# Michael Fisher

**Principal Product Manager, Next-Gen Communities** — Los Angeles, CA, United States

> Senior product leader with 10+ years building B2B, creator, AI, and marketplace platforms from 0 to scale, driving $10B+ in creator revenue and monetization impact.

Career Archetype: **Junction Navigator** (HE-DG) — One of the first Junction Navigators on Saywise

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mifisher
- Website: https://michaelbfisher.com

## Experience

### Principal Product Manager, Next-Gen Communities, Kajabi (2023-02 – 2025-11)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Led cross-functional product initiatives on a $10B+ creator platform, unlocking $2M in quarterly revenue. Accelerated GMV 61% YoY by bundling Communities with in-context monetization features. Rebuilt core engagement loops through user research, driving 10x WAU growth and 40% subscriber growth. Launched AI-powered creator tools that reduced setup time from 4 weeks to under 4 days.

### Senior Manager, Product Management, Community.com (2018-12 – 2022-07)
Santa Monica, California, United States · Joined as employee #6 and first PM, building MVP and scaling B2B creator platform from 0 to $30M ARR and 10K+ creator accounts. Promoted 3x from IC to Senior Management while scaling product and engineering org 7x. Reduced monthly churn 6% by shipping Shopify, SMS, email, and CRM integrations. Lifted inbound reply rate 58% by securing ML engineering investment and launching NLP-driven message clustering.

### Senior Product Manager, Pivotal Labs (now Broadcom) (2016-10 – 2018-12)
Santa Monica, California, United States · Embedded as first PM on Blockfolio client engagement, defining product vision and launching News Feed that drove 40% DAU growth. Coached enterprise product teams in lean discovery and user-centered delivery, enabling 5x team velocity at Dell Technologies. Delivered 8 web and mobile apps across discovery, prototyping, and production while leading cross-functional teams.

### Product Manager - Supply Side Platform, OpenX Technologies, Inc. (2016-03 – 2016-10)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area · Designed predictive pricing optimization with data science, increasing SSP revenue 3%. Led Agile team to ship a production-grade A/B testing framework.

### MBA Intern, BeyondCurious (2015-11 – 2016-03)
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

### Product Marketing Manager - Adobe Audience Manager, Adobe (2015-06 – 2015-09)
San Francisco Bay Area · Built the data-economy positioning and whitepapers that anchored Audience Manager's go-to-market.

### Product Manager, First Data Corporation (2014-02 – 2014-08)
Atlanta Metropolitan Area · Led UX design across First Data's web portfolio (70+ domains, 7.5MM+ users), partnering with engineering, product, and marketing on usability-led redesigns, prototype-driven user testing, and conversion improvements.

### Software Services Consultant, CA Technologies (2011-07 – 2014-01)
Greater Atlanta Area · Enterprise software consulting in regulated industries — insurance, healthcare, financial services. On-site delivery, capacity planning, and platform optimization for large customers. Structurally identical to the customer-facing technical-delivery role at modern AI labs.

### Application Developer - Investment Bank, J.P. Morgan (2009-06 – 2009-08)
New York City Metropolitan Area · Built a cross-platform logging framework for Credit Risk Infrastructure in C++ and Python; contributed to a next-generation proprietary trading platform.

### Technology Analyst - Private Bank, JPMorgan Chase (2008-06 – 2008-08)
New York City Metropolitan Area · SQL automation and executive financial reporting via business-intelligence tooling.

## Education

### Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Technology Management and Marketing, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Product Marketing Intern - Adobe Audience Manager; 1st Place, Amazon Case Competition

### Certification in Entrepreneurial Technology Commercialization in Technology Transfer, California State University-San Bernardino
Relevant Courses: Entrepreneurship, New Venture Creation, Finance, Accounting, Business Strategy

### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Morehouse College
Dean's List; Excellence in Mathematics Award

## Projects

### MBA Masters Thesis: Business Creation Option
Created business plan, go-to-market strategy, and product roadmap for a very early-stage medical device start-up.

## Skills

C++, Python (Programming Language), AI Evaluation, Large Language Model Operations (LLMOps), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agentic AI Development, Agentic Workflows, Agentic Automation, Marketing Management, Social Media Marketing, Marketing, Consulting, Analytical Skills, Customer Satisfaction, Customer Engagement, Design, Software Project Management, User Interface Design, Figma (Software), Fundraising, Go-to-Market Strategy, Professional Mentoring, Creative Strategy, Technology Integration, Organizational Development, Strategic Roadmaps, Leadership, Anthropic Claude, Claude Skills, Cross-functional Team Leadership, User Interface Prototyping, AI Adoption, Software Product Management, Product Planning, Monetization, Customer Experience, Team Building, Cursor AI, ChatGPT, Strategy, Chatbot Development, Prototyping, Creator Economy, Competitive Analysis, Large Language Models (LLM), Digital Media, Start-ups, Marketing Strategy, Product Strategy, GMV Growth, Experimentation, A/B Testing, User Research, AI/ML Product Collaboration, Customer Lifecycle, Enterprise Integrations, Cross-functional Leadership, Technical Discovery, SOW Scoping, SQL

## Credentials

- **Featured Speaker - Product School** (issued 2017-09)
- **Amazon Case Competition - 1st Place** — Amazon Inc. (issued 2014-12)
- **Garner Holt Fast Pitch, 1st Place Winner** — Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (issued 2010-01)
- **Dorothy Compton Award for Community Service and Leadership** — Morehouse College (issued 2009-01)
- **J.P. Morgan Scholarship for Excellence** — J.P. Morgan (issued 2009-01)
- **Excellence In Mathematics** — Morehouse College (issued 2007-01)
- **AI Evals** — LevelUp Labs (issued 2026-05)
- **OpenClaw Mastery** — LevelUp Labs (issued 2026-04)
- **Microsoft Office Specialist - Excel Expert** — Certiport

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