Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, Founder & CEO of Product School
Carlos González de Villaumbrosia — Founder & CEO of Product School
Episode Summary
In this episode of The Executives podcast, Majid talks with Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, Founder and CEO of Product School. Carlos shares his journey from Spain to Silicon Valley and how he built Product School into a global leader in product management training, along with launching ProductCon, the world’s largest product management conference.
He highlights the rise of AI in product management and what makes a strong product leader – clear vision, communication, broad knowledge, and a customer-first mindset. The episode closes with Carlos’s leadership lessons and Product School’s mission to keep empowering the next generation through flexible certification programs.
Episode Chapters
00:24 Who is Carlos? The journey from Spain to Silicon Valley
03:48 Fun question: What’s your go-to karaoke song?
04:36 Topic Introducion:
05:30 What is Product School?
07:09 What is Product Management?
08:52 What were the biggest challenges in scaling Product School?
11:21 Why did you choose product management?
14:46 How long is the Product School certification?
16:32 ProductCon: The Largest Product Management Conference?
18:41 How did you launch ProductCon?
22:36 What are the biggest trends in product management?
27:44 How can product managers use AI to their advantage?
30:34 What makes a great product leader?
35:46 Should product leaders stay hands-on?
42:09 What are the biggest challenges product leaders face?
47:06 What are the biggest leadership lessons you've learned?
51:50 What’s next for Product School?
53:40 Closing Remarks from Carlos
About the Guest
Carlos González de Villaumbrosia
Founder & CEO of Product School
With over 15 years of experience building digital products and global companies, Carlos has led Product School to become the worldwide leader of product management training, growing a community of over 2 million professionals. He is also the creator of ProductCon, one of the largest product management conferences in the world.
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