Teresa Cain
Teresa Cain is an author, speaker, entrepreneur and technology executive who has led global product and user experience teams for more than 17 years and has held significant roles at SS&C Technologies, H&R Block, Lexmark, Netsmart, Service Management Group and TreviPay.
Teresa is the Founder of Lucid Startup Consulting and has diverse experience leading product management, product design, research, strategy, and innovation sessions as a coach and speaker for startups and seasoned technology firms. Her impressive journey includes hundreds of high profile organizations including teams at Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Vanguard, Deloitte, and Red Ventures.
Teresa is the instructor of the highest-rated and best-selling courses on Udemy, “Product Strategy & Roadmapping” and “2 Hour Design Sprints: Learn how to solve problems and design products in just 2 hours vs. 5 days.” The first edition of her book Solving Problems in 2 Hours: How to Brainstorm and Create Solutions with Two Hour Design Sprints released in April 2023 and was awarded Best Seller and #1 New Release in Business Technology Innovation, Strategic Management and Market Research Business books awarded by Amazon.
Teresa regularly speaks at conferences on design thinking, customer experience, and product innovation. In 2024, Teresa received a Forty Under 40 Award from Ingram’s Magazine. Teresa received a prestigious Emerging Scholar Award in 2023 from the International Conference on Design Principles and Practices and presented her research “Putting Into Practice Evolving Design Thinking Methods at Technology Firms: The Evolution To 2 Hour Design Sprints.” She was also a 2022 Women in IT Summit & Award Series Finalist for Advocate of the Year.
Teresa earned a BS in Journalism from the William Allen White School of Journalism and a BA in English from The University of Kansas. She earned an Executive MBA (EMBA) from Rockhurst University and a Master’s of Integrated Innovation for Products and Services (MIIPS) at Carnegie Mellon University, focusing on product and user experience design principles. Her certifications include Pragmatic Marketing Certified III ©, Net Promoter Certified Associate, Certified Scrum Product Owner, Certified Scrum Master, Project Management Professional and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She also completed Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Executive Program for Product Strategy methods, a program with a focus on discovering, developing, managing and marketing products as a business.
Dr. Bart Jaworski
Bart Jaworski, Ph.D. is a Senior Product Manager, Product Management mentor, writer, content creator, and academic. Bart has more than 10 years of professional experience, including his work leading the video call Skype team and Android Mobile app for Europe’s biggest job board network, Stepstone Group.
He is also a well-known LinkedIn personality with more than 100,000 followers with whom he shares his product management experience daily. In addition, he authors two product management blogs on Medium1 and LogRocket.
Bart is the instructor of a highly rated, best-selling online course for product managers “Great Product Manager: Product Management by a Big Tech’s PM” that is available on his website (www.drbartpm.com). To date, more than 20,000 people have enrolled in this course. Hundreds have written testimonials crediting this course for helping them to land their product positions. Bart has completed many certifications during his career in product management and agile methodologies, including Certified Scrum Product Owner, Product Faculty’s Crystal Training for Advanced PM, and Product Faculty’s AI Product Management.
Bart earned his doctoral degree from the Technical University of Gdańsk in the field of Automation Engineering with his thesis titled “Evolutionary path planning system for maritime objects in high-density traffic areas.” He has authored or co-authored several scientific papers on similar themes.
Diana Stepner
Diana Stepner is a seasoned product leader, coach, mentor, and technology executive with over 20 years of experience in product management, innovation, and user experience. A Silicon Valley native, Diana has led diverse, global digital teams across startups, enterprise organizations, digital agencies, and software consulting. Her impressive journey includes significant roles at Epiphany, Cheapflights (acquired by Kayak), SimplePractice, Salesforce, Monster, Pearson, Razorfish (part of Publicis), and Epsilon. Diana is the Co-Founder of Product Gold, where she focuses on product coaching and consulting.
Diana’s tenure at Pearson stands out in her career. Starting in London as the Vice President of Innovation Partnerships & Head of Future Technologies, she was responsible for trend analysis, strategic partnerships, and early-stage prototype development. She spearheaded initiatives such as an early-stage startup accelerator and cultivated a Future Technologies community within Pearson to drive digital transformation. After returning to San Francisco, she became the VP of Innovative Learning Solutions. Under her leadership, her team generated $86 million in revenue and impacted 11 million learners. Her strategic oversight led to a reduction in delivery time and a significant improvement in the purchase pipeline.
Diana is the instructor of several high-rated courses on product management and leadership, including her cohort-based course on Maven which has graduated four cohorts and has a 4.5/5.0 rating. Her coaching practice emphasizes people-first product leadership, prioritizing the importance of individuals in the product development process. She believes in empowering individuals to reach their full potential, building strong teams, and fostering a culture of innovation and agility.
Diana is a prolific writer, contributor and thought leader on product management, product leadership and leading through a human-centered approach. Interviews and articles showcase her expertise in future technologies and innovation. For example, Wired has featured Diana’s information technology and product development insights. She was a finalist for the FDM everywoman in Technology Award in the UK and a featured speaker at product conferences, including Mind the Product, Productized and PDMA Inspire Innovation.
Diana holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California (UC), San Diego. She also earned a Master of Information Management and Systems (MIMS) from UC Berkeley and an MBA from Boston University. Her certifications include Business Innovation Foundations, Certified Technical Product Manager, and more. Diana is a member of the International Coaching Federation.