{"id":26174,"date":"2024-01-24T13:36:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T21:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/business\/?page_id=26174"},"modified":"2024-05-29T22:03:15","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T05:03:15","slug":"cole-lance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/business\/opportunities\/mentorship-edge\/mentors-archive\/cole-lance","title":{"rendered":"Cole Lance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Associate Product Manager at Red Ventures<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redventures.com\/\">Red Ventures<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cole is a Product Manager with a wide range of experiences ranging from consumer facing startups to B2B SaaS at multi-billion-dollar enterprises. As a PM at Red Ventures, Cole has touched everything from leading growth strategy for B2B cloud SaaS, developing roadmaps in telephony-based Artificial Intelligence. As a PM focused in the B2B sector, Cole believes in understanding every aspect of a business&#8217; operations to be a clear value add, not a fun distraction. Outside of work, you can find Cole enjoying a run, reading, playing pickeball, or spending time with loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Connect with Cole on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/cole-lance\">LinkedIn.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cole on mentorship<\/h2>\n\n\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><p>As a first-gen student without expansive organic connections in the c\/o 2023, I recall wishfully having my heart set on working in the world of billion-dollar tech as a product manager. My fears worsened as the tech world seemed to crumble before our eyes due to massive layoffs. Without tailored mentorship from a seasoned professional in my desired workspace, I would have never gotten where I am.<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 31.93 23.66\" width=\"34\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg);transform-origin:center\">\n  <path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M19.94 23.655h11.988V12.578h-6.6a6.63 6.63 0 0 1 .662-3.486 8.55 8.55 0 0 1 5.721-4.722V.001a14.8 14.8 0 0 0-8.687 4.768q-3.089 3.606-3.089 9.994v8.893Zm-19.938 0H11.99V12.578h-6.6a7.5 7.5 0 0 1 .631-3.575q1.47-3.277 5.763-4.633V.001a14.54 14.54 0 0 0-8.771 4.788c-2 2.427-3.008 5.781-3.008 9.974Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specialty topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Product management careers and working in tech as a new grad <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developing a strong personal brand in college and your early years <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Concise and influential communication<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Favorite books and learning resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fun fact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>2 weeks after graduating, I drove 40 hours straight across the country to start a new job, stopping only once at a rest stop in South Dakota to sleep for one hour!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Product Manager at Red VenturesRed Ventures Cole is a Product Manager with a wide range of experiences ranging from consumer facing startups to B2B SaaS at multi-billion-dollar enterprises. 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