VP of Marketing at LogRocket.
Jeff Wharton has hosted 37 Episodes.
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Outcomes over outputs with Karla Fiske, VP
March 26th, 2024 | Season 1 | 36 mins 13 secs
business, digital experience, product management, technology
Today, our guest is Karla Fiske, Vice President of Product Management at Tebra.
Having previously led customer-centric product orgs at Experian, Arbonne, and Chipotle, Karla stepped in as the first VP of Product for Tebra’s Patient Experience division in June 2022 and quickly garnered cross-functional support for a unified product roadmap designed to mesh two merging companies into an end-to-end SaaS healthcare solution for SMBs.
On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Karla about her experience with mergers, particularly her role in integrating platforms at Tebra; the significance of communication, objective setting, and focusing on outcomes over outputs; and the 'product placemat' strategy to prioritize and communicate projects effectively across departments to minimize escalations and align organizational objectives.
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Navigating regulations with customer-centricity with Sai Vishnubhatla, CFA
March 12th, 2024 | Season 1 | 36 mins 33 secs
business, digital experience, product management, technology
Today, our guest is Sai Vishnubhatla, Head of P&C Innovation at USAA, and, at the time of recording, previously VP of Product at Hippo Insurance, where he led the product management teams responsible for launching products across acquisition, growth, and activation, as well as for building best-in-class pre- and post-purchase customer experiences
On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing Jeff Wharton, talks with Sai about how Sai decided to pursue his CFA and how it impacted how he looks at product, what it's like working in a highly regulated industry, and how to simultaneously and effectively serve customers and the business at large.
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Big product bets with Kristin Dorsett, CPO
March 4th, 2024 | Season 1 | 32 mins 58 secs
business, digital product experience, product management, technology
Today, our guest is Kristin Dorsett, Chief Product Officer at Viator, a Tripadvisor company and online marketplace for travel experiences.
On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing Jeff Wharton talks with Kristin about how knowing her customer well helped her forge a path into product management, cultivating a portfolio of different strengths, how she plans and executes big-bet projects, and how she leveraged voice-of-the-customer data to drive impactful product changes.
Kristin was previously in product leadership at Tripadvisor and, earlier in her career, held several roles at HomeAway developing products and services for vacation rental owners and property managers.
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Real-world AI products with Roman Gun, VP of Product
March 4th, 2024 | Season 1 | 33 mins 10 secs
business, digital experience, product management, technology
Today, our guest is Roman Gunn, vice president of product at Zeta Global, a cloud-based marketing technology company that focuses on multi-channel marketing tools.
On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing Jeff Wharton talks with Roman about addressing real customer problems with AI, utilizing a workback plan focused on a design north star, how Rick Rubin influenced Roman's own first principles thinking, and how to create products that can be elegant enough to solve everyday problems, but flexible enough to also solve the advanced problems. So here it is, our conversation with Roman Gun.
Before Zeta, Roman's eclectic background includes chief innovation officer at Fevo, senior product manager at Submersive Media, founder and head of product for GivingBell, and so much more.
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Accelerated product innovation with Ryan Johnson, CPO
March 4th, 2024 | Season 1 | 37 mins 52 secs
business, digital experience, product management, technology
Today, our guest is Ryan Johnson, Chief Product Officer at CallRail, where he focuses on developing best-in-class technology solutions to solve real-world problems.
On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing Jeff Wharton talks with Ryan about how to continue listening to customers even when scaling quickly, how to manage and apply customer data, and how to balance accelerated innovation with quality.
Ryan previously held leadership positions at Banjo (now MiiM), a movement intelligence company, and Vitrue, a social marketing and engagement platform that was acquired by Oracle during his tenure. He has experience in a variety of sectors, including online marketing, education, legal, financial services, and retail.