Podcasts about product management leader

Today, we're talking with Sowmya Sundararagavan, Senior Director of Product at Freshworks, an AI customer service, IT, and CRM software platform. This episode with Sowmya was a master class in product leadership after an acquisition. She explains: The worst thing you can do as a product leader post-acquisition Her process to successfully integrate separate product visions How to bridge the gap between old and new teams during M&As Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmya-s-ragavan/ Freshworks: https://www.freshworks.com/ Resources The FinOps Foundation: https://www.finops.org/ How to A/B test your product to millions in ARR | Eric Metelka, Head of Product (Eppo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u5vovkAtXc Chapters 00:00 Intro 01:08 Career Journey: From Banking to Tech 01:56 Navigating Post-Acquisition Challenges 04:47 Balancing Legacy and Innovation 07:44 Customer-Centric Focus in M&A 20:49 Evaluating M&A Opportunities 26:29 The Role of FinOps in Cloud Cost Management 33:26 AI in IT Operations and Asset Management 39:14 Outro Follow LaunchPod on YouTube We have a new YouTube page (https://www.youtube.com/@LaunchPod.byLogRocket)! Watch full episodes of our interviews with PM leaders and subscribe! What does LogRocket do? LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today. (https://logrocket.com/signup/?pdr)

Key aspects of product development, such as recognizing a true market opportunity, structuring teams for new market pursuits, and proving ROI when launching a new product are unpacked in this episode with Inessa Lurye as Holly Hester-Reilly's guest.  Inessa Lurye, as the Senior Director of Product and head of Women's Health at Hinge Health, identified a substantial market gap and shares her journey of developing a virtual program that has now served over 30,000 women. She has held product leadership roles at venture-funded startups, government agencies, and large corporations, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPP from the Kennedy School, and a BA from Swarthmore.  During product development, Inessa and her team focused on fostering empathy and understanding among team members through direct customer interactions. This episode emphasizes the significance of collaboration, innovation, and customer-centric approaches in product management and development. The conversation also touches on strategies for dealing with difficult stakeholders and addressing their concerns proactively.   Resource Links Follow Inessa on LinkedIn Visit the Hinge Health website Celebrate Inessa's 2023 Product Management Leader of the Year Award Follow Holly on Twitter Follow Holly on LinkedIn Visit the Product Science Group website Explore Product Science Workshops and Courses  Quotes from Inessa:"So initially we had a really focused, dedicated tiger team before any engineering was staffed... We were speaking [to] members or potential members, like really doing in-depth research to understand this space."  "We integrated the measurement of baseline data around pain and symptoms and specific patient reported outcomes... into our initial application to get a baseline and then into our app experience."  "We had our pelvic floor physical therapists and Hinge Health... a group of clinical specialists who are PTs that work with the product team to develop new products."  Lab Notes Lab Note 602.1: Great product leaders use all of the product science principles to succeed  (29:16) Lab Note 602.2: Include a subject matter expert on your cross-functional team for a tighter feedback loop (30:50) Lab Note 602.3: Evidence comes from customers, forums, and subject matter experts  (33:11) Lab Note 602.4: When your buyers aren't your users, make it easy for buyers to see the outcome (34:11) Lab Note 602.5: Simple tools can incentivize customer touchpoints for an outsized impact (36:57) Lab Note: 602.6: Spend the most time on your biggest naysayers  (39:11) View the transcript and the full episode description on the Product Science Podcast website here.Ready to elevate your product leadership game? Dive deep into practical solutions for real-world product challenges. Register now: https://www.productsciencegroup.com/services 

Jenny Wanger is a product consultant and coach who loves to educate PMs around the world and is doing just that with her product operations course on Reforge. Her hot take? Product leaders send their teams off for training but then don't do anything when they come back, and nothing changes. This leads them to question the value of the training, but it's almost never the quality of the training that's at fault, it's what they (don't) do with it. Find Jenny on LinkedIn and remember to check out her course on Reforge. If you'd like to appear on Hot Takes, please grab a time! Related episodes you should like: The Role of Product Management on Truly Agile Development Teams (Allen Holub, Software Architect, Consultant & Outspoken Twitter Agilist) Survive the Feature Factory by Applying Product Thinking to Product Thinking (John Cutler, Product Evangelist & Coach @ Amplitude) Escaping the Build Trap with Product Operations and Strong CPOs (Melissa Perri, Product Management Leader, Educator & Author "Escaping the Build Trap") OKRs: The Gateway Drug to Agility & Good Product Management (Jeff Gothelf, Product Management Consultant & Co-author "Lean UX" ) The Five Dysfunctions of Product Management Teams (Saeed Khan, Founder @ Transformation Labs) Going Beyond the Dreaded Product Demo and Creating the Perfect Sales Pitch (April Dunford, Author "Obviously Awesome" and "Sales Pitch") Enabling Strategic Product Decisions through Product Operations and Portfolio Management (Becky Flint, CEO of Dragonboat) Transforming your Organisation to the Product Operating Model (Marty Cagan, Author "Inspired", "Empowered" and "Transformed")

“There are certain things that product managers sometimes unintentionally do, or things they don't realize they do, that have really negative cascading impacts for engineers." Dan Corbin, Product Management Leader and Instructor at Pragmatic Institute In this episode, we dive deep into the dynamics between product managers and engineering teams with Dan Corbin, an experienced product management professional and instructor at Pragmatic Institute.   Dan shares his recent findings on the behaviors and practices that can either foster collaboration or create friction between these crucial roles.   With extensive experience leading product teams across various industries, Dan provides invaluable insights into building a harmonious and productive team environment.   Key Takeaways: Misconceptions About Engineer Satisfaction: Simple gestures like bringing donuts aren't enough; effective collaboration requires more nuanced approaches. Common PM Pitfalls: PMs often make unintentional mistakes, such as failing to validate customer needs, allowing scope creep, and not prioritizing effectively. Implementing Effective Changes: Dan emphasizes the importance of servant leadership, continuous learning, and aligning closely with engineering teams. Maintaining Clear Boundaries: PMs should focus on the "what" and "why," while engineers handle the "how" and "when," ensuring each team can work optimally within their expertise.   About Our Guest Dan Corbin is a seasoned product management leader dedicated to improving product strategy and operations for companies across diverse sectors. With a rich background in software development, Dan has a comprehensive understanding of both the technical and product side of the business.   Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a strong passion for his work and a dedication to helping others in the product management field. He is particularly interested in the dynamics between product and engineering teams and is committed to fostering effective communication and alignment within these roles. Dan's approach to product management emphasizes the importance of servant leadership, gratitude, and continual learning.   Dan is also the founder of The Product League and a regular speaker for Agile Austin, initiatives that further his mission of fostering effective product management practices. Always ready for a conversation, Dan Corbin is a regular guest on podcasts and a valuable contributor to discussions on product management best practices. About Pragmatic Institute Since 1993, Pragmatic Institute has provided training and professional development for product design and data professionals to accelerate innovation, increase customer satisfaction, and bolster revenue. Through our comprehensive methods and proprietary Pragmatic Framework, we train professionals with the skills needed to accelerate their product management and product marketing careers, increase team efficiency, and boost revenue.   Our online, in-person, and on-demand courses are taught by industry experts with decades of experience at top companies like Microsoft, Cisco, Dell, Hallmark, Quaker Oats, and Dun & Bradstreet.   We offer individual course training in product design and data and certification tracks for Product Management Certifications, Product Marketing Certifications, and the Pragmatic Product Master Certification. All attendees gain access to the Pragmatic Alumni Community, a network of over 30,000 alumni worldwide.   If you're looking for product management or product marketing training or are pursuing a product marketing certification or product management certification, browse our certification paths at Pragmatic Institute. Courses are available online, in-person, or on-demand to fit your schedule. Want to learn more about becoming a Pragmatic Certified Product Manager? Learn more here. #ProductManagement #ProductManager #ProductManagementCertification #ProductManagementStrategy #PragmaticInstitute  

John (aka @LastCoinStandng) is an avid Bitcoiner and educator focused on Bitcoin's second-order effects. He's a former Product Management Leader at Mastercard with 20 years of experience in consumer internet and financial services. He writes extensively on Bitcoin, particularly exploring how loyalty and merchant offers can drive Bitcoin's use as a medium of exchange. He has a strong background in user research, metrics, and business strategy, and is an advisor to Satsback, a European Bitcoin rewards company. → Follow John on https://x.com/LastCoinStandng

Melissa Perri is the renowned author of "Escaping the Build Trap" and a well-known product consultant and educator. She has worked for a long time with Denise Tilles, another seasoned product leader, with whom she has been evangelising Product Operations to help scale product companies effectively. They recently collaborated on a book, coincidentally called "Product Operations", and we spoke all about the story behind the book and the themes within it. Saeed Khan and I are planning a new course - please give us your feedback! The relationship between product management and sales teams is traditionally tricky, and a common complaint from B2B PMs. Saeed Khan and I are looking to help with this with an online course and we'd love your feedback on your relationship with sales. This will help shape the course and, if you want to take part when the course is ready, we'll give you a special discount. Please fill in the survey here. Thanks! Episode highlights:   1. Product Operations is about helping product managers make faster, better-quality decisions It's important to dispel the myth of multi-armed product managers who can just do everything. There's too much for everyone to do! This creates barriers to doing great product management work and pulls product managers away from doing the real, value-add product management work that they're judged on. 2. There are three pillars of product operations... The three pillars are ways to think about how to organise enablement. They are "Business & Data Insights", "Customer & Market Insights" and "Process and Practices". They are all the foundation of good product decision-making, and all companies will have a certain level of maturity already. 3. ... But you don't need to build all the pillars all at once You don't need to fix everything at once. If you already have good capabilities in one or more areas, fix the ones that you don't have good capabilities in! You don't need to boil the ocean, just find the biggest gaps and opportunities to improve, and start to work on them. 4. Process shouldn't be seen as a dirty word There's such a thing as too much process but, even if you don't call it process or try to define it, all work involves a process. It's important to have people to oversee the process at scale, prevent duplication or rework, and make sure that process is right-sized rather than ever-expanding. 5. The first step is being honest about your current state There are plenty of ways to go with product operations as you scale, but the most important thing is being really honest with yourself about what your most important limiting factors are, what your product managers are spending time on and what's going to work for you. Check out "Product Operations" "Many companies want to reap the benefits of economies of scale that comes with being a product-led company. As our businesses change shape to focus more on software, so do our ways of working. We need to make sure we're breaking down these silos of information and capabilities that arise at scale. To react quickly and set great Product Strategies, leaders and team members alike need access to high-quality data and a process to implement their decisions." Check it out on Amazon or the book website. Check out "Escaping the Build Trap" "To stay competitive in today's market, organizations need to adopt a culture of customer-centric practices that focus on outcomes rather than outputs. Companies that live and die by outputs often fall into the "build trap," cranking out features to meet their schedule rather than the customer's needs. In this book, Melissa Perri explains how laying the foundation for great product management can help companies solve real customer problems while achieving business goals. " Check it out on Amazon. Contact Melissa & Denise You can catch up with Melissa at melissaperri.com, check out https://productinstitute.com or follow her on LinkedIn. You can catch up with Denise at denisetilles.com or follow her on LinkedIn. Escaping the Build Trap with Product Operations and Strong CPOs (Melissa Perri, Product Management Leader, Educator & Author "Escaping the Build Trap") OKRs: The Gateway Drug to Agility & Good Product Management (Jeff Gothelf, Product Management Consultant & Co-author "Lean UX" ) Achieving Product Excellence with the Product Operations Manifesto (Antonia Landi, Product Ops Consultant & Co-Author "Product Operations Manifesto") Adventures in Product Management (Dan Olsen, Author "The Lean Product Playbook") Going Global! When and How to Take your Product International (Chui Chui Tan, International Growth Adviser & Director @ Beyō Global) Your Product is a Joke - How to use Improv Comedy Principles in Product Management (Amogh Sarda, Co-founder @ Eesel) Leading & Evolving Product Teams Through Hyperscale (Brian Shen, Product Director @ ClickUp) Optimising Product Planning with the Quartz Open Framework (Steve Johnson, Product Coach)

Listen to our conversation with Ipsita Basu, Product Management Leader at BILL all about rediscovering our passion in product. In this episode, Ipsita shares practical advice for product managers looking to get out of a rut and build innovative products that customers love. Featured Links: Follow Ipsita on LinkedIn | Bill | Read Ipsita's 'Product managers, stop being jaded' article at Mind The Product Our HostsLily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She's currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She's worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath. Randy Silver is a Leadership & Product Coach and Consultant. He gets teams unstuck, helping you to supercharge your results. Randy's held interim CPO and Leadership roles at scale-ups and SMEs, advised start-ups, and been Head of Product at HSBC and Sainsbury's. He participated in Silicon Valley Product Group's Coaching the Coaches forum, and speaks frequently at conferences and events. You can join one of communities he runs for CPOs (CPO Circles), Product Managers (Product In the {A}ether) and Product Coaches. He's the author of What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager's Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19. A recovering music journalist and editor, Randy also launched Amazon's music stores in the US & UK.

(Part 4/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence. Snowpal's Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators

(Part 6/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence. Snowpal's Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators

(Part 5/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence.

(Part 3/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence. Snowpal's Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators

(Part 2/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence. Snowpal's Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators

(Part 1/6) I had an opportunity to chat with Magali Pelissier, Product Management Leader at Cisco, about her latest book: "Future-Proofing Product Management: A Guide to Current Trends and Beyond", and it made for a very exciting conversation. You can find the book ⁠here⁠. Magali's podcast, "Product Perspectives", can be found on ⁠Apple⁠ & ⁠Spotify⁠. For more details, check out Magali's ⁠website⁠. Note: The entire conversation is spread across 6 episodes. I highly recommend that you watch them in sequence. Snowpal's Products: Backends as Services on AWS Marketplace Mobile Apps on App Store and Play Store Web App Education Platform for Learners and Course Creators

Creating AI workflows can be a challenging process. And while purchasing these types of technologies may be straightforward, implementing them across multiple teams is often anything but. That's where a company like Veritone can offer unparalleled support. With over 400 AI engines on their platform, they've created a unique operating system that helps companies orchestrate AI workflows with ease and efficacy.  Chris discusses the differences between legacy and generative AI, how LLMs have transformed chatbots, and what you can do to identify potential AI use cases within an organization. AI innovations are taking place at a remarkable pace and companies are feeling the pressure to innovate or be left behind, so tune in to learn more about AI applications in business and how you can revolutionize your workflow!Key Points From This Episode:An introduction to Chris Doe, Product Management Leader at Veritone.How Veritone is helping clients orchestrate their AI workflows.The four verticals Chris oversees: media, entertainment, sports, and advertising.Building solutions that infuse AI from beginning to end.An overview of the type of AI that Veritone is infusing.How they are helping their clients navigate the expansive landscape of cognitive engines.Fine-tuning generative AI to be use-case-specific for their clients.Why now is the time to be testing and defining proof of concept for generative AI.How LLMs have transformed chatbots to be significantly more sophisticated.Creating bespoke chatbots for clients that can navigate complex enterprise applications.The most common challenges clients face when it comes to integrating AI applications.Chris's advice on taking stock of an organization and figuring out where to apply AI.Tips on how to identify potential AI use cases within an organization.Quotes:“Anybody who's writing text can leverage generative AI models to make their output better.” — @chris_doe [0:05:32]“With large language models, they've basically given these chatbots a whole new life.” — @chris_doe [0:12:38]“I can foresee a scenario where most enterprise applications will have an LLM power chatbot in their UI.” — @chris_doe [0:13:31]“It's easy to buy technology, it's hard to get it adopted across multiple teams that are all moving in different directions and speeds.” — @chris_doe [0:21:16]“People can start new companies and innovate very quickly these days. And the same has to be true for large companies. They can't just sit on their existing product set. They always have to be innovating.” — @chris_doe [0:23:05]“We just have to identify the most problematic part of that workflow and then solve it.” — @chris_doe [0:26:20]Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Chris Doe on LinkedInChris Doe on XVeritoneHow AI HappensSama

On this week's Industrial Talk we're onsite at Xcelerate 23 in Orlando, FL and talking to Navin Kulkarni, Product Management Leader, Fluke Reliability about "The future of Fluke Reliability solutions and connected reliability". Get the answers to your "connected reliability" questions along with Navin's unique insight on the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview! Finally, get your exclusive free access to the Industrial Academy and a series on “Why You Need To Podcast” for Greater Success in 2023. All links designed for keeping you current in this rapidly changing Industrial Market. Learn! Grow! Enjoy! NAVIN KULKARNI'S CONTACT INFORMATION: Personal LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/navinkulkarni/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fluke-reliability/ Company Website: https://www.accelix.com/ PODCAST VIDEO: https://youtu.be/pv5mBDEh1xw THE STRATEGIC REASON "WHY YOU NEED TO PODCAST": OTHER GREAT INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES: NEOM: https://www.neom.com/en-us Fictiv: https://www.fictiv.com/ CAP Logistics: https://www.caplogistics.com/ Armis: https://www.armis.com/ Saviant Consulting: https://www.saviantconsulting.com/ Industrial Marketing Solutions:  https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-marketing/ Industrial Academy: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial-academy/ Industrial Dojo: https://industrialtalk.com/industrial_dojo/ We the 15: https://www.wethe15.org/ YOUR INDUSTRIAL DIGITAL TOOLBOX: LifterLMS: Get One Month Free for $1 – https://lifterlms.com/ Active Campaign: Active Campaign Link Social Jukebox: https://www.socialjukebox.com/ Industrial Academy (One Month Free Access And One Free License For Future Industrial Leader):

Transform your network with a secure foundation that unlocks the power of automation, simplicity, and network insights to meet the demands of the future workplace. In this podcast, Cisco Champions and Cisco experts discuss the ever-increasing bandwidth needs being driven by the rapid transition to more and more cloud services and next-generation Wi-Fi technology. We will highlight how the newest offering in the Catalyst 9500 Series—the high density 10/25G/50G C9500X-60L4D model with 400G uplinks—helps network operators take the next steps to meet the demand now and in the future. Learn more https://www.cisco.com/site/us/en/products/networking/switches/catalyst-9500-series-switches/index.html Cisco Champion Hosts Len Ledford, Cerium Networks, Technical Solutions Architect Pat Allen (twitter.com/layer8packet), Customers Bank, Sr. Network Engineer Tim Bertino (twitter.com/TimBertino) Nebraska Methodist Health System, Senior Network Engineer Guests Iqbal Syed, Cisco, Product Management Leader, ENB TME Platforms Ninad Diwakar, Cisco, Technical Marketing Engineer, ENB TME Platforms Moderator Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Customer Voices and Cisco Champion Program

I wanted to talk to Paweł Huryn, a Product Management Leader about #roadmaps Find Paweł Huryn on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-huryn/ Substack: https://huryn.substack.com/ This is the second episode of the second season of podcast - Serious Scrum Conversations in collaboration with @seriousscrum7314 Today we talk about:

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 34, we conclude our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we ponder the future of optics in routing. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:16 Future of 8000 Series routers 3:37 Coherent optics 5:47 Architectural shifts 10:03 Convergence of optical IP Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 33, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we talk about security features in the 8000 router. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:17 The bar is being raised 4:02 Security features of 8000 router 5:17 JTAG ports 7:38 Checking hardware identity Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 32, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we talk more about optics in routing and why the introduction 400G was such a big step. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 3:10 400G pipes and applications 7:08 Impact of single subscriber and resiliency 9:18 Debugging an optical link Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 31, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we talk about why high quality optics is more important for routing these days. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:25 Commodity vs asset data 7:11 Impact of reliable optics at higher data rate 8:30 Challenge of large footprint networks 11:00 Importance of optics qualification, e.g. Digital Coherent Optics Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 30, we continue our conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. In this episode we learn about the 8000 router's innovation outside of the Silicon One ASIC. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:16 XR software innovation 3:15 Linux based 5:00 Thermal design innovation 5:49 High-speed signal challenges 6:53 Fan trays Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

"Following the plan cannot become more important than meeting objectives." Maarten Dalmijn Today I was joined by Maarten Dalmijn, a popular Product Management Leader and soon-to-be-author of a book about Sprint Goals on that precise subject and everything around the importance of setting objectives:

Cisco's 8000 Series Router changed the game in high end routers, largely thanks to the Silicon One ASIC. It also introduced to the industry some of the first 400G ports along with Cisco's QSFP-DD form factor pluggable optics. In Episode 29, we begin a new conversation with Ammar Khan, Product Management Leader for the 8000 Series Router. We begin with his background in networking and ASICs. – Pat Chou, Cisco Optics Product Manager Ammar received his BSEE at the University of Oklahoma and an MBA from Santa Clara University. He started his career as member of technical staff at an ASIC emulation start-up, where he worked on cutting edge ASIC and FPGA designs. His first foray into networking system design was at another startup based out of Massachusetts. He then moved to Broadcom through the company's acquisition and launched and managed products with over $250M in revenue. In 2010 he moved to Ericsson's IP Division and defined their edge router line with an annual revenue of over $150M. Ammar joined Cisco in 2018 and has been with the 8000 Series Router team for over 4 and half years. He has worked on various areas of the 8000 product line, including fixed and modular systems, line cards, fabrics, optics, platform security, and more. Related links Cisco Optics-to-Device Compatibility Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/ Cisco Optics-to-Optics Interoperability Matrix: https://tmgmatrix.cisco.com/iop Cisco Optics Product Information: https://copi.cisco.com/ Additional resources Cisco Optics Podcast: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticspodcast Cisco Optics blogs: https://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ciscoopticsblog (subscribe at https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=CiscoOpticsBlog ) Cisco Optics YouTube playlist: http://cs.co/9008BlQen Cisco Optics landing page: cisco.com/go/optics Timestamps 2:24 Ammar's career background in routing and ASICs 4:42 ASICs for routing 5:53 System convergence 7:18 Silicon One innovation example (for 8000 Series Router) 10:55 Silicon One comparison with others 12:09 Next gen Silicon One Music credits Sunny Morning by FSM Team | https://www.free-stock-music.com/artist.fsm-team.html Upbeat by Mixaund | https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

From an early age, B. Pagels-Minor found the tech world to be an exciting place. And, driven by that excitement, they started from the ground up with a job in technical support. B worked their way through well-known companies like Apple and Netflix to work today for a Fortune 100 company. Though B. was always curious by nature, they didn't quite know what options they'd have to pursue as they figured out, “What they wanted to be when they grew up”. B. recognized that they can learn how to do anything with focus. However, they also realized that it was easy for them to procrastinate.  So, in order to avoid procrastinating, B. made a point of always over delivering on their promises.  B. is authentic in everything they do. Their authenticity is vital in building community, which is extremely important to them. Join us in this fascinating discussion with B. A conversation that you wish wouldn't end.  Visit https://www.iambeyondbarriers.com where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with B. Highlights:  [02:11] B.'s journey to where they are today in the world of tech  [09:11] Being authentic and not putting yourself in a box [16:35] Overcoming fears and limiting beliefs [22:38] How B. shifted their mindset about themself  [26:42] Building a powerful community [33:32] Being concerned about your likability [37:56] Lightning round questions Quotes: “I'm very curious about how to create great experiences for people.” – B. Pagels-Minor “You can't do anything well if you're only spending 50% of your time on it.” – B. Pagels-Minor “Instant action creates the most success.” – B. Pagels-Minor Lightning Round Questions: What book has greatly influenced you?  “Inherit the Wind” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee What is your favorite inspiring quote or saying?  “And now here's my secret, a very simple secret, it's only with the heart that one can see rightly, what is essential is invisible to the eye.” - “The Little Prince” What is one word or moniker you would use to describe yourself?  Truth Teller  What is one change you've implanted that made your life better?  Trying to read one news article a day What power song would you want playing as you walk out onto a stage?  “Queen” by Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu   About B. Pagels-Minor: B. Pagels-Minor is a speaker, fierce diversity advocate, and thought leader on product and culture development within technology companies. From Mississippi to Chicago to Silicon Valley, B. Pagels-Minor has spent over a decade creating great products for amazing brands and enriching the community around them, including working for Publicis Groupe, Sprout Social, and Apple to name a few. Today B. is an expert Product Management Leader, as well as a respected thought-leader in agile technologies. They approach every problem with strategy, curiosity, and genuine authenticity. As a dedicated enthusiast of sustainable processes, great products, and culture development, B.'s fierce drive to promote diversity in tech and impact real authentic change continues to define both their work and life outside of work. When there's free time to spare, you can find B. scouring the latest financial and tech news, leading a thought-provoking personal blog, and giving back to various organizations as an active board member holding roles like the Vice Chair & Secretary on the Board of Directors at Howard Brown Health for the LGBTQ community, and Vice President & Secretary on the Board of Directors at the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago. B. currently resides with their wife in Los Angeles, California.   Links: Website: https://www.bpagelsminor.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bpagelsminor/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/bpagelsminor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bpagelsminor/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bpagelsminor2/ 

Kenny Goldstein is a consumer-centric Product Management Leader with over 20 years of experience building products, platforms, and teams within start-ups and high-growth organizations. From re-platforms to product innovation and growth marketing, Kenny has pursued his passion for world-class experiences across market leaders in eCommerce, Automotive, Human Resources, FinTech, and SportsTech, earning several awards along the way. Most recently, Kenny has focused on Product Management Consulting, using his array of business experience and strategy skills to help companies bring products to market, stand up new teams, and support new strategic investments.

When I worked at the consumer products giant Unilever, I got an insider's view into how products go from the idea stage all the way to being available for sale on the store shelf. It's a long and comprehensive process characterized by different stages and gates a team has to pass through to keep the project (and idea) alive. While not on the same scale, authors have to follow a similar process to bring a book to market. In many ways, authors and product managers have a lot in common. My guest today knows something about that. MEET MOSHE MIKANOVSKY Moshe MIKANOVSKY is a Software Engineer and Product Management Leader who turns his creativity towards building software products, hosting a podcast, creating visual art, and writing. He participates in the National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and, in 2013, began writing his first novel The Resurrector, which can be purchased wherever books are sold online. In addition to his love for the written word, Moshe loves mentoring and coaching product managers and startup founders, helping them to realize their entrepreneurial dreams.  How did he come up with the idea for the Resurrector? How did his nine year old daughter influence him to start writing the story? What is the inspiration behind the symbolism on the cover? Listen in to hear the answers to these questions and learn how Moshe's professors and publisher helped turn his dream into a reality. GET IN TOUCH WITH MOSHE Learn more about Moshe at his website Follow Moshe on Instagram @moshe.mikanovsky.author Buy is book on Amazon If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @uncorkingastory. Visit us at https://uncorkingastory.com

Tune in to hear from Dave LeClair, Product Management Leader at ConnectWise, and JJ Jager, CRO and Board Advisor at Acronis, on the new Acronis integration into ConnectWise Recover Complete BDR and what it means for you.

Disruptive network transformation may only happen once a decade. First movers can set agendas and force competitors to defend for years. Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution fundamentally changes how IP and optical networks are built and operated forever. Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco's Converged SDN Transport architecture begins to put an end to a long history of inefficient use of network capital and simplifies operations for the 5G era. Specifically, Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution transforms customers' financials with up to 35% CapEx and 57% OpEx savings. No one else can deliver anything close. Learn how to evolve your current infrastructure. Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/ron?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Deirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), 14 West, Senior Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Guests: Rana El Desouky Kazamel, Cisco, Product Management Leader, MIG Routing Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

Disruptive network transformation may only happen once a decade. First movers can set agendas and force competitors to defend for years. Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution fundamentally changes how IP and optical networks are built and operated forever. Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco's Converged SDN Transport architecture begins to put an end to a long history of inefficient use of network capital and simplifies operations for the 5G era. Specifically, Cisco's Routed Optical Networking solution transforms customers' financials with up to 35% CapEx and 57% OpEx savings. No one else can deliver anything close. Learn how to evolve your current infrastructure. Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/ron?dtid=opdcsnc001469 Follow us: https://twitter.com/ciscochampion Cisco Champion Hosts: David Penaloza Seijas (twitter.com/davidsamuelps), Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Lead Network Consulting Engineer Deirra Footman (twitter.com/ccieby30), 14 West, Senior Network Engineer Shai Silberman (twitter.com/shaidom), San Jose State University, Director, Network Services Guests: Rana El Desouky Kazamel, Cisco, Product Management Leader, MIG Routing Moderator: Amilee San Juan (twitter.com/amileesan1), Cisco, Technical Influencer Marketing and Cisco Champion Program

Kevin Gentry sits down with Aaron Duke, a Product Management Leader with a ton of experience in Product and in life. They discuss all things Product and his journey in life that brought him to CO and into Product Management consulting. Follow us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/product-coffee Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/productcoffee/

Jason is an experienced Product Management Leader with a background building products at Apple, Yelp, The Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. Currently, he's a Product Manager at Yelp, defining and communicating Product Strategies and roadmaps, working with their engineering and design to hone and iterate on his ideas and working with our go-to-market teams, including Marketing, Sales and Customer Success. Get the FREE Product Book here

Lionel is an accomplished Product Management Leader with expertise in Operations Management, Financial Management (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), Lean Six Sigma, Supplier Development, Strategic Sourcing and Product Quality Management. His experience spans General Electric where he graduated from the highly regarded Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP) and owned Profit & Loss Responsibility as Manufacturing Shop Operations Manager of a High Volume Production Facility and three Fast Moving Innovative Start Ups (SpaceX, Faraday Future & Romeo Power) where he has held various Roles including Director of Procurement, Vice President of Engineering and Chief Operating Officer. Lionel holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and MPS in Supply Chain Management from The Penn State University. https://romeopower.com/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Lionel is an accomplished Product Management Leader with expertise in Operations Management, Financial Management (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow), Lean Six Sigma, Supplier Development, Strategic Sourcing and Product Quality Management. His experience spans General Electric where he graduated from the highly regarded Operations Management Leadership Program (OMLP) and owned Profit & Loss Responsibility as Manufacturing Shop Operations Manager of a High Volume Production Facility and three Fast Moving Innovative Start Ups (SpaceX, Faraday Future & Romeo Power) where he has held various Roles including Director of Procurement, Vice President of Engineering and Chief Operating Officer. Lionel holds a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University and MPS in Supply Chain Management from The Penn State University. https://romeopower.com/ https://nexuspmg.com/

Kenton is a lover of technology and product manager with experiences at Cardinal Health, Eventbrite, and currently Groups360. Since high school he has grown as an entrepreneurial leader and proves you don't need to go the "traditional" routes to become a PM. He also is a co-founder of helloGROOV: a platform designed to help those with their personal finance and wealth growth goals.Find episode transcript, resources, and specific chapter time stamps through the attached episode website link or at https://www.blackenterprisenetwork.fm/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benpodcast)

Vikas Jain is a Product Management Leader at Snowflake, specializing in identity and security. Vikas shares how Snowflake maintains a customer-centric environment by focusing on identity and security, how he is always looking to the future, and what it takes to enable a collaborative team at Snowflake. Show Notes: On tap for today’s episode: Spiced Chai Tea and Carrot Cake White Tea Snowflake and Hashmap: https://www.hashmapinc.com/snowflake Snowflake: https://www.snowflake.com/ Contact Us: https://www.hashmapinc.com/reach-out

Adam is a wartime product leader with 10 years of product experience and helps companies make more efficient software product teams. He also has experience as a startup founder, and loves to write on anything product and leadership specific to help others in the space. In this episode, we talk about what product management is, why it's so popular, and share resources as to how you can find a support system and get into product management.Find episode transcript, resources, and specific chapter time stamps through the attached episode website link or at https://www.blackenterprisenetwork.fm/Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/benpodcast)

What's Up Trendsetters!Today,  I talk with Susan Vosper, the Chief of Staff for Customer Service and Support at Microsoft and former Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement at Seattle University.Today's trend lines include:- power of partnership,- corporate alumni groups, and- lessons learned in corporate life and higher education.BioAs Chief of Staff for Customer Service and Support at Microsoft, Susan serves as an integral member and trusted advisor of the senior leadership team. She also leads Strategy & Business Planning which drives shared services for the organization including strategic planning, business management, communications, and employee experience.Susan came back to Microsoft in October 2017 after successfully serving for 20 years building upon a broad portfolio of skills in operations, product planning, and change management. She backed the development of the company's first sales operations team tasked with supporting Inside and Outside Sales. As a Business & Product Management Leader, Susan led strategic planning efforts and execution of initiatives such as leading organization development across global teams responsible for the delivery of technical support for Microsoft's cloud services. Susan also brings significant business planning expertise through her experience overseeing the Corporate Controller's office where she developed key financial and performance reporting, communications and strategic plans.Prior to coming back to Microsoft, Susan spent over 6 years as Assistant Vice President at Seattle University where she oversaw the strategic direction for the alumni engagement strategy and outreach efforts. Susan built a world-class Alumni Engagement Office by restructuring their business based on a customer relationship management model, designed to position the institution as a forward-thinking organization igniting human potential and forming leaders for purpose and impact. Susan excels at setting organizational vision, leading major change, scaling operations, and building positive organizational culture.She holds a BA in Psychology & Communications and a Leadership Executive MBA, both from Seattle University.On a personal note, Susan is married to Douglas and both are avid dog lovers with two golden retrievers Jupiter (11) and Darby (6). Outside of family, Susan is passionate about creating great experiences for customers and employees, creating clarity and strategic direction, and helping her team achieve their goals as well as reading, gardening and being a fitness junkie. 

Episode Sub-Title: Living the Product Leaders’  Dream In conversation with Product Management Leader, Krupa Natarajan where her software experiences with Gayatri From PM Power Consulting on her journey Started technology journey with fervor to learn and curiosity about Technology Transformed her thinking during the dot com bust to understand value delivered by her and for the customer Established a career as a product leader after spending many years in the engineering side Engineering driven products have made our life smoother, as a product leader I see what else is possible? Product needs to fit in the users’ ecosystem and life completely.. Else the product wouldn’t stay in the market Understanding of 3 levels of users in the enterprise and creating a value prop early and continuously has been valuable In the consumption driven software economy, you will be outdated quickly if you don’t adapt Living the product manager’s dream as one doesn’t have to worry about maintaining number of versions or having a perfect feature set due to the shipping constraints.   Its liberating to know that one can make small changes and see how user reacts and hence take several small bets along the way and has become less risk averse Staying in the wave of technology enablers and providing the needed features for enterprise customers has been quite enriching Consumers have more gadgets today than a CEO of the organisation. Envisions that would change and AI will be given in everything that we do Always ensuring that you wow people’s expectations beyond their dreams and out of the box and not just meet or exceed them doesn’t cut work. This has been her guiding principle  Krupa can be reached at https://www.linkedin.com/in/krupanatarajan/  Gayatri can be contacted at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaya3k/

Lionel Selwood is the President of Romeo Power, a company that leads the way in e-mobility with lightweight and efficient batteries. Lionel is an accomplished Product Management Leader with expertise in Operations Management, Financial Management, Lean Six Sigma, Supplier Development, Strategic Sourcing and Product Quality Management. 

Join Tony Pagliocco, Product Management Leader at Boeing, at his discussion on Expectation Management. Tony is an experienced PM and Engineer with over 18 years behind his shoulders.Get a FREE copy of our Product Book HERE

Want to go from being the engineer who builds the product to being the product manager who makes decisions around the product? Nate Stewart, VP of Product at Cockroach Labs, has done it. In this episode, Nate talks to Jonathan about his experience breaking into product management, leading product organizations and shares his tips how to get to the top as a product leader. It’s one thing to decide that you want to make the switch from being the engineer who builds the product to being the product manager who makes decisions around the product. Figuring out the best way to make that career transition...that’s a whole different beast. So how do you do it? Nate Stewart, VP of Product at Cockroach Labs, walks Jonathan through his experience breaking into product management after working as an engineer at Bloomberg—and how systems thinking, communication and relationship-building skills, and a genuine passion for product management can help you succeed as a Product Management Leader (no MBA necessary). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rockettalent/message

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister, PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation and managing products become more successful, grow their careers, and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode:  There are several thousand product managers on LinkedIn and many of them are women. However, I noticed that few product VPs are women. About the same time, I attended a “Women in Product Management” panel at Rocky Mountain Product Camp, moderated by Shaughnessy Speirs. Afterward we discussed how few product VPs are women and how it would be valuable to have a panel discussion focused on women in senior product roles. Shaughnessy ran with the idea and organized another panel a few months later for a conference called Denver Startup Week and I had it recorded to share with you. Four leaders joined the panel. Shawna Barnhart, Product Management Leader and Former VP of Product at Artifact UprisingHolly Vezina, Director of Product at APR ConsultingJenn Dearth, Product at StediAnn Koerner, Adjunct Professor of Product Management at DU and Former VP of Product at GutCheck Our moderator, Shaughnessy Speirs, has been a product manager in several software organizations with depth in agile software development and business analysis. This is a longer discussion. The panel responds to Shaughnessy’s questions for the first 30 minutes and the remaining time they respond to audience questions.

We sit down with David Pelton, Strategy and Product Management Leader at Vertex Inc., to discuss the recent supreme court ruling in the South Dakota v. Wayfair case and the effect it will have on online retailers.

Alex Bentley, Product Management Leader and Coach at IBM, describes the role of an Offering Manager at IBM (IBM has renamed Product Management to Offering Management). Alex has over 10 years of experience working as a Product Manager. He also leads the Associate Offering Manager program at IBM. You can check out IBM's Associate Offering Manager program here: http://ibm.biz/aomprogram Some of the areas that Alex talks about in this episode include: 1. How Offering Management is very similar to Product Management 2. Why IBM renamed Product Management to Offering Management - To emphasize the focus on building a business, as opposed to a product only 3. Difference between Offering Management at IBM and Product Management in some companies and Project Management 4. Examples of projects an Offering Manager might work on 5. How an Offering Manager/Product Manager needs to think like the CEO of the business 6. Examples of metrics that a Product/Offering Manager is evaluated on and how they vary with where the product is in its lifecycle 7. How Product/Offering Managers need to understand incentives of various stakeholders they work with - their customers, as well as internal stakeholders 8. Ability to say No and prioritize is critical 9. How Product/Offering Managers need to be able to context switch a lot. Alex blocks his calendar on Fridays to have some focused time for work. 10. Advice for candidates interested in breaking into Product Managemnt 11. Tons of helpful resources for interested candidates 12. Translate your work into measurable business impact when applying + what you did 13. Alex interviews a lot - common reasons why he rejects applicants for Product/Offering Management roles 14. Skills needed to do well in this job

In this week's episode Mark and Francesc are joined by Amit Pande, Product Management Leader for Google Cloud to discuss how machine learning can automate the media and entertainment industry. About Amit Pande Amit Pande is a Product Management Leader for Google Cloud. In this role, Amit is responsible for working closely with leaders across Media and Entertainment Industry to help them envision and transform their business with Google Cloud, Big Data and Machine Learning. Amit is a veteran product manager with 6 years of experience leading several successful products across Google Search, Ads and Google Play product areas. Prior to joining Google, Amit worked in various product and engineering leadership roles at Microsoft for 8 years including on Xbox Video and Music. Amit holds a masters degree in Computer Science from University of Southern California. He lives in San Francisco with his wife. Cool things of the week Cloud Speech API improves longform audio recognition and adds 30 new language variants blog Guide to common Cloud Dataflow use-case patterns part 1 part 2 How to build a conversational app using Cloud Machine Learning APIs part 1 part 2 Interview Cloud Media solutions Cloud CDN site docs Cloud AI products Tensorflow site Cloud Machine Learning Engine site docs Cloud Natural Language API site docs Cloud Speech API site docs Cloud Video Intelligence API site docs IBC 2017 in Amsterdam - Sept 14th - 18th, 2017 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE COMES TO CONTENT CREATION - Organized by ETC in LA on Sept 27, 2017 Question of the week We have a new answer to the question from last week! Is there a way to access and administer Kubernetes from my phone? Thanks to Dylan Graham for a great answer! Cabin github iOS Where can you find us next? Francesc will be presenting at Google Cloud Summit in Sydney in September, Velocity London in October, dotGo in Paris and Gophercon Brazil, in November. Mark is will be presenting at Pax Dev and then attending Pax West right after. He'll then be speaking at Gameacon and Austin Game Conference and attending Strangeloop once he's done with all that.

Join Jay Stansell in an interview with Tami Reiss, Lean + Agile Product Management Leader.We discuss some top product management tips from Tami's 10 years in product management, learn about how she founded "Just Not Sorry", how to manage executives in enterprise through a lean agile and experimentation approach.You can learn more about Tami at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamireiss and Jay at https://au.linkedin.com/in/jaystansellSupport the show (https://platform.productcoalition.com)