Michael Horne, Cspo® Email and Phone Number

I've been lucky enough to spend the better part of 10 years working with clients helping them learn about their finances. This has taught me valuable lessons in communication, relationship building, and understanding the values which inherently drive decision making. I've earned an appreciation for the benefits of client centric design as it gives us back our most precious asset, time. This understanding drives me to go the extra mile to ensure client’s expectations are realized. Over the course of the past six months, I've taken a deep dive into the world of product management, agile and design thinking. I credit this rewarding journey to a coffee conversation I had with an agile coach at my previous employer who opened my eyes to the emergent world of product. Since then, I’ve spent as much time as possible consuming courses, articles on Medium, and even some freelance work driving web development. All towards the goal of finding an opportunity to work as a product professional and find an environment where I can gain a strong understanding of the practice. I have been growing my understanding of the framework of successful software products, and I am now seeking the opportunity to practice with the day-to-day frameworks such as user stories and backlogs. I look forward to the completion of the course I’m taking through General Assembly and hope to have the opportunity to put the ideas into practice. There is so much to learn from design, digital marketing and technical skills. My goal is to keep seeking out opportunities to grow as I develop my skills in this capacity. In my personal life I volunteer my time as a treasurer for my condos board of directors. This is giving me a great opportunity to practice my negotiation and leadership skills while giving back to the community that I live in. Above all else it has taught me patience and the importance of how someone perceives information as opposed to solely the accuracy of the information they're presented.