Product Coaching for founders & product leaders

I help product leaders create great products, build outstanding teams, and get to the next level in their craft.

A trusted expert in your corner

Product leadership is hard. Figuring it out on your own can be both stressful and lonely.

I act as a coach and sounding board to help you address your most pressing challenges — from finding product-market fit to scaling your team — while continually improving your skills and confidence as a product leader.

Having a trusted, confidential partner whose only goal is your success is a special, and often transformational, dynamic/relationship.

Inspire and empower your organization

How do you give clear direction without micromanaging? How do you drive focused execution while still communicating a longer-term vision and strategy?

I’ll help you provide the strategic context your team needs and wants: you’ll create a compelling product vision, build a clear product strategy, and craft and implement effective OKRs.

Build and develop your team

Choosing which positions to hire, and designing the structure of your product organization, are crucial decisions.

Equally important is making sure you’re effectively coaching your product people.

I’ll help you design your organization, effectively evaluate and onboard new hires, and develop your PMs

Client testimonials

  • “I just want to say that you are REALLY good at what you do. It's hard to believe that you haven't been doing this forever. Your ability to combine product expertise with empathy/listening/understanding of my specific context is really special.”

    VP, Product (post-seed B2C e-commerce)

  • "Josh has been able to offer super-insightful advice and/or share helpful articles in every situation. I also feel like Josh has productively pushed me to dig deeper, especially around Product Vision and Product Strategy, creating a more meaningful output.”

    Co-Founder & CPO (post-Series A SaaS)

  • “Josh taught me how to push decision-making down while still getting it right. When we first started working together, my teams were unempowered, beaten down, and ultimately afraid to make decisions… Josh's OKR process has enabled me to step back and tell teams what outcomes I want them to achieve, and then push them and hold them accountable. It's been a true game changer for us.”

    CPO (enterprise FinTech)

  • “The hourly calls each week were part CEO coaching, part product leadership feedback, part business strategy, part tactical advice on product. Josh was game for diving into whatever was most helpful and yet our discussions always worked their way back to product and product leadership, which served as the anchor. I liked how I could test my thinking with someone who really knows their stuff, and is outside the organization and therefore sees each challenge with clear eyes.”

    Co-Founder & CEO (post-Series A edtech)

  • “Josh's value extends far beyond product management: from coaching me through a touchy termination process, to establishing an exec team-level OKR protocol that aligned our activity with our strategic goals, to developing a robust job description and participating in interviewing and onboarding a new Head of Product. He is pure gold, and I could not have navigated this transition as smoothly without his help and engagement.”

    CEO (PE-backed D2C Consumer Products)

  • “I have only been working with Josh for a few months now, but it already shows that he is a great coach and sparring partner to have on one's side. He is quick at understanding complex situations and digesting what is important. He helped me early on to clearly identify issues and opportunities to improve. Our conversations are open, honest, down-to-earth, and his advice is pragmatic and concrete. Josh also doesn't shy away from going an extra mile to support me on my journey.”

    CPO (Series E SaaS company)

  • “Josh's depth of product knowledge and years of practical experience allow Josh to provide such wisdom, reality check, accountability, basics, etc. - all which I'll synthesize into the most valuable part of the experience being that I could count on getting unstuck on any problem at the start of every week.”

    Co-Founder & CEO (post-Series A SaaS)

  • “Josh's feedback on communicating with senior stakeholders has been really valuable - when adopting his approach and feedback, my presentations really resonate with them”

    Director, Product (enterprise FinTech)

My clients include founders & product leaders backed by leading investors

Insights

  • The 4 stages to product/market fit

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  • The product challenge for non-traditional founders

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  • Founders: don’t hire a product leader (yet)

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  • What great strategic context looks like from a product squad's perspective

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High impact talks & workshops

I’m available to lead talks or workshops for your portcos, team or event.

Topics include: product leadership, OKRs, and RIPiD decision-making