Product Development with Neighborhood Trust's Theo Vaughn

Our guest on this episode of Data Driven Finance is Theo Vaughn, Director of Product Services at Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners. Prior to his current role, Theo was Chief Experience Officer at Catapult Credit Services and Product Engagement Manager at Agora Data. He is celebrated as someone skilled in the art of cross-collaboration, and product development and management. We explore Theo’s experience guiding products in the finance space, covering such topics as:

• The approach and philosophy around product directing and product management.
• Aligning stakeholders around what the best product should be.
• How do you know what’s “right” for the product? What signals do you take in and take
  seriously?
• Scaling technology to match ambitions.
• What typical organizational needs product directors are finding.
• Maintaining the balance between human and technological interactions.
• The challenges product directors tend to face.
• How connectivity in the financial space leads to product possibilities.
• The pillars of trust that lead to consumer product adoption and high usage.
• Is it even possible for product development to keep up with today’s huge and rapid
  changes?