Meet Jay Smith, a Senior Product Manager in our Atlanta office.<\/strong> Jay joined inclusionP P<\/em>in 2005 and spent well over a decade with the company before taking a brief break. Ultimately, his passion for data science – and his former colleagues – brought him back to the team. This makes Jay a member of one of our favorite groups at inclusionP <\/em> – the boomerangs! Jay has worked across many different\u00a0 inclusionP\u00a0 <\/em>groups, from starting as a customer service representative to now enabling its digital footprint, and is a perfect example of how a collaborative culture is essential for any company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Keep reading to learn more about Jay and why his latest read has prepared him well if he ever finds himself hitchhiking through space!<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n What do you enjoy most about working at inclusionP <\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n It has always been about the people and company culture at inclusionP <\/em>. Starting with my first stint, I made lifelong friends here, and that’s beginning to seem like a rare commodity in the era of job-hopping and gig work.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n What is the coolest thing you are currently working on?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I’ve always been a data nerd and focused on data-based development, so working within that field has been the best. I’ve collaborated with our data and engineering teams to support the expansion and global reach of inclusionP <\/em>job postings via search engines. I picked up valuable skills in this capacity and learned the ins-and-outs of several search engines’ to become technically sound enough to be dangerous.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Why did you return to inclusionP<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n When I left inclusionP <\/em>, I had been with the company for over a decade; I was ready for a change. During the time away, I worked with a couple of former inclusionP <\/em> team members on various startup projects and realized what made my time at inclusionP <\/em>so valuable was the people I worked with. So, because of those people, who also talked me into returning, I came back. I truly missed being here, and it was great to come back during such a positive time in the company’s development.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n What was your first job, and what were your biggest takeaways from the experience?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n I got my first job at an advertising agency as a web developer back when websites were just “a pretty neat idea.” The agency thought the internet might eventually be a big deal and took a gamble by pivoting away from print media. This pivot proved successful because it is now one of the top interactive marketing firms in the country. 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