In  2014, I ran 30 half marathons and 1,100 miles, it was a long and hard  journey, but  it was possible with perseverance and effort.

The  long journey to being an expert in product design & strategy has  been interesting.  I have been a  software engineer, an engineering  manager, a project manager, a product manager, a program manager, and engagement manager, and a sales engineer.

Moving  from the back room to being customer focused and in front of the  customer involved learning key lessons and making mistakes.  It also showed me all the reasons why a decision made in one role might seem strange to a different role.

Learning how  to devise product strategy and lead multifunctional teams has taught me  many different skills.  It is a transformation that has been worth it.

I'm  grateful to all the teams along the way that helped me with the  journey.  This journey has shown me that we are all connected and with  good relationships we can accomplish anything.