The Visibility Equation is a weekly podcast series that demystifies the art of professional visibility. It is designed to empower ambitious product leaders (and leaders across tech) to own their narratives and amplify their impact. Through in-depth conversations with accomplished leaders in product management, design, and engineering, we'll delve into practical strategies, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to help listeners build visibility without falling into the “humble brag” trap.

This episode is a conversation with Shyvee Shi, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. Shyvee shares her experience at LinkedIn where she built a large and engaged product community of over 100,000 followers and the more focused building of an AI community at Microsoft.  She shares her insight and experience of sharing and building in public, and building spaces for others to share. She touches on how to get started sharing, building visibility inside and outside of your current role, and her passion for learning, sharing with others and supporting people’s learning and growth.

In this episode she shares insight 

01:58 Taking Risks

02:09 Overcoming Cultural Barriers

02:49 Career Transition During COVID

03:03 Building a Public Presence

07:20 Choosing the Right Platforms

09:46 Starting the Visibility Journey

18:29 Misconceptions About Professional Visibility

22:25 Nurturing Relationships and Community

27:07 The Myth of Overnight Success

27:19 The Modern Approach to Launching

27:59 Building and Testing Your Ideas

29:09 The Role of a Future of Work Product Builder

30:49 Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety

32:51 The BRAVE Framework for Public Speaking

38:22 Handling Criticism and Negative Feedback

44:18 Future Plans and Career Reflections

45:40 Advice for Building Professional Visibility

50:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Resources

• 🌟 Where to find Surbhi 

• On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/surbhi7/

• 💫 Where to find Shyvee 

• On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyveeshi/

• During the conversation Shyvee mentioned a website that she used early in her journey called, Visualize Value, you can find it here - https://visualizevalue.com

• Shyvee also wanted to share a talk from her former VP at Maven on building a personal brand. You can find it here - Lighthouse Lessons on Maven

• Shyvee also shared a deep-dive interview she did with a fellow career coach on how we can leverage AI to communicate better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-To9KdJ9RI8 

• 🙋‍♀️ Where to find Women in Product:

• On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-product/posts/

• Website https://womenpm.org/

• Join the Community https://womenpm.org/wip-community/