Next Level Power Founder and Principal Consultant
Tim Appleton is a business and technology leader with over 20 years of experience driving growth for Fortune 50 companies, high-tech startups, and mid-market manufacturers. As Founder of Next Level Power, he helps organizations strengthen their strategy across brand, product, marketing, and sales to unlock new opportunities for sustainable growth.
Tim’s career spans leadership roles in engineering, product management, brand strategy, marketing, and operations, including positions at Intel, autonomous-vehicle innovator TuSimple, and industrial manufacturer OMI Inc. His experience includes launching new business lines, rebranding companies, and leading go-to-market execution across global teams.
Today, through Next Level Power, Tim works with clients in semiconductors, AI, energy infrastructure, mobility, IoT, transportation, and manufacturing, where technology and execution must align to deliver measurable impact. With his cross-industry perspective and hands-on approach, he quickly gains a deep understanding of each client’s business to surface high-potential strategies that drive revenue and profitability.
At the core of his work is a simple belief: innovation only matters when it delivers real-world results. Through Next Level Power, Tim helps clients turn that belief into action to achieve measurable results faster, smarter, and more consistently.