Workit Product Management Fellowship

WPM2 (Colorado/Remote)
Growth doesn’t happen alone. Team up with powerful peer support, experienced mentors, and the Workit Community.

Find your people. Grow together.
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Supercharge Your Product Career

Whether you are leading a large organization or you’re the only product person on your team, product management is a dynamic profession and the job demands continual growth and learning. That’s where Workit comes in. Join a powerful community structured for peer learning, feedback, wisdom, and new relationships tailored to your specific interests, needs and ambitions over time.

Timeline

February 2022

Applications open

March 21, 2022

Application deadline

April 4, 2022

Fellowship starts
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Fellowship Outcomes

Gain invaluable support from a community of capable mentors, experts, and peers who
understand the challenges you face and want to see you succeed in reaching your professional goals.

Establish your product career vision and goals to guide your next career steps

Unlock your vision

“Workit inspired my confidence in my capabilities which has enabled me to move quickly into a leadership role.” - Aaron Vaughn, WPM1

“I gained more clarity about my personal agency in my career. A toolkit of different ways to think about what engages me and what doesn't.
- Joe Gaines, WPM1

“Workit helped me understand what skills I need to work on to get to the next level in my career, and what skills hiring managers really look for."
- Brian T, WPM1

Partner with a world-class community of product peers and mentors

Build your team

"The support that the group has shown each other in solving a variety of problems we all face has been nothing short of fantastic.” - Ben Barnett, WPM1

“Finding folks in the PM community who are open and honest with their struggles and areas of need from a professional development standpoint.”
- Kate Dignan, WPM1

"Exposure to other leaders in product and hearing their journeys and openness about mistakes and failures has helped me realize that I could possibly move into a leadership role one day." 
- Bricelyn Jones, WPM1

"The support that the group has shown each other in solving a variety of problems we all face has been nothing short of fantastic.” - Ben Barnett, WPM1

Partner with a world-class community of product peers and mentors

Build your team

“Finding folks in the PM community who are open and honest with their struggles and areas of need from a professional development standpoint.”
- Kate Dignan, WPM1

"Exposure to other leaders in product and hearing their journeys and openness about mistakes and failures has helped me realize that I could possibly move into a leadership role one day." 
- Bricelyn Jones, WPM1

Accelerate your growth personally & professionally via curated learning opportunities

Supercharge your path forward

"By blending a strong peer network and coaching with a lifelong learning community, individuals are empowered to create customized growth programs tailored to their unique needs." - Sid Inamdar, WPM1

I was able to feel like I was doing more for my long term career goals than I ever had before." - Eric Finch, WPM1

"Workit has provided an endless stream of inspiration, new ideas, and reference materials to draw from during my day to day work." - AJ Silverberg, WPM1

Ready To Apply?

90% of our fellows covered the cost of our program via their learning & development/training budgets.
If you'd like to expense our program, we would be happy to work with you and your manager. We've also designed this template to help you communicate the key outcomes of our program with your manager.
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Learn From Experienced Mentors & Coaches

As product managers and leaders who have been there before, we get it. There’s no one place to get the input and continual learning you need. We’ve bought together key product leaders, coaches, and other community leaders to streamline the process needed to help you accelerate your growth and career.

Adam Zolyak
Adam Zolyak
Head of Member Exp and Product at Workit
Christine Hudson
Jess Sherlock
WPM Fellowship Director and Coach at Workit
Adam Tornes
Adam Tornes
Staff PM at Twitter
Co-founder at CO Product
Lisa Miller
Lisa Miller
Head of Human Capital at Career Clarity
Justin Williams
Justin Williams
Director of Product at BiggerPockets
Ben Golden
Ben Golden
Director of Product Management at Stream
Scott Williamson
Scott Williamson
Chief Product Officer at GitLab Inc.
Jeremy Dillingham
Jeremy Dillingham
Head of Product Management at Misty Robotics
Paul Zeckser
Paul Zeckser
Founder and Principal at Fresh Product Design
Aaron Duke
Katie Holden
Vice President, Product Development at Workday
Todd Emaus
Fonz Morris
Lead Product Designer, Global Conversion at Netflix
Todd Emaus
Natasha Walton
VP of Product at Mavrck
Todd Emaus
Phil Neal
Product Solutions Manager at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HP)
Todd Emaus
Kelly Schaefer
Enterprise Product at Stripe
Todd Emaus
Taj Moore
Staff Program Strategist at VMware

Built for experienced Product Managers who are ready to:

Gain input, clarity, and insights on specific challenges arising in their roles
Connect with a group of peers and mentors for support, feedback, and accountability
Align ambitions, strengths, and interests to next steps for growth and career
Activate a personal advisory board invested in their long-term success
Hear It From Our Community

Sid Inamdar

Keysight Technologies
WPM1 Fellow
“Workit adopts a unique approach in enabling one achieve their career goals. By blending a strong peer network and coaching with a lifelong learning community, individuals are empowered to create customized growth programs tailored to their unique needs - an approach that has been missing from traditional training methods."

Ben Barnett

Techstars
WPM1 Fellow
“Workit has provided an excellent way of creating a community of like minded people who can relate to each others challenges. The support that the group has shown each other in solving a variety of problems we all face has been nothing short of fantastic.”

Danielle Walker

Campspot
WPM1 Fellow
"My biggest personal win with Workit is that I feel more excited about and capable in my PM career. I got really great value from the Help Seat that I did that Jason was a part of - he gave me great advice for gaining stakeholder alignment on an initiative at my company and speaking to the value for the business."

AJ Silverberg

Tilled
WPM1 Fellow
"Workit has provided an endless stream of inspiration, new ideas, and reference materials to draw from during my day to day work. It has also helped me to be more mindful about the work I'm doing now and how that will impact my future career as a PM.”

Lorendia Schmidt

MTX Group
WPM1 Fellow
"I feel like I am a part of the Colorado Product Community. I feel like I have a greater appreciation of my own strengths in the product space, while knowing where I need to learn more."

Garren Watkins

Scaled Agile, Inc.
WPM1 Fellow
“The experiences that Workit fellows and mentors have shared really humanize our work. That is extremely helpful when you are feeling lost or not sure of what is next."

Scott Williamson

CPO at GitLab Inc.
Workit Mentor
"Mentors have played a huge role in my own career development. I get a lot out of coaching and helping people develop. People can get a lot of leverage out of the right advice at the right time."

Adam Tornes

Staff PM at Twitter
Workit Mentor
"Why is Workit different? Their product cohort has a real focus on personal development - not just career/skills development."

Katie Holden

VP Product at Workday
Workit Mentor
"I want the people I work with to be people I'm really helping to get access to something they wouldn't have otherwise because of this particular community."

Eric Finch

Parsyl
WPM1 Fellow
"Growing a sense of connection with the product community and, almost more importantly, having an opportunity to meet new people after an isolating last 1.5 years. I was able to feel like I was doing more for my long term career goals than I ever had before."

Bricelyn Jones

Housecall Pro
WPM1 Fellow
"Exposure to other leaders in product and hearing their journeys and openness about mistakes and failures has helped me realize that I could possibly move into a leadership role one day which I've always felt like was out of reach for me.”

Aaron Vaughn

Lytics
WPF1 Fellow
"The Workit program has inspired my own confidence in my capabilities which has enabled me to quickly move into a leadership role within my product team and company."

Natasha Walton

VP of Product at Mavrck
Workit Mentor
"I'm excited to invest in folks who have this question of "how do I grow and make that jump from Product Manager to Product Leader"? It's not an easy jump to make and I think figuring out how we can codify that a little bit more is really intriguing."

Phil Neal

PSM at Hewlett Packard (HP)
Workit Mentor
"Working in the enterprise space...this is where keeping passion for great product experiences can be really hard sometimes. Renewing passion through organizations like this and mentorship is absolutely critical."

Taj Moore

Staff Program Strategist at VMware
Workit Mentor
"Community is what has kept me in this profession. As this community grows, I want people to still be able to have the personal connection that I had."

Joe Gaines

Anderson Optimization
WPM1 Fellow
I gained more clarity about my personal agency in my career. A toolkit of different ways to think about what engages me and what doesn't. Feeling less alone and like I have permission to be less critical or judgemental of myself when it comes to my professional progress.”

Brian T.

WPM1 Fellow
“Workit helped me understand what skills I need to work on to get to the next level in my career, and what skills hiring managers really look for. We are working on a company strategy right now, and I feel that it helped me have a stronger voice in terms of how we structure it, and what's important to take into consideration.”

Kate Dignan

Cisco
WPM1 Fellow
Finding folks in the PM community who are open and honest with their struggles and areas of need from a professional development standpoint.”

Jacquelyn English

ResourceX
WPM1 Fellow
“This fellowship has helped me immensely in my short journey in product management. I have a whole group of people to learn with and from and I no longer feel alone or unsupported in this career. This fellowship also underscored the importance of carving out time to think about and communicate exactly what I want out of my professional life.”

AJ Silverberg

Tilled
WPF1 Fellow
"Workit has provided an endless stream of inspiration, new ideas, and reference materials to draw from during my day to day work. It has also helped me to be more mindful about the work I'm doing now and how that will impact my future career as a PM.”

Lorendia Schmidt

MTX Group
WPF1 Fellow
"I feel like I am a part of the Colorado Product Community. I feel like I have a greater appreciation of my own strengths in the product space, while knowing where I need to learn more."

Garren Watkins

Scaled Agile, Inc.
WPF1 Fellow
“The experiences that Workit fellows and mentors have shared really humanize our work. That is extremely helpful when you are feeling lost or not sure of what is next."

Scott Williamson

CPO at GitLab Inc.
Workit Mentor
"Mentors have played a huge role in my own career development. I get a lot out of coaching and helping people develop. People can get a lot of leverage out of the right advice at the right time."

Adam Tornes

Staff PM at Twitter
Workit Mentor
"Why is Workit different? Their product cohort has a real focus on personal development - not just career/skills development."

Katie Holden

VP Product at Workday
Workit Mentor
"I want the people I work with to be people I'm really helping to get access to something they wouldn't have otherwise because of this particular community."

Eric Finch

Parsyl
WPF1 Fellow
"Growing a sense of connection with the product community and, almost more importantly, having an opportunity to meet new people after an isolating last 1.5 years. I was able to feel like I was doing more for my long term career goals than I ever had before."

Bricelyn Jones

Housecall Pro
WPF1 Fellow
"Exposure to other leaders in product and hearing their journeys and openness about mistakes and failures has helped me realize that I could possibly move into a leadership role one day which I've always felt like was out of reach for me.”

Aaron Vaughn

Lytics
WPF1 Fellow
"The Workit program has inspired my own confidence in my capabilities which has enabled me to quickly move into a leadership role within my product team and company."

Natasha Walton

VP of Product at Mavrck
Workit Mentor
"I'm excited to invest in folks who have this question of "how do I grow and make that jump from Product Manager to Product Leader"? It's not an easy jump to make and I think figuring out how we can codify that a little bit more is really intriguing."

Phil Neal

PSM at Hewlett Packard (HP)
Workit Mentor
"Working in the enterprise space...this is where keeping passion for great product experiences can be really hard sometimes. Renewing passion through organizations like this and mentorship is absolutely critical."

Taj Moore

Staff Program Strategist at VMware
Workit Mentor
"Community is what has kept me in this profession. As this community grows, I want people to still be able to have the personal connection that I had."

Ready To Apply?

90% of our fellows covered the cost of our program via their learning & development/training budgets.
If you'd like to expense our program, we would be happy to work with you and your manager. We've also designed this template to help you communicate the key outcomes of our program with your manager.
Applications Are Now Closed
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The Process

Week 0: Apply To The Fellowship

We review applications on a rolling basis.
The earlier you apply, the better.

Week 1-4: Connect & Clarify

Get oriented to the Workit fellowship, get to know your mentors and peers, and get clearer on what’s next and how others can help.

Week 5-8: Supercharge Your Growth

Level up your knowledge, learn from mentors, experts, and peers at the leading edge. Turn unknown unknowns into knowledge, discover new mental models, frameworks, tools, see real-world examples, and gain advice and wisdom from experienced leaders who have been there before.

Year-long Journey

Exit into the community. Access monthly for team check-ins, ongoing learning and connection opportunities via events, meetups, small groups, and 1:1 sessions to provide knowledge, feedback and accountability.

Week 4: Solution Discovery

What opportunities do you find interesting and energizing? What do you want to learn more about? Solution Discovery is about taking everything you’ve learned so far, synthesizing it into options and strategies to further validate. Refine your vision, create a roadmap, and design experiments to validate what’s next in the year ahead.

Week 5: Team Formation

Start designing and building your Personal Advisory Board - a group of peers, mentors, and connections from your network who agree to support and mentor you for what’s next. Learn how to tell your story to different audiences to support your vision. Get confident in sharing your vision and story with others.

Week 6: Prototyping and Validation

Get out of the building (and the cohort)! Conduct experiments to learn more. Validate your strategies, learning plans, networking objectives and more. Each person’s experiments are unique to their vision but known to the group.

Join a Trusted Community of Regional Product Peers

Fellowship Schedule

This fellowship will take about 2-4 hours per week. Fellows can choose to contribute more or less time pending on how many social events, curated 1:1 sessions, and deep-dives they attend.

Ready To Apply?

90% of our fellows covered the cost of our program via their learning & development/training budgets.
If you'd like to expense our program, we would be happy to work with you and your manager. We've also designed this template to help you communicate the key outcomes of our program with your manager.
Applications Are Now Closed
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Future Product Management Fellowships

We're currently gauging interest for the following cohorts.
Subscribe below to learn more and stay up to date once our applications open.

WPM2 Colorado (July 2022)

Workit Product Management Fellowship (Colorado), kicking off in July 2022
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WPM3 Colorado (Nov 2022)

Workit Product Management Fellowship (Colorado), kicking off in November 2022
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WPM4 Colorado (Feb 2023)

Workit Product Management Fellowship (Colorado), kicking off in February 2023
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WPM5 LA (Coming Soon)

Workit's inaugural Product Management Fellowship in Los Angeles
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FAQ

Who should apply?

We are building this cohort specifically for Product Managers and Senior Product Managers. Qualifications might include:

  • You have delivered multiple high quality products and understand the full lifecycle of product development.
  • You want to develop an intentional roadmap for your current product role and broader career aspirations.
  • You are excited by giving back and adding value - both to peers in the cohort and to the broader product community in Colorado.
  • You want a community of other high caliber product minds to help you refine your craft and share knowledge with.

Do you offer product or career coaching? 

Yes. You'll be able to add a coaching package to the base $199/month membership. Our coaching package includes 6 sessions with an experienced product or career coach. This package is ideal for fellows who need additional support in addressing a specific goal or challenge. To learn more, please reach out to us directly or schedule a call with us.  

Can I apply if I have zero product-based skills? 

This cohort will be designed for current product managers who are ready to accelerate their careers. It is not intentioned for aspiring product managers. However, in parallel to designing this cohort we are working on what cohort will come next; if you'd like to stay up to date with new planned cohorts or give us any suggestions, sign up here!

What is the structure?

We are designing this cohort as an annual membership which kicks off with an 8-week intensive accelerator designed to jumpstart your integration into the Workit community.

What is the time commitment?

Workit fellows should plan to invest 2-4 hours per week during the 8-week accelerator period. Upon completion of the 8-week program, fellows should invest around 1-3 hours per month for the duration of the annual program. This fellowship is part-time and it's designed to accommodate busy work schedules.

I’m already connected to the product ecosystem in Colorado, why do I need this? 

Our Product fellowship is designed to engineer serendipity between yourself and other ambitious and talented people in the Colorado tech ecosystem. Ultimately, we hope to be a force multiplier in helping you accelerate the speed at which you can level up your career and make your next move.

Although being already connected to the product ecosystem in Colorado is great, by joining Workit, we hope to help you make the greatest possible impact in your life and career.  

How long will I have access to the Workit community? 

Being a Workit member is forever!

What does it cost? 

Access to our next Product Management Leaders fellowship is $2500.
90% of our fellows covered the cost of our program via their learning & development/training budgets.
If you'd like to expense our program, we would be happy to work with you and your manager. We've also designed this template to help you communicate the key outcomes of our program with your manager.