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Product Mastermind: 4 Month Career Program

By finding success partners who share similar aspirations and values, and exchanging knowledge, experience, and resources with others in the group, we finally create an environment where we can make an exponential leap forward. No successful people got where they are alone.

When it comes to Masterminds, Napoleon Hill said it best:

The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony.

Product Mastermind is not group therapy nor is it one-on-one coaching. It is a living system, a team, that makes everyone stronger and more successful with time. We are here to challenge and push each other forward, to speak honestly and bluntly even when the truth hurts, to light each other up, to solve our problems and contribute to the success of others, and to reach our goals.

Ahead of Product: From IC to Product Leader

February 8, 2022

Unlike other career paths that resemble a traditional ladder, the product management career path is not as straightforward; instead, it is full of nuances many of us are not familiar with until it is too late.

When embarking on the exciting product journey, most of us do not have a clear sense of the path. We tend to stick to what we know best: the more we do, the better we do it, the more likely we think we are to get to the top. However, a trap awaits at the mid-point, the trap of staying in the role of a Sr. Product Manager for longer than necessary. While many of us aspire to transition to people leadership and become VPs and CPOs, only a few get there, with the remaining PMs jumping from one company as a Sr. PM to another.

The best way to move forward and break the cycle is to gain access to a mentor or a career coach who will partner up with you and keep you accountable on the journey ahead, or team up with a group of like-minded high-achievers. However, either option is not always possible due to a lack of mentorship opportunities, connections or financial constraints – career coaching might be expensive.

With this career program tailored to Senior Product Managers, we combine the best of all the worlds: a structured yet flexible curriculum based on years of practical knowledge and experience, a dedicated group of passionate achievers just like you are who will act as personal board of directors by supporting, challenging, and helping you reflect on your blind spots and move beyond constraints, and experienced product practitioners – coaches who facilitate and guide discussions during our sessions together.

This 4 month career program is for you if you are

  • Preparing to transition to product & people leadership and need guidance
  • Looking for a game plan on how to successfully step into a new role
  • Willing to roll the sleeves and do the work to finally level up

If you are ready to put an effort in order to transform into the leader you were meant to be, we’d love to have you in the group. Our next cohort starts in February 2022. If your end-of-year performance review resulted in your goal of leveling up to a Product Leader, this program is for you. Please submit a short application to join the next cohort and we will get back to you within 48 hours with the next steps.

Apply for the Next Cohort