Career
Career development and professional growth
The Conductor's Paradox: What I Learned About Impact as a Senior PM
On identity, scale, and the uncomfortable truth about senior IC work - lessons learned about transitioning from problem-solver to strategic leader.
How to Land Your Dream Product Management Role: A No-BS Guide
A practical guide to breaking into product management covering product sense development, analytics skills, resume building, interview preparation, networking, and building a PM portfolio.
Starting with WHY: The Secret to Authenticity, Direction, and Acing Your Next Interview
How shifting from rehearsed answers to authentic purpose can transform job interviews—and life decisions.
So You Want to Be a Product Manager
After over 15 years in the role, I share the truths about product management—the challenges, the rewards, and the skills you need to succeed.
On Time: How to Make the Most of It as a Midlife Millennial
Reframing the question of finding time to making conscious choices about how we spend our limited hours.
Getting a Job in Tech
Lessons on landing a tech job, covering growth-oriented mindset, the STAR storytelling method, and technical problem solving strategies.
New Domain, New Me
The story of finally buying ronforbes.com after years of watching it slip away—sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.
Blitz of Blocks: Post-launch Results
Analyzing the first two weeks after launching our puzzle game on the web—what worked, what didn't, and the critical lesson about mobile support.
The Road to an MVP and Beyond
I want to pick back up where we left off with our Product Vision and how it led to the next step of developing a Product Roadmap that would lead us to where we are now.
On Shaping (and Reshaping) Product Strategy
For the past six months, I've been creating a connected network of minigames called Block Party that combines Mario Party-esque accessible gameplay with HQ Trivia-inspired timed events.
December 2018 Update
Six months into starting a game company—the highs, the lows, and the colossal effort ahead to reach 10,000 daily active users.
July 2018 Update
It's been almost three months since I became gainfully funemployed and one since I started a game startup, so I think it's time for an update.
Let's Build a Game Startup!
I'm starting a game company as my new full-time day (and night… and sometimes weekend) job. I've been building games since I was a kid, and I'm excited to focus my efforts on building a business with the same enthusiasm.