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Pillar 4: Career Systems & Product Leadership Games Are Not a Simpler Version of Tech. They're a Different Craft.

Games Are Not a Simpler Version of Tech. They're a Different Craft.

15 Apr 2026
Pillar 1: Product Operating System Putting Stakes in the Ground: Leading Through Broken Systems and Change

Putting Stakes in the Ground: Leading Through Broken Systems and Change

26 Nov 2025
Pillar 4: Career Systems & Product Leadership Designing Your Product Management Career Roadmap (Not Just Your Next Job)

Designing Your Product Management Career Roadmap (Not Just Your Next Job)

06 Aug 2025
Pillar 4: Career Systems & Product Leadership Why I Started Modes of Play

Why I Started Modes of Play

15 Jun 2025
Team Charter vs. Operating Playbook: Building the System That Holds a Product Team Together

Team Charter vs. Operating Playbook: Building the System That Holds a Product Team Together

05 Aug 2026 4 min read Pillar 3: Organizational Behavior & Alignment
At Jam City, I was already trying to instill the culture I believed in. I talked about ownership, about rigor, about what good looked like. What I didn't have was the
How to Structure a Game Product Team: Headcount, Levels, and Game Type

How to Structure a Game Product Team: Headcount, Levels, and Game Type

22 Jul 2026 5 min read Pillar 3: Organizational Behavior & Alignment
When I step into a new organization as a leader, the first thing I do isn't judge. It's absorb. Watch how the team actually moves, what's working,
Building vs. Inheriting a Product Team: A Leader's Framework

Building vs. Inheriting a Product Team: A Leader's Framework

08 Jul 2026 5 min read Pillar 3: Organizational Behavior & Alignment
I walked into Jam City to find the team had already quit. Not scaled back. Gone. An empty room and a blank calendar. Years later I walked into Scopely to find the opposite
Why I Stay in Games: An Honest Look at a Game PM Career

Why I Stay in Games: An Honest Look at a Game PM Career

24 Jun 2026 5 min read Pillar 4: Career Systems & Product Leadership
The Question I Get Asked Most People who know my background ask me some version of the same question a lot. You could be anywhere. Why games? It is a fair question. Games
What Games Can Learn From Music: The Art of Transporting Your Audience

What Games Can Learn From Music: The Art of Transporting Your Audience

10 Jun 2026 5 min read Pillar 2: Signal Intelligence
The Moment Something Clicked Last month I was sitting in an intimate gathering at the Grammy Museum listening to Skylar Grey talk about her career when something clicked for me about games. Skylar
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