Steve Johnson
product ops, agile, frameworks, organization
Founder & CEO
Steve is CEO and cofounder of Product Growth Leaders. An author, speaker, and product coach, he uses modern methods to help product organizations move products from ideas to market. His approach is based on the belief that minimal process and simple templates result in a nimble product team.
Prior to founding Product Growth Leaders, Steve was Vice President at Pragmatic Institute where he holds the distinction of Certified Product Master. He was also one of the original architects of the Quartz Open Framework, a non-proprietary framework for product management that is free to use and share.
Steve has been a long-time advocate for product management, serving as an executive and advisor to many technical product organizations and industry associations. In 2020, Steve was awarded one of only ten "51331" coins for contributing to the best practices of product management.