The conversation
Craig breaks down the human side of AI product leadership and shares lessons from his book Beyond AI Models on what strong product managers still need to do as AI reshapes the field.
In this episode, you’ll learn
- How Craig’s path from a college programming class to Microsoft shaped his product leadership mindset
- Why AI needs its own leadership playbook, even if core product principles still matter
- Why “customer first, why first” remains essential in a world obsessed with AI features
- How product teams should think about AI governance, monitoring, security, and privacy
- Where Craig believes AI product management is heading over the next three to five years
Meet the guests
Craig Guarraci is a product leader with 30+ years of tech industry experience. He worked at leading companies like Microsoft, Amazon, agile start-ups and his own career coaching company Tech PM Career Path, LLC.
