I'm a music educator turned programmer turned product manager. I believe the interesting career path gives me interesting strengths. How?
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Music educator:
For musicians, continuous improvement isn't just a buzzword. It's drilled into you daily, and it still drives me. Teaching taught me how to make complex topics approachable for people at any experience level. I carry the same passion for teaching into people management, mentoring, speaking, and writing.
Programmer:
For more than a decade, I created 3-tier web applications from scratch and on time. Later, as a customer-faci...