In the spirit of renewal, we share favorite inspirations from our two mentors, Michel de Montaigne of 16th century France and Margret the 16 years old pug of Central Avenue. We hope these words of wisdom help you improve your business.

The 12 Steps of Product Management is a professional development program that helps you get more of what you want by helping others get what they want. Inspired by the recovery movement, the 12 steps will work for anyone who wants to understand how to use virtue to get ahead.

Tom talks to Cyndee Sugra, driven serial entrepreneur, creator, musician, founder and now Customer Segment Director at Elsevier, the health sciences publishing company based in the Netherlands. Cyndee started, grew, and sold a successful digital agency in Los Angeles before following her dream to live in Amsterdam. Cyndee talks about work culture in the U.S. versus Europe, why values and brand are critical to product development, what's the right way to use data when creating a product or a brand, and more.

Mark Tochtenhagen, Senior Vice President of Product at Quovant and business founder, talks about the sacrifices of being a founder, what it takes to build a business, how to build great products, how to keep innovating in a big company, and wisdom he’s gained from his children in the age of COVID-19.

Paige Collins, Vice President of Customer Success at fast growing XOi Technologies, talks about getting addicted to start-up life, how you help the people you're responsible for get better and grow, what she looks for in customer success professionals, and the challenges of balancing work and family in the age of COVID-19.

Tom leads a video workshop with the product managers of Built Technologies, a fast growing fintech in Nashville that helps banks and construction companies manage every part of complex construction projects. Through a series of interactive scenarios, Tom shows how practicing the 12 Steps of Product Management lead to efficiency, revenue growth, and greater job satisfaction.

A good way to examine how well your product features fit market needs is to do a features to buyer needs analysis.

Tom Noser talks to his old friend and mentor Ronald Webb about servant leadership, love in work, and the power of the moment. Ronald is a veteran difference maker who has led IT teams at Tractor Supply, HealthStream, Bridgestone, and other great companies.

Anderson Williams, author and COO at BOS Framework, talks about the importance of being wrong, how BOS Framework is going to market, what's a product manager's role in an organization, and how the right kind of failure can build trust.

Christy Frink, product leader, creative problems solver, gardener and Animal Crossing enthusiast talks about making the most of unemployment, how she identifies the features that make the biggest difference to users, and how she’s defining for herself what it means to live a good life.