Adam Thomas is no stranger to the hurdles product professionals face every day.

From his early days as a system programmer to his role as VP of Product at various growth-stage organizations, Adam has continuously managed the delicate balance between customer needs, team dynamics, and organizational goals. Over his 15+ year journey, Adam has spearheaded many transformative initiatives, from scaling product teams, launching long-delayed products, and achieving a 90% employee retention rate.

Through these experiences, Adam has learned that successful product teams make space for the tension-filled conversations that help them make data-driven decisions, rather than following gut instincts. Through workshop facilitation, keynote presentations, and product education, Adam helps teams make space for these essential, tension-filled conversations. These conversations help product leaders transform their vague, misunderstood strategies into actionable plans that enable them e?ectively deliver customer-focused products and drive results.

His experience as a mentor at altMBA and professor at Columbia University has honed his ability to translate complex theories into practical action. Adam has partnered with organizations like Google, bp, SmartRecruiters, and O’Reilly to operationalize product strategies, giving them the tools they need to better their hiring processes, improve communication, understand their metrics, and more.

In his free time, he channels his leadership abilities, creative spirit, and knack for storytelling into directing theatrical productions. His friends, clients, and colleagues know him for his sense of humor, boundless curiosity, and thoughtfulness