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The Events Calendar’s Product Owner on her first job, creative problem-solving, and the joy of other people’s cats on video calls.
“I appreciate how dynamic my role is, and how it’s not really about being deeply skilled in one thing, but about having a variety of skills and being able to bring them together in a way that makes sense.”
Leah Koerper’s first job was helping an older woman with household tasks. “I’d do everything from sorting her mail to fixing her printer to making cookies,” she says. “It was an awesome first job, and Jane and I stayed friends until she passed away at 100.”