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Testimonials / Recommendations

"Michael helped when we needed it the most and urgently. As a CMO with an immediate need for a large project, and no team left after a major restructuring, we found ourselves needing a digital, product, and website expert. I engaged Albers Advisory LLC because I knew Michael would understand our customers' needs, learn our tech stack, and be able to execute quickly. He's always tinkering with cars and gadgets so I know he's not afraid to get his hands dirty. Sure enough, he ramped up, learned the platform by doing, and took charge of defining the website strategy and roadmap. Within just two months he fixed what was broken and launched a new homepage plus new tools and capabilities, resulting in traffic growth. He's a consummate professional and exceptional team member. NPS = 100." 

- Dariusz Paczuski, CMO

"I had the privilege of being mentored & coached in career development by Michael Albers and it was a wonderful experience. Michael has provided me with guidance and encouragement in my continuous pursuit for learning and growth as an effective product leader in the Tech Industry. Moreover, Michael's wisdom, experience and expertise in navigating organizational changes have been invaluable to me. I was impressed by Michael's ability to listen and understand my goals and the challenges I was facing at work. He has demonstrated a tremendous talent for asking the right questions, which has helped me to clarify my thoughts and identify the next steps I needed to take. His feedback has been constructive and actionable. I will highly recommend Michael to anyone seeking mentorship and coaching advice in complex work situations as well as career development." 

- Anonymous (Upon Request)

"I had the privilege of working closely with and for Michael for a number or years at a startup (Xobni) as well as at a large company (Yahoo / Verizon). Throughout it all, Michael exhibited qualities that lead me to whole-heartedly recommend him into any business or product organization. First and foremost, he has a high level of integrity, is an extremely savvy and capable operator, can lead multiple distinct product organizations, is an efficient, clear communicator, and can make the tough decisions needed to move teams forward. He has a passion for supporting and enabling teams to make wonderful products, while working with business stakeholders to make sure there are clear goals and investment cases. I highly recommend working with Michael!" 

- Josh Jacobson, SVP & GM Yahoo Communications.

"Michael is a consummate product leader with incredible strategic acumen. I worked directly for Michael when he led all of Consumer Product / Design for Yahoo, AOL, Techcrunch, Huffpost, etc, and was impressed on a daily basis with his ability to both recruit and lead a diverse and high performing group of builders. He leads with empathy for both his team and his customers, and has perfected the ability to devise and lead teams to execute on strategies that fulfill, oftentimes competing, company goals at a massive scale. He is able to seamlessly jump between giving concise and data driven product feedback, solving the future of work, and growing a multi billion dollar business. I hope to work together again in the future and any company looking to build an amazing product and organization would be fortunate to have him leading the charge. "

- Shaun Haase, VP Product Verizon Media

"I had the pleasure of partnering with Michael as his Chief of Staff and Head of Operations, for almost three years. Michael is a seasoned Executive and empathetic leader. He is open, inclusive and encourages diverse perspectives. Michael is very invested in the personal and technical development of his team. Michael is patient, even-keeled and deliberate and thoughtful in his actions and decisions. Michael is known and respected across the company for his sincere and warm approach. He has to be the most organized person I have ever met and I have been in awe of his immense ability to parallel process. He juggled multiple roles as GM of flagship product lines, liaison to Verizon HQ and Executives, champion for social causes and diversity initiatives across Verizon Media and still found the time to make personal connections with team members at all levels.

  As a Product leader Michael takes great pride in product quality, is diligent about operational excellence and is focused on driving impact. Michael is one of those rare Executives, always ready to roll up his sleeves and pour through the details and offer his guidance and feedback.

  Michael is approachable and available to his direct reports and extended team. He established an open culture; the team philosophy was, work hard, play hard, and celebrate successes together. His leadership style helped the team stay resilient and navigate the complexities of the pandemic, remote work, reorganizations, leadership and ownership changes. "

- Anindita Mukherjee, VP/Head of Product and Strategy AOL

Output Examples

  • Management of important, urgent or interim projects or initiatives

  • Delivery of an MVP, 1.0 or existing product needs, enhancements and projects

  • Evaluation & assessment of current product strategy, roadmap, priorities and objectives

  • Evaluation & assessment of current team, setup, organization and gaps/needs

  • Evaluation & assessment of current processes, development cycles and product life-cycle

  • Evaluation & assessment of alignment with current company goals, needs, objectives

  • Evaluation & assessment of current product operations - budget, P&L, costs, workforce, revenue optimization

  • Aid in Product Management, Design, Dev recruiting, screening and hiring

  • Coach, mentor and train of existing team / executives

  • Propose, provide and implement summary of recommendations and changes

ArticLES

Why Hire a Fractional Leader For Your Team ?

This article covers the benefits of hiring a Fractional Leader for your organization, what it means, why it makes sense and the win-win scenario of hiring Fractional leaders as part of your company. Whether or not you are scaling, growing, have a gap, are pivoting or more - this article touches upon why this makes a lot of sense.

The article highlights include: What fractional is, Why Experience makes a difference, Reduced cost to hire experience, What gap it can fill, and more..

The Future is Fractional

This article covers the value, benefit and impact of Fractional roles - for the fractional worker and companies that hire them. And at a high level covering the overall benefit and approach, how to get started, what it means, and whether it might be the right role for you or not. And my overall thoughts on why now is the right time.

This article highlights include: Balance of fractional for worker, What fractional roles are, Why now is good timing, How it meets company needs, Why it might not be for everyone and How to get started.

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