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This is Product Management

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271 Remote Work is Product Management

March 08, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MB

Luke Thomas is the founder of Friday, a remote work orchestration platform. Learn more about Luke’s thoughts about the importance of handbooks, creativity through constraints, and what works better in person — as well as his predictions for a post-COVID workplace — on this episode of This Is Product Management. Want to read the terms and quotes discussed in this episode? Please visit the TIPM website, to download a transcription of this episode! 

270 Internal Collaboration is Product Management

February 22, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 37 MB

Ben Wilson is the Chief Technology Officer – Energy for Google. Learn more about Ben’s take on defining the c-suite in product terms, and how to balance internal and external stakeholders. Want to read the terms and quotes discussed in this episode? Please visit the TIPM website, to download a transcription of this episode! 

269 Managing Tension is Product Management

February 08, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MB

Marc Abraham is head of product engagement at ASOS.com, a global fashion e-commerce company headquartered in London. Learn more about Marc’s thoughts about tension and uncertainty — as well as how to make them work for you instead of against you — on this episode of This Is Product Management. Want to read the terms discussed in this episode? Please visit the TIPM website, to download a transcription of this episode! 

268 Democratization is Product Management

January 25, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Phill Dodd is Director of Product for Jam3, a Canadian design and experience agency, in Los Angeles. Want to read the terms discussed in this episode? Please visit the TIPM website, to download a transcription of this episode! 

268 Democratization is Product Management

January 25, 2021 06:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Phill Dodd is Director of Product for Jam3, a Canadian design and experience agency, in Los Angeles. Learn more about Phill’s preferences in Venn diagrams, UX design, and hotels, as well as how technology has enabled democratization. Want to read the terms discussed in this episode? Please visit the TIPM website, to download a transcription of this episode! 

267 Language and Authenticity is Product Management

January 11, 2021 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB

Shawn Coots, Director of Product Management and Experience Strategy at Humana in Louisville, Kentucky, talks about his path from comic-book illustrator to product manager.

Generosity is Product Management

December 14, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Cor Hoekstra is CEO at Amicus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Amicus is the fintech company behind the philanthropic platform for donor-advised funds, with the mission to create a more generous world.

266 Generosity is Product Management

December 14, 2020 06:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MB

Cor Hoekstra is CEO at Amicus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Amicus is the fintech company behind the philanthropic platform for donor-advised funds, with the mission to create a more generous world.

265 Large and Small is Product Management

November 30, 2020 06:00 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

Patrick Wesonga, head of product for Lighter Inc., discusses the ins and outs of working in regulated industries, as well as the differences between product management in a large company and product management in a small company. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

264 Ethics is Product Management

November 16, 2020 06:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

Carey Jenkins, CEO of Substantial, a digital innovation and build studio in Seattle, talks about embedding ethics and integrity into product development, as well as connecting innovation and ethics, and how product managers can have a real impact in creating a transparent, ethical ecosystem. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

263 Transformation is Product Management

November 02, 2020 06:00 - 23 minutes - 22 MB

Katie Kemmerer, a product manager at GE Healthcare, talks about how GE Healthcare has been transforming into a product management organization. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

262 Learning Lessons is Product Management

October 19, 2020 05:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MB

Ryan Graciano, co-founder and CTO at Credit Karma, talks about navigating financial crises, testing assumptions, and building trust and credibility into a product. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

261 Feedback and Flexibility is Product Management

October 05, 2020 05:00 - 26 minutes - 27.3 MB

Rob Holland, CEO of Feedback Loop, talks about the role of feedback as a fundamental building block of products and businesses, and as a core element of all learning and growth. Rob has built and led product teams at large organizations like Nielsen, and has been at the helm of high-growth startups, taking them through to successful exits. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

260 Mindsets and Metrics is Product Management

September 21, 2020 15:01 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

Blair Ethington, VP of Product Management at Sam’s Club, talks about the challenges and opportunities that come with introducing the product management mindset to enterprise companies. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

259 Value Exchange is Product Management

September 07, 2020 14:39 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MB

Dipesh Sanghrajka, Innovation Intrapreneur at Experian, talks about what it takes to drive change from within an organization while understanding both the customer and the competition. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

258 Turning Wants Into Needs is Product Management

August 24, 2020 13:57 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Clint Sand, VP of Product at NortonLifeLock, shares the complexities and considerations involved in building cybersecurity products, and how to get consumers to invest in products they need, but don’t necessarily want. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

257 Modern Research is Product Management

August 11, 2020 21:05 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MB

Karen Kranack and Scott McDonald, co-founders of Modern Accelerator, discuss how product teams can use agile research to drive product evolution and stay closer to their customers, plus how researchers can embrace this new approach. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

256 Unconventional Wisdom is Product Management

August 03, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MB

William Trump, Consumer Behavior Consultant at Swiss Re, discusses how applying behavioral science when developing insurance products can help organizations understand what drives consumer behavior and motives them to buy. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

255 Conversation Design is Product Management

July 27, 2020 14:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MB

Daniel Stillman, conversation design facilitator and author of Good Talk, discusses what conversations are made of, and how organizations can design productive and collaborative conversations that help leaders, teams, and people work better together. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

254 Letting Users Lead is Product Management

July 20, 2020 14:00 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MB

Ashley Wali, VP of Product at Discuss.io, discusses the challenges and opportunities that come with being a product leader at an early-stage startup, plus how product managers can help other teams put the user at the center of their work. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

253 Building Fintech Products is Product Management

July 13, 2020 14:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MB

Anish Acharya, general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, shares how his product background has helped guide his investment choices and shaped his belief that fintech products must put customer empathy at the center of development. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com. 

252 Career Growth is Product Management

June 29, 2020 14:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MB

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia, founder of Product School, shares how product management has evolved, best practices for interviewing, and how to grow into a leadership role. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

251 Accelerating Change is Product Management

June 15, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Rajesh Midha, Chief Strategy & Operating Officer at Bottle Rocket, discusses how organizations should embrace a growth mindset to build the right products and future-proof their businesses. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

250 Mike Behind the Mic is Product Management

June 08, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MB

After interviewing 249 thought leaders and executives, Mike Fishbein finally sits down to be interviewed himself. Anuraag Verma, the new host of This is Product Management, asks Mike how he’s applied the lessons he’s learned from past guests to his work and career. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

249 Speeding Up New Product Development is Product Management

June 01, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MB

Julia Barham, Innovation Product Manager at Nationwide, discusses the unique considerations at play when building digital experimentation cultures and fast product development strategies in the banking and finance industries. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

248 Scaling Operations is Product Management

May 26, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Jackson Broadbent, Director of Product at DealCloud, shares how to successfully transition from an individual contributor to a product leader, and how to guide teams and products through high growth periods. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

247 Experimentation at Scale is Product Management

May 18, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MB

Rapha Cohen, Chief Product Officer at Waze, shares what it takes to be successful as a Chief Product Officer and his approach to experimentation at scale. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

246 Participant Engagement is Product Management

May 11, 2020 14:00 - 22 minutes - 21 MB

Zoe Dowling, Senior Vice President of Research at FocusVision, shares how to get actionable insights from research participants and her approach to turning data into impactful stories. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

245 Pivotal Growth Points is Product Management

May 04, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

Mike McDerment, co-founder and CEO of FreshBooks, shares his insights on product roadmapping, raising corporate venture capital, and long-term strategic planning. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

244 Operating in Day One is Product Management

April 27, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MB

Alex Kantrowitz, senior technology reporter at BuzzFeed and author of Always Day One, shares how companies can innovate and invent like a startup and compete with successful tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

243 System 1 Research is Product Management

April 20, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Anders Bengtsson, CEO of Protobrand, shares how to use system 1 research techniques to uncover what drives consumer behavior. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

242 Modern Consumer Insights is Product Management

April 13, 2020 14:00 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MB

Tiffany Ng, Head of Consumer Insights at Experian, discusses how to assemble a consumer insights team that can support a variety of research methodologies, and the ways organizations can relentlessly focus on the consumer. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

241 Building Without Ego is Product Management

April 06, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MB

Elizabeth Zalman, co-founder and CEO of strongDM, shares key leadership, fundraising, and go-to-market strategies for entrepreneurs, including how to navigate the challenge of starting over in the search for product-market fit. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

240 Humble Branding is Product Management

March 30, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MB

Chris Konya, Managing Director of Sylvain Labs, discusses the keys to creating purpose-led brands that will prioritize customer values and grab consumer attention. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

239 Innovation in Mobile Banking is Product Management

March 23, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MB

Alex Sion, co-head of Citi Ventures’ D10X, shares his insights on innovating at large companies, and how leaders can manage through growth cycles in industries that are being heavily disrupted by technology and changing consumer preferences. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

238 Vulnerability is Product Management

March 16, 2020 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MB

Lina Bedi, Naimeesha Murthy, and Monica Rozenfeld, co-founders of Her Product Lab, discuss how their shared passion for empowering women in tech propelled them to build a community for the women in product development who build, design, and create. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

237 Distributed Decision Making is Product Management

March 09, 2020 14:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

Paige Costello, product manager at Asana, shares how product teams can optimize their processes to achieve team productivity and innovate at scale. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

236 Organizational Design Sprints is Product Management

March 02, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Kandis O’Brien and Diana Liu, co-founders of The Six, share the design approaches, processes, and methods they use to help businesses solve their most complex problems. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

235 Launching New Ventures is Product Management

February 24, 2020 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

Raj Amin, entrepreneur and founder of Teem Ventures, discusses what it takes to build and budget for new ventures, the different ways to launch products, and how to design MVPs that generate early customer wins. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

234 Live Music Experimentation is Product Management

February 18, 2020 15:00 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

Jon Barber, Guitarist for The Disco Biscuits, shares how he uses experimentation and iteration to write music and how he applied similar strategies as a Chief Technology Officer. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

233 Democratizing Research is Product Management

February 10, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MB

Nis Frome, Co-Founder and VP of Product at Alpha, Roddy Knowles, VP of Research and Customer Success at Alpha, and Alexa Szal, Product Manager at Alpha, discuss how Alpha built an organizational strategy around data democratization, and how product teams and insights professionals can co-create the future state of research. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

232 Developing an Experimentation Organization is Product Management

February 03, 2020 15:04 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB

Stefan Thomke, professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and author of Experimentation Matters: Unlocking the Potential of New Technologies for Innovation, discusses how experimentation can influence an organization’s ability to innovate. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

231 Connecting with the Next Generation of Consumers is Product Management

January 27, 2020 15:00 - 26 minutes - 25 MB

Michelle Dornfeld, Head of Business Development at Toggle Insurance, shares how a traditional insurance brand identified a need in the marketplace and created a new product tailored for today’s modern consumers. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

230 Scaling New Ventures is Product Management

January 21, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Prabhdeep Singh, Global Head of WeWork Labs, shares his insights on how to uncover product ideas, and how leaders can build and guide new ventures at fast-growing companies. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

229 Leaping into Digital Business Building is Product Management

January 13, 2020 15:30 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MB

Ari Libarikian, Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company and global lead of Leap by McKinsey, discusses the importance of new business building and the steps to take to build scalable businesses from scratch. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

228 Becoming a Product Leader is Product Management

January 06, 2020 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

Darlene Miranda, Vertical Head of Product at Sterling, shares how leadership teams can use product management best practices to guide decision-making and inspire their teams. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

227 Ethnography is Product Management

December 16, 2019 16:00 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MB

Lydia Timlin-Broussard, Senior Strategic Designer at BCG Digital Ventures, shares how ethnographic research can be used in the product development process to empathize with consumers, gain insight into their behaviors, and build better products. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

226 Successful Storytelling is Product Management

December 09, 2019 15:15 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MB

Susan Lindner, founder and CEO of Emerging Media, discusses the impact storytelling can have on business growth, product development, and market opportunities. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

225 Brand Strategy Research is Product Management

December 02, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

Ross Mitchell, co-founder and managing partner of WHOA, discusses how to put customers at the center of brand, product, and service research and design. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

224 Stories of Innovation is Product Management

November 25, 2019 17:00 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MB

As technology reshapes entire industries and consumer expectations evolve, companies must adapt to modern trends and find new ways to build and sustain innovative businesses. What are some common and effective innovation strategies that organizations should consider? Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.