Path into Product goes international! Robert Drury started in professional sports, tried his hand at managing a cinema, and eventually landed in sales and business development. While there, he developed a knack for listening to customers needs and figuring out how to solve them while delivering value for the business.

Robert is also founder of Getting Started in Product, where he shares content and services for people trying to, well, get started in product. You can find great content at https://www.gettingstartedinproduct.com.

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Justin Knutson, senior product manager at O.C. Tanner, is no stranger to failure. After dropping out of high school (and never completing a GED), Justin started and failed eight small businesses. Yet he credits those failures with teaching him to approach business, product management, and life with an insatiable curiosity, humility, and willingness to learn.

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Steve started as a cocky college student ready to change the world. After being told he was unemployable and then getting fired, he managed to pull himself together and continue to find opportunities to solve some incredible problems. He found himself in several different roles and leaned in when no one owned the customer's voice. During their career day, he teaches Product Management at his children's school every year. He is also CEO of a seed round startup called Campfire. This episode felt different to record and edit. He was thoughtful, clear, and inspiring. We kept it long so you, too, could experience all that Steve had to offer.

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Jeff Compton is fresh off his path into product--with only three months of experience. He tells his story from mechanical engineering sprinkler parts to landing his first product role at a growth-stage company.

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After experiencing the tactical nature of project management and being a Scrum master, Sara wanted to push herself outside of her comfort zone and attempt the strategic role of product manager. She provides great insights into the difference between project and product management; and shares a day in the life of a product professional.

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Ethan, a self-described introvert, worked in customer success, where he dove deep in understanding the problems and pain points of his product’s customers. After a friend was hired into the product organization, he was introduced to a group of decision makers who worked with engineers to help them build the product. Overtime, he was able to join as a product manager—which started a crash course in learning an entirely new skillset.

Ethan’s pragmatic communication style will give you a good idea of a product manager’s daily life, and how you could join the product field by networking and transitioning within the same company.

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Dave Rackham pursued a career in academia, until he couldn't shake a deep realization from his mind: complex, multi-faceted problems require multi-disciplinary solutions. Listen to Dave's Path into Product, from PhD to product manager, to now VP of Product at a growth-stage start up.

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