Your First PM Role

1:1 Coaching for New Product Managers Looking for Their First Role

If you’re looking to find and land your first product management job and don’t know where to start, aren’t sure how to get experience or how to position yourself, and/or can’t get your foot in the door, I’ll help you stand out to hiring managers and find your own product-market fit.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF…

  • Landing your first PM job is one of your goals this year

  • You have no formal product management experience at an organization

  • You aren’t sure how to get experience from scratch

  • You’ve been interviewing with no success

  • You haven’t been able to get interviews

  • You feel misunderstood when you speak with recruiters, HR, or hiring managers

  • You’re having trouble transitioning into product management from your current role

  • You know you need to update your resume, LinkedIn profile and cover letter and don’t know where to start

Testimonials

“I've never met anyone who understands the utterly vague role of the startup product manager more than Lisa. All of her advice has really helped clarify a path in my career.”

— Madeleine Lee

(Head of Product, OtO Inc.)

“Lisa is an extremely detailed, attentive and supportive coach. As a mid-level Product Manager, I was looking for someone with deep product experience who worked in various-sized companies. Lisa helped me clarify areas to focus on in order to perform at a higher level. I highly recommend working with Lisa!”

— Yue Jiao

(Product Manager, CareGuide)

"I first met Lisa in 2016, over the years she has inspired me to be courageous and push my career forward. I would describe Lisa as a leader, team builder and a good listener. She is fun and energetic. Years of diverse experience have helped Lisa to have an exceptional build of character.”

— Omid Danesh

(Technical Product Manager, CM Labs Simulations)

APPROACH

I’ll work with you to get your foot in the door, stand out to hiring managers, and earn offers you actually want by applying an iterative product development process to your career.

  • Define who you are and what your goals and North Star are

  • Help guide and support you through getting experience from scratch

  • Outline your unique value prop and positioning

  • Review your Resume, LinkedIn, Cover Letter, and Portfolio

  • Conduct a targeted job search to get the best ROI

  • Improve interviewing skills and case study performance through mock interviews/case studies and practice sessions with thorough feedback

YOU WILL

  • Get access to tools, downloadable guidebooks, and strategies to make your job search more efficient

  • Learn the formula to uniquely position yourself to stand out

  • Learn non-traditional networking approaches and have access to my personal network

  • Understand how to tell your story succinctly

  • Have an invisible companion to support you throughout your job search

  • Be able to communicate with me asynchronously via email and Slack

COACHING PACKAGE

  • 3 or 6 month package

  • 2 x 60 minute video session per month

  • Includes asynchronous communication via email and Slack, product development mentorship and reviews, guides and feedback on how to market yourself, lists of jobs that fit your search criteria, interviewing and case study guides and 1:1 feedback.

  • Scholarships available for those in traditionally underrepresented backgrounds (like me :) ) - just ask!

BOOK A FREE INTRO CALL

WHY WORK WITH ME

I know what it takes to overcome adversity. I’ve spent my entire life as a square peg in a round hole and figured out non-traditional ways to find my own product market fit (see video above).

I’ve transitioned between 3 different careers, been through over 100 PM interviews myself, have landed 4 offers at different companies within the last 2 years, have been employee 4, 212, and 100,000+ at both startups and larger orgs, joined Google through the acquisition of a startup I was an early employee of, have transitioned from junior to senior roles and also from software to hardware, have worked as a product consultant with early-stage startups, and have interviewed many PMs for roles on teams I was leading.

My coaching approach is very practical. I lead with empathy and care about your challenges as my own. I believe in deeply understanding you, clearly framing your biggest challenges, and walking alongside you to guide you to the North Star that makes sense specifically for you. I have spent the majority of my life as a high-level athlete and approach product coaching just as I would coaching a professional athlete. I will work diligently to understand how you think, how you work, and what drives you. I will light the way and give you sparks of inspiration to stay motivated on your journey. I will provide tangible ways to measure and track your progress over time. I will challenge you and hold you accountable. I will believe in you.

Any questions? Get in touch with me here.