Michael Peres sits down with Craig Guarraci, a veteran product leader with 30+ years in tech spanning Microsoft, Amazon, startups, and his own coaching firm, Tech PM Career Path. In this episode, Craig breaks down the human side of AI product leadership and shares lessons from his new book, Beyond AI Models, on what strong product managers still need to do even as AI rapidly changes the landscape.
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
