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Atlanta Product Happy Hour-- August 2025-- Alpharetta
2025-08-21 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
ProductCamp Atlanta, BPM Product Community, Atlanta Women in Product, and Product Coffee are headed north for our August happy hour at Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Alpharetta!
This is a laid-back, no-frills gathering for product folks who live OTP—or anyone up for a quick drive to connect with the community.
Expect great conversations, a welcoming crowd, and plenty of opportunities to network with fellow product pros across roles and industries. Firebirds offers a fantastic bar and awesome happy hour specials from 4:00–6:30 PM—so if you want a head start, come early and take advantage!
Why you should come:
🍻 A great meetup for our friends in Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, and beyond
🍻 Connect with product managers, entrepreneurs, and tech professionals from all over metro Atlanta
🍻 Relaxed, come-as-you-are vibe with a full cash bar
🍻 Great happy hour specials if you roll in early
🍻 Keep the momentum going with your product community through the summer
Whether you’re a local or just cruising up 400, we’d love to see you there.
Registration is required—grab your spot and join us in Alpharetta!

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Managing Product Requirements in the Age of AI
2025-08-27 07:30 - 09:00
Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) used to be the backbone of product alignment. In today’s AI-driven, fast-iterating world, are they still worth the effort? Some teams are doubling down, others are tossing them out entirely. In this panel, we’ll explore the evolving role of the PRD, how AI is reshaping requirements, and what’s working for high-performing teams right now.
✨ Learn when a PRD still delivers value, and when it slows you down
✨ Discover AI-powered approaches to capturing and refining requirements
✨ Steal proven practices from teams that have ditched PRDs without losing alignment
With John Field (VP of Product, Talogy), Misha Sulpovar (VP of AI Products, Cherre), and Scott Sehlhorst (President, Tyner Blain).

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The Career Networking Game-- Turn Awkward Rooms into Opportunity
2025-09-03 11:30 - 13:00
Networking can feel like speed dating for your career. You walk in, twenty people are in transition, and it is tough to stand out without sounding like a headline. Worse, it is painful for everyone else to hear the same scripted intro over and over again. Josh McAfee, The Career Whisperer and WSJ and USA Today bestselling author of Measure Up: Mastering Your Career Search Like a Boss, has placed thousands of executives over a 30-year career and cares deeply about product people. With John Field, VP of Product at Talogy, you will learn how to connect with purpose and say the value you create. Walk in uncertain. Walk out with a plan you can use tonight.

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Workshop - Pitch It-- Lead It-- Own It
2025-09-05 11:00 - 13:00
Ever thought about leading a ProductCamp (or any conference) session or pitching an idea on stage—only to freeze at the “Where do I even start?” moment? You’re not alone. Speaking opportunities can feel intimidating, but they’re also one of the fastest ways to build credibility, grow your career, and connect with the product community.
That’s where Pitch It. Lead It. Own It. comes in.
In this 2-hour, hands-on workshop, you’ll get rapid-fire lessons from seasoned speakers who’ve been exactly where you are. Through lightning talks and interactive exercises, you’ll learn how to:
✨ Shape your idea into a session people actually want
✨ Explore different formats (talk, panel, workshop, debate, pitch)
✨ Keep energy high and your audience engaged
✨ Craft a pitch that makes people vote for you
Learn from past presenters what it takes to turn “I think I could” into “I just crushed it.” Whether it’s ProductCamp, your company’s offsite, or a big conference stage, this is your chance to step up, get noticed, and be the session everyone remembers.

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Building AI Product Success Through Smarter Experiments
2025-09-17 11:30 - 13:00
Building AI products isn’t just about clever models. It’s about running smarter experiments. In this lightning talk, Avinash Mahalingam (Ex-Amazon PM leader) and Deepa Krishnamurthy (Ex-Klarna AI engineer) share hard-earned lessons from the product experimentation lifecycle. From structuring experiments to choosing the right metrics, they’ll show how cross-functional teams can avoid common traps and drive real outcomes.
☕️ Apply proven frameworks to design experiments that produce measurable results
☕️ Spot and fix experimentation pitfalls using proven frameworks while leveraging prototypes of dashboards to effectively communicate metrics for visualization
☕️ Balance deep analysis with bias for action, knowing when to dig in or move fast
Whether you’re working on AI products or not, mastering experimentation is the path to building market-leading products. This session gives you the playbook to align product and engineering and deliver outcomes that matter.

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How Product Ops Supercharges Product Teams
2025-09-24 07:30 - 09:00
Great products don’t just ship—they groove. Product, Design, and Engineering may be the band, but without Product Ops setting the rhythm, things can get messy fast.
In this interactive session, Tommy Oakes, Senior Product Operations Manager at D2L, shares why his ProductFest talk struck such a chord with product people everywhere. He’ll break down how Product Ops helps teams find their rhythm and how product managers can become “power users” of the function to improve processes and outcomes.
✨ Learn how Product Ops creates flow between Product, Design, and Engineering
✨ Discover how to become a “power user” of your Product Ops team to improve processes
✨ Walk away with practical rhythms and rituals that help your team build what matters most
This one’s got all the right notes: practical, empowering, and just a little rock ’n’ roll.

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Atlanta Product Happy Hour -- September 2025 -- Sandy Springs
2025-09-25 17:30 - 19:30
ProductCamp Atlanta, BPM Product Community, Atlanta Women in Product, and Product Coffee are joining forces once again—this time for a fun-filled Product Management Happy Hour at Battle & Brew in Sandy Springs!
This isn’t your average networking event. It’s a chance to kick back, grab a drink, and connect with Atlanta’s brightest product minds—while maybe racking up a few Mario Kart wins along the way. Whether you’re here for the games or just the great conversation, you’ll find your people.
Why you should come:
🎮 The city’s only product meetup where you can talk roadmaps and race Rainbow Road
🍻 Connect with product managers, entrepreneurs, designers & tech folks from across metro Atlanta
👾 Casual, come-as-you-are vibe—no pitches, no pressure
🍸 Full cash bar + food available
🏆 Free games and friendly competition, courtesy of Battle & Brew
🌟 A midweek recharge with your product community

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The Zen of Product Balance -- Finding Calm Between Innovation, AI, and Customer Needs
2025-10-08 07:30 - 09:00
In a world of shifting priorities and relentless pressure to innovate, true product leadership lies in balance. The Zen of Product Balance invites you to pause, reflect, and find calm amid the chaos.
We’ll explore how to center your product strategy between innovation and stability—using frameworks like McKinsey’s Three Horizons, Jobs To Be Done, and the Kano Model, enhanced by AI-powered tools that bring clarity to complex trade-offs.
✨ Discover how AI can enhance—not overwhelm—your strategic balance
✨ Identify when to pursue innovation versus when to deepen customer value
✨ Experience an interactive “balance check” to see where your focus truly lies
This isn’t about doing more—it’s about seeing more clearly. Join us for a grounded, insightful session on finding focus, flow, and forward momentum.
This event is included for free with a Product Coffee Premium or Insiders membership. If you aren’t already a member, join today!

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The rock solid framework for product management
2025-10-15 11:30 - 13:00
In product management, it can feel like everything’s built on shifting ground. Priorities change, meetings multiply, and the next deliverable always dictates what you need to learn next. It’s reactive, it’s exhausting—and it’s hard to feel confident when the foundation keeps moving.
The Quartz™ Open Framework brings that foundation back. It’s a rock-solid approach to product management: practical, repeatable, and proven to bring clarity to the chaos. In this week’s Product Coffee virtual meetup, you’ll learn how Quartz™ gives you a shared language for success—helping you connect strategy to execution, explain your decisions, and lead with confidence.
Our guest this week is Steve Johnson, CEO of Product Growth Leaders, who created Quartz™ to help product teams build stronger processes and stronger products.

Takeaways
✨ Build a rock-solid foundation for how you define, describe, and deliver products
✨ Learn a practical framework that keeps you proactive instead of reactive
✨ Gain confidence explaining your work and leading conversations that matter

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Farther Faster And Far Less Drama
2025-10-17 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-10-31 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-14 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-11-28 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-12 14:00 - 14:30, 2025-12-26 14:00 - 14:30
Welcome to the Product Coffee Book Club Oct-Dec Reading Discussion
Please visit https://www.productcoffee.com/bookclub to learn more about the book club and share with others to join.
All are welcome at Book Club; you do not have to read the book to benefit from a shared discussion.
About The Book:
Everyday we wake up, get to work, and try to get something done that moves us forward in our lives. At work and at home, there’s so much to do, and it all seems way harder than it needs to be. Farther, Faster, and Far Less Drama introduces The Four Leadership Motions™, a deceptively simple set of behaviors for everyday leaders to align teams and make meaningful progress quickly.
Get your copy: https://janicefraser.com/farther-faster-book
We look forward to seeing you in our next session!

Strategic Habits - Earning Your Voice at the Table
2025-10-22 07:30 - 09:00
Product managers often dream of getting a “seat at the strategy table.” But strategy isn’t a meeting—it’s a mindset built through daily habits.
In this live coffee chat with John Field, VP of Product at Talogy, we’ll talk about how to keep strategy front and center in your work, even when you’re buried in delivery. You’ll learn how to make strategic thinking a weekly rhythm, how to defend a well-placed “no,” and how to find mentors who can apprentice you in real strategy—not just PowerPoint decks.
✨ Build habits that keep strategy alive week after week
✨ Learn to defend a “no” without losing trust
✨ Find (and become) the kind of mentor who grows strategic talent
If you’ve ever felt stuck in execution mode, this conversation will help you build the habits that earn you a voice at the table—no title change required.

This event is included for free with a Product Coffee Premium membership. If you aren’t already a member, join today!

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Atlanta Product Happy Hour - October 2025 -- Midtown
2025-10-23 17:00 - 19:00
The countdown to ProductCamp Atlanta is ON—so let’s kick things off with a community-wide happy hour to connect, catch up, and get pumped for the big event!
Join us this Thursday at Botica in Midtown for drinks, tapas, and top-notch product conversation with your favorite local product communities:
ProductCamp Atlanta, Product Coffee, BPM Product Community, Atlanta Women In Product, ProductTank, TAG, and more!
🗓 Thursday, October 24
🕔 5:00–7:00 PM (but come early—Botica has happy hour specials from 3–6 PM!)
📍 Botica Midtown – 1820 Peachtree Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
🥂 Cocktails, mocktails, snacks & solid product chat
Whether you’re a product manager, designer, developer, marketer, founder—or just someone who nerds out over a good roadmap—we want you there.
This is your chance to meet your fellow product pros before ProductCamp, make new connections, trade war stories, and get inspired for what’s next.
✨ Product Coffee Premium and Insiders members attend for free!
Not a member yet? Join here and start enjoying the perks.
BPM Product Community, Atlanta Women In Product Members, and Friends of ProductCamp also attend for free! Check your email for your discount code or email support@productcoffee.com

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Workshop - Craft a Killer Product Brief
2025-10-29 11:00 - 13:00
Every product manager has ideas that never make it past the hallway chat. Whether your next step is to build a rapid prototype or pitch for funding, a great product brief is the fastest way to make sure your idea gets noticed, gets buy-in, and gets built.
In this live, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to turn scattered product thoughts into a clear, compelling brief that moves your idea forward. You’ll master a one-page format trusted by top product teams to drive alignment, focus decisions, and unlock momentum.
You’ll use a proven, industry-tested template and walk away with one or more finished briefs you can include in your portfolio or bring straight to your team.
Facilitated by Jason Brett, Founder of Product Coffee, and Steve Johnson, CEO of Product Growth Leaders, this session mixes real examples, practical frameworks, and AI-powered drafting tools that help you work faster and smarter.
✨ What you’ll gain:
– Capture product ideas before they disappear into your backlog or brain fog
– Master a one-page format that creates alignment and clarity
– Build confidence turning “good ideas” into well-articulated opportunities
💻 Workshop Format:
A 2-hour live virtual workshop with guided exercises, small-group collaboration, and personalized feedback. You’ll learn using the Quartz-style product brief format that top teams rely on to define and commit with speed.
💰 Tickets:
– $199 General Admission
– Product Coffee Insiders save 25%
– Free for Premium Members
🚀 RSVP now to finally capture those ideas, communicate with confidence, and get the green light your next big move deserves.

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What Executives Who Get AI Right Are Doing Differently
2025-11-19 07:30 - 09:00
Every company wants to “do AI,” but only a small group of leaders are actually getting meaningful results. This week, we’re bringing in Misha Sulpovar, author of The AI Executive’s Handbook, to break down what those successful executives are doing that everyone else isn’t.
Misha has led AI strategy and product teams at IBM, ADP, and Cherre, giving him a rare view into how real executives cut through hype, pick the right problems, and build trust in AI across the organization.
✨ How successful executives decide where AI truly moves the needle
✨ The leadership habits that turn AI ideas into delivered business value
✨ What they expect from product teams in an AI-driven organization
If you want to understand the patterns behind AI wins and not just the headlines, then this is the conversation you don’t want to miss.

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"How to Create and Use Synthetic Personas & Digital Twins"
2025-11-26 07:30 - 09:00
Back by popular demand from ProductCamp Atlanta, Mark Michelson returns with an updated, sharper version of the session everyone voted their favorite. He’ll show you how to turn public data into high-fidelity synthetic personas and digital twins you can actually use to test ideas, refine UX, and get better product feedback without waiting on customer schedules.
✨ What you’ll learn

✨ The difference between composite synthetic personas and single-source digital twins
✨ How to harvest public signals from posts, talks, and bios to build rich profiles
✨ Guardrails that reduce hallucinations and keep your interviews grounded in reality
✨ Fast interview flows for concept tests, copy reviews, and design decisions
✨ Ethics considerations around consent, privacy, and bias

⭐ Hands-on learning

⭐ Build one synthetic persona and one digital twin
⭐ Run a 10-minute structured interview and pull out actionable insights

☕️ Takeaways

☕️ Reproducible templates, prompt packs, and a ready-to-use interview script
☕️ A validation checklist that helps you decide when the output is trustworthy

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The Product Manager's Operating Model for the AI Era
2025-12-03 11:30 - 13:00

The 2026 Product Radar - Hype vs. Reality
2025-12-10 07:30 - 09:00
Every December the internet explodes with predictions. “2026 will be the Year of Something You’re Already Behind On!” Cool. Thanks. Super helpful.
This week we are doing what Product Coffee does best: getting past the LinkedIn thought leader BS and having a community discussion on the big predictions, the under-the-radar opportunities, and the topics that are going to dominate the zeitgeist for the next six months.
We will build a community-driven prediction map of what is really important, high value, and worth your time to pursue.
Come be a part of it!

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ICP is Everything
2025-12-17 11:30 - 13:00
Messaging to everyone converts no one. In this session, Toshi Jones breaks down why so many Ideal Customer Profiles across startups and the Fortune 500 are wrong, stale, or missing altogether, and why that is even more dangerous in an AI-driven world.
An ICP is not a demographic, a persona, or a slide in a brand deck. It is a single, high-level statement about the customer who feels the most urgent, hair-on-fire version of the problem you solve. When that filter is weak or wrong, PRDs, personas, messaging, sales conversations, and roadmaps all drift off course.
We will dig into:
✨ The most common ICP mistakes: going too broad, confusing TAM with “who buys first,” centering who you wish you served instead of who you actually win with, and letting noisy non-buyers sway the roadmap
✨ How to separate your ICP from personas and from the economic buyer, so you stop writing for the wrong decision-maker or relying on “friends of the board” for product direction
✨ How to treat ICP as a living commercial decision, using AI and real market signals to adjust faster as usage patterns, customer pain, and competitive pressure shift
If your “ICP” lives in a dusty brand book full of vague stats and vibes, this session will help you rethink it as the sharpest decision filter your product, marketing, and sales teams have.

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Atlanta Product Holiday Party - December 2025 - Battle & Brew
2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00
Join the Atlanta product community for our end-of-year meetup at Battle & Brew in Sandy Springs. It’s a relaxed night of good conversations, good drinks, and a little friendly competition on the consoles as we wrap up a huge year for product in Atlanta.
If you’ve been part of ProductCamp Atlanta, Product Coffee, the BPM Network Community, or Women in Product this year, this is your chance to reconnect with familiar faces and celebrate everything we built together. If you’re new, it’s the easiest way to plug into the community without any pressure. Just show up, grab a drink, and jump into a game or a conversation.
Expect a warm, festive vibe with plenty of space to mingle, laugh, and unwind. No agenda. No talks. Just Atlanta product managers and product leaders closing out the year with good people.
Bring a friend. Bring your team. Bring your best ugly sweater if that’s your thing. We’ll see you at Battle & Brew.

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