Product & Design Meetup

Because the first product & design Meetup was so successful in January, we're doing another one!

This will be a fun and educational Meetup for current and aspiring product managers, designers, and user researchers. We have a great line up of seasoned speakers who will be touching base on their own personal experiences in the field:

• Personal journeys into product/design

• Intersection of product and design.

• Top challenges faced and “tried and tested” methods to overcome them

• Advice for aspiring PMs and Designers

If you are looking to break into either product management/design or want to sharpen your existing craft, you'll definitely want to stop by to this free community Meetup.

Agenda

• 6:00 pm - Doors open

• 6:30 pm - Kickoff

• 6:45 pm - Speaker presentations

• 7:30 pm - Q&A Panel

• 8:00 PM - Continue networking and beer

• 8:30 PM - Wrap up

Mark Weeks

Senior Product Manager, Procore

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markweeks/

My philosophy toward product management, design, and user research is continually evolving and built upon a foundation that emphasizes developing shared understanding among the team and encouraging experimentation. I ascribe to agile principles that value communication, collaboration, and flexibility over rigid structure. I believe in integrating the entire product lifecycle into decision-making, which means involving internal and external stakeholders across different functional groups. The ultimate goal is to deliver the most impactful end user experience possible and, in doing so, creating the highest value product possible.

Bharat Singh

Senior Product Manager @ RightScale

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharatbharat/

11 exciting years in product management, software development, and leading large cross-functional teams to bring successful products to market. My passion is solving real market problems that have a measurable impact on the business.

I love every aspect of product design and building strong metrics framework to learn and adapt quickly. I heavily rely on tools like Intercom.io, Mixpanel, Google analytics, HeapAnalytics, Invision, Usertesting.com etc to ensure I am always ahead of the user needs.

My first failed startup taught me valuable business and leadership skills which I now try to apply to everything I do. I enjoy mentoring, speaking at product conferences, and hosting meet-ups so don't hesitate to reach out anytime.

Cynthia Rodriguez

Product Manager, InTouch Health

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiavanrod/

Growing up, I had a knack for art and writing. When I went to college, I studied science. At the end of college, I started managing people. I was curious about the world around me and my interests were wide in scope. I was not sure what I wanted to be “when I grew up”. My parents came to this country as immigrants from El Salvador and I was a first-generation high school and college graduate. Their love and support was never-ending, but they were not sure how to guide me to the right path since they had had a completely different path. All I knew was that I wanted to solve problems and I sought out varied disciplines.

I pursued many of my interests at full force: writing, healthcare startups, technology, coding… before finding out I could merge these. When I started my career at InTouch Health as a Product Manager, it allowed me to utilize all the skills I had learned and satiate my curiosity.

I look at Product Management as a science. Running through a product’s lifecycle you go through the general scientific method: study and observe to accumulate domain knowledge then come up with a question (problem) and a hypothesis (solution). Product Management goes a step further and asks you to iteratively innovate based on your results. My love of problem-solving has fueled my passion for Product Management and continues to make me eager to learn more about this field.