#46: Erin Kearney (VALD Performance) - How to launch your Career in High Performance Technology

Could you imagine yourself working with the world’s leading high-performance technology every day?

 

That’s exactly the reality for Erin Kearney, Marketing Manager at VALD Performance!

 

Meet Erin; a Bachelor of Journalism and Communications Graduate at the University of Queensland who has now paved a career spanning over 7 years in Sports Technology.

 

Erin explores her highlights of working with elite sports data and analytics, sheds light on the importance of what it means to build broad experience and a portfolio as a graduate and shares the networking tactics she has used to land her dream roles in Sports Technology. 

 

 In this episode you will learn:

 

-      What it’s like to work with ‘objective human measurement systems’ for elite athletes everyday [5:00]

-      Why Erin says to not “be a snob when it comes to your first job” and why you shouldn’t “turn down an opportunity because you’re scared you might fail” [21:00]

-      The importance of broadening your experience and building a portfolio as a graduate [23:14]

-      The networking tactics Erin has used to land her dream roles in Sports Technology [24:45]

-      What you can expect to see from Erin and VALD Performance at the Australia Sports Technology Conference [38:40]

-      Plus heaps more!

 

You can see more of Erin and VALD Performance at the Australian Sports Technology Conference coming up on November 20. For 30% your ticket off use the code SGRAD30!

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