Destiny Harris
Destiny Harris PMP, CPM, CPD, CSPO, CSM
Bio
Apple is where Destiny started her product, project, and program management career 8 years ago. She's thankful for the opportunities she's acquired from working in the following TECH areas: Fintech (Banking, Finance, & Tax Software), Consulting, HealthTech, EdTech, Security, SaaS products, and Opensource technologies. Areas of expertise: Product Management, Product Marketing, Program Management, Project Management, Business Analysis, Customer Success, Strategy, & Operations Destiny has 3 degrees in Psychology, Political Science, and Cultural Studies. Yes, none of her degrees are related to tech, but she's always been a techie. Growing up, she was a gamer and anime nerd. But most dedicated and quite fond of writing and career coaching. She has been writing and teaching since 2004. Moreover, she's always been a go-to person for helping people jumpstart or transition into new careers; it's energizing work for her! Destiny also enjoys managing multiple development or non-development teams and projects. Multi-tasking is her thing! Technology is the future, and the future is now. Meeting new people who desire to break into tech careers and related areas is exciting for Destiny. Connect with Destiny, and embark on your career journey together. Bonuses Destiny can also help you with: - Interviewing - Applying to jobs - Salary Negotiation - Resume customization - Starting over in your career [aka ground zero] - Translating non-tech skills into tech related skills (career change) - Written and verbal communication - Positioning yourself for promotions - On-the-job questions - Developing new programs - Getting promoted - English communication skills (written and verbal) - Transitioning from startup to larger companies - Moving from individual contributor to manager
Expertise
Mindset coaching
I have been publishing, writing, and coaching others since 2004. One of my chief aims is to inspire others and elevate their mindset. When your mind is right, your options and success are limitless.
Product management
Starting my career at Apple, I've accumulated 10+ years in product management across different industries including: FinTech, EdTech, HealthTech, and Security.
Technology and tools
Jira (Jeer-Ah), GitHub, Team Foundation Server (TFS), Trello, Asana, Monday.com, Airtable, Slack, Teams, SharePoint, Figma, Balsamiq, Marketo, Salesforce, SQL, Tableau, CrazyEgg, Google Analytics, Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, Mailchimp
Venting frustration
If you need a sounding board to dump your career frustrations on, I'm your person. I've listened to many fellows over the year vent, which has helped bring clarity about their next move.
Toolkit
Asana
11 years of experienceAsana helps you manage projects, focus on what's important, and organize work in one place for seamless collaboration. It's a stellar project management tool.
CrazyEgg
7 years of experienceCrazy Egg is an online tool that monitors individual pages from your website, giving you a breakdown of where different visitors have clicked and on which part of the screen.
Google Analytics
7 years of experienceGoogle Analytics is a web analytics service that provides statistics and basic analytical tools for search engine optimization (SEO) and marketing purposes. The service is part of the Google Marketing Platform and is available for free to anyone with a Google account.
JIRA
11 years of experienceJIRA is a bug tracking tool that allows software developers to plan, track and work faster. JIRA is the main source of information for future software release. Developers can plan new features to be added and bugs to be fixed in the next release. Organize Documentation Tasks. Track Documentation Progress.
Mailchimp
11 years of experienceMailchimp is an all-in-one marketing platform that helps you manage and talk to your clients, customers, and other interested parties. Our approach to marketing focuses on healthy contact management practices, beautifully designed campaigns, and powerful data analysis. We're here to help you become an expert marketer.
Mixpanel
5 years of experienceMixpanel is a tool that allows you to analyze how users interact with your Internet-connected product. It's designed to make teams more efficient by allowing everyone to analyze user data in real-time to identify trends, understand user behavior, and make decisions about your product.
Stripe
11 years of experienceWe bring together everything that's required to build websites and apps that accept payments and send payouts globally. Stripe's products power payments for online and in-person retailers, subscriptions businesses, software platforms and marketplaces, and everything in between.
Tableau
11 years of experienceTableau helps people and organizations be more data-driven As the market-leading choice for modern business intelligence, our analytics platform makes it easier for people to explore and manage data, and faster to discover and share insights that can change businesses and the world.
Trello
11 years of experienceTrello is the visual tool that empowers your team to manage any type of project, workflow, or task tracking. Add files, checklists, or even automation: Customize it all for how your team works best.
Industries
I've had the opportunity to work at one EdTech startup and consult on another EdTech project with the government. EdTech and FinTech are my most passionate industries that I love to collaborate in.
FinTech has taken up a large portion of my career. It's such a diverse, challenging, and fulfilling space. If you have any questions regarding FinTech, please reach out!
Many companies request SaaS experience. It can seem challenging to get a job if you don't have the experience. Learn how I joined a SaaS company without any previous related experience.
HealthTech is a critical industry and also provides meaningful work. Like FinTech and EdTech, HealthTech provides you an opportunity to impact millions (maybe billions of people across the globe). Got questions? Don't hesitate to reach out to me.
I stumbled into MarTech and fell in love! it's quite different from collaborating directly with engineering and product teams. It also requires a different set of skills. Product managers are focused on customers. In MarTech, you must focus on customers, revenue, go to market strategy, and cross-functional efforts on a more intimate level.
Implementing top security and practices on machines to ensure optimal security, limit vulnerability, protect privacy, and increase awareness of potential risks.