country

United States

City

Los Angeles

Industry

Management Consulting

Skill

Director level, Copywriting, Digital Production, Project Coordination, Writing, Blogging, Digital Marketing, Social Media, Wordpress, Account Management, Information Architecture, UX / Usability, Start-ups, Digital Strategy, Digital Media, SEO, Online Marketing, User Experience, Social Media Marketing, Project Management

Experience

Founder and Director

nina

2025-4 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Los Angeles, CA

I developed and operate nina as a real-world platform for exploring alternative economic and organizational models for creative work. My role spans vision, investment, programming, and operations across a Los Angeles community space and an artist residency program in Idyllwild, California. nina functions as cultural infrastructure and a living case study, informing my broader work as an investor and strategic advisor in the new economy.

Owner

TDF

2009-6 - 2025-12 · 16 yrs 7 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

At TDF, we help our clients design, build, and deliver technology products and services better by upskilling and reskilling product teams, adapting and automating processes, and expanding in-house capabilities.

Creator

100 Product Managers

2016-4 - 2021-4 · 5 yrs 1 mo

Greater Los Angeles Area

The web's richest one-stop resource for product management topics, featuring a weekly podcast where we interview active product management professionals across Los Angeles.

Product Management Instructor

General Assembly

2015-1 - 2021-1 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Greater Los Angeles Area

PRODUCT MANAGEMENT 10-WEEK - Guide a product through its lifecycle via lean methodologies like Agile, market research, UX, and financial modeling. - Create a roadmap, business model canvas, MVP, key metrics, personas, wireframing, and a stakeholder management plan. - Develop metrics to measure success - Grow capable of launching viable, market‐ready products that anticipate user needs by making tough decisions and working with stakeholders. PRODUCT MANAGEMENT BOOTCAMP Do you have an application idea that you’d like to bring to life? Perhaps you’re already running a technology startup and want guidance on taking the next big step? Have you ever just thought that a career in tech may be right for you? In this 3-hour interactive workshop, you’ll step immediately into the role of Product Manager. Get to know the MVP philosophy (Minimum Viable Product) as well as learn the fundamentals of iterative software development and how to prioritize product features while holding on to your budget! In the second half, we’ll bring to life three product ideas from students in the class, develop a go-to-market strategy and identify the key metrics you need to track and analyze in order to improve and keep growing! https://generalassemb.ly/instructors/suzanne-abate/4173

Strategic Advisor

Quilt

2019-10 - 2019-12 · 3 mos

Los Angeles, CA, United States

Product Management Specialist

Quilt

2018-5 - 2019-10 · 1 yr 6 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Working alongside the company co-founders to roadmap a plan for increasing engagement, developing new markets, and evolving technology products. More at www.wearequilt.com

Investor

REPIFI

2016-12 - 2018-12 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Greater Los Angeles Area

Pre-seed investor and consulting product expert for Repifi - a new approach to vendor compliance in the healthcare space. More at www.repifi.com.

Investor, Product Management Specialist

GET HELP®

2015-12 - 2018-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Greater Los Angeles Area

Pre-seed investor and ongoing strategic advisor and product management specialist as we develop new markets and build our team. More at www.gethelp.com.

Product Management Specialist

Givsum, Inc.

2017-8 - 2018-2 · 7 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Provided bridge product guidance and helped establish product development processes. More at www.givsum.com.

Investor

My Time Blocks

2014-11 - 2016-5 · 1 yr 7 mos

Greater Los Angeles Area

Real-time intelligence for service businesses.

Scrumptious Phraseologist

Tales from the Bib

2010-11 - 2012-9 · 1 yr 11 mos

Toronto, Canada Area

This blog is filled with the unsolicited ravings of two people who feel free to espouse their opinions here in the free republic of Toronto. This blog has not been endorsed nor sued by any restaurants so far. We feel it is more of a free public service for the hungry. Take it, Leave it or Eat it.