Doug Mays is a self-proclaimed �stat head� in most aspects of his life and especially his favorite pastime. When it comes to major league baseball, he doesn�t support a particular team. Instead, he follows players and loves studying their statistics.
�People used to think the shift (toward data-driven decision making) was crazy, and now you�re seeing teams explore full bullpen rotations based on hard, scientific datasets.�
Doug brings that same passion for analysis to his work as the manager of C Spire Business Product Management. �I don�t like making decisions with unknowns. I don�t like emotional decisions. I like statistical analysis,� he said. �My strong suit is combining C Spire�s customer-inspired approach to business with thorough analysis in order to best serve our clients and my team.�
Doug has been with C Spire for four years, starting as a cloud services product manager. He brought with him 14 years of experience in product management and development, software development, and marketing. He became head of products for C Spire Business in April of 2019.
He describes himself as liking challenges and being both ambitious and inquisitive. �I like to know the �why� of things,� he said. And that�s why he appreciates C Spire�s commitment to integrity and hard work. �Our team does not come in and just coast,� he said. �We are continuously learning, growing and adapting. Change is a constant.�
He especially appreciates the growth the company has experienced into markets outside of Mississippi.
�I like to build and grow things, to expand them and make them better than they were when I came in,� he said. �Expanding C Spire Business� footprint is key to our growth strategy.�
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A graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, Doug only has time for one hobby, baseball. Usually he�s busy with his family: wife Jill and 5-year-old son Jack and 18-year-old stepdaughter Yansey.
The age gap between their kids works to the family�s advantage.
�The kids don�t experience the conflicts or jealousy that siblings closer in age might, and my stepdaughter has always kind of mothered my son. Plus, we have a built-in babysitter,� he said with a laugh.
If a single piece of advice has helped him through life, he says it would be, �Calm down and breathe,� something he remembers his dad telling him from a young age.
�I can�t remember any particular moment I heard that from my dad, but he said it even when I played baseball in high school. Just calm down and breathe. It actually does help.�
And he applies that good advice to his work at C Spire]( too.
�My team members and I are very passionate about what we do, and that can bring healthy debate and conversations,� he says with a laugh. �It helps a lot to stay calm, breathe, and remember that we are all trying to do what is best for our customers.�
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