This is Product Management

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“This is Product Management” interviews brilliant minds across the numerous disciplines that fuel the modern product manager. Episodes span from arts to science, tactics to strategies, confessions to professions. Take a deep dive into user experience, statistics, innovation, differentiation, design, development, metrics, and more with the latest podcast for product managers.

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01.21.2020

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.

This is Product Management episodes:

01.21.2020 230 Scaling New Ventures is Product Management 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.
01.13.2020 229 Leaping into Digital Business Building is Product Management 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 ...
01.06.2020 228 Becoming a Product Leader is Product Management 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.
12.16.2019 227 Ethnography is Product Management 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 ...
12.09.2019 226 Successful Storytelling is Product Management 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.
12.02.2019 225 Brand Strategy Research is Product Management 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.
11.25.2019 224 Stories of Innovation is Product Management 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 ...
11.18.2019 223 Leadership Lessons is Product Management Many authors, educators, founders, and executives have come on This is Product Management to reflect on their leadership successes and failures. From their perspectives, what makes for an impactful leader and what fundamental skills should aspiring leaders practice to take ...
11.11.2019 222 Market Research Montage is Product Management Over the years, This is Product Management guests have shared the methodologies and tools they use to gain customer insights and conduct research throughout the product development process. This episode covers the best market research lessons from leaders at Gen2 ...
11.04.2019 221 Embedding Experimentation is Product Management Anuraag Verma, Global Head of Strategic Transformation at Alpha, shares how large organizations can use experimentation principles to de-risk decisions, test critical assumptions, and get innovation to stick -- and scale. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
10.21.2019 220 Productizing Consulting is Product Management Adam Judelson, VP of Product at Deloitte Consulting, and Chris Kluesener, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Alpha, discuss how to build a product startup within a global management consulting firm, and how that fits into the context of the massive ...
10.14.2019 219 Personalizing Nutrition is Product Management Sherry Zhang, founder and CEO of GenoPalate, joined us live from Fall Experiment in Milwaukee to discuss the future of health tech and healthy eating, including how product management and genetic data come together to bring personalized nutrition and better ...
10.07.2019 218 Recruiting Top Talent is Product Management Taso Du Val, CEO of Toptal, discusses how remote work improves employee retention, leads to more productive teams, and allows companies to draw from a larger talent pool. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
09.30.2019 217 Making Data-Informed Decisions is Product Management Jenny Wolochow, Senior Product Manager at Coursera, and Todd Olson, CEO and co-founder of Pendo, discuss how to use data to your advantage when roadmapping and building products. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
09.23.2019 216 Thinking Big is Product Management Charles Battle, Senior Director of Product Management, Jang Kim, VP of Product Management, and Jason Simon, VP of Product Management, discuss how they re-envisioned an existing LendingTree product to meet the evolving needs of their customers and disrupt a competitive ...
09.09.2019 215 Staying True to Yourself is Product Management Mary Christ and Evgueni Malikov, co-heads of Nestle Health Science’s e-Health incubator, discuss how to build an innovative business when faced with limited resources and within the confines of a large corporation. Get the latest updates from the show at ...
08.26.2019 214 Building Distributed Teams is Product Management Dmitry Koltunov, co-founder and chief technology officer at ALICE, discusses his approach to recruiting and managing teams that are dispersed throughout the globe, plus some lessons learned after growing a startup from 3 to 140 people. Get the latest updates ...
08.19.2019 213 Creating a Performance-Driven Culture is Product Management Owen Williams, Insurance CIO at Everest Reinsurance Group, discusses the importance of an organization’s culture in driving solutions development that wows your customers. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
08.12.2019 212 Launching a New Publishing Platform is Product Management Vlad Stojkovski, Product Director at Hearst Digital Media, shares how he launched a new publishing platform, adopted agile methodologies, and transformed Hearst’s digital offerings. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
08.05.2019 211 User Retention is Product Management Ilya Blokh, Director of Product at Blinkist, shares how to hang onto your users and why it’s important to structure teams to solve customer problems. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
07.29.2019 210 Validating Growth Opportunities is Product Management Aviad Stein, Director of Client Partners at Alpha, shares the most effective strategies and clear-cut examples for exploring and monetizing product growth opportunities. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
07.22.2019 209 Onboarding Experience is Product Management Sandra Lin, Senior Product Director at Northwestern Mutual, shares how the legacy company evolved to offer digital experiences to its customers and important strategies to use when converting prospects to clients. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
07.15.2019 208 Accelerating Innovation is Product Management Karen O’Leonard, Head of Innovation at Willis Towers Watson, shares the innovation strategies that have helped her company grow and how she shifted her team to a testing and learning approach. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
07.08.2019 207 Reinventing Media is Product Management Ross Schwaber, Senior Director of Product at Bleacher Report, and Mark Frigon, VP of Products at Interana, discuss how to use analytics to adapt to a changing media landscape, make data-driven decisions, and personalize the customer experience. Get the latest ...
07.01.2019 206 Transferring Excitement is Product Management Joe Lalley, Experience Design Leader at PwC, shares how to use design to create innovative workshops and train people on how to change the way they work. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
06.24.2019 205 Leading with Vision is Product Management Alex Bilmes, Vice President of User Experience at Puppet, shares why establishing a vision is so important for innovation and how teams can successfully incorporate design to improve collaboration. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
06.17.2019 204 Developing Empathy is Product Management Chris Schembra, founder of the 747 Club, discusses how to build relationships and use gratitude and empathy to create lasting, human connections in a fragmented and disconnected digital world. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
06.10.2019 203 Leading Under Pressure is Product Management Stephanie Hannon, former Chief Product Officer at Strava, discusses how to navigate new environments and the leadership and hiring strategies that she’s developed from her experiences in high-pressure situations. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
06.03.2019 202 Product Assisted Growth is Product Management Travis Kaufman, VP of Product Growth at Gainsight, gives us a primer on product assisted growth, including how to create a product offering that accelerates growth and how this approach compares to traditional go-to market strategies. Get the latest updates ...
05.28.2019 201 Cultural Transformation is Product Management Eric Steege, Director of Lean Innovation, Matt Becker, Director of Organization and Change Effectiveness, and Kristyn Stintzi, Innovation Coach at American Family Insurance, share how they’re transforming the company’s culture to adapt to the future of work and recruit the ...
05.20.2019 200 Outcomes Over Output is Product Management Josh Seiden, Author of Lean UX and Outcomes Over Output, shares what people get wrong about agile and how the nature of management has changed in the digital age. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
05.13.2019 199 Digitizing Restaurants is Product Management Andreas Wuerfel, Director of US Strategic Partnerships at Metro and CEO of Hospitality Digital, shares how he’s helping a $40 billion multinational restaurant and hospitality wholesaler embrace digital technologies. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
05.06.2019 198 Building Engineering Teams is Product Management Nick Caldwell, CPO of Looker and former VP of Engineering at Reddit, shares how he grows and manages engineering teams and what it takes to be successful as a Chief Product Officer. Get the latest updates from the show at ...
04.29.2019 197 Digitizing Mortgage Lending is Product Management Susan Popal, Product Manager at Blend, shares how she and her team validated and launched a new product in an old and highly regulated industry. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
04.22.2019 196 Assessing Markets is Product Management Jeff Carbeck, CEO of 10EQS, discusses how he assesses market opportunities, evaluates competition, and develops product roadmaps. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
04.15.2019 195 Measuring User Happiness is Product Management Tomer Sharon, Head of User Research and Metrics at Goldman Sachs, discusses the most important user experience metrics and how to shift to a more customer-centric and data-driven culture. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
04.08.2019 194 Accelerating Research is Product Management Shauna Pettit-Brown, Consumer Insights Researcher at Cambia, discusses how the field of market research is evolving, her approach to collaborating with product teams, and her strategy and toolkit for improving speed-to-insight. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
04.01.2019 193 Projectopia is Product Management Andy Rosic, Innovation Product Manager at Home Depot, shares his approach to managing large-scale projects provides advice on building leadership skills and earning responsibility. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
03.25.2019 192 Roadmapping is Product Management Ashton Therrien, former Product Manager at Harvard Business Publishing, and Latif Nanji, Co-founder and CEO of Roadmunk, discuss the most common mistakes that product managers make when roadmapping and how to balance long-term goals with iteration. Get the latest updates ...
03.18.2019 191 Growing the Podcast Market is Product Management Zack Reneau-Wedeen, Product Manager for Google Podcasts, shares how he grew a “20% time” side project into a complete product team and the strategy behind exploring growth opportunities in the podcast market. Get the latest updates from the show at ...
03.11.2019 190 David vs Goliath is Product Management Stefanie Shelley, Former CMO at Broadridge Financial Solutions and Capital One Bank, shares innovation strategies for startups and large companies and how to create high-performing teams. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
03.04.2019 189 The 32-Hour Work Week is Product Management Natalie Nagele, CEO at Wildbit, shares how a 32-hour work week has helped her company minimize busy work, gain focus, and prioritize high-impact work. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
02.25.2019 188 Listening to Users at Scale is Product Management James Colgan, Senior Director of Product Management for Outlook Mobile at Microsoft, shares his approach to scaling a product and generating user feedback for an app with over 100 million monthly active users. Get the latest updates from the show ...
02.18.2019 187 Scaling Experimentation is Product Management Ben Singer, Innovation Design Strategist at Humana, shares how he’s helped teams across the company embrace experimentation and overcome the challenges that innovators face at large organizations. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
02.11.2019 186 Hiring Diverse Teams is Product Management Pratima Arora, Head of Confluence at Atlassian, discusses how to hire, retain, and create a collaborative work environment where diverse teams thrive best. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
02.04.2019 185 The Longevity Economy is Product Management Carrie Shaw, Founder of Embodied Labs, Thuc Vu, Co-Founder of OmniLabs, Renee King, Founder of TechUrElders, Brian Gannon, Founder of Loop, and David Owen, COO at MyWoundDoctor, discuss their approach the building products for aging consumers and the opportunities for ...
01.28.2019 184 The Messy Middle is Product Management Scott Belsky, Adobe’s Chief Product Officer and Author of “The Messy Middle”, discusses the arch of a company’s growth and how leaders can successfully guide their teams through the peaks and valleys of the middle stage of development. Get the ...
01.21.2019 183 Unlearning is Product Management Barry O’Reilly, Author of “Unlearn: Let Go of Past Success to Achieve Extraordinary Results”, shares how to unlearn outdated behaviors and mindsets and embrace experimentation. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
01.14.2019 182 Working with Engineers is Product Management Marc Abraham, Chief Product Officer at Settled, shares how he collaborates with engineers and designers and his approach to product roadmapping. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.
01.07.2019 181 Building Cars is Product Management David Riddlebarger, Senior Product Manager at Honda R&D;, shares the market research practices he deploys to develop new car concepts and how he presents data to key stakeholders. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

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