Comfortable in Gray- A Non-Expert Blog

  • It’s a New Year! Do Better or Move Along.

    January 6, 2020 by

    If you’re like many employees, you may have taken some time off at the end of 2019, and you may just be returning to work.  You may have spent your time with loved ones, doing things you missed out on doing because of your work schedule, or simply spending time contemplating what kind of person… Read more

  • Product Marketing: The Greatest Gray Area of Business

    December 17, 2019 by

    One of the biggest, and best, gray areas of business is Product Marketing.  It’s an (undervalued) role that combines business strategy with marketing with products, and produces materials for a wide range of audiences.  Product marketers serve as the ultimate translator of features, benefits, and product strategy to sales-speak, marketing-speak, business-speak, and operations-speak.  The person,… Read more

  • Industry Agnostic

    December 4, 2019 by

    I’ve discussed what’s next in my career with different friends and colleagues, and the one question I am always asked is: “Do you want to stay in gaming?” It makes sense for people to ask this because I’ve spent the last seven years in the gaming industry, specifically financial services in gaming. But this question… Read more

  • All About Me

    November 14, 2019 by

    Who Am I? Let me tell you a story.  In each and every one of my roles, regardless of title, rank, or industry, I have always been the person that the business comes to when they have a project or task that they need done but they don’t know who should do it. (Or the… Read more

  • Micromanagers Don’t Belong in Big Business

    January 9, 2020 by

    Have you ever worked for, with, or in the proximity of a micromanager?  These energy vampires spend so much time worrying about what everyone else is doing that they don’t “have time” to do their own job.  I’ve been fascinated with the micromanager my entire professional career.  Early on, I thought these people were trying… Read more

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