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How to Break Into Product Management in Today's Market [8/12/2026] (Recording)

Breaking into product management can feel especially challenging in today's hiring market, where expectations for candidates continue to evolve and competition remains high. This session is designed for aspiring product managers and career switchers who want a clearer understanding of what companies are looking for and how to position themselves effectively. You’ll learn how to build relevant experience, develop the skills hiring teams consistently value, and strengthen your approach to applications, networking, and interviews. Attending live gives you the opportunity to ask questions about your own path into product management and get real-time guidance on the challenges you're facing. The speaker works closely with aspiring and early-career product managers and will share the patterns they see across successful candidates, along with what they look for when evaluating readiness for PM roles. If you want a more informed and strategic approach to breaking into product management, it’s worth joining live.

Top Things Companies are Looking for in AI PMs [7/29/2026] (Recording)

After this session, you will know exactly what hiring teams are prioritizing when they evaluate AI PM candidates right now. We will cover how to demonstrate genuine AI fluency versus surface-level familiarity, what cross-functional leadership looks like in AI product roles, and how to position prior experience in a way that maps to the specific judgment calls AI teams need from their PMs. Attending live means you can describe your background and hear directly how to reframe it for AI PM roles, rather than applying general advice that may not fit your situation. The coach works inside this space and brings patterns observed across candidates who have successfully made this transition, offering a grounded perspective on what actually separates strong applicants from the rest.

AI in Product Recruiting: What to Expect

AI is changing the way product teams build, prioritize, and make decisions—and product recruiting is beginning to reflect that shift. This session is designed for aspiring and current product managers who want to understand how AI is showing up in the recruiting process and how to prepare effectively. You’ll learn the types of AI-related questions companies are asking, how to demonstrate thoughtful AI product thinking, and what hiring teams are looking for as product roles continue to evolve.