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The Progress Pride Flag, and the Realities of Intellectual Property - Daniel Quasar

Input Doc: Marketing Interviews - May 10, 2021 15:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
The designer of the Progress Pride flag comes on Input Doc to talk about their creative process when creating the flag, what it was like to have their intellectual property go viral, and how they balance being creative with being a business owner.  Daniel Quasar, a graphic designer and musicia...

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#39 Fawn Qiu | Senior Product Manager @ LinkedIn

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - May 10, 2021 12:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Fawn Qiu talks about having a “messy” career guided by the pursuit of personal growth to develop new skills. She recounts the unpredictability of conducting user testing with kids to develop games and apps for the Sesame Workshop, teaching workshops to make engineering feel more...

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Recognizing Product Strengths with Matt Sniff, Map My Customers

Better Product - May 04, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
What happens when you take your finger off the pulse of your product? Matthew Sniff launched Map My Customers as a gift for his dad, and the app quickly grew in user adoption allowing him to go all in.   Little did he know the impact COVID would soon have on his growing startup. While he could...

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#38 Catherine Clark | Founding Partner @ clarkmcdowall

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - May 03, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Catherine Clark drills down on what it takes to be an effective innovation partner, from her early agency work partnering with Unilever to her current projects for Starbucks. She talks about feeling fearless as she co-founded her branding agency with a neighbor, and why their sh...

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The Minute: The Future of Tik Tok with Ray Cao

Better Product - April 27, 2021 09:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
One of the guests we're bringing back is from the Big Bets in Product series. In The Minute, Ray Cao, the Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Operations of Tik Tok, answers Christian's big question about what the future has in store for the social media platform.

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#37 Haley Russell | Co-Founder of Chippin

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 26, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Haley Russell reveals what it’s like to build a company from the ground up. She reflects on her early entrepreneurship efforts, including starting a summer camp while in middle school, and how that later led her to business school, Uber, and founding a sustainable pet food brand...

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#37 Haley Russell | Co-Founder @ Chippin

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 26, 2021 12:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Haley Russell reveals what it’s like to build a company from the ground up. She reflects on her early entrepreneurship efforts, including starting a summer camp while in middle school, and how that later led her to business school, Uber, and founding a sustainable pet food brand...

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Betting on Digital Product with Nina Foroutan, Forbes

Better Product - April 20, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
When you think of Forbes do you think of a digital product? Probably not. Nina Foroutan of Product Development joins the Big Bets in Product series to share how the print form magazine has evolved to build a community using technology and data.  More pointedly, what does a Director of Media of...

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Shifting from Traditional Media to a Digital Product with Nina Foroutan, Forbes

Better Product - April 20, 2021 09:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
When you think of Forbes do you think of a digital product? Probably not. Nina Foroutan of Product Development joins the Big Bets in Product series to share how the print form magazine has evolved to build a community using technology and data.  More pointedly, what does a Director of Media of...

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Creating Relevant Content with First-Party Data - Brian Knollenberg

Input Doc: Marketing Interviews - April 19, 2021 15:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Some of the questions that get answered in this episode: What are Customer Data Platforms and how can one help drive relevant content? What is first-party data vs second-party data vs third-party data? How does BECU use its member's first-party data to create relevant content?  Are there ...

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#36 Krupa Tailor | Director, Customer Engagement Network @ American Express

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 19, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Krupa Tailor walks through her journey as a first-generation American — from studying at the University of Michigan and earning an MBA at Columbia to landing roles at Unilever and American Express. She elaborates on the thrill and risk of starting her own business venture and wh...

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Betting on the Creator Economy with Sahil Lavingia, Gumroad

Better Product - April 13, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
We move so fast here on the show, that we often don’t have the time to look back and reflect. This big bets series reminded us of one of my favorite podcast interviews with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad and Funder of shl.vc. He joined the show in August of 2019, to share the story of brin...

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The Power of the Creator Economy with Sahil Lavingia, Gumroad

Better Product - April 13, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
We move so fast here on the show, that we often don’t have the time to look back and reflect. This big bets series reminded us of one of my favorite podcast interviews with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad and Funder of shl.vc. He joined the show in August of 2019, to share the story of brin...

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#35 Kiely Sweatt | Director of Innovation @ Oracle Consulting, NA

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 12, 2021 12:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode of the “WIN/WIN” podcast, Kiely Sweatt discusses her non-traditional path to innovation, as exemplified by her background in poetry, education, and design thinking workshop facilitation. In her role as Head of Innovation at Oracle Consulting (NA), Kiely helps the business re-thin...

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The Minute: What is a growth team and how can PM evolve?

Better Product - April 08, 2021 09:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
Last June, we did a series on product-led growth because it’s still a pretty ambiguous and misunderstood term. While we sought to define it better, it’s still a topic on many companies' minds, specifically around how to structure your team. Blake Bartlett, Partner at OpenView, and Kyle Lacy, CMO...

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The Minute: Strategizing Growth Opportunities

Better Product - April 06, 2021 09:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
Prianka Rayamajhi of Pinterest joins The Minute to challenge one key message: growth design is for short-term gains. Listen in as she shares how to strategize for long-term goals while building in opportunities for experimentation.

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Learning to Love Online Learning - Larry Asher

Input Doc: Marketing Interviews - April 05, 2021 15:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Larry Asher is the Co-Director of the School of Visual Concepts here in Seattle, and the Creative Director of Worker Bees, a marketing communications firm niched in the healthcare industry. Finding success in the world of remote learning [1:10] What marketers want from agencies [9:18] The i...

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#34 Jane Geraghty | CEO of Landor & Fitch

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 05, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Jane Geraghty talks through her career trajectory — cutting her teeth in advertising in London, exploring a new culture in NYC on Madison Avenue, working in television in the UK, and becoming a global CEO. She reflects on finding her true voice in her 30s, and how a combination ...

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#34 Jane Geraghty | CEO @ Landor & Fitch

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - April 05, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Jane Geraghty talks through her career trajectory — cutting her teeth in advertising in London, exploring a new culture in NYC on Madison Avenue, working in television in the UK, and becoming a global CEO. She reflects on finding her true voice in her 30s, and how a combination ...

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#33 WIN/WIN Special | 5-Year Anniversary with Aubrie Fennecken, Global Executive Director @ WIN

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 31, 2021 12:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In the last part of the WIN: Women in Innovation 5-year special, WIN’s only full-time employee & Global Executive Director, Aubrie Fennecken, discusses her journey from theatre management to non profit organizations and innovation. Aubrie discusses her wish list for WIN and explains the ways in ...

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Betting on Changing the Way Users Experience Ads with Ray Cao, TikTok

Better Product - March 30, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
When you think of TikTok, what comes to mind? Dancing. Lip Singing. Viral content. Ray Cao is the Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Operations at Tik Tok. He spent six and a half years helping to build Google Shopping before helping TikTok break out in Southeast Asia. ...

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Changing the Way Users Experience Ads with Ray Cao, TikTok

Better Product - March 30, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
When you think of TikTok, what comes to mind? Dancing. Lip Singing. Viral content. Ray Cao is the Managing Director and Global Head of Product Strategy and Operations at Tik Tok. He spent six and a half years helping to build Google Shopping before helping TikTok break out in Southeast Asia. ...

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#32 Shelbi Jones | Creative Shop & Culture Lead, Black Women @ Facebook

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 29, 2021 12:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Shelbi Jones reflects on the images she’s had of success — from her childhood in Ohio to jobs at Complex, Refinery 29, and Facebook. She shares how her visions of “success” have changed, how identity drives her work (and her podcast “Define Normal”), and answers the question “wh...

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Betting on Outcomes Over Outputs with Kelly Watkins, CEO of Abstract

Better Product - March 23, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
We can all agree on one thing: 2020 shook everything up. As a result, we see people and companies making big bets across the board, both professionally and personally. Kelly Watkins bet on leaving her role as the VP of Marketing at Slack to take on the role of CEO at Abstract. In her new role,...

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Outcomes Over Outputs with Kelly Watkins, CEO of Abstract

Better Product - March 23, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratings
We can all agree on one thing: 2020 shook everything up. As a result, we see people and companies making big bets across the board, both professionally and personally. Kelly Watkins bet on leaving her role as the VP of Marketing at Slack to take on the role of CEO at Abstract. In her new role,...

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How software will help UX writers democratize the design process - Jasper Platz, CEO of Strings

Writers of Silicon Valley - March 23, 2021 04:26 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
Last month, I spoke wth Chris Baty from Figma - and we talked about how Figma is helping UX writers enter the design process. This month we continue that conversation with the creator of a copy management system. Jasper Platz is NOT a UX writer or content designer. He says that straight up. Ho...

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Ep. 20. How software will help UX writers democratize the design process - Jasper Platz, CEO of Strings

Writers of Silicon Valley - March 23, 2021 04:26 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
Last month, I spoke wth Chris Baty from Figma - and we talked about how Figma is helping UX writers enter the design process. This month we continue that conversation with the creator of a copy management system. Jasper Platz is NOT a UX writer or content designer. He says that straight up. Ho...

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SEO As A Creative Partner - Kyle Freeman

Input Doc: Marketing Interviews - March 22, 2021 15:30 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
SEO expert Kyle Freeman talks about how anyone can go from SEO novice to expert, how the future of SEO will be different, and what you need to do to stay on top of the changing landscape of search. The “move fast and break things” culture at Assurance [00:56] An SEO’s role within a company [3...

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#31 Lisa Gralnek | Principal & Founder @LVG & Co.

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 22, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Lisa Gralnek recounts how curiosity and opportunity took her from a career in the ‘90s fashion world to business school, BCG, and a variety of companies including Adidas and Chobani. At each turn, she created her own roles as a change agent, and ultimately started her own consul...

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#31 Lisa Gralnek | Principal & Founder, LVG & Co.

WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - March 22, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratings
In this episode, Lisa Gralnek recounts how curiosity and opportunity took her from a career in the ‘90s fashion world to business school, BCG, and a variety of companies including Adidas and Chobani. At each turn, she created her own roles as a change agent, and ultimately started her own consul...