Productized Podcast

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host André Marquet sits down with Antonia Landi, a senior product operations coach and consultant, to explore the emotional, strategic, and cultural layers of driving change in modern product teams.

Together, they dig into:

➡️ Why Product Ops is more than a function—it’s a mindset

➡️ How to build trust when driving change in legacy systems

➡️ The real emotional labor behind product strategy

➡️ Practical tips for weekly check-ins, alignment, and ops enablement

➡️ Why co-creating change beats top-down initiatives every time

If you’re a product leader, coach, or team builder, this episode is packed with insights on how to make your team thrive—without burning out.

🎧 Listen now and learn why Product Ops is about people first, frameworks second.

Chapters:

09:04 Antonia Landi's Journey into Product Operations

17:21 Creating Change Together: The Role of Product Ops

25:43 Making Product Ops Work Explicit

29:53 Building Trust in Change Management

36:17 The Emotional Layer of Product Ops

36:47 The Future of Product Work

39:05 Workshop Preview: Practical Product Ops Strategies

🔗 Connect with Antonia:

Website → https://www.antonialandi.com

LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/landiantonia

🔗 Where to find Andre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquet/

🛠️ Catch Antonia live at Productized Conference 2025 — Workshop: “Delivering Results: A Product Operations Masterclass for Leaders”

🎟️ Join us in Lisbon → https://www.productized.co

#ProductOps #ProductManagement #TeamDynamics #ProductLeadership #EmpathyAtWork #ChangeManagement #FutureOfWork #CreateChangeTogether #ProductizedPodcast #Productized2025

Why do so many Agile transformations fail, even when teams follow every process?

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host Pedro Ganço sits down with Ben Maynard, Agile coach, leadership expert, and founder of Sheev, to explore the missing ingredient in most product organizations: purpose.

Ben shares his deeply personal journey, from overcoming early life challenges to coaching leaders across the globe, and explains why methods alone won’t drive real change. Together, they explore how aligning teams around shared meaning leads to better collaboration, faster decisions, and more impactful products.

Whether you're navigating Agile transformation, trying to motivate a burned-out team, or redefining leadership in your company, this conversation will give you the clarity, and humanity, you need.

👇 What you’ll learn:

➡️ Why product teams feel misaligned—even with Agile in place

➡️ How to bring purpose back into product work

➡️ The problem with over-relying on frameworks and canvases

➡️ How AI fits into purpose-driven collaboration

➡️ Practical leadership tips for creating “contexts of care”

🎯 “Less method. More meaning.” That’s the mindset shift Ben says we all need to make.

Chapters:

02:18 Ben Maynard's Unique Journey and Background

05:14 The Importance of Personal Development and Sharing Experiences

07:41 Common Themes in Product Management Conversations

10:39 Podcasting Formats: Solo vs. Interviews

14:07 The Motivation Behind Starting a Podcast

17:03 Transitioning from Traditional Banking to Agile Practices

19:46 Challenges in Agile Transformation

24:51 Key Differentiators in Successful Organizations

27:45 Aligning Teams Around Purpose

30:12 The Importance of Repetition in Communication

32:42 Creating Context for Meaningful Work

35:52 The Role of Purpose in Adversity

37:30 AI's Impact on Agile Product Development

46:08 Integrating Purpose and Agile Methodologies

Where to Find Ben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benmaynard-sheev/

Sheev: https://sheev.co.uk

Product Agility Podcast: https://productagilitypod.co.uk

Where to find Pedro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedroganco/

🎉 Mark your calendars for Productized Conference 2025! Join us for the 10th edition of this premier event, where product management leaders from around the world gather for insightful talks, networking, and celebration. Tickets are already available—don’t miss out! Get your tickets now: https://www.productized.co

Where to find us:

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Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Productized/

In this episode, host Pedro Ganço sits down with Nesrine Changuel, a product coach and advisor with deep experience at top tech companies, about the intersection of emotional intelligence and product management. Nesrine shares her unique journey from research to product management and emphasizes the importance of creating products that not only meet functional needs but also forge emotional connections with users.

She discusses how inclusivity and accessibility should be at the forefront of product development, ensuring that products cater to diverse audiences. Nazrin also highlights the vital role of mentorship in the growth of a product manager and offers valuable advice for those looking to build a career in this field. The conversation touches on how AI tools, when integrated with emotional intelligence, will shape the future of product management, leading to more intuitive and user-centric experiences.

Whether you're an aspiring product manager or a seasoned leader, this episode provides actionable insights to elevate your product development process, foster strong user connections, and lead teams effectively in a rapidly evolving industry.

Key Takeaways:

➡️ Emotional connections in products lead to better user loyalty and satisfaction.

➡️ Inclusivity and accessibility are essential when designing products for a diverse audience.

➡️ Setting aside time for delightful features can elevate your product's user experience.

➡️ Mentorship plays a critical role in your growth as a product manager—actively seek it out.

➡️ The future of product management lies in humanizing technology to enhance user interactions.

➡️ AI integration with emotional intelligence will be a game-changer for creating intuitive products.

Chapter:

08:07 The Concept of Delight in Product Management

18:03 Navigating Chaos in Large Companies

21:50 Building for Diverse Audiences

26:55 Advice for Aspiring Product Managers

29:54 Future Trends in Product Management

Where to Find Nesrine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nesrinechanguel/

Webiste: https://nesrine-changuel.com

Pre-order her book: https://nesrine-changuel.com/product-delight-book/

Where to find Pedro: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedroganco/

🎉 Mark your calendars for Productized Conference 2025! Join us for the 10th edition of this premier event, where product management leaders from around the world gather for insightful talks, networking, and celebration. Tickets are still available—don’t miss out! Get your tickets now: https://www.productized.co

Where to find us:

JOIN THE COMMUNITY 👉 http://bit.ly/3aMvWn2

Website: https://productized.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/productized

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productized.co/

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Productized/

Are your roadmaps just a feature list? Do you struggle to align stakeholders without derailing strategy?

You’re not alone—and Bruce McCarthy is here to help you fix it.

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host Pedro Ganço sits down with Bruce McCarthy, founder of Product Culture and co-author of Product Roadmaps Relaunched and Aligned. With decades of experience leading product teams and advising global companies, Bruce shares why most roadmaps fail—and how to build ones that actually move your product forward.

They explore the messy middle of product work: navigating conflicting priorities, managing executive expectations, and making your roadmap a strategic tool, not a political battlefield.

What You’ll Learn:

➡️ Why roadmaps often cause confusion instead of clarity

➡️ How to align sales, marketing, and engineering around shared outcomes

➡️ What makes a roadmap valuable (hint: it’s not the feature count)

➡️ How to balance vision and execution under pressure

➡️ Why stakeholder management is the secret skill every PM needs

➡️ The real reason CPOs burn out—and how to lead through complexity

Perfect For: Product managers, Heads of Product, startup founders, and anyone building in cross-functional teams struggling with roadmap chaos or stakeholder tension.

Chapters:

02:08 Bruce's Journey into Product Management

04:59 The Importance of Stakeholder Management

10:06 Evolution of the Product Manager Role

18:09 The Role of Junior Product Managers

20:55 Advice for Aspiring Product Managers

26:15 Roadmaps vs. Vision in Product Management

27:54 Crafting a Compelling Roadmap

30:07 Navigating Interdepartmental Conflicts

32:30 Transitioning from Sales to Product Leadership

35:17 Recognizing When to Move On

36:37 Understanding Team Dynamics and Productivity

41:15 The Challenges of the CPO Role

45:23 Evolving from Individual Contributor to Leader

🔗 Resources:

Bruce McCarthy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucemccarthy/

Product Culture: https://productculture.org

Product Roadmaps Relaunched book: https://www.amazon.com/Product-Roadmaps-Relaunched-Direction-Uncertainty/dp/149197172X/

Aligned: Stakeholder Management for Product Leaders: https://www.amazon.com/Aligned-Stakeholder-Management-Product-Leaders/dp/1098134427?&linkCode=sl1&tag=pc-website-20&linkId=36df2de94f8d2fb1ee4c7bd8b641f32f&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

Pedro Ganço on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedroganco/

🎉 Join us at Productized Conference 2025 this October in Lisbon – Bruce will be one of our speakers! Get tickets: https://www.productized.co

💬 Subscribe, share, and tell us how you make your roadmap work.

Let’s #CreateChangeTogether

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In this episode of the Defense Tech Lisbon Podcast, host Maria Beckers speaks with Maria Vilar, CEO and Founder of Immersiv Studios, a Portuguese startup developing extended reality (XR) solutions that are beginning to reshape how we train for crises and operate in high-risk environments.

Maria shares how her team is adapting immersive technologies, originally built for brand activations and enterprise training, to support real-time crisis simulations, mission rehearsal, and civil protection exercises. With applications spanning from virtual reality command rooms to haptic-enhanced disaster training, Immersiv is exploring how digital environments can prepare responders and decision-makers for increasingly complex challenges.

We discuss the potential of XR in defence and emergency response, the barriers to adoption in conservative sectors, and what it means to build tech for readiness, resilience, and real-world impact.

Recorded in the lead-up to the Defense Tech Meetup in Lisbon, and produced by the Black Swan Initiative.

In this episode of the Defence Tech Lisbon podcast, presented by the Black Swan Initiative, host André Marquet sits down with Ziad Jreijiri, co-founder and CEO of Oreyeon, a pioneering startup using AI and edge computing to modernise airfield safety for both civilian and military operators.

We explore:

* The origins of Oreyeon and its roots in aerospace engineering and entrepreneurship

* How foreign object detection is tackled with AI-powered mobile sensors

* The challenges of working across highly regulated commercial and defence aviation ecosystems

* Lessons from working with AFWERX, the US Air Force, and international airfields

* Why runway superiority is central to air superiority, and how resilience and autonomy intersect in military logistics

* Whether you're in aviation, defence, or dual-use innovation, this episode dives deep into how practical, rugged tech can reduce fragility and enhance real-world operational safety.

What does it mean to design with empathy in a world of AI, pressure, and perfectionism?

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host André Marquet sits down with Manuel Lima—author, speaker, and Global Head of Design at Interos Inc.—to explore how the role of design is evolving across disciplines and technologies.

They dive deep into:

➡️ Why designers need to lead with empathy and collaboration

➡️ How AI is reshaping creative work and pushing us toward “invisible design”

➡️ The myth of the individual design genius—and why it’s holding teams back

➡️ Manuel's personal transformation and how dance, mindfulness, and self-love influence his creative process

➡️ The ethical responsibility of designers in an attention-driven world

This is a conversation about art, leadership, and what it really means to create change—both in our work and within ourselves.

📌Chapters:

01:04 Manuel Lima: A Designer's Journey

01:50 Personal Transformations and Rediscovering Self

04:47 Empathy and Self-Love in Design

05:54 Customer-Centric Companies: A Case for Amazon

07:47 The Ethical Dilemma of Design and Capitalism

09:44 Challenging Design Myths: The New Designer

12:23 The Paradox of Choice in Product Design

15:04 The Myth of Perfection in Design

16:17 The Hero Culture in Design

17:57 Individualism vs. Collaboration in Design

22:22 The Future of Design in an AI-Driven World

23:45 The Impact of Photography on Art

25:22 AI and the Future of Design

27:51 Creating a Culture of Creativity

30:12 The Importance of Understanding the Big Picture

34:10 Influencing Change in Design Teams

🔗 Where to find Manuel:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mslima/

Website: https://www.mslima.com

🔗 Where to find Andre: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marquet/

🎉 Mark your calendars for Productized Conference 2025!

Join us for the 10th edition of this premier event where product leaders gather to share, connect, and celebrate. Get your tickets now 👉 https://www.productized.co

Where to find us:

Newsletter 👉 http://bit.ly/3aMvWn2

Website: https://productized.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/productized

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productized.co/

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Productized/

🎧 Listen now and let’s #CreateChangeTogether

#ProductDesign #Creativity #EmpathyInDesign #AI #ProductLeadership #SystemsThinking #ProductizedPodcast

What does it mean to design mobility for everyone—not just the majority?

In this episode of the Productized Podcast, host João Bernardino speaks with Claudia Falkinger, co-founder of POINT& and managing partner of the Better Mobility Accelerator, about how innovation, inclusion, and accessibility are transforming the way we move through cities and communities.

From the gender gap in transportation to the overlooked needs of older populations and underserved groups, Claudia unpacks how true mobility innovation comes from listening, collaborating, and designing for real-world diversity.

They discuss:

➡️ Why mobility is a lifestyle, not just infrastructure

➡️ Claudia’s unexpected journey into the mobility space

➡️ The Women in Mobility initiative and what it’s changing

➡️ How the Better Mobility Accelerator is supporting inclusive startups

➡️ What it takes to engage communities in designing better transportation

➡️ How digital accessibility, aging populations, and demographic shifts are shaping the future of mobility

Whether you’re in product, urban planning, sustainability, or tech innovation, this conversation will challenge how you think about moving people—and inspire you to be part of building systems that serve everyone.

📌Chapters:

00:04 Exploring Mobility: A Personal Journey

09:35 Women in Mobility: Bridging the Gender Gap

13:58 The Better Mobility Accelerator: Innovating for All

17:27 Startups Making a Difference in Mobility

25:37 Building an Ecosystem for Mobility Innovation

28:29 Future Vision: Accessible Mobility for Everyone

35:35 EIT Urban Mobility: A New Approach to Innovation

38:51 Call to Action: Join the Better Mobility Community

🔗 Where to find Claudia:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudia-falkinger/?originalSubdomain=at

Better Mobility Trendreport free download: https://www.pointand.eu/en/academy-en/better-mobility-trendreport/

🔗 Where to find João: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaoprbernardino/

🎉 Mark your calendars for Productized Conference 2025!

Join us for the 10th edition of this premier event where product leaders gather to share, connect, and celebrate. Get your tickets now 👉 https://www.productized.co

Where to find us:

Newsletter 👉 http://bit.ly/3aMvWn2

Website: https://productized.co/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/productized

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/productized.co/

Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/pt-BR/Productized/

🎧 Listen now and let’s #CreateChangeTogether

#ProductManagement #Mobility #Sustainability #InclusiveDesign #UrbanInnovation #TransportationTech #ProductizedPodcast #BetterMobility #WomenInMobility

In this episode of the Defense Tech Lisbon Podcast, host Maria Beckers speaks with Viktoriia Yaremchuk, CEO and Co-founder of Farsight Vision, a Ukrainian startup building breakthrough solutions in geospatial intelligence and digital twin technology.

Viktoriia shares how her team is creating real-time, high-precision battlefield maps using drone footage and edge-processing devices — enabling faster, safer, and more autonomous situational awareness, even in GPS-denied or contested environments. We explore how digital twins, AI-powered detection, and VR-based mission planning are reshaping modern defence strategy.

From navigating warzone innovation to the ethics of autonomous tech and the future of European strategic autonomy, this conversation reveals the human story behind frontier defence technology.

Recorded in the lead-up to the Defense Tech Meetup in Lisbon, and produced by the Black Swan Initiative.

In this episode of the DefenceTech Podcast, we speak with Guilherme Beleza Vaz, CTO and Co-founder of HydroTWIN, a Portuguese startup at the forefront of underwater acoustic intelligence.

Guilherme takes us inside HydroTWIN’s cutting-edge platform, which uses AI and digital twin technology to map, analyze, and interpret underwater soundscapes in real time. Originally developed for environmental monitoring, the system is now being adapted for defence use — helping naval forces detect, classify, and respond to acoustic events with unprecedented precision.

We explore the journey from academic research to dual-use deployment, the role of edge computing in energy-constrained marine environments, and what it means to build sovereign capabilities in underwater tech. Guilherme also shares insights on participating in the Reverse Pitch at DefenceTech Meetup #3 and how direct engagement with military stakeholders is shaping HydroTWIN’s development roadmap.

This episode is part of our series on Strategic Autonomy and Dual-Use Innovation, presented by the Black Swan Initiative, a Lisbon-based think tank preparing for the unthinkable.