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🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: Lessons From Early Stage Companies!🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Jesse Harding, Head of Product at Luna Park, to talk about his experience and what he learned working at early stage companies.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ Jesse’s biggest take aways from working at early stage startups

✅ Increasing your speed to learning from your customers

✅ Embracing and scheduling time for feedback

✅ Methods to get team alignment around clear and transparent goals

✅ “Being comfortable is overrated”

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: Early Product Management Career Growth!🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Isaac Corcoran, Product Manager at Lucid, to talk about his experience as a new Product Manager and what helped him grow from associate PM to Product Manager.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ Isaac's journey into product

✅ Strategies to make more connections in the PM world

✅ The advantages of seeking mentors

✅ Getting from associate product manager to product manager

✅ “Just go and build”

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: AI Prototyping and Career Growth! 🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Emily Barrett, Senior Product Manager at Tangelo, to talk about her journey and career growth, as well as how AI is changing the way she prototypes.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ Being in “Empathy Mode”

✅ Ways to upskill as a PM

✅ Making your career intentions clear

✅ Being more visible in the workplace

✅ Using AI as a product manager

✅ Building and deploying AI driven prototypes fast

✅ Ways to be scrappy and create user interviews

Be sure to also check out Emily’s Substack listed below to learn more tips and advice to grow as a product manager. https://learnersnotebook.substack.com

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

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🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: Mock Interviewing and Personal Growth! 🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Eric Lippincott, Senior Product Manager at Expedia Group, to talk about preparing for interviews, mock interviewing, and some principles around personal growth.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ The advantages of mock interviews

✅ Why mock interviewing with strangers is advantageous

✅ Eric’s experience interviewing at Meta

✅ How to find blind spots as a Product Manager

✅ How to clearly signal that you are qualified for a new position

✅ Being around people that are better than you

✅ The need to know how technical you are expected to be

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

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🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: Women in Tech and Product! 🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Stephanie Jerome, Product Manager at Akoya, to talk about women in product management and tech.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ The unique challenges women face in tech

✅ How to create environments that everyone can thrive in

✅ Advice on how to overcome the unique challenges of being a women in tech

✅ The power of communication in the workplace

✅ Organizations in Utah for women in tech

✅ How to balance being a default parent and being in product

✅ How to avoid and deal with burnout

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

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🎙️New Tech Threads X Utah Product Guild Episode: Networking and AI! 🎙️

I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Kyle Olson, Senior Product Manager at MoveDocs, to talk about networking and AI.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ Building a network in a new space

✅ The power of the Utah Product Guild

✅ Being curious and overcoming the fear of connecting.

✅ Ways to network and help others

✅ Product Manager portfolios

✅ Ways to level up as a product manager

✅ How Product Managers are using AI

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

🎧 Listen now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts

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I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with John Fontenot, a VP of Product at Terlumina and Co-Founder of Path2Product, to talk about breaking into product management.

In this episode, we discuss:

✅ Breaking into product management

✅ How to get product management experience without being a PM

✅ How to be taken seriously as a PM job candidate

✅ Finding PM mentors

✅ What a high value product portfolio looks like

✅ How AI is changing the way people can get into product management.

This conversation was packed with insights, career wisdom, and real-world experiences that anyone interested in product management can learn from. 🚀

For more content from John, check out his podcast Lessons In Product Management found on Spotify Podcasts.

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Jason Price🚨 This week I talked with Jason Price, founder and COO of NextPlayU.NextPlayU is a talent development and recruiting platform that connects elite former collegiate and professional athletes to incredible companiesIn this episode, we talked about: The NextPlayU Platform helps athletes transition into the business world. How to transition from elite athletics to the business world. The impact high performers have on those around them. Culture Carriers. The Attributes of high achievers: Work Ethic, Asking Questions, Tenacity, Consistency. The steps of a career pivot The impact of studying successful people who come before you. How to develop high-impact team members.

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Blake Bohacek🚨 This week I talked with Blake Bohacek, Director of Product Management @ Lucid, about growth as a product manager, including the current state of entering product management and how to grow in your career as a PM. This interview hits the following points: The current scene with getting your first Product role. The DOES and DON'Ts of professional networking. The power of building relationships, not just "networking" Diversifying your network. Abilities that speed up your career. How to develop your storytelling ability The power of vulnerability

🚨Tech Threads Interview with Malikul Muhamad🚨 This week I talked with Malikul Muhamad, a management consultant at Accenture, who shares his insights about how to work with stakeholders, from the first encounter to finishing the project.This interview hits the following points:- How to start a strong relationship with stakeholders- Showing that you care goes a long way when it comes to stakeholder relationships- Having a CO-CREATION mindset with stakeholders- How to present new ideas to management - How to leverage an internal network to help new ideas gain traction- How to have confrontational conversations