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So You Want to Be a Product Manager? Here’s What No One Tells You

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
4:00 pm
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1:00 pm
PST

You’ve heard the hype: product management is the dream job for Gen Z. But what does a PM actually do — and how do you get your foot in the door?

Join Preya Patel, Senior Manager of Product at Discover and startup veteran, for a behind-the-scenes look at how she broke into product (without a CS degree), the hard lessons she learned along the way, and what she wishes more students knew about getting hired.

We’ll cover:
✅ How to land a PM job without a tech background or MBA
✅ What skills matter most (and what most students get wrong)
✅ What a day-in-the-life really looks like
✅ Red and green flags hiring managers notice instantly

Whether you’re product-curious or ready to go all-in, this is your real-world crash course on how to build a meaningful PM career — straight from someone who’s hired, coached, and mentored dozens.

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Friday, June 5, 2026
1:00 pm
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10:00 am
PST
Marketing Careers Panel: High-Impact Marketing Careers Worth Considering
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Marketing is often interpreted as this broad field within business, but what all does Marketing really entail? Marketing can be extremely quantitative, creative, and play different roles across acquisition, product, and brand. What type of marketing roles are there that you can consider and how do you get there? Can marketers really come from a variety of backgrounds?

Join a candid conversation with a panel of different types of marketers on:

- What are all the types of marketing roles you can consider,

- What their background is,

- How they positioned themselves to land their role, and

- What being a marketer actually means

Members-only event. Registration details to come.