Without a Roadmap

Cam and Yonas welcome Joel Alonzo to the podcast this week! Joel is a Senior PM at Dell Boomi, and he chats with the guys about his journey into product, what qualities actually make you a good PM, and the differences in working in product at startups versus enterprise level companies (PS, don't forget to wish Joel a happy birthday!).

This week, Cam and Yonas wanted to take a step back from the product management talk and address everything that's been going on in the world with the COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter protests. They discuss how they've been dealing with things, how it can affect your work, and how to go about having difficult conversations in the workplace.

This week on the podcast, Cam and Yonas welcome Amy Wipfler, Product Owner at City of Boston! Amy chats on her journey into product and her unique experience working in product in the public sector, and it how it differs from the private sector.

This week on the show, Cam and Yonas welcome Tara Adams, a Product Manager at Enlitic! Tara recently transitioned into a new product role, and she chats with the guys about changing roles and starting fresh during quarantine, the differences in product teams across different organizations, and what it's like being an experienced product hire at a new company.

This week on the podcast, Cam and Yonas welcome Co-Founder and CPO at Civic Eagle, Yemi Adewunmi! She chats with the guys about what it's like being a self-taught person in product, how she measures success with her team and her product, and her experience building a highly diverse team at Civic Eagle.

Product Managers often don't have the clearest path for future career paths since there's so many different angles you could potentially go. This week, Cam and Yonas discuss where product managers can take their career, share their personal experiences with navigating this territory, and pose the question, "Would you rather be a high performing individual contributor or a manager of other people?" (Hint: it may not be mutually exclusive)

Off the heels of Parlor's Free Town Hall launch on Product Hunt, Cam and Yonas sit down this week to chat how they measure success, particularly as a PM because you're often left on your own to develop metrics and KPI's to measure yourself and your team against. But do they actually work? Is there a better way to assess your work?

In these unprecedented times, every single company is shifting the way they work and what they prioritize. Parlor is no different- we decided to switch gears and do some heads-down product work in order to release a free version of our Product Town Hall on Product Hunt.
This week, Cam and Yonas take some time to discuss the launch, what went into it, and their take on how a PM can deal with shifting priorities within their companies.
Also if you're curious, you can check out our completely free In-Product Town Hall too on Product Hunt! https://www.producthunt.com/posts/parlor-s-new-announcement-feedback-hub

Marc Hurdle joins Cam and Yonas on the podcast this week! Marc is a product manager at Indiegogo who started his career in business before transitioning to a product role. He chats with the guys about his journey into tech and the celebrations and struggles of being a person of color in the tech industry.

The nature of a Product Manager's job is very cross-functional, however every company seems to go about it a different way and it can feel very overwhelming. This week, Cam and Yonas sat down to break down exactly how they go about it at Parlor, and what they love (and don't love) about the process.