Tim Lott founded Black Hat Innovation in 2018 after a 30-year career with Cox Media Group, including the final seven years as vice president of disruptive innovation -- creating internal startups for a big media company. His experiences in and around the startup world in Austin and Silicon Valley have given him a distinct point of view on user experience and its place in today's business world. Black Hat practices a blend of human-centered design and "lean" methodologies.