The State of Product Leadership in Canada
Where are the opportunities for Product Leaders in Canada? What challenges are unique to Canadian product leaders, and how do we tackle them? How does the environment we work in impact the product craft and our leadership? What are the major trends to watch for?
Three experts with unique views on the Canadian landscape in product leadership will converge for a live conversation on The State of Product Leadership in Canada. Joining us will be Lisa Singer of Forrester Research, Jason Knight, host of the One Knight in Product podcast, and Andrew Shaw, Head of Product Search for The Product Recruiter. The panel will be moderated by Rosalee Gordon, Executive Coach to product leaders and Co-founder of PLX.
Chief Product Officers, VPs of Product, and Directors of Product working in Canada, living in Canada, or with an interest in Canada are encouraged to join us for this cross-country virtual event bringing together our community of product leaders.
Panelist Bios
Lisa Singer
Lisa is a Vice President and Principal Analyst, at Forrester Research, focused on product management best practices. Lisa’s focus is on pricing and packaging for AI-era offerings, product discovery, product lifecycle management and structuring and upskilling product management teams. Lisa joined Forrester through its 2019 acquisition of SiriusDecisions.
A long-time product management professional, Lisa spent 17 years at the B2B division of Eastman Kodak, managing $500M+ P&L global technology businesses.
Lisa began her career as a journalist in Washington, D.C., on the Congressional beat for Commerce Clearing House Publishing (now owned by Walters Kluwer), covering tax policy and legislation.
Lisa has a BA in economics and political science from Emory University and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School of Business. Lisa is a CertifiedPricing Professional (CPP™).
Jason Knight:
I’ve been around the block a few times, and have worked for large enterprises as well as urgent startups, initially in engineering before moving fully into product management. Along the way, I did my best to dig into what makes product companies tick, building a popular podcast and newsletter to help me make sense of it all.
I started One Knight Consulting because I’ve seen versions of the same problem again and again across companies that I’ve worked for or interacted with. Good product management is often misunderstood, both by leaders as well as product managers themselves. I wanted to use my own expertise as well as what I’ve learned from others to help make product management make sense and help to build outstanding product organisations.
Andrew Shaw:
Andrew Shaw is the Head of Executive & Product Search at The Product Recruiter and Martyn Bassett Associates, where he helps early-stage and high-growth tech companies build the leadership teams that drive scale.
With over 20 years of experience in executive search, leadership development, and talent strategy, Andrew has become a trusted advisor to Founders, CEOs, and investors looking to navigate the challenges of hiring in fast-moving product-led organizations. His work centers on helping companies identify, attract, and retain transformative leaders, from product and technology to go-to-market and operations, who can turn vision into execution.
Passionate about the intersection of people, product, and growth, Andrew approaches every search with strategic insight and care. He thrives on tackling complex business challenges and partnering with ambitious Founders, CEOs, and Investors to build lasting relationships that help companies reach their next stage of growth.
Rosalee Gordon (moderator):
Rosalee is an Executive Coach to Product Leaders, with clients throughout North America. She is a former Chief Product Officer, and founder of Product Calgary. Rosalee is a co-founder of Product Leaders Exchange (PLX) and is passionate about building the community of product leaders across Canada and beyond. In her 1:1 coaching work with product executives, Rosalee serves as a thought partner and advisor on the trickiest parts of the job - influencing up, cross-functional peer relationships, leadership team alignment, becoming a more visionary and strategic thinker, speaking the language of the Board, executive presence, leading through change and chaos, AI adoption, high stakes decision-making, managing the product team, and how to thrive (not just survive), through it all. For more information on Rosalee Gordon, see www.launchbrite.com.