What to expect
- Unique perspectives from featured VP/C-suite products executives
- Webinar Format: Enjoy our Speaker Presentation followed by Q&A Session
How is creative confidence important in product leadership? Product leaders often underestimate their creativity, leaving the design responsibility to others they deem more artistic. However, this lack of confidence in their creative abilities can limit their ability to approach challenges or leverage technology in new and innovative ways. With the rise of Generative AI, fostering human creativity in the workplace is more important than ever. Collaborating with Generative AI tools, whether crafting a prompt or deciding what is relevant and valuable in the output, requires imagination, forethought, and creativity. In this webinar, Amazon Fmr Product Director Leslie Grandy will share insights on how to disrupt linear thinking, bust biases, and enhance customer, business, and personal outcomes.
About the speaker
Leslie Grandy is a global, first-to-market product executive and board advisor with a 25+ year career delivering game-changing products for top brands – Best Buy, Discovery, T-Mobile, Apple, and Amazon. Throughout her career, Leslie has been at the front end of innovation, launching the first paid video streaming service, RealOne SuperPass, with over 1 million subscribers after co-authoring a patent for a system that provides integrated media, delivering the first Android mobile device, the T-Mobile G1 and the first cellular-enabled digital picture frame, the T-Mobile Cameo; and leading Best Buy’s Digital Innovation Lab. Leslie founded The Product Guild, a product and innovation advisory services company through which she has advised early-stage ventures and numerous publicly traded companies on innovation and new product development, including Starbucks, Oracle Power, and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers. A sought-after keynote, featured speaker, and lecturer on creative leadership, product and service design, and digital transformation for Emeritus.org, The Product School, the University of Michigan College of Engineering, Center for Entrepreneurship, Regis College, West Virginia University’s Reed College of Media, and the University of Washington Foster School of Business Elevate Program, Leslie is also an IDEO-trained leader in Design Thinking who inspires audiences to achieve their creative potential.
About the host
As the Chief Product Officer at NEOGOV, Denise leads the strategy for public sector HR and Public Safety software, driving innovation, customer satisfaction, and excellence. Her experience at Checkr as Chief Product Officer saw her delivering customer-focused products and promoting a fairer future. Denise’s notable career spans over two decades, with significant roles including GM for Analytics at Workday, where she launched new products and grew the business to over $200 million in ARR. Her background includes leadership positions at Platfora, Salesforce, HSBC, and AT&T, showcasing her expertise in enterprise product development and a commitment to technological advancement and customer success.