I give product leadership talks & workshops worldwide. I live in San Francisco.
Click below to watch my "Netflix Culture" talk (NPS of 79):
what’s new?
I just launched a 12-part essay entitled, “How to Define Your Product Strategy” on Medium.
If you are time-starved, here is the executive summary of my Product Strategy series, along with a link to pre-formatted Google Slides to define your product strategy.
Speakers, aspiring speakers, and meetup/conference organizers: I just published a video, “How to Give a Rockstar Product Talk.”
I have a new talk, “How Netflix Built an Innovative Culture.” Click here to watch.
Upcoming events
9/24: First Horizon Leadership Forum in Memphis TN, “Netflix: Wicked Hard Decisions”
10/3: Foundrs Group in London, “Product Strategy Workshop”
10/10: Verkada’s “Women in Tech” event in Palo Alto (“Wicked Hard Decisions” no-slides dinner)
10/15: ProductTank SF, “Hacking Your Product Leader Career”
10/16: Reach Capital “Founder’s Day” in SF: “How Netflix Built an Innovative Culture”
10/17: SkipCard in SF, “Hacking Your Product Leader Career”
10/22-11/3: Japan (Backpacking!)
11/4: Pendo in NYC, “Product Strategy Workshop”
11/7: ProductBC “Hacking Your Product Career” Morning Workshop (afternoon is sold-out)
11/13: PM Festival in Zurich, Private Leadership Session (afternoon/evening)
11/14: PM Festival in Zurich, “How Netflix Built an Innovative Culture” keynote (morning)
11/14: PM Festival in Zurich, “AMA: How to Be an Engaging Speaker” (morning)
11/15: PM Festival in Zurich, “Hacking Your Product Leader Career” half-day workshop (morning)
11/15: PM Festival in Zurich, “Product Strategy & Leadership” half-day workshop (afternoon)
11/20: Productized in Lisbon, “Hacking Your Product Leader Career” all-day workshop (sold-out)
11/22: Productized in Lisbon, “Netflix’s Customer Obsession” keynote (morning)
11/20-22: Productized in Lisbon, “Hacking Your Career” Workshop (sold out)
11/27-12/1: Thanksgiving in Stonington, CT
12/2: OfficeVibe in Montreal, “Netflix” Wicked Hard Decisions” no-slides dinner
12/3: OfficeVibe in Montreal, “Product Strategy Workshop”
12/3: ProductTank in Montreal, “How Netflix Built an Innovative Culture.”
3/9: Industry Conference, Dublin. “Product Strategy Workshop”
3/10-3/11: Industry Conference in Dublin. “Netflix: Wicked Hard Decisions.”
3/12: Beyond in London, “Product Strategy Workshop” (all-day)
ABout Me
As the former VP of Product at Netflix, Chief Product Officer at Chegg, SVP Product at The Learning Company, and a Producer at Electronic Arts, I have lots of experience building world-class products, teams, and companies.
Every year I co-host an invite-only 130-person Product Leader Summit. The next one is in Redwood City, CA on 9/19/2019.
My wife, Kristen Hege, is a physician/scientist working to cure cancer, my daughter Kelsey, lives in Boston (and follows Mom's career path) while daughter Brit has career aspirations more like mine. (Read more about Brit here.)
What do others think?
“Don’t miss a chance to learn from one of the best.”
“Gib is simply fantastic and I highly recommend working with him.”
“Hard lessons... backed by real experience & rigorous experimentation”
“Left the whole team feeling engaged and wanting more.”