Jodi Barthel

Before I joined the Intentional Product Manager program, I was in one of the hardest chapters of my life. The job market was relentless. Within an hour, every listing had hundreds of applicants, and even when I made it to interviews, I kept hitting a wall at the hiring manager stage. Rejection after rejection started to wear me down. And underneath all of that? Imposter syndrome, thick and heavy. After years of being a woman in product, I felt like I was constantly bracing for impact. I was tired. Discouraged. Alone.

Then I came across a post by Shobhit on LinkedIn. It said, 'If you've been laid off, pause and validate your feelings.' Something about those words stopped me.

Intentional Product Manager wasn't just another coaching program. It taught me how to tell my story in a way that felt like me. It gave me something I didn't even know I needed: a real community. Coaches who didn't just challenge me, they saw me. I learned how to reframe the rejections. The frameworks helped me speak about my work with clarity and authenticity.

The result? I landed a role I genuinely love at a leading AI company. But here's the truth: the job was just one part of the win. What I gained ran much deeper. I started to heal, rebuild my sense of self, and reconnect with what makes me powerful as a product leader.