What does it really take to build product teams that deliver real impact – without losing sight of the bigger picture? At the 2025 Product + Design Conference, featured keynote and workshop speaker Matt LeMay will share a grounded, experience-driven perspective on how teams can stay aligned, collaborative, and focused on what truly matters. With over a decade of experience leading, advising, and building out product teams, he brings a practical lens to the challenges product leaders face every day.

Matt’s fruitful career spans an impressive spectrum. He’s played a key role in scaling startups to valuations in the hundreds of millions and has delivered strategic guidance to global companies, including Spotify. His insight was shaped by earlier product leadership roles at Songza (which was eventually acquired by Google) and Bitly, where he led consumer experience and innovation. Today, he serves as a consultant and coach for large companies to new, dynamic start-ups where he helps product teams focus on driving meaningful business outcomes.

Matt LeMay’s newest book (released in February of this year), Impact-first Product Teams, promotes a strong connection between product teams and the impact of their work. In the ever-evolving world of product development, purposeful innovation and a focus on business outcomes is paramount. At the conference, Matt will lead his workshop “Impact-First Product Teams,” which will directly draw on his latest book and over ten years of field experience working with product teams. Attendees will learn practical ways to set relevant goals and measure what really matters in their day-to-day. His session will teach participants how to stay connected to the high-level impact of their work.

In addition to Impact-first Product Teams, Matt is the author of two other books: Agile for Everybody (O’Reilly Media, 2018) and Product Management in Practice (Second Edition O’Reilly Media, 2022). His writings provide actionable guidance to individuals and teams across countries, functions, and industries, empowering readers to focus on the work that truly matters.

One of Matt’s most influential contributions is the “One Page / One Hour Pledge“, a commitment to minimize busywork and maximize collaboration. His focus on cutting through the complexity in favor of clarity has guided teams at Amazon, Walmart, Adobe, Disney, and many others. In fact, his work with tech ethnographer Tricia Wang has been included in Google’s official Design Sprint toolkit, demonstrating the full reach of his impact on product teams across industries.

Matt LeMay is set to offer a compelling take on building product teams that prioritize impact. His keynote and workshop will explore these ideas in depth – but if you want to get a head start, Impact-first Product Teams is available for purchase today.

Matt LeMay’s workshop is taking place Wednesday, June 25.

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Lydia Pejovic is a UX Writer at ITX. She enjoys creating informative and engaging content for all audiences. Lydia received her BA in English from the University of San Diego and a dual MA & MFA in English from Chapman University.