Leading Product with Confidence

Leading Product with Confidence

Offered by Vanessa K.

VP of Product | Marketplace & Consumer Tech Leader

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Studied at MIT Sloan

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Hiring Manager at Eventbrite

Package Description:

This package is designed for product managers stepping into people leadership for the first time, as well as those already in the role who want a thought partner with real-world experience to pressure-test ideas and sharpen their approach. Over the course of our sessions, we'll work through the practical and strategic challenges that come with leading product teams - how to build credibility quickly, set direction without all the answers, navigate stakeholder dynamics, give feedback that lands, and develop the people around you while still driving outcomes. Each session is tailored to what you're facing right now. You'll bring the context; I'll bring frameworks, honest perspective, and pattern recognition from nearly two decades leading product at companies like KAYAK and Eventbrite. We'll work through real situations - a difficult conversation you're preparing for, a strategy you're trying to land, a team dynamic that isn't clicking - and leave each session with clarity and a concrete next step. What to expect: • Structured but flexible sessions built around your current challenges • Frameworks for common leadership moments: communicating strategy, managing up, giving feedback, building team trust • A thinking partner who will push back when it matters and tell you what they actually think • Shared resources and reading recommendations where relevant This is not a lecture series. It's a working relationship built around your growth as a leader.


What you'll get from this package

A clearer sense of your leadership identity and how to show up in high-stakes moments

Practical frameworks for difficult conversations, managing up, and building team trust

A sharper, more confident way to communicate strategy and direction

Honest perspective on the specific challenges you're facing right now

A concrete next step or action plan from each session


Additional details

Coaching delivered via live sessions.

This package is delivered over three live, 1:1 video sessions, each one hour. The format is conversational and human - there's no script or rigid agenda. You bring what's on your mind, and we work through it together honestly and openly. Some sessions will be strategic, some will be tactical, some will just be about thinking something through with someone who's been there. Clients are welcome to continue beyond the initial package as new challenges emerge - how we work together can adapt alongside you.

Refund Policy

Sessions are scheduled in advance and held via video call. I ask for at least 24 hours notice to reschedule. Each session is focused on your current challenges, so come prepared with a specific situation or question you want to work through. All sessions are confidential - what you share stays between us. I typically respond to messages within 2-3 business days.

Services included:

Execution

Promotion Strategy

Strategy & Vision

Influence & Collaboration

Frameworks

Skill Building


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Vanessa K.

Offered by Vanessa K.

Joined February 2026

VP of Product | Marketplace & Consumer Tech Leader

I’m a consumer product executive with 15+ years of experience in marketplaces and high-scale platforms, most recently as VP of Product at Eventbrite and previously SVP at KAYAK. I’ve built and reorganized global teams, led through hypergrowth and downturns, and helped companies evolve their product vision and operating models. I coach ambitious PMs and product leaders who want to expand their scope, sharpen their judgment, and operate confidently at the executive level. My style is direct, collaborative, and grounded in real-world experience

Experience level: VP of Product

$600

3h of coaching

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