From PM to CEO with Rich Sanchez - Co-Founder of Pierson Equity and CEO of Product Fit

Land your first PM role with Path2Product Subscribe to the YouTube channel here You can financially support us by donating Here's what we discussed: Rich's journey from Product Management at places like Disney, Johnson&Johnson, and startups to running his own Private Equity firm The value of communication skills and how leadership requires the ability to learn different languages. Not Spanish or French, but Finance, Marketing, etc. How Product demoing skills helps sell ideas to investors or Boards of Directors Why it's important to embrace failure and learning when taking educated risks  Whether you're a PM or making investment decisions for VCs or Private Equity, you're still making bets with other people's money The methodology of testing, experimentation, and MVPs applies to any scenario where you're contemplating bigger investments Rich's approach to starting new jobs, especially in new industries and how to take your learnings and document them for continuity How leading through influence is an incredibly important skill in Acquisitions as well Why PMs are the future of Acquisition's specialists for Private Equity and why you should consider it The path to becoming a CEO can come more quickly through Acquisitions in a Private Equity firm My take on why Government officials should be required to have training as a PM Rich's definition of leadership and how leading by example, through competence and experience, makes a leader effective Join A Product Fit for Mentorship Connect With Rich on LinkedIn