I went from selling beer in general trade outlets to building fintech and gaming products used by millions. No one gave me a roadmap. Before I was a Product Manager, I was in FMCG sales and trade marketing at AB InBev. I spent my days negotiating with distributors, optimising retail coverage, and learning how real customers make decisions — not in a conference room, but on the ground. That foundation turned out to be the best PM training I never planned for. Understanding distribution, customer behaviour, and commercial pressure at scale? That's product thinking — just without the job title. Since making the switch, I've spent 9+ years building products across fintech, gaming, and consumer tech: → At Ola Financial Services, I led growth and GTM for credit card and EV financing products. → At OnMobile, I transformed a B2B2C gaming platform from a subscription model to an ad-funded — redesigning the monetisation engine from the ground up. If you're sitting in a "non-tech" role right now, wondering whether product management is realistic for you — it is. The skills you're building in sales, marketing, ops, or consulting are more transferable than you think. You just need to learn how to frame them. I get a lot of DMs asking how I made the switch. Happy to help!