Trent Mankelow
Chief Product Officer, Vend, New Zealand
Trent Mankelow co-founded and was CEO of Optimal Experience, Australasia’s leading user experience consulting company. He grew it from two people sharing a desk, to 30+ people working across Wellington, Auckland and Sydney. He recently successfully exited the business, selling it to PwC. Trent also co-founded a successful software-as-a-service business, which 2.5 million people have used from around the world. Trent has also spent time at Vend as the Chief Product Officer, and most recently, was working for Telecom Digital Ventures, helping them build a number of disruptive start-ups.