Sarah Eales

🚀 Accomplished product manager with six years of industry expertise across gaming, entertainment, and aviation sectors.

💼 Demonstrated success in driving revenue growth, negotiating lucrative partnerships, and optimizing user experiences through strategic initiatives.

📊 Proven knowledge of business development, market research, requirements analysis, and project execution.

🎓 Holds a BA in Mass Communication and additional product management and UX design certifications.

Career & Education

Humble Bundle (2022 - Present): Spearheaded sitewide improvements and market research, leading to a $2 million revenue increase and projected annual gains of $16 million.

Wisdom Gaming (2021 - 2022): Launched multiple white-label websites for popular gaming titles, optimizing product life cycles and prioritizing new features.

Panasonic Avionics (2018 - 2021): Developed inflight gaming strategies, secured high-value partnerships, and delivered significant market innovations, including the world's first inflight esports broadcast.

I pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Media Studies at Arizona State University with a minor in Digital Audiences.

This comprehensive program gave me a deep understanding of media theory, communication strategies, and audience engagement on digital platforms.

I have gained comprehensive expertise in product management, agile methodologies, UX design, game design, and front-end engineering through various certifications.

Press & Mentions

  • APEX in Profile: Sarah Eales

    Interview with one of the top publications in the inflight industry to discuss my passion for gaming and my thoughts on the future of inflight esports.

  • An equal world is an enabled world. Celebrating Women’s History Month.

    Feature by Panasonic North America discussing my passion for games in celebration of Women’s History Month.

  • The Apps Women In Tech Are Using To Stay Fed, Active, Informed, & Inspired

    Interview with Refinery29 discussing my favorite app, Discord, and how I used the app to connect to keep me connected during the 2020 Covid lockdowns.

  • Closing the gap: Working toward gender parity in tech

    Employee feature by Panasonic North America in their article about women in tech and closing the wage gap.

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Testimonials

“Sarah is the type of person to take on a challenge and start working it with a positive attitude, even if all the steps aren't decided yet. Her tenacity and ability to quickly learn have consistently impressed me - both when she was a direct employee as well as when I've seen her grow in roles outside my group. Sarah's communication style is based in genuine interest, is inclusive, and helps drive understanding and progress with her coworkers.”

— Andy Brunker, Sr. Director Technical Support Services at Panasonic Avionics

“With Sarah’s mastery of product requirement writing, Confluence documentation, and JIRA ticket system management, she has the skill set to craft templates, train others, and hold future PMs accountable to best practices.”

— Annie Barry, Director of Customer Experience at Huumble

About Me

As a lifelong learner, I am always excited to try something new! I spend most of my free time reading, playing games, or trying new crafts.

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Manga collector, tea drinker, cat lover!