I help individual Product Managers and organizations (with six or more product managers) improve their product management and create more successful products.For organizations we offer customized solutions that provide dramatic benefits, including:• BEHAVIOR CHANGE. More ownership and responsibility.• SYSTEMS THINKING. Increased thinking in a more systems and holistic manner as opposed to silos. • COACHING. Guiding success through a hands-on and interactive coaching approach.• MOTIVATION. Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation provided to participants to make steady progress discovering and applying concepts that create success.• INDEPENDENT CREDIBILITY. By aligning with international associations PDMA and AIPMM, the concepts are not just the result of one person but hundreds of people and groups over numerous years of experience. For individual Product Managers, we offer comprehensive training in the proprietary “Product Mastery Roadmap.” The Product Mastery Roadmap covers the following ISSUES:OVERWHELMED - What do I need to focus on?FRUSTRATED - How do I impact the product strategy?CONSTRAINED - How can I quickly learn what I need right now? DRIVEN - What steps will 10X our company’s success?The Product Mastery Roadmap covers the following SOLUTIONS:BUILD – Your baseEARN – Professional credibilityAPPLY – Just-in-time deep divesTRANSFORM – Organizational designThe entire framework is designed to move you through four levels of mastery:COMPETENT: Capable to ComprehendingPROFICIENT: Involved to InfluencingEXPERT: Learning to LeadingMASTER: Artful to ArchitectingThe end result to obtaining Product Mastery includes:• 2X to 10X your product success rate• Gain organizational influence• Move into leadership roles, defining product strategy• Create a more capable and successful organization►To go from Product Manager to PRODUCT MASTER check out http://productinnovationeducators.com/product_mastery/ or call 719-377-5037.

I'm the host of top-1% ranked "Product Mastery Now" Podcast. Inc. Magazine listed it as one of the 10 Best Podcasts for Innovators. You'll learn the 7 knowledge areas for product mastery. We teach the product management practices that elevate your influence and create products your customers love as you move toward product mastery.To listen to the Podcast go here => https://productmasterynow.com/mastery/.How the Podcast started: Product Mastery Now started in a very unique way – an epic road trip! I took my wife, two kids, and all the things we could stuff into a 36′ motor home and traveled the US for an entire year. 22,000 miles later, we had built some great experiences together and I had interviewed several people who were product developers, managers, innovators, and business leaders.When I returned home, it wasn’t long until I started missing the discussions I had while on the road. I turned my attention to podcasting and started weekly episodes featuring interviews with knowledgeable guests.Product managers are on a journey to product mastery. They want to solve customers’ problems, make things people value, and work with incredible people who enjoy doing the same thing. As product managers, we see problems not as challenges but as opportunities for creating new value.I welcome you to find the weekly Product Mastery Now podcast on your favorite podcast player and see all the interviews at https://productmasterynow.com/mastery/.

Led the recreation of the Innovation Executive and traditional MBA program. Create and teach innovation courses regularly.

Aid and facilitate students with their competency in innovation and project management.

Sharing product development and innovation management practices for competitive advantage with doctoral (PhD) students.

Teaching new product and innovation management using learner-centered approaches.

Coaching adult learners in technology project management.

Provided mentoring to students pursuing MBA and PhD degrees on the topics of product management, marketing management, project management, and product innovation.

An L3C (low profit limited liability company -- a business focused on social change and education) for encouraging kids to read. It is centered around a community for anyone to recommend and find recommendations for the best books for kids.  The community is primarily driven by moms who love books and want to help other families experience the joy of seeing their kids become great readers. Literacy is a key aspect of child development, education, and future success. It is a foundation to our society.  MomsKidsbooks.com is helping children become better readers by creating a community of moms and others who can find recommendations and make recommendations for the best books for kids. I served as CTO and reading evangelist.

Guided graduate students on their educational journey, helping them understand and apply project management, leadership, and innovation concepts.

Created Product Innovation course as well as courses for the Business of Online Teaching Certification Program, participating in its Advisor Board.

Consulted with C-level customers to understand their business challenges, create and propose beneficial solutions, and close sales. Performance exceeded revenue goals. Understood customers’ problems and created requirements, strategy, product plans, and marketing materials for commercial software products. Responsible for leading market and user research to understand needs of customers using Voice of the Customer and observation techniques, creating product concepts, authoring requirements, and managing development. Participated in sales activities to accelerate revenue growth. Known for creativity, innovation, and customer focus.

Startup company. Performed business development, marketing, and product management. Created product family plan, partner acquisition strategy, product collateral, corporate web site, partner agreements, and license agreements. Developed and strengthened key OEM and reseller partnerships and assisted in raising financing.

Startup company. Responsible for professional services and assisted in most aspects of the company. Created product strategy for the TrueMobility Platform while guiding product development. Valued for ability to connect with customers and translate their needs into product plans and services.

Responsible for all internal and external web activities and the development of web-based applications, including the coordination of US and Canadian operations.

Responsibilities covered all aspects of business, including customer acquisition, project management, product management, strategic planning, business development, and team development. This is where I found my passion for developing products and leading innovation projects that provided enormous value to customers.