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Ep. 50 | MYTHBUSTER: Kevin King On Moving From A Non-Tech Background To A Product Owner
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Many people hesitate in getting into the Agile, Scrum, or Product Ownership career simply because they don’t have a background in tech or they come from a different industry. In this episode of The Agile Coach, Kevin King, a Sr. Product Owner for Data Analytics/Integration at Charter Communications will be sharing his story and prove that is not the case. Kevin hailed from a Sales career before getting into Agile and Product Ownership, which led him today to his very fulfilling career. Learn more about Kevin now, so tune in!
HIGHLIGHTS
- Kevin's professional career
- From Sales to Product Ownership
- Misconceptions in Agile and Scrum
- Product ownership requires learning
- Always ask if needed
QUOTES
Kevin: “I worked with I met some of my best friends that I still have today in sales. And it really made me a better person, to be honest, persevering through all the rejection and the hustle you have to have it really set me up for success in my current role.”
Vivek: “If you have the work ethic to work 50-60 hours and grind it out. If you can't do tech, you're gonna be really appreciated because, in my opinion, tech is there's a lot of work-life balance.”
Kevin: “One of the most common misconceptions about getting into the Agile space is that you need to have this glorious background of coding and what infrastructures look like.”
Vivek: “The challenge is not having the tech background, the challenge is you're not being adaptable, you're not being able to learn new stuff, you are not able to like listen to another Product Owner/Product Manager.”
Learn more about Kevin in the link below:
- LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/king-kevin/
Learn more about our hosts with the link below:
- Vivek Khattri: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekkhattri/
- Pabitra Khanal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pabitrakhanal/
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