The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people.
Episodes
How Product Managers Actually Get Hired with Andres Tenias, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Lantern
23 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has advice about getting hired in product. Andres Tenias has insights from a technical recruiter perspective. As a recruiter for close to a ...
The PM Skill AI Can't Replace, with Steve Johnson, CEO of Product Growth Leaders
09 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Johnson asked a training room full of product managers how many had spoken to a customer in the past year. Most hands stayed down. One per...
From IC to Executive: What Actually Changes with Aaron Kesler, VP of Product at RozieAI
26 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if AI could handle the hard part of being a boss for you like telling someone they're not getting the promotion, weighing empathy against th...
Product Marketing Is a Partnership, Not a Takeover - with Zach O'Neal
19 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zach O'Neal spent five years running the subscriber experience as a Product Marketing Manager across Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. He now leads the s...
The Dark Side of Product Management Nobody Posts About - with Alyx Priestley
12 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most PM content is the highlight reel. This episode is what gets said after the camera turns off.Alyx Priestley is a Product Director who came up runn...
Breaking Into Product Without The Title with Kartikeya Shah, Project Manager II at RozieAI
05 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
He has a spreadsheet. 350+ contacts and still emails 30–40 of them every couple months.It didn't land him a PM job. What it did was keep him in...
From Publisher to Product Manager: An Accidental PM's Take on AI
28 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
She'd been doing the job for nine years before she found out it had a name.Riëtte Verster spent the first chapter of her career as a "...
Product Manager or Problem Manager? - Steve Johnson, Product Growth Leaders
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A company fired its entire product team because nobody could explain what they did.Three months later, they called every one of them back.Steve Johnso...
The Product Pivot | From BDR to Associate PM: Christina Aragon's Non-Linear Path into Product
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most PM careers don't go in a straight line. Christina Aragon's went through civil engineering, software, sales, and a seven-month job searc...
The Product Pivot | You're the Product. Your Career Is Too. - Heidi Ram, The Product Recruiter
31 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We brought Heidi Ram back, and she came with receipts.Heidi is the Practice Lead of The Product Recruiter and has spent 25 years placing product leade...
The Product Pivot | Season 3 Kickoff with Santi and Meagan
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The best PMs don't wait for perfect conditions. They build anyway.In Season 3's opener, Meagan and Santi get honest about the past year — ...
The Product Pivot | Why AI Should Be Boring — And That’s a Good Thing
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone’s hyping AI like it’s a magic trick.Aaron Kesler sees it differently — it’s just really good at boring stuff.Now VP of Product at Roz...
The Product Pivot | The Power of Saying Yes (and Figuring It Out Later)
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Some pivots don’t start with a master plan, they start with saying yes and figuring it out along the way.In this episode, Eduardo (Eddie) Rosenfeld,...
The Product Pivot | From Incubator to Product Management: Nikhil’s Journey
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Not every career pivot starts with a master plan. Sometimes it starts with curiosity or even a lemonade stand.In this episode, Nikhil Punjabi (PM at D...
The Product Pivot | The Power of Storytelling in Hiring
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Santi and Meagan sit down with Heidi Ram, a seasoned product recruiter, to uncover what hiring managers really look for in product candidates. Heidi b...
The Evolution of Product Ops: A Deep Dive with Graham Reed
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When’s the right time to hire Product Ops?In this episode of The Product Pivot, hosts Santi and Meagan sit down with Graham Reed, Head of Product Op...
The Product Pivot | From 8 Rejections to Google
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Santi and Meagan as they dive into the world of product management with Gabor. Discover Gabor's unique journey from a programmer to a ...
The Product Pivot | Season 2 Kickoff & More!
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with Season 2 of The Product Pivot and this time, it’s bigger than just product management.This kickoff episode is part reflection, par...
The Product Pivot | Fractional PM Unpacked
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Product Pivot, we chat with Trevor Acy—a fractional product manager and coach—about his journey from marketing into product...
From Newsrooms to Roadmaps: Olympia's Journey
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Olympia Bardis, Product Manager at CNBC, joins us to share how she made an unexpected pivot from journalism into product management. From managing con...
The Product Pivot | Is Product Management Evolving or Disappearing
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Product Pivot, we sit down with Brody Clemmer, Lead Product Manager at Little Otter, to discuss the future of product managemen...
The Product Pivot | Big Tech Myths - A PM’s Journey to Microsoft
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Product Pivot, Santi and Meagan sit down with Varsh, a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, to discuss her journey from solutio...
The Product Pivot | From Marketing to Product Management
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From Marketing to Product Management – Tyler Johnson, Product Manager at Nectar, shares how he made the leap from customer and product marketing int...
The Product Pivot | Meet Your Hosts
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of The Product Pivot! In this episode, hosts Santi and Meagan share their personal journeys pivoting from customer support ...
The Product Pivot | From PI to PM
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, co-hosts Santi and Meagan chat with Rachel, a Product Manager at Liferaft, about her unique journey from private investigator to PM.T...
The Product Pivot | Creativity in Product Management
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Santi and Meagan sit down with Brandon Green, a Staff Product Manager at Buffer, to explore his unconventional journey from mus...
Welcome to The Product Pivot: Your Guide to the Product Management Journey
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Product Pivot Podcast!Join hosts Meagan Glenn and Santiana Brace as they explore the world of product management. Whether you're l...