How to get your first B2B Product Design role

Kindness is our key tool to finding purpose and meaning in our jobs and working at our highest potential. In this popular talk, discover the research behind Kindness, how it improves business results, why we don’t practice it more often, and how to bring Kindness into every element of the workplace culture to achieve a stronger, happier, and more productive work environment.

Most data products are consumed passively—they neither drive joy nor action. Over time, this can lead to user disengagement and churn. So, how do you go from building and selling just another data product to creating one that truly sticks? In this session, we will dive deep into understanding the core motivations, pains, and gains of your users and customers. We’ll explore how to effectively engage, retain, and upsell to them by delivering not only what they want but also what they truly need. The discussion will focus on creating sustainable and profitable strategies that drive significant business value and ROI. Through real-world examples, we’ll uncover best practices for building analytics products that resonate with users while delivering long-term growth and success.

Times are a-changin' for the modern job seekers, people managers, and leaders across all industries and stages of their careers, where confronting the storms of change and complexity are now a regular occurrence rather than the rare occasion and exception. Those who can embody and embrace their inner "chaos pilots" will be the ones who can navigate their way through the waves of uncertainty and unclarity--not just for themselves in their own careers, but also to help shape the work and professional growth of others as people managers, mentors, and leaders to help them thrive even in the midst of challenges. From Kim's early career experiences pivoting from legal and corporate affairs to PR SaaS/tech and marketing consulting; to building and launching multimillion-dollar, go-to-market strategies in new territories and expansion markets for highly-regulated organizations and entities across the U.S. and globally, Kim will share real-life career and leadership stories "from the trenches" that anyone can apply regardless of industry, job title, or level. As a former psychology major, Kim is also passionate about tapping into the human potential through the science of neuropsychological behaviors and mindsets from a multi-disciplinary perspective, especially in the age of AI and automation--including applying the business theory of Blue Ocean strategy in a tough job market, unstable economic conditions, and a turbulent election year that seems to be increasingly at odds against our individual and collective successes, as well as leveraging philosophical, cultural concepts such as kintsugi for career satisfaction, leadership innovation, and deep personal/professional transformation.

In this session I will talk through some of the mistakes I've made throughout my career, and what I've learned from them - to help you avoid them, or gain a new insight into the leadership journey.