Product

“Digital Product” Milwaukee Meet-Ups Panel

“Good product managers ship. Great product managers ship the right products.” Fantastic kickoff to the first-ever digital product management Milwaukee meetup at Northwestern Mutual’s Cream City Labs. Thanks to Thor Ernstsson and Larry Hitchcock for joining me as we build a product community in MKE. hashtag#productbrew hashtag#mketech hashtag#creamcitylabs hashtag#thisisproductmanagement To join our monthly events, learn…

“Design Thinking” Google’s SprintCon San Francisco

“The Northwestern Mutual digital team is obsessed about client experience and so are our advisors. By bringing advisors and business partners into our design thinking process we are creating remarkable experiences together. It is amazing to see our advisors sketching concepts and prototypes alongside the team.” It was great sharing our story at Google’s #SprintCon18…

“Digital Disruption” LA TechDay Talks

“Be bold, but have empathy. Obsess about winning over your critics. Don’t deliver a presentation – put on a show they will remember.” These were some of the keys to disruption we discussed Northwestern Mutual used to transform our digital organization. Thanks TechDay HQ for letting me share our insights with others in the LA…

“Digital Download” Northwestern Mutual Tampa

“We have an exciting digital road ahead of us but let’s reflect back and be proud of how far we have come.” Thank you Angie Leonetti and Kevin O’Connell for having me share our digital story with your amazing group of Northwestern Mutual Tampa advisors. hashtag#tampa hashtag#walletstruggles hashtag#straighttalk

“Balancing tradeoffs to win with legacy products”

“While balance is important, product teams have to be sure that they’re continuously iterating and making forward progress.” This and many other topics discussed as I was a part of a panel alongside some great leaders on how to balance innovation while dealing with legacy products. Read more.

“World Product Day”

Today, I had the opportunity to present as the keynote speaker at World Product Day at CapOne Labs in New York. The event is organized by ProductTank and brings together leaders in the industry from across 43 countries for one day to discuss product advancements.

“The User Obsessed PM”

Very excited to lead a live webcast to over 13,000 digital professionals across the country and discussed the importance of bridging the gap between user needs and building amazing experiences. The session highlights the need for user research, shadowing your users’ behaviors, involving users in every phase of the product lifecycle, and building specialized teams focused…

“The Awesome PM” Product Management Today Article

I am honored and excited  to be featured as the top trending article in Product Management Today. The article is around being an “awesome product manager”. Read the article here.

“The Feeling’s Mutual” Exec Series Article

It was so much fun for the team to be featured in a great piece discussing the coming together of cultures across LearnVest and Northwestern Mutual to build a truly unique blended culture. Here is a link to the article. The Feeling Is Mutual