I had the privilege of having Rocky as my instructor. Rocky’s mastery of product management and its practical uses really helped me connect the dots between business strategy, marketing, sales, product, engineering, and UX. Rocky is a product veteran who has a very unique and engaging teaching style that brings you into the PM mindset and process regardless of your background. I am honored to have attended Rocky’s PM course! Highly recommended.
Maurice Calloway,
Product Leader at Boeing
I very highly recommend Rocky’s Product Executive Course. Rocky is exceptionally engaging, uses numerous real-life professional experiences as his examples and if full of great advise! Rocky also ensures that each person is heard individually and is free to ask individual questions and talk about their individual professional concerns/interests. This is an absolutely fantastic professional enhancement course for Product Leaders and those in or interested in becoming Product Executives!
Ashley McDonald,
Director of product at STChealth
I had the best time and learning experience… I was part of Rocky’s class, who did a phenomenal job at not only delivering the course (which covered everything from business model, strategy to data analytics and stakeholder management in Product), but also “nudging” us to be more curious, think outside the box and always strive to “deliver customer delight in hard to copy, margin enhancing ways”. Rocky is a truly inspirational product leader and will undoubtedly continue adding tremendous value to the world of Product. Thanks Rocky!
Nessy Ismet,
Head of Customer Success at vidIO
FANTASTIC!!! I have taken a few professional development courses, but this so far has been the best. Rocky is extremely knowledgeable and he keeps the class very engaging. I like how he structured the course and the helpful material.
Anastasiya Zerko,
Product Manager at Visa
Rocky is a passionate teacher who not only talks the talks; but walks the walk in the knowledge and truths he shares. He is genuinely dedicated to teaching others and encourages students to aim for success – regardless of what their definition of success may be. Dedicated, Empathetic, Motivational, and Relatable are the epitome of Rocky. I’ve learned more from Rocky’s genuine character of being a decent human being than any book could have taught.
Lois Poku,
Product Leader at Mastercard
Rocky has a great mind for understanding the nuances of developing tech products and is one of the most customer-obsessed, empathetic PMs I have worked with. He is very dependable with a high sense of ownership, works well in a matrixed/high ambiguity environment, and strikes the right balance between thinking big and getting stuff done. He can effectively lead product and tech teams, partner broadly on creative and tactical ideas, while always recognizing what truly moves the needle for the business. Rocky was a great partner in driving an ecommerce-enabled, home-improvement platform for homeowners and professionals. Most notably, he brings a natural curiosity and quest for learning everyday. I’d work with him or hire him in a heart beat.
Godwin Pavamani,
Business Leader at Amazon, Dell, Sony, Microsoft
Rocky was absolutely phenomenal. He possesses wide industry knowledge & has lots of wisdom! Him sharing real life examples that happened to him in his career was extremely valuable. However, the best part was that he came across as a coach, truly pushing everyone to think about their WHY, ensuring the career path that people choose to pursue resonates with them in the long-run. He is very personable & excellent at creating engagement within the group. We had a group of 20+ peers and everyone stayed through the end! I can’t recommend him highly enough!
Ina Sturlis,
VP at Bank of the West
As Head of Product Management for our $1.3 Billion eCommerce business, Rocky is responsible for defining, driving and measuring eCommerce roadmap, along with day-to-day operations of our product management, eCommerce analytics, User Experience (UX), and optimization functions. Rocky was selected for this role after an extensive national search. His deep background in industrial distribution, B2B and eCommerce, along with experience with lean startup methodologies, unique skills earned during his time at Stanford, along with unmatched attention to detail, make him an exceptional contributor to any organization.
Michael Bannen,
Head of B2B eCommerce at Home Depot (Supply)
Rocky was a great student. Survivor of my tough Hacking for Defense class. Great problem solving skills. Laser-like customer focus. Take-charge leadership. Great addition to any team.
Steve Blank,
Adjunct Professor Stanford University
