I have $2500 to spend on "professional development" before the end of the year. Anyone have suggestions of good courses/certificates/conferences they've taken or attended that were useful for career growth?

I am currently in a strategy/ops role at a tech company, would be open to those type of courses or any that could put me on a path to a product manager. TIA!!

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