My name is Hannah Eaves and I have built a career creating platforms to further the work and impact of storytellers.

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In my work ideating, building and leading innovative products and teams I have partnered with agile and ambitious startups, mission-driven foundations, established media brands, and large multinational powerhouses. Working is doing, and to understand my work please take a look at my portfolio.

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Born and raised in Australia, I bring a love of travel and curiosity to everything I do.

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Some of my personal highlights include:

 

• Acting as Co-Director on a VR project at the Sundance Film Festival;

• Being proposed to at the bottom of a pyramid in Egypt;

• Covering the Cannes Film Festival as a film critic, and;

• Hearing stories of journalism's positive impact from reporters around the world in Johannesburg and Amsterdam for my work with the Gates Foundation.

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As a product leader I have structured and facilitated HCD innovation intensives, set strategies and roadmaps, conducted qualitative and quantitative research, and leveraged data through visualizations and dashboards. Nothing gets done without buy-in, and bringing leaders along on the journey is a key part of getting ambitious projects and features launched. Translating between research, design, engineering, and leadership teams is core to my approach. Everyone is most effective when they are excited. 

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In my current position as Head of Product Innovation at the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) I have launched the training and mentorship platform SoundPath.co. The program I'm most passionate about is Edit Mode, a story editing intensive and apprenticeship program for traditionally underrepresented voices. We worked collaboratively on our core values, which reflect my own.

 

​I have also had the privilege of engaging with the community as a mentor and judge for initiatives such as UC Berkeley's Big Ideas Contest and the Knight News Challenge.

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