ZLI Alum Talk the Walk Webinar "A Journey from Architect to Product Manager"
Presented by Alumna, Angela Yee, Product Leader and Start-up Advisor
When: Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT
Where: virtual via Zoom
Host: Zell Lurie Institute
REGISTRATION and further details below:
Angela Yee, a Ross MBA alumna, will share her journey of making the transition from an architect and construction project manager to becoming a product manager in the Bay Area. She's currently working as a leadership coach, and product consultant to help others who are looking to make changes in their career journeys. Yee will share some key learnings based on what she has seen work in career journeys from domain expertise into corresponding tech roles, and what she has experienced and seen as effective ways to leverage existing skillsets to get to that desired outcome.
This session will cover:
- How do you know if you're ready to make the change?
- How do you isolate the role you're going for?
- How to think about creating a narrative that will help you navigate conversations within your network
- Adjusting the narrative for interviews
- Learning the new craft
About Angela Yee: Angela is a leadership and career coach interested in the development of the whole person. She has experience across a breadth of industries, most recently as a product leader at tech industry startups and corporations from $25MM to over $10B in revenue, she supports leaders as they navigate common challenges across various stages of business growth. She works with her clients to empower them to be the most resilient leaders they can be.
As a former tech product leader, architect, and MBA, she brings both creative and strategic skills into each engagement. Having successfully made three major career transitions, and several personal life transformations, she helps others navigate their own life's hurdles with compassion.
Angela holds an MBA from the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Southern California. She has been trained as a coach through ICF-accredited programs Co-Active Coaching Institute and the Academy for Coaching Excellence.
Beyond coaching, Angela serves as a mentor and advisor to tech and AEC industry accelerators and startups. She's also interested in the advancement of BIPOC communities and women so they may rise in architecture, tech, and other traditionally male-dominated industries.
Expertise includes: Product Innovation, User Research, Product Management, Business Strategy, Market Research, Business-to-Business, Go-To-Market Strategy, Product Launch, Business Advising, Software as a Service (SaaS), Reiki, Life Coaching, Leadership Development, and Executive Coaching.
