Episode 7

Keep the music playing

Published on: 23rd August, 2022

Kelsey Tempel is a Senior Product Manager at Sonos, a wireless home sound system that fills your home with brilliant sound, room by room. Kelsey comes on the show to dive into all things product development like how to stay focused on your customer through the development process and how to find innovation even with an established product. She discusses what makes Sonos so unique and how they’ve adapted to significant changes like the prevalence of the cloud and covid. She highlights the importance of automation and rapid iteration in product update cycles and shares what skills she thinks make the best product developers successful.

  • 1:09 - How Kelsey got into product development
  • 6:40 - What makes Sonos different and innovative
  • 11:50 - Best ways to identify customer pain points and evolve a product
  • 12:55 - Impact of Covid at Sonos
  • 15:20 - Role of automation and rapid iteration in product development
  • 18:44 - How to keep innovation going as a product leader 

There’s A Device For That is hosted by Sudhir Reddy, SVP of Engineering, of Esper. For more about Esper, visit us.

Esper enables next-gen device management for company-owned and managed tablets, kiosks, smart phones, IoT edge devices, and more.

Esper is on a mission to power exceptional device experiences by revolutionizing the way companies manage their device fleets. Through advanced capabilities, Esper is leading the market beyond standard MDM practices into the modern era of DevOps for devices and beyond — Where workflow automation is standard, re-provisioning is a thing of the past, and managing by exception unlocks unprecedented operational efficiency.

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There's A Device For That
Discover the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us
“There’s A Device For That!” showcases the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us and bringing experiences we once didn’t think possible to life. In each episode, our host, Sudhir Reddy, chats with an industry leader driving cutting-edge technology, such as line-busting devices, AI-enabled doorbells, and next-generation connectivity solutions, to explore what kind of impact they’re making and what’s in store for the future. Join us to uncover the progressive ideas transforming our daily lives, from how we work to how we play to how we connect.

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Sudhir is the Senior VP of Engineering at Esper and the main host of our show. He’s a hands-on technologist who has built and scaled global engineering teams for leading enterprises worldwide. He prides himself on being an empathic leader who passionately cares about customer success, product quality, and engineering excellence. With over 26 years of experience, Sudhir brings a unique blend of business acumen, product innovation, and DevOps insights to the show.