Heather Sawtelle
Entrepreneur & Innovative Product Manager | Developing world-class products through strategic thinking, cross-functional team building and strong organizational influence.
- Role
- Fellow at Startup Leadership Program
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Heather Sawtelle
I am an intellectually curious and customer-obsessed with a passion for building world-class products. With over 20 years of experience in diverse roles such as design, sales, marketing, and management, I have developed a unique set of skills and expertise that allows me to excel as an entrepreneur and product manager. My strategic mindset and ability to build and align cross-functional teams have been key to my repeated success in delivering products that captivate users and solve challenging problems. I have a deep empathy for customer pain points, a strong roadmap for strategy, and the ability to lead and inspire teams to drive results. I am known for my creativity, grit, and hypothesis-driven mentality, as well as my exceptional organizational influence. My calm and humorous demeanor under pressure, as well as my expertise in areas such as product roadmapping, UX/UI, product design, sales, B2B, marketing strategy, business operations, business intelligence and analytics, social media, business development, research, data analysis, budgeting, and negotiation, make me an asset to any team. Drop a line – I love to connect with other passionate product managers and entrepreneurs.STRENGTHS: Product and Business Strategy | Data Analysis | Product Roadmapping | UX/UI | Product Design | Sales | B2B | Marketing Strategy | Business Operations | Business Intelligence and Analytics | Social Media | Business Development | Research | Budgeting | NegotiationORGANIZATIONS: Startup Leadership Program, San Francisco - Fellow, Program Lead Founder Institute, San Francisco - Female Founder FellowshipTech Futures Group, Berkeley, CA - Member Startup Legal Garage Fellow, San Francisco - Pitch Winner People Connect, San Francisco - Pitch Winner Founder University, San Francisco - Graduate Inspired Connectivity, Palo Alto - Member Changing Tides Circle, San Francisco - Member Founder’s Cafe, Stanford - MemberMicrosoft for Startups - AwardeeOTHER:Modern Art Council: Vice President & Multiple Committee Roles Texas Crew: President, Nationally Ranked in Multiple Events
Experience
Fellow
Jan 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US
Startup Leadership Program is a global not-for-profit educational program and professional network for the next generation of founders and entrepreneurs.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Fine and Studio Arts
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Submittals
- Fine Art
- Painting
- Design Research
- Sustainable Design
- Interior Design
- Creative, Conceptual, and Analytical Thinker
- Art
- Interior Architecture
- Entrepreneurial and Self-Motivated
- Space Planning
- Management and Project Management
- Planning and Organization
- Leadership, Supervisory, Planning, Organization and Problem Solving Skills
- Furnishings
- Personable, Friendly, Easy to Work with, Sense of Humor
- Leadership
- Inside and Outside Sales
- Space-Planning
- Rendering
- Organized and Detail Oriented
- Residential Homes
- Furniture
- Sketchup
- Green Building
- Window Treatments
- Residential Design
- Sketching
- Effective Communication and Presentation Skills
- Presentation Skills
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