Lessons In Product Management
Episodes
Stakeholder Empathy - Never ASSUME Stakeholder Priorities
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Be sure to join the free community at MentorMesh.io and check out the PM Career Accelerator from MentorMesh. On this episode, I dive into the to...
How To Level Up Your PM Career - Featuring Jae Taylor - Staff PM @ Twitter and former Director of Product @ Salesforce
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don't forget to check out mentormesh.io and check out the PM Career Accelerator if you're looking to break into Product! Here's what we discussed: H...
Good PMs Never Assume Development Effort
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Accelerate your path to product by joining us at Path2Product to get the hands-on experience you need to land your first Product job. On this ep...
How Product Management Can Collaborate More Effectively With UX, featuring Zach Daley - UX Design Lead
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, Zach Daley joins us again to share insights on the opportunities he sees for Product and UX to collaborate more effectively. ...
Never Assume Executives Are Correct
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MentorMesh PM Career Accelerator - Join Today! Okay, I know this might sound controversial, but hey... our jobs as PMs are not to be order-takers. Our...
Creating Products for Product People, Featuring Heather James - Founder of Product-Led Alliance
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Identifying gaps in the market and building solutions to fill those gaps to solve customer problems is a key part of product management. On today's ep...
Good Product Managers Never Assume Competitors Are Correct
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On part 1 of "Never Assume Competitors Are Correct", I'll discuss the pitfalls of copying competitors and why it's never a good idea. If you're ...
Get Started w/ Jobs-To-Be-Done, Featuring Mike Belsito - Co-Founder of Product Collective and Co-Organizer of INDUSTRY: The Product Conference
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up today for the INDUSTRY conference and get 20% off using promo code: path2product20 The Industry Conference - Sign Up Here On today's episode, ...
Good Product Managers Never Assume Customers Are Correct
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we continue the "Never Assume" bonus series, we're going to focus this week's episode on feature requests and why we should never assume the soluti...
Are You Data Drunk or Data Driven? Featuring Emily Reid - Product Manager at AgeRate
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You've heard it said that Product Managers and Companies as a whole should be data-driven, but did you know that too much data isn't a good thing? It'...
Good Product Managers Never Assume They're Correct
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On the first episode of the Never Assume series, I break down why you should never assume you're correct. It's not our job to come up with ideas. It's...
Leading Through Influence as a Product Manager, featuring Tunde Oke - Product Manager @ Dell
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You always hear that Product Management requires leadership through influence, but have you ever considered being asked to influence the processes of ...
The Partnership Between Product Marketing and Product Management, featuring Abby Hehemann - Sr. Product Marketing Manager @ GetResponse
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Huge shout out to this episode's sponsor, Jacobs Creative Services. Check them out at: Jacobs Creative Services On today's episode, I sat down with Ab...
The Best Products Come From Focusing on Customer Outcomes, featuring Randal Whitmore Head of Growth @ Difrent
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what we discussed: What Difrent does as an organization Randal's role as Head of Growth Where Randal started his career and how he transiti...
Why precise definition leads to concrete solutions with Aazar Ali Shad - Head of Growth @ UserPilot
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you're thinking about your target market or your target persona and their problem(s), coming to a precise definition of what problem you're tr...
Product Managing the Employee Experience w/Anthony Vaughan - Founder of E1B2 Collective
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what we discussed: The big problems in the employee experience that Anthony found first-hand How Anthony validated the scale of the problem ...
What most organizations don't understand about agile with Randy Smith, Agile Coach - Owner of Signature Agile
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what we discussed: Randy shared what he does as an Agile coach, and how he's different from others The problem with falling in love with sol...
Removing barriers to adoption with Dr. Kayla Lee - Growth Product Manager at IBM
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Kayla Lee. Kayla is currently a Growth PM at IBM working in IBM's Quantum group and we had...
Taking ownership and never settling as a Product Manager with Thane Ringler - speaker, author, podcast host, and development coach
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I spoke with Thane Ringler, speaker, author, podcast host, and development coach. Thane is a good friend, but this conversation is...
The importance of soft launches to your brand - Peter Knudson, Manager of Product Management at Unity
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I got to speak with Peter Knudson, Manager of Product Management at Unity. Before Unity, Peter was a PM at both Zynga and Activisi...
Managing Stakeholder Feedback with Preethi Sekar - Product Manager @ L&T Technology Services
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Preethi Sekar, Product Manager at L&T Technology Servies. On this episode Preethi shares the dangers of taking...
Iterating your way to success with Liyana Sulaiman - Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder @ Pollen
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Liyana Sulaiman, serial entrepreneur and Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Pollen. Pollen helps amplify brands...
You're not your customer w/ Evan Groom - Product Manager at Audio Technica
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Evan Groom, Product Manager at Audio Technica. Throughout this series on why products fail, we've looked through t...
Finding the right value metrics and business model w/Vytenis Pakenas - CEO of Lucid Agreements
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Vytenis Pakenas, CEO of Lucid Agreements. His 15-year journey from multi-time startup founder to CEO is pretty ama...
Timing is everything w/ Mads Petersen, Director of Founder Institute and VP of Product at OmniBnk
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here's what we discussed: How Mads was an entrepreneur since high school. At the young age of 16, Mads started his first business From Denmark and ...
The value of focused product management with Piyush Madhukar, Sr. Product Manager at ServiceNow and former Co-Founder or Shopnrelax
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I had a great conversation with Piyush Madhukar, Senior Product Manager at ServiceNow. Piyush founded a startup back in 2012 calle...
When to pivot, persevere, or give up w/ Aditya Kakrania - Co-Founder of Scoar
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Prodcast as we continue our "Why Products Fail" series. On today's episode, I spoke with Aditya Kakrania, multi-time startup founder. ...
How to be successful when entering crowded markets with Max and Patrick, Co-Owners of America One Luxury Real Estate
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is episode two of the Why Products Fail series and on this episode, I sat down with Max de Melo and Patrick Niederdrenk, Co-Owners of America One...
New Series! Why Products Fail - Episode One with Kevin Garrett - Co-Founder of Food4All Global
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Kevin Garret, Founder and CEO of Food4All. What started out as volunteer work in urban farming turned into a passi...
New Series Kickoff - Why Products Fail
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the announcement of our new series kicking off on September 6th called "Why Products Fail" Also announcing a new platform to democratize...
Earning company-wide buy-in through corporate storytelling with Kristy Olinger - SVP Product Management
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Kristy Olinger, Portfolio Optimization Manager at Citizens Bank, and former SVP of Product at Bank of America. In ...
The Partnership Between User Research and Product Management with Nikki Anderson - User Research Lead @ Zalando and Founder of User Research Academy
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Nikki Anderson, User Research Lead at Zalando and Founder of User Research Academy. Nikki started her user researc...
The biggest mistakes that inhibit product growth w/ Dan Griffith - President and Griffith Growth Consulting
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Dan Griffith, President of Griffith Growth Consulting, where Dan helps early stage B2B software and services compa...
The Good and Bad of Emotional Decision Making w/ Nick Sonnenberg - CEO of Leverage
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Nick Sonnenberg, CEO of Leverage. getleverage.com Before Leverage, Nick was a high frequency trader on Wall Street...
How PMs Can More Effectively Manage Stress w/ Lolita Guarin - Author, Speaker, and Certified Stress Management Coach
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Lolita Guarin, Author, Speaker, and Stress Management Coach. Originally from Lithuania, Lolita moved to the States...
Product Management in a startup vs a mature organization with Nicholas Hinrichsen & Chris Coleman, former Directors of Product at Carvana and Co-Founders of WithClutch
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Nicholas Hinrichsen & Chris Coleman, former Directors of Product at Carvana and Co-Founders of WithClutch. If ...
Why Product Managers Should Care About Empathic Design with John Garratt - Product Manager @ Perspectum
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with John Garratt, Product Manager at Perspectum Diagnostics. Here's what we talked about: How John first discovered ...
How Salesforce develops personas and does customer validation w/ Dinesh Rajasekharan - Director of Product @ Salesforce
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For today's episode, i sat down with Dinesh Rajasekharan, Director of Product at Salesforce. Dinesh shared how he develops personas, performs validati...
How IBM Does Product Management w/ Zia Mohammad, Senior Product Manager at IBM
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Zia Mohammad, Senior Product Manager at IBM, Zia has had amazing career growth while at IBM and after speaki...
The Truth About Customer Feedback w/ Raoul Friedrich Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Building Radar
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Raoul Friedrich Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer at Building Radar Here's what we discussed: How Raoul piv...
What You Wish You Knew About Working With UX Leads w/Zach Daley - UX Product Design Lead @ Overstock.com
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Zach Daley, UX Product Design Lead at Overstock.com to chat about what a day in the life of a UX Design Lead looks...
Why You Should Include Devs Early in Design w/Jeff Pease - Sr. Product Designer @SwipeClock
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Jeff Pease, Sr. Product Designer @ SwipeClock. Jeff has been in design his whole career, but he's had to evolve as...
How To Effectively Develop and Cascade Product Strategy In Your Org w/Chris Bee - Sr. Director of Product Development at Zillow
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Chris Bee, Senior Director of Product Development at Zillow. Before going to Zillow, Chris spent time as a PM and ...
How PMs Can Be Effective Working With Executives w/George Dita - CEO of WiseUp
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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How To Combine Product Development Frameworks To Maximize Outcomes
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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Going from Product Manager to Product Leader w/ Carlos González de Villaumbrosia - Founder and CEO of Product School
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sign up for the Product-Led Festival here: https://festival.productledalliance.com/?sc=youEcs1n&ac=M1F29xXu Don't forget to use the promo code Pro...
Leading Through Peace Time Versus War Time w/Bill Masur - Group Product Manager @ SwipeClock and Founder of ProductMastery
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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What You Wish You Knew About Usability Testing with Frank Spillers - Chief Experience Officer @ Experience Dynamics
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Frank Spillers, Chief Experience Officer and Founder of Experience Dynamics, a consulting firm in Portland Oregon,...
Mindset Upgrades To Spark New Opportunities with Rich Sanchez - PM at InStride
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Rich Sanchez, Product Manager at InStride. Rich has a background in IT but soon found himself transitioning ...
Why PMs Should Be More Involved In Architecture w/ Greg Prickril - Founder of Career.PM and former Sr. PM at IBM, Microsoft, and SAP
22 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Greg Prickril, Founder of Career.PM and Prickril Consulting and former Senior PM at IBM, Microsoft and SAP. ...
Why The Best PMs Have Side Hustles w/ Clement Kao - Product Manager @Blend and Co-Founder of PMHQ
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Clement Kao to discuss how the best PMs have side hustles Here's what we discussed: Clement shared how he accide...
Stop Avoiding Sales and Start Engaging Deeper With Them! w/ Tommi Forsstrom - VP of Product @ Teachable
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Tommi Forsstrom, VP of Product @ Teachable. While working in Venture Capital with growth-stage companies, Tommi di...
How To Be A Great Remote Product Manager with Alex Mitchell - Chief Product Officer at ICX Media
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sit down with Alex Mitchell, Chief Product Officer at ICX Media Alex is an avid blogger on Medium and over the last year, Alex'...
Why Your Product Expertise May Be Hurting You with Tanay Agrawal, former PM @ Atlan
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's episode, I sat down with Tanay Agrawal, former PM @ Atlan and Graduate Student at Carnegie Mellon University Tanay had spent the firs...
Aligning With Product Marketing For Better Product Launches with Susan Stavitzski - Director of Product at Hatch
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Prodcast, I sat down with Susan Stavitzski, Director of Product @ Hatch! Susan shared how and why she made the transition fr...
Career advice and when to say no with Shawn Kumar - Senior Product Manager
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn shares how to create opportunities in your career and take advantage of the ones in front of you. We also discuss what type of opportunities you...