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Leslie Grandy

Leslie Grandy

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Author & first-to-market product exec; ex-Apple, ex-Amazon; ex-T-Mobile; Lead Exec in Residence

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Leslie Grandy will change how you solve complex problems with AI

Leslie Grandy is a global, first-to-market product executive, award-winning author, and board advisor with a 25+ year career delivering game-changing products for top brands - Best Buy, T-Mobile, Apple, and Amazon. Throughout her career, Leslie has been at the front end of innovation, launching the first paid video streaming service, RealOne SuperPass and delivering the first Android mobile device, the T-Mobile G1. Leslie co-created and serves as the Lead Executive in Residence for the Product Management Leadership Accelerator at the University of Washington Foster School of Business.

Leslie's book, Creative Velocity: Propelling Breakthrough Ideas in the Age of Generative AI, was released by Wiley in May 2025. Leslie founded The Product Guild LLC, an innovation consultancy.

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Warner Bros. Discovery
Best Buy

Alumni reviews

I had a great time discovering new techniques and learning how to scale up my existing skills to transform the way I produce outputs and outcomes in Leslie's classes. The class schedules was working for me coming from the eastern side of the world, the written lesson was helpful for my personal catchups whether I'm behind or on time with the classes, and the class was intuitive and personalised to my background and expectations. Learning how to upscale my GenAI knowledge and skills to help me be more creative, pairing with AI and accelerating how I could assess various train of thoughts, perspectives, exploration of combining those situations was a few new skills I could list here that I've gained from the class. Leslie was thoughtful and catered the courses to my level, culture of thinking, and helped me to breakthrough in terms of how I could elevate and leverage on these skills to upgrade how I could serve myself or the team I'm working with. You must try it to know what I meant.
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Haaziq

Cohort 2
Product Owner / Manager · Freelance
This is one of the best Maven courses I have taken. Leslie does an amazing job conveying the information and giving practical examples and use cases. My interaction with GenAI and idea generation has been forever changed due to this course, I now look at GenAI as a true mastermind when ideating. If you're looking for a new tool to add to your toolkit as a product manager this is a must have!

Clarence

Cohort 2
Product Manager · G
This course expands your creative thinking by combining proven frameworks with the power of GenAI. It shows you what’s possible when you treat GenAI as a true thinking partner, one that helps you push past your own cognitive limits. More than a course, it’s a launchpad. You’ll find yourself returning to the material again and again as you practice, apply, and refine the frameworks.

Gbemi

Cohort 2
Head of Product
The course stands out for how unique and thought-provoking the content is. Leslie doesn’t just share frameworks she pushes you to think beyond what you already know and equips you with practical tools to actively build that thinking muscle. The insights are sharp, original, and immediately applicable.
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Aishwarya

Cohort 2
Product Manager · TCS
I would like to express my positive feedback regarding this course. It is exceptionally thoughtful and thorough, extending beyond the mere mechanics of using AI. The curriculum effectively emphasizes elevating creative product development skills and leveraging AI as a collaborative thought partner and valuable resource for generating product ideas and enhancements. I am confident that Leslie's methodologies will prove highly beneficial for leaders at all levels, particularly those who are new to understanding AI's integral role in product development.
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Lisa

Cohort 1
Senior Director, Mobile Apps · Best Buy