A connected room of the accomplished and the aspiring. They either made it, or they're going to, and they sharpen the craft together.
A small inner circle — referral only, vouched. The engine: the monthly Pulse working room, Counsel Dinners, a Field Notes byline, and Live Event speaking slots.
Light-touch sign-up — a curated WhatsApp community, Field Notes, quarterly Community Drinks in Melbourne and Sydney, and priority access to Live Events.
Where the program meets the market — Counsel-bylined essays amplified by Rampersand, Live Events showcasing visible Australian product talent, Counsel badges across LinkedIn.
The working room. Monthly, online, capped at 15 so it stays a conversation, not a panel. Counsel only, Chatham House, no recordings.
Member-bylined essays on what product leadership actually takes — written from the trenches. Counsel co-creates; Rampersand amplifies.
Quarterly, Sydney & Melbourne, ~50 in the room. Anchored by recognisable Australian product talent; Community attends, the market watches.
A long table, about a dozen seats, a single question. Intimate, off the record, rotating Melbourne and Sydney. Nothing to book, nothing to share afterwards.
Fifteen people, working the problem live.
A Counsel-bylined essay, amplified by Rampersand.
Now visible to a wider room.
And the wheel turns again.
Already turning: AI pricing surfaced at a Live Event and ran as the June Pulse with Nick Cust.
In the members' words
"Rod has set an amazing tone, so we can have the real conversations and use the collective intelligence to get things working better."
"It's rare to find a group that shares the real product journey, not just the shiny bits. Every session gives me at least one idea I can use straight away."
"Candid experiences from others who've walked this path give me perspective, practical guidance, and the confidence to lead at this level."
By referral and a vouch from someone already in the room — no open application.
Open — subscribe to Field Notes to enter. A quiet, curated room on the same standard.