I was a pro tennis player who pivoted to tech in my 30s and rose to the C-suite. Here's my advice for anyone wanting to switch careers.
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I was a pro tennis player who pivoted to tech in my 30s and rose to the C-suite. Here's my advice for anyone wanting to switch careers.
"I'm the chief product officer at Planview, an AI-driven portfolio management platform. Planview helps people organize and manage their workloads by providing teams with visibility into tasks in progress, who's responsible, and how everything connects. I've been the CPO since June 2021. I spent 13 years as the company's senior vice president of product management and solutions marketing. Before entering the tech industry, I was a professional tennis player for 11 years. From the time I picked up a racket, tennis became my entire life"
"I was a decorated athlete and fortunate to have played in all four Grand Slam tournaments, finishing third at Wimbledon in 1983. I'd ranked 60th in the world and trained alongside some of the fiercest competitors the sport has ever seen. I earned six figures in prize money throughout my career. I'd also faced significant obstacles - most notably, back-to-back ACL injuries, which put me on medical rest for the better part of two years."
Louise Allen is chief product officer at Planview, an AI-driven portfolio management platform based in Austin. She became CPO in June 2021 after 13 years as senior vice president of product management and solutions marketing. She previously spent 11 years as a professional tennis player, finishing third at Wimbledon in 1983 and ranking 60th worldwide, earning six-figure prize money. She suffered back-to-back ACL injuries that required nearly two years of medical rest. Allen transitioned to tech, applying court-honed skills — vision, planning, adaptation, and relentless commitment to improvement — and emphasizes transferable skills and intergenerational teams.
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