Wes Kao is an executive coach, advisor, and entrepreneur who writes at newsletter.weskao.com. She is co-founder of Maven, an edtech company that raised $25M from First Round and Andreessen Horowitz. Previously, she co-founded the altMBA with bestselling author Seth Godin.

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Excited to be featured in Lenny Rachitsky’s “The AI-Native Product Manager” series. I’ll be teaching a free workshop on the topic “how to get buy-in as a PM.”

Of the 1,700 tech operators who have taken my course in the past 1.5 years, product managers are one of the biggest groups represented. About 1/3 of my private coaching clients are product leaders at companies like Meta, DoorDash, Atlassian, Amazon, Google, etc. I love working with product folks, and want to help you succeed because the bar for PMs is getting increasingly higher.

In this session, I’ll cover how to:

1. Present to impatient executives: Be prepared to move fast, speak directly, etc.

2. Manage up to senior leaders: Most PMs suck at managing up. We'll cover principles that will serve you now and throughout your career.

3. Anticipate questions and prevent skepticism: How to anticipate questions to avoid endless back-and-forth.

You will be able to apply these principles to stakeholders upwards, downwards, and laterally. 

The workshop will be on Friday, March 13 at 12pm ET. It will be an action-packed 30 minutes.

I rarely do free workshops, so if you’ve been curious about my course or found my Lenny podcast episode helpful, I hope to see you there.

Sign up link is in the comments.

a16z-backed founder turned executive coach. Helping tech operators improve their executive communication, leadership, and influence

Craig Zelizer

Craig Zelizer is a connector, innovator, professor, changemaker, and social entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in the fields of impact investing, social innovation, and conflict resolution. He is the Founder and CEO of PCDN.global, one of the world’s leading platforms connecting changemakers in diverse sectors to opportunities around the world.

Craig is also an advisor, scout, and deal partner for several funds and organizations that invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups that are solving social and environmental challenges, especially in the US and Latin America. He is passionate about supporting diverse and inclusive founders and communities, and leveraging his expertise in online education, networking, and content creation to foster creative social impact. Craig teaches classes on impact careers and social entrepreneurship at Georgetown University, where he served as a professor and associate director in the Conflict Resolution program for over 10 years. He has led trainings, workshops, and consultancies in over 20 countries for organizations such as USIP, USAID, CRS, and Rotary International. Craig is a Fulbright Scholar, a Boren Fellow, and a recipient of multiple awards and honors for his work.

CEO & Founder

Launched PCDN the go to hub for the global social change community connecting over 65,000 social impact & social change individuals/organizations from 180 countries. We provide a one-stop shop to inspire, connect, inform and provide the tools and resources to scale social change. Since its founding, PCDN has had over 25,000,000 pageviews and 5,000,000 unique visitors.  PCDN has helped thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide network, obtain funding, jobs, and be inspired.
Among projects helped to lead or co-lead

•	Develop a sustainable social enterprise. Lead for marketing, outreach, strategy and work with over 100 clients (leading universities, fellowship programs, employers, etc.).
•	Manage a team of staff & consultants
•	Launched the Social Change Career Helping Line to serve as career center to the world of changemakers.
•	Lead on PCDN Career Series Content includes: Generating over 50 blogs on all things social impact & innovation, manage guest contributors (including many leading innovators) and our key resource guide series.
•	Develop & Lead PCDN's Career Services that provides high-impact customized career guidance to experienced & aspiring social impact professionals. 
•	Lead PCND's partnerships with many leading organizations.
•	Lead PCDN's consulting services helping organizations build innovative online communities, podcast, and strategy.


Happy #ImpactFriday on LinkedIn
As I do most Fridays, sharing some incredible impact organizations and people making a difference in the world.

Please explore their work, help amplify their efforts, and share others inspiring you.

Molly Kinder - Researching AI, Policy and Work

Andre M. Perry - Examining Race/Class and Economics  through research and bold policy

Dr. Karida L. Brown L. Brown - Illuminating Black history through sociology and oral tradition

Nakul Jain - Deploying AI for impact across India

The Honourable Farah Mohamed - Canadian Senator fighting for every girl's right to learn


Julio Andrés Rozo - Restauración y Biodiversidad  - Restoring the Amazon rainforest one native tree at a time

Gabriel Lerner - Helping support the Democracy ecosystem in the US

Alex Chung - Using AI for Human Connection 

Isabelle Hau - Reimagining early learning through love, science, and technology

Susanna Pollack 👉 D.I.C.E.  - Proving games can be a force for social good

Who else is inspiring you this week?

Connector, Innovator, Professor, Changemaker, & Social Entrepreneur. Exploring the Future of Work, a More Equitable World + Angel Investing 4 Impact (maxed out on LI connections, please follow)

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