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A mentor who actually stays in your corner.

Work 1:1 with Gustavo Imhof, a Product Manager at Michelin. Real PM loop reps – product sense, execution, analytical, behavioural – with someone who has been on the hiring side. Mentees who put in the reps are usually running loops in 3–6 months.

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  • Free 20-min intro call
  • No credit card required
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Your mentor
Gustavo Imhof

Gustavo Imhof

Product Manager
Michelin

Helps mentees with

Product Strategy Product Management Product Roadmap Personal Finance Personal Branding Startup

5.0

Rating

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Meet your mentor

A 60-second intro from Gustavo.

“I’ve been working with Gustavo as my coach during my career transition, and the experience has been invaluable. He is highly renowned in his field, and it shows in the way he approaches every session with clarity, patience, and purpose. What I appreciate most is his calm and objective style. He listens attentively, takes the time to truly understand the challenges I’m facing, and then offers solutions that are bo…”

— Gagan, mentee for 4 months

Why mentees come here

What people actually work on with Gustavo.

Most mentees arrive with one of these goals. If you see yourself in the list, you are in the right place.

  • Land a PM role at a top tech company

    Prep the full PM loop – product sense, execution, analytical, behavioural. You want a mentor who has been on the other side of those interviews and can run real reps with you, not theory.

  • Level up to senior, group, or principal PM

    APM to PM, PM to senior, senior to group/principal – or figuring out the IC vs. people-manager fork. Someone a couple of rungs ahead helps you spot the work that actually gets you promoted vs. the busywork that doesn't.

  • Move into product from engineering, design, or business

    Find the angle where your current skills become a PM differentiator instead of a gap. Map your story so recruiters see PM potential, not a sideways move.

  • Land your first APM or PM role

    Break in without a PM background. Story, portfolio of work, outreach, case interviews – all the things that decide whether you get the offer.

  • Run your first 0-to-1 PM win

    Ship a launch that actually moves a metric. Scope, prioritisation, stakeholder management, the unglamorous middle weeks – get through them with someone who has already shipped at scale.

  • Grow into a senior or principal PM track

    Lead bigger surface area, build the muscle of strategy and influence without authority, and own outcomes you can talk about in your next interview loop.

Not quite your situation? Mention what you are working on in your intro and Gustavo will tell you if they are the right fit – or point you to someone who is.

Why pay for this

Yes, there are free options. Here's the honest difference.

Most of what you'd pay Gustavo for is the parts the free options don't do – context that builds week over week, and someone who actually pushes back when you're about to do the wrong thing.

vs. YouTube + courses

Great when you don't know what you don't know. Useless once your blocker is specific to your situation – and the answer to "what should I do next" is whichever video the algorithm serves you.

vs. ChatGPT

Endlessly patient, instantly available, and will never tell you the plan you just shared is bad. Gustavo will. That feedback is most of what you came for.

vs. one-off coaching calls

Fine for a single decision. Less great when the work is iterative – every call resets, your coach re-learns who you are, and the accountability disappears the second the call ends.

vs. volunteer mentors

Good for one introductory chat. Hard to ask a volunteer to keep showing up for you every week, review your work, and hold you accountable for months. Paid mentorship is for that.

vs. asking friends

Friends are kind. Gustavo is honest because that's the job. The unblocked version of you a few months from now is mostly built on feedback that wasn't comfortable to hear.

vs. doing it alone

Possible, but the failure mode is silent: you drift, you avoid the hard parts, you don't know which feedback to trust. Most of what mentorship gives you is the part that prevents the year you wasted figuring this out yourself.

What you actually get

Goals in months, not years.

Mentor vetting, cadence, and accountability are the parts long-term progress quietly depends on – and the parts the free options don't do.

Top 5% mentors, hand-picked

We interview every mentor personally. You work with someone already doing the thing you want to do.

Recurring 1:1 sessions with context

Gustavo keeps the long-term context on your goals, work, and career. Every session is sharper than the last – no re-explaining yourself, no starting from scratch.

Async support between sessions

Message Gustavo directly when questions come up. Tighter feedback loops mean faster progress, not a week-long wait for the next call.

Structured, goal-aligned plan

Weekly targets you work on together. Built-in accountability keeps you from drifting – the thing most self-learners quietly lose to.

Mentee outcomes

What mentees say about working with Gustavo.

Every review comes from someone who paid for mentorship with Gustavo and wrote about it afterwards. No incentives, no editing.

“I’ve been working with Gustavo as my coach during my career transition, and the experience has been invaluable. He is highly renowned in his field, and it shows in the way he approaches every session with clarity, patie…” “I’ve been working with Gustavo as my coach during my career transition, and the experience has been invaluable. He is highly renowned in his field, and it shows in the way he approaches every session with clarity, patience, and purpose. What I appreciate most is his calm and objective style. He listens attentively, takes the time to truly understand the challenges I’m facing, and then offers solutions that are both practical and logical. His guidance is never generic. It’s tailored to my situation, and I can feel myself progressing closer to my goals with each session. Gustavo is always available, approachable, and supportive, which has given me confidence and motivation during what could otherwise be a daunting process. I am genuinely enjoying the journey of learning from him, and I feel lucky to have his mentorship. I would highly recommend Gustavo to anyone looking for a coach who combines deep expertise with genuine care and a results-driven approach.”
Gagan

Gagan

Standard Plan · 4 months

“When I first contacted Gus, it was because I realised my visibility within a remote, tech SaaS company was far too low. Working with him for -- almost a year now -- has been invaluable. It helped to have a sounding boar…” “When I first contacted Gus, it was because I realised my visibility within a remote, tech SaaS company was far too low. Working with him for -- almost a year now -- has been invaluable. It helped to have a sounding board to talk about the rollercoaster ride of being a PM, deciding between some difficult roles/projects that were offered to me, and have someone who was able to offer a second perspective when I was stuck in a single narrative. I achieved my career goals with Gus -- I increased my visibility, started working closer with the C-Suite, received more strategic projects, and was also offered people management responsibilities. All of which helped me decide what I wanted to do next!”
Kristy

Kristy

Lite Plan · 11 months

“I worked with Gus over the past year to transition from my Product Manager role at an early stage startup to a much larger, and more sophisticated organisation. At the time, I felt like I didn't understand enough about …” “I worked with Gus over the past year to transition from my Product Manager role at an early stage startup to a much larger, and more sophisticated organisation. At the time, I felt like I didn't understand enough about Product, the market, and even the process of job hunting to succeed in finding a job I'd love (particularly given the job market seemed to be going through a correction). Gus was invaluable in helping me systematically tackle each of these perceived 'unknowns', and gain a greater understanding of how to present myself and my experiences to have the best chance of securing a role. Together we looked at: 1. What experience I did have and how to confidently/clearly communicate it 2. What experience/skills I was missing, and how to fill those gaps or justify them in an interview 3. What kind of companies I'd be best suited to, and how to target them 4. How best to 'pitch' myself as a 'product' to this 'market' 5. How to play to my strengths in the interview process and stand out from the crowd It goes without saying that Gus is incredibly experienced with all of the usual job hunt/career transition stuff (rewriting CVs, practicing interview questions, etc.), but Gus' value is much more than that. He was incredibly flexible and understanding throughout the process, allowing us to pause when other priorities halted progress, or jump on last minute calls if something urgent came up. Job hunting can be stressful, and he was very good at offering that less practical but equally valuable emotional support and encouragement. After working together for ~6 months, I ended up landing an exceptional role at a new company (probably a better job than I thought achievable at the time), and given how great my experience was working with him, we kept up the mentoring relationship for the first few months in the new role.”
Nick

Nick

Standard Plan · 1 year

Trusted by thousands of mentees since 2018.

How we'd work together

Start with a free intro call.

2 plans, same free 20-minute intro call across all of them. Continue only if the fit is right.

Most chosen

Standard

I'll guide you through the next stage of your career at your pace. Perfect for busy schedules.

What's included

  • 2× 1:1 video calls/mo with Gustavo (60 min)
  • Unlimited chat (<48h response)
  • Hands-on review of your real work
  • Weekly goals tracked together
  • Month-to-month, cancel any time

Pro

You're willing to put some serious work into this. This is not for the faint of heart.

What's included

  • 4× 1:1 video calls/mo with Gustavo (60 min)
  • Unlimited chat (<24h response)
  • Hands-on review of your real work
  • Weekly goals tracked together
  • Month-to-month, cancel any time

Gustavo walks you through the plan that fits your goals on the intro call. No card required to book – you only pay if you both decide to continue.

Questions

What you're probably wondering.

Still unsure? Email [email protected] and we'll personally walk you through it.

Your move

Get a mentor in your corner.

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