Paul B.
5.0
PM Interview Coach | Break into Product | Experienced PM Practice/Refresh
Studied at Wheaton College
Works at Zeta Global
Available tomorrow at 1:00 PM UTC
Usually responds within 16 hours
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Paul’s Product Management Qualifications
Experience level: Product Manager
10+ people coached for Product Management
Paul has helped clients get into these companies:
- I have 7+ years of experience building products at both startups and big tech. - I've personally interviewed and received offers at small startups and FAANG companies like Google. - I’ve interviewed many PM candidates on panel, case study, product sense, and analytical interviews at several different companies. - I broke into product from an unusual background (sales and consulting) without an MBA. - I wrote a book on breaking into product management which has helped many navigate the interview process (check out the reviews! https://a.co/d/anjUf5u)
Paul can help with:
LinkedIn Review
Execution
Resume Review
Networking Strategy
Strategy & Vision
Salary Negotiation
Influence & Collaboration
Product Case Interview Prep
Behavioral Interview Prep
About Paul
Hi, I’m Paul. I have 7+ years of product management experience and prior to that worked in enterprise tech sales and management consulting. I’ve worked at small startups, big tech companies, and founded a startup of my own. I’ve scaled growth stage products, managed portfolios of mature products, and launched a number of products from zero to one. Two experiences sold me on the value of coaching. The first was breaking into product management from sales. Trying to pivot into product management without the “right” pedigree felt nearly impossible. The second was fumbling an interview I should have aced after years of working in product. Both experiences taught the same lesson: interviewing for product management is an independent skill from doing the job, it’s one anyone can learn to do well, and one even experienced PMs can neglect. So now I help people hone their product interviewing skills, whether they’re brand new to product and trying to break in, or have years of experience in product and need to brush up on interviewing. Message me if you have any questions or need to find a time outside my regular availability.
Why do I coach?
I love product management; it was a dream job that turned out to be even better than I imagined. Landing my first job in product was a nightmare because I didn’t match the pattern recruiters were looking for (prior product experience, an MBA from a top school) so it took me years of failed attempts before I realized I was approaching applications and interviewing the wrong way. Four months after that insight I had a job in product management. I coach because I want to give other people who would make great product managers the opportunity to break into product and their dream career. I even wrote a book as a guide for others: “Get Hired as a Product Manager without an MBA, Bootcamp, or Product Experience” (https://a.co/d/anjUf5u).
Work Experience
Director of Product Management
Zeta Global
June 2024 - Present
Author
Get Hired as a Product Manager without an MBA, Bootcamp, or Product Experience
2021 - Present
Product Lead
Twilio
December 2023 - May 2024
Led a cross-functional team to reduce customer churn and decrease customer's "time to value" across Segment.
Founder & CEO
Twine
November 2022 - November 2023
Twine (twine.media) is a category creator in the enterprise video chat space.
Staff Product Manager
Twilio
May 2021 - November 2022
Worked within the Segment CDP (Customer Data Platform) business unit working within the Data Storage product team.
Product Manager
Zenput
September 2019 - May 2021
Launched an IoT product line for Zenput, a food health and safety operations SaaS company.
Product Manager
Cisco
May 2017 - September 2019
Working on pricing & packaging for AppDynamics/Cisco join products and the inter-company ordering platform to support it.
Product Sales Representative
AppDynamics
January 2015 - April 2017
Sold millions of dollars as a Software Sales Rep
Consultant
biz accelerator
August 2013 - April 2017
Consulted for early-stage, funded startups on strategy, biz dev, and product growth.
Consultant
Everest Group
June 2012 - July 2013
Management Consultant
Paul was also given offers to work at
Google
Education
Wheaton College
Bachelors, Philosophy and Business (double major)
2008 - 2012
Paul was also personally admitted to
Rhodes College
Baylor University
4 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.00
Value
5.00
Responsiveness
5.00
Supportiveness
5.00
Paul has helped clients get into these companies: