Today, our guest is Aakash Gupta, the author of Product Growth, the world's largest newsletter on product growth, with over 140K subscribers.
\n\nAakash has held an extensive array of product leader roles, spanning from Director of Growth at threadUp, Lead Product Manager at Epic Games, Head of Product Growth at Affirm, to most recently serving as VP of Product at Apollo.i.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Aakash about the different archetypes of product leaders and how those leadership types influence the teams around them; what Aakash's three big wake-up calls were throughout his career that drove him to become a better product leader as his career progressed; and how product growth has become an increasingly imperative role within an organization and how to optimize it.
\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aagupta/
\nProduct Growth website: https://www.news.aakashg.com/
\nSubstack: https://substack.com/@aakashgupta
\nMedium: https://aakashgupta.medium.com/
\nShreyas Doshi on The Three Different Types of Product Leaders and How To Hire Them: https://bit.ly/4eZxvwl
\nFounder Mode by Paul Graham: https://www.paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
\nLaw of Shitty Click-Throughs: https://andrewchen.com/the-law-of-shitty-clickthroughs/
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Special Guest: Aakash Gupta.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Aakash Gupta, CPO of Product Growth, the world's largest newsletter on product growth, with over 110K subscribers.\r\n\r\nAakash has held an extensive array of product leader roles, spanning from Director of Growth at threadUp, Lead Product Manager at Epic Games, Head of Product Growth at Affirm, to most recently serving as VP of Product at Apollo.io before launching Product Growth. \r\n\r\nToday, our guest is Aakash Gupta, the author of Product Growth, the world's largest newsletter on product growth, with over 140K subscribers.\r\n\r\nAakash has held an extensive array of product leader roles, spanning from Director of Growth at threadUp, Lead Product Manager at Epic Games, Head of Product Growth at Affirm, to most recently serving as VP of Product at Apollo.i. \r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Aakash about the different archetypes of product leaders and how those leadership types influence the teams around them; what Aakash's three big wake-up calls were throughout his career that drove him to become a better product leader as his career progressed; and how product growth has become an increasingly imperative role within an organization and how to optimize it.","date_published":"2024-10-15T04:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/81318d00-f160-452b-ac3d-1af220736b8e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59911403,"duration_in_seconds":2496}]},{"id":"7f005080-b8d7-4370-87b0-3279cae52013","title":"Building Product School from boostrapped to 2M members | Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder & CEO, Product School","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/building-product-school-bootstrapped-2m-members-carlos-gonzalez-de-villaumbrosia","content_text":"Today, our guest is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder and CEO of Product School. \n\nA seasoned startup founder and CEO, Carlos founded NetDay and Floqq before founding Product School in 2014. Since founding Product School, Carlos has grown his product training community to over 2 million product professionals, produces ProductCon, a multi-city product conference hosted every year, wrote the Amazon best-seller, The Product Book, and hosts the Proddys, an annual awards event honoring the best software products.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Carlos about how he went from a software engineer to successful founder; the changing dynamics of product roles, including strategies for scaling a business and the future potential of AI in product management; and why community engagement and continuous learning is beneficial to success.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/villaumbrosia/\nhttps://productschool.com/product-leaders/carlos-gonzalez-de-villaumbrosia\nhttps://x.com/villaumbrosia\nhttps://villaumbrosia.medium.com/\nhttps://x.com/ProductSchool\nhttps://productschool.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily_website-tw_homepagel\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder and CEO of Product School.
\n\nA seasoned startup founder and CEO, Carlos founded NetDay and Floqq before founding Product School in 2014. Since founding Product School, Carlos has grown his product training community to over 2 million product professionals, produces ProductCon, a multi-city product conference hosted every year, wrote the Amazon best-seller, The Product Book, and hosts the Proddys, an annual awards event honoring the best software products.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Carlos about how he went from a software engineer to successful founder; the changing dynamics of product roles, including strategies for scaling a business and the future potential of AI in product management; and why community engagement and continuous learning is beneficial to success.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/villaumbrosia/
\nhttps://productschool.com/product-leaders/carlos-gonzalez-de-villaumbrosia
\nhttps://x.com/villaumbrosia
\nhttps://villaumbrosia.medium.com/
\nhttps://x.com/ProductSchool
\nhttps://productschool.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=daily_website-tw_homepagel
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Special Guest: Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, Founder and CEO of Product School. \r\n\r\nA seasoned startup founder and CEO, Carlos founded NetDay and Floqq before founding Product School in 2014. Since founding Product School, Carlos has grown his product training community to over 2 million product professionals, produces ProductCon, a multi-city product conference hosted every year, wrote the Amazon best-seller, The Product Book, and hosts the Proddys, an annual awards event honoring the best software products.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Carlos about how he went from a software engineer to successful founder; the changing dynamics of product roles, including strategies for scaling a business and the future potential of AI in product management; and why community engagement and continuous learning is beneficial to success.","date_published":"2024-10-08T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/7f005080-b8d7-4370-87b0-3279cae52013.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":66044061,"duration_in_seconds":2751}]},{"id":"d4a4f599-d172-4e81-b472-07d8b5cb3269","title":"Ditch Founder Mode, go Team Mode | David LoPresti, Dir. U-Haul Apps (U-Haul)","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/ditch-founder-mode-go-team-mode-david-lopresti","content_text":"Today, our guest is David LoPresti, Director of U-Haul Apps at U-Haul. \n\nWith experience in a wide variety of areas, including operations management, customer service, sales, and marketing, David has grown his career at U-Haul over the past two decades. He began his tenure as a service manager before transitioning to web sales and, later, program management. David then became director of Moving Help, a U-Haul service, before taking over the U-Haul Apps program.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to David about balancing operational excellence and innovation to maintain market leadership, why “founder mode,” coined by Paul Graham, isn't the end-all-be-all of creating the best product or solution, and how he has scaled and innovated multiple U-Haul programs to drive transformation and success as a leader.\n\nSo here it is, our conversation with David Lopresti. \n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lopresti-475224179\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-david-lopresti/\nhttps://myuhaulstory.com/tag/david-lopresti/\nhttps://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.","content_html":"Today, our guest is David LoPresti, Director of U-Haul Apps at U-Haul.
\n\nWith experience in a wide variety of areas, including operations management, customer service, sales, and marketing, David has grown his career at U-Haul over the past two decades. He began his tenure as a service manager before transitioning to web sales and, later, program management. David then became director of Moving Help, a U-Haul service, before taking over the U-Haul Apps program.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to David about balancing operational excellence and innovation to maintain market leadership, why “founder mode,” coined by Paul Graham, isn't the end-all-be-all of creating the best product or solution, and how he has scaled and innovated multiple U-Haul programs to drive transformation and success as a leader.
\n\nSo here it is, our conversation with David Lopresti.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lopresti-475224179
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-david-lopresti/
\nhttps://myuhaulstory.com/tag/david-lopresti/
\nhttps://paulgraham.com/foundermode.html
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","summary":"Today, our guest is David LoPresti, Director of U-Haul Apps at U-Haul. \r\n\r\nWith experience in a wide variety of areas, including operations management, customer service, sales, and marketing, David has grown his career at U-Haul over the past two decades. He began his tenure as a service manager before transitioning to web sales and, later, program management. David then became director of Moving Help, a U-Haul service, before taking over the U-Haul Apps program.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to David about balancing operational excellence and innovation to maintain market leadership, why “founder mode” isn't the end-all-be-all of creating the best product or solution, and how he has scaled and innovated multiple U-Haul programs to drive transformation and success as a leader.\r\n\r\nSo here it is, our conversation with David Lopresti. ","date_published":"2024-10-01T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/d4a4f599-d172-4e81-b472-07d8b5cb3269.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":96027008,"duration_in_seconds":2400}]},{"id":"7b1dd899-49d2-4594-9e1b-6fe243a2e695","title":"Build a company, not a T-Rex | Rich DiTieri, Sr. Dir., EF (Startup Institute, Pintley, Stack Education)","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/build-company-not-t-rex-rich-ditieri","content_text":"Today, our guest is Rich DiTieri, Senior Director of Digital Product at Education First. \n\nRich has a broad-spanning career from working in tech, founding startups, and managing product. He founded the company Pintley, one of the fastest-growing craft beer communities that was hailed by the New York Times as “the Pandora of Beer.” He continued on to become CEO of the Startup Institute, a professional training and coaching program in Boston, and co-founded Stack Education, a marketplace that promotes more efficient, productive, and speedy clinical trials.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Rich about the importance of fostering a passionate work culture with the concept of “go slow to go fast”; what he learned founding a successful craft beer startup to address a key market need; and why aligning mission, roles, and teams is critical for career success.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/richditieri/\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Rich DiTieri.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Rich DiTieri, Senior Director of Digital Product at Education First.
\n\nRich has a broad-spanning career from working in tech, founding startups, and managing product. He founded the company Pintley, one of the fastest-growing craft beer communities that was hailed by the New York Times as “the Pandora of Beer.” He continued on to become CEO of the Startup Institute, a professional training and coaching program in Boston, and co-founded Stack Education, a marketplace that promotes more efficient, productive, and speedy clinical trials.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Rich about the importance of fostering a passionate work culture with the concept of “go slow to go fast”; what he learned founding a successful craft beer startup to address a key market need; and why aligning mission, roles, and teams is critical for career success.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/richditieri/
\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!
\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Rich DiTieri.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Rich DiTieri, Senior Director of Digital Product at Education First. \r\n\r\nRich has a broad-spanning career from working in tech, founding startups, and managing product. He founded the company Pintley, one of the fastest-growing craft beer communities that was hailed by the New York Times as “the Pandora of Beer.” He continued on to become CEO of the Startup Institute, a professional training and coaching program in Boston, and co-founded Stack Education, a marketplace that promotes more efficient, productive, and speedy clinical trials.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Rich about the importance of fostering a passionate work culture with the concept of “go slow to go fast”; what he learned founding a successful craft beer startup to address a key market need; and why aligning mission, roles, and teams is critical for career success.","date_published":"2024-09-24T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/7b1dd899-49d2-4594-9e1b-6fe243a2e695.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59851043,"duration_in_seconds":2493}]},{"id":"df28b194-6120-4793-888d-d49015f5c873","title":"Transforming and modernizing brands with Scott Lux, EVP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/transforming-modernizing-brands-scott-lux","content_text":"Today, our guest is Scott Lux, Vice President of Global E-commerce and Technology at Esprit, a retail apparel and fashion company. \n\nScott started his career in financial consulting at Fidelity before transitioning to program and product management at Infospace. From there, Scott moved into product management roles at companies like Chase, VML COMMERCE, L’Oreal, and American Express. Prior to joining Esprit, he led digital marketing and e-commerce initiatives at Diesel, John Varvatos Enterprises, Intermix, VIDEOSHOPS, and Eberjey.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Scott about the evolution of e-commerce and how it has effected commerce as a whole; how SaaS has both improved e-commerce but has brought with it complexities like site performance and tackling a new user experience; and how to build a cohesive brand in a competitive landscape, underlining the importance of adapting to new customer touchpoints.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/scottlux/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-scott-lux/\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Scott Lux.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Scott Lux, Vice President of Global E-commerce and Technology at Esprit, a retail apparel and fashion company.
\n\nScott started his career in financial consulting at Fidelity before transitioning to program and product management at Infospace. From there, Scott moved into product management roles at companies like Chase, VML COMMERCE, L’Oreal, and American Express. Prior to joining Esprit, he led digital marketing and e-commerce initiatives at Diesel, John Varvatos Enterprises, Intermix, VIDEOSHOPS, and Eberjey.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Scott about the evolution of e-commerce and how it has effected commerce as a whole; how SaaS has both improved e-commerce but has brought with it complexities like site performance and tackling a new user experience; and how to build a cohesive brand in a competitive landscape, underlining the importance of adapting to new customer touchpoints.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/scottlux/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-scott-lux/
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\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Scott Lux.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Scott Lux, Vice President of Global E-commerce and Technology at Esprit, a retail apparel and fashion company. \r\n\r\nScott started his career in financial consulting at Fidelity before transitioning to program and product management at Infospace. From there, Scott moved into product management roles at companies like Chase, VML COMMERCE, L’Oreal, and American Express. Prior to joining Esprit, he led digital marketing and e-commerce initiatives at Diesel, John Varvatos Enterprises, Intermix, VIDEOSHOPS, and Eberjey.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Scott about the evolution of e-commerce and how it has effected commerce as a whole; how SaaS has both improved e-commerce but has brought with it complexities like site performance and tackling a new user experience; and how to build a cohesive brand in a competitive landscape, underlining the importance of adapting to new customer touchpoints.","date_published":"2024-09-17T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/df28b194-6120-4793-888d-d49015f5c873.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55981375,"duration_in_seconds":2332}]},{"id":"a79b787c-ebeb-48ed-b9d9-ee78a5a7296d","title":"Less gas, more brakes, ship fast with Ben Newell, Product Executive","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/less-gas-more-brakes-ship-fast-ben-newell","content_text":"Today, our guest is Ben Newell, A product executive who has launched products into B2B and B2C environments for the last 25 years. \n\nBen spent the first 17 years of his career at Sabre, where he started as a software developer and later owned product portfolio strategy. He transitioned to VP product to launch LTK, before moving onto Stitch Fix. His latest role was VP Product at Miovision, a traffic management platform for cities. \n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Ben about the importance of psychological safety on product teams, how belief in success creates stronger teams, and how a foundation of solid product management principles is essential before graduating to more complex tactics.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bennewelldallas/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-ben-newell/\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Ben Newell.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Ben Newell, A product executive who has launched products into B2B and B2C environments for the last 25 years.
\n\nBen spent the first 17 years of his career at Sabre, where he started as a software developer and later owned product portfolio strategy. He transitioned to VP product to launch LTK, before moving onto Stitch Fix. His latest role was VP Product at Miovision, a traffic management platform for cities.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Ben about the importance of psychological safety on product teams, how belief in success creates stronger teams, and how a foundation of solid product management principles is essential before graduating to more complex tactics.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bennewelldallas/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-ben-newell/
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\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Ben Newell.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Ben Newell, A product executive who has launched products into B2B and B2C environments for the last 25 years. \r\n\r\nBen spent the first 17 years of his career at Sabre, where he started as a software developer and later owned product portfolio strategy. He transitioned to VP product to launch LTK, before moving onto Stitch Fix. His latest role was VP Product at Miovision, a traffic management platform for cities. \r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Ben about the importance of psychological safety on product teams, how belief in success creates stronger teams, and how a foundation of solid product management principles is essential before graduating to more complex tactics.","date_published":"2024-09-10T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/a79b787c-ebeb-48ed-b9d9-ee78a5a7296d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":61833993,"duration_in_seconds":2527}]},{"id":"538b8439-ad2a-4c58-81d0-0dccf5e3bba7","title":"The end of MVPs and prioritizing accountability with Jason Penkethman, CPO (Repeat)","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/end-mvps-prioritizing-accountability-jason-penkethman-cpo-repeat","content_text":"On today's repeat episode, our guest is Jason Penkethman, Chief Product Officer at Simpro Group, business software for trade professionals.\n\nPrior to working at Simpro group, Jason worked in product management, engineering, and leadership roles through a range of industries, including mobile devices, data services, SaaS, and automotive IoT.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-jason-penkethman/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jpenkethman/\n\nFollow LogRocket on TikTok!\n\nLove LaunchPod and the rest of LogRocket's great content? Follow us on TikTok for interview clips, UX tutorials, and more!\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Jason Penkethman.","content_html":"On today's repeat episode, our guest is Jason Penkethman, Chief Product Officer at Simpro Group, business software for trade professionals.
\n\nPrior to working at Simpro group, Jason worked in product management, engineering, and leadership roles through a range of industries, including mobile devices, data services, SaaS, and automotive IoT.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.
\n\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-jason-penkethman/
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jpenkethman/
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\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Jason Penkethman.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Jason Penkethman, Chief Product Officer at Simpro Group, business software for trade professionals.\r\n\r\nPrior to working at Simpro group, Jason worked in product management, engineering, and leadership roles through a range of industries, including mobile devices, data services, SaaS, and automotive IoT.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.","date_published":"2024-09-03T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/538b8439-ad2a-4c58-81d0-0dccf5e3bba7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50574496,"duration_in_seconds":2528}]},{"id":"7143217c-0d7f-4191-8b26-96ab3babcd6d","title":"How to build product like Linear with Nan Yu, Head of Product","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/how-build-product-linear-nan-yu","content_text":"Today, our guest is Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Prior to working at Linear, Nan worked at Mode, Abstract, Everlane, and Bank of America.\n\nOn today’s episode, Nan talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about being intentional with organizational design, prioritizing tasks that make product special while minimizing unnecessary complexity, and what is so important about heirloom tomatoes\n\nLinks and references\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-anovick-a837053/\nProduct Operations: How successful companies build better products at scale by Melissa Perri\n\nChapters\n\n00:00 Intro\n01:25 Essential tools for product managers\n02:07 Career highlights and organizational design\n05:27 Everlane's growth strategy\n08:03 Focus and prioritization in startups\n11:10 Challenges in organizational setup\n15:23 Team dynamics and management\n20:30 The importance of hiring based on need\n20:52 High output management principles\n22:46 Team structure and communication\n26:31 Balancing core and non-core tasks\n29:13 The Linear approach to project management\n33:48 Challenges with legacy project management tools\n35:45 The philosophy behind Linear's design\n37:40 Work trials at Linear\n40:44 Outro\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Prior to working at Linear, Nan worked at Mode, Abstract, Everlane, and Bank of America.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Nan talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about being intentional with organizational design, prioritizing tasks that make product special while minimizing unnecessary complexity, and what is so important about heirloom tomatoes
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-anovick-a837053/
\nProduct Operations: How successful companies build better products at scale by Melissa Perri
00:00 Intro
\n01:25 Essential tools for product managers
\n02:07 Career highlights and organizational design
\n05:27 Everlane's growth strategy
\n08:03 Focus and prioritization in startups
\n11:10 Challenges in organizational setup
\n15:23 Team dynamics and management
\n20:30 The importance of hiring based on need
\n20:52 High output management principles
\n22:46 Team structure and communication
\n26:31 Balancing core and non-core tasks
\n29:13 The Linear approach to project management
\n33:48 Challenges with legacy project management tools
\n35:45 The philosophy behind Linear's design
\n37:40 Work trials at Linear
\n40:44 Outro
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear, a purpose-built tool for planning and building products. Prior to working at Linear, Nan worked at Mode, Abstract, Everlane, and Bank of America.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Nan talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about being intentional with organizational design, prioritizing tasks that make product special while minimizing unnecessary complexity, and what is so important about heirloom tomatoes\r\n","date_published":"2024-08-27T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/7143217c-0d7f-4191-8b26-96ab3babcd6d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":58222591,"duration_in_seconds":2376}]},{"id":"8317286f-4ff7-4bd2-9773-7e9c50d074b8","title":"Run product like sales runs sales with Justin Anovick","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/run-product-sales-runs-sales-justin-anovick","content_text":"Today, our guest is Justin Anovick, experienced product leader who has served in senior product roles at Episerver, Optimizely, Syndigo, and many more.\n\nOn today’s episode, Justin talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of bridging the gaps between sales and product teams; adopting data-driven methodologies to optimize product development; and why constant communication is imperative to aligning with sales.\n\nSo, here it is, our conversation with Justin Anovick.\n\nLinks and references\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-anovick-a837053/\nProduct Operations: How successful companies build better products at scale by Melissa Perri\n\nChapters\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:13 The story behind the suits\n02:17 Diving into product operations\n10:34 Running Product like Sales\n16:48 The future of AI in product management\n20:55 The importance of hypothesis testing\n21:33 Balancing experience and data\n22:00 Complexities of experimentation\n25:47 Transitioning from sales to product\n28:55 Prioritization in product management\n32:13 Navigating sales and product tensions\n36:10 Lessons from pre-sales challenges\n40:22 Outro\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Justin Anovick.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Justin Anovick, experienced product leader who has served in senior product roles at Episerver, Optimizely, Syndigo, and many more.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Justin talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of bridging the gaps between sales and product teams; adopting data-driven methodologies to optimize product development; and why constant communication is imperative to aligning with sales.
\n\nSo, here it is, our conversation with Justin Anovick.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-anovick-a837053/
\nProduct Operations: How successful companies build better products at scale by Melissa Perri
00:00 Intro
\n00:13 The story behind the suits
\n02:17 Diving into product operations
\n10:34 Running Product like Sales
\n16:48 The future of AI in product management
\n20:55 The importance of hypothesis testing
\n21:33 Balancing experience and data
\n22:00 Complexities of experimentation
\n25:47 Transitioning from sales to product
\n28:55 Prioritization in product management
\n32:13 Navigating sales and product tensions
\n36:10 Lessons from pre-sales challenges
\n40:22 Outro
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Justin Anovick.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Justin Anovick, experienced product leader who has served in senior product roles at Episerver, Optimizely, Syndigo, and many more.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Justin talks to LogRocket’s VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of bridging the gaps between sales and product teams; adopting data-driven methodologies to optimize product development; and why constant communication is imperative to aligning with sales.\r\n\r\nSo, here it is, our conversation with Justin Anovick.","date_published":"2024-08-20T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/8317286f-4ff7-4bd2-9773-7e9c50d074b8.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":56916635,"duration_in_seconds":2371}]},{"id":"0cb6bdfc-8220-4d74-b775-9c98e6cd0396","title":"Perfect is not the answer with Shira Gershoni","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/perfect-not-answer-shira-gershoni","content_text":"Today, our guest is Shira Gershoni, seasoned product management executive, with 15 years of experience in eCommerce and SaaS product development across North America and Europe. Shira started her career in web development and later transitioned to technical product management while at Eternity-IT, followed by leadership positions at NeoGames, Soluto, and Asurion.\n\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the significance of focusing on creating omnichannel experiences, why using AI enhances user experiences and making data-driven decisions, and how a culture of iteration in product is more impactful than aiming for perfection.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shira-gershoni-vp-product/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-shira-gershoni/\n\nChapters\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:05 Omnichannel in practice\n01:51 Understanding personas\n02:56 Challenges in omnichannel transition\n04:22 Managing digital and physical products\n06:24 The role of product managers\n13:00 Kickoff meetings and iteration\n22:04 Leveraging AI in product management\n26:27 Outro\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Shira Gershoni.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Shira Gershoni, seasoned product management executive, with 15 years of experience in eCommerce and SaaS product development across North America and Europe. Shira started her career in web development and later transitioned to technical product management while at Eternity-IT, followed by leadership positions at NeoGames, Soluto, and Asurion.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the significance of focusing on creating omnichannel experiences, why using AI enhances user experiences and making data-driven decisions, and how a culture of iteration in product is more impactful than aiming for perfection.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shira-gershoni-vp-product/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-shira-gershoni/
00:00 Intro
\n00:05 Omnichannel in practice
\n01:51 Understanding personas
\n02:56 Challenges in omnichannel transition
\n04:22 Managing digital and physical products
\n06:24 The role of product managers
\n13:00 Kickoff meetings and iteration
\n22:04 Leveraging AI in product management
\n26:27 Outro
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Shira Gershoni.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Shira Gershoni, seasoned product management executive, with 15 years of experience in eCommerce and SaaS product development across North America and Europe. Shira started her career in web development and later transitioned to technical product management while at Eternity-IT, followed by leadership positions at NeoGames, Soluto, and Asurion.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the significance of focusing on creating omnichannel experiences, why using AI enhances user experiences and making data-driven decisions, and how a culture of iteration in product is more impactful than aiming for perfection.\r\n\r\n\r\n","date_published":"2024-08-13T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/0cb6bdfc-8220-4d74-b775-9c98e6cd0396.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39723842,"duration_in_seconds":1606}]},{"id":"a7a76ab9-6002-4773-a15e-111358bd957f","title":"The success of fractional leadership with Jennifer Moore","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/success-fractional-leadership-jennifer-moore","content_text":"Today, our guest is Jennifer Moore, a seasoned product executive who has built and launched customer-centric, data-inspired solutions for over 20 years within B2B SaaS and financial services. She currently currently runs a comprehensive consulting services firm, Strategies that Spark, and serves as the Chief Product & Growth Officer for her clients.\n\nJennifer began her career as a technical writer at a Series A startup, Oakley Networks. She then transitioned to project management at Wells Fargo and Zions Bancorporation before moving into product management and the B2B SaaS industry. Most recently, she led product and design teams at companies such as Workfront (acquired by Adobe), Pluralsight, and various startups.\n\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about what she learned about product moving between different industries like finance and SaaS; the significance of domain expertise; focusing on team dynamics and incremental process improvements; and how she uses consulting to help companies grow their product initiatives.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynemoran/\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-r-moore/\nhttps://calendly.com/jennifer-r-moore\nhttps://productplusbyjennifer.substack.com/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-jennifer-moore/\n\nChapters\n\n00:00 Intro\n00:09 Journey from technical writing to product management\n02:27 Transition to financial services and first exit\n03:48 Challenges and innovations in financial services\n05:50 Shift to software as a service (SaaS)\n09:38 Consulting and fractional leadership\n20:12 Impact of AI on product management\n25:41 Outro\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Jennifer Moore.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Jennifer Moore, a seasoned product executive who has built and launched customer-centric, data-inspired solutions for over 20 years within B2B SaaS and financial services. She currently currently runs a comprehensive consulting services firm, Strategies that Spark, and serves as the Chief Product & Growth Officer for her clients.
\n\nJennifer began her career as a technical writer at a Series A startup, Oakley Networks. She then transitioned to project management at Wells Fargo and Zions Bancorporation before moving into product management and the B2B SaaS industry. Most recently, she led product and design teams at companies such as Workfront (acquired by Adobe), Pluralsight, and various startups.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about what she learned about product moving between different industries like finance and SaaS; the significance of domain expertise; focusing on team dynamics and incremental process improvements; and how she uses consulting to help companies grow their product initiatives.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynemoran/
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-r-moore/
\nhttps://calendly.com/jennifer-r-moore
\nhttps://productplusbyjennifer.substack.com/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-jennifer-moore/
00:00 Intro
\n00:09 Journey from technical writing to product management
\n02:27 Transition to financial services and first exit
\n03:48 Challenges and innovations in financial services
\n05:50 Shift to software as a service (SaaS)
\n09:38 Consulting and fractional leadership
\n20:12 Impact of AI on product management
\n25:41 Outro
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Jennifer Moore.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Jennifer Moore, a seasoned product executive who has built and launched customer-centric, data-inspired solutions for over 20 years within B2B SaaS and financial services. She currently currently runs a comprehensive consulting services firm, Strategies that Spark, and serves as the Chief Product & Growth Officer for her clients.\r\n\r\nJennifer began her career as a technical writer at a Series A startup, Oakley Networks. She then transitioned to project management at Wells Fargo and Zions Bancorporation before moving into product management and the B2B SaaS industry. Most recently, she led product and design teams at companies such as Workfront (acquired by Adobe), Pluralsight, and various startups.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Jennifer talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about what she learned about product moving between different industries like finance and SaaS; the significance of domain expertise; focusing on team dynamics and incremental process improvements; and how she uses consulting to help companies grow their product initiatives.","date_published":"2024-08-06T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/a7a76ab9-6002-4773-a15e-111358bd957f.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":38367450,"duration_in_seconds":1549}]},{"id":"32f97fed-34c0-4fae-bd3e-5c91d153280e","title":"Paper to pixels: navigating product regulation and UX with Carolyne Moran, VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/paper-pixels-navigating-product-regulation-ux-carolyne-moran","content_text":"Today, our guest is Carolyne Moran, VP of Product Management and UX at OneSpan, a digital identity and anti-fraud solutions company. \n\nCarolyne began her career in logistics and product management at Airborne Entertainment, where she managed direct-to-consumer mobile promotions. Carolyne then transitioned to managing mobile apps and UX at Yellow Pages/Pages Jaunes – Canada, a digital media and marketing company. She later joined eSignLive by VASCO, which was acquired by OneSpan in 2015.\n\nOn today’s episode, Carolyne talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the importance of collaborating across product and UX teams; why being customer-obsessed and incorporating customer feedback is crucial; and the challenges of developing product in a highly regulated industry.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynemoran/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Carolyne Moran.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Carolyne Moran, VP of Product Management and UX at OneSpan, a digital identity and anti-fraud solutions company.
\n\nCarolyne began her career in logistics and product management at Airborne Entertainment, where she managed direct-to-consumer mobile promotions. Carolyne then transitioned to managing mobile apps and UX at Yellow Pages/Pages Jaunes – Canada, a digital media and marketing company. She later joined eSignLive by VASCO, which was acquired by OneSpan in 2015.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Carolyne talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the importance of collaborating across product and UX teams; why being customer-obsessed and incorporating customer feedback is crucial; and the challenges of developing product in a highly regulated industry.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/carolynemoran/
\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Carolyne Moran.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Carolyne Moran, VP of Product Management and UX at OneSpan, a digital identity and anti-fraud solutions company. \r\n\r\nCarolyne began her career in logistics and product management at Airborne Entertainment, where she managed direct-to-consumer mobile promotions. Carolyne then transitioned to managing mobile apps and UX at Yellow Pages/Pages Jaunes – Canada, a digital media and marketing company. She later joined eSignLive by VASCO, which was acquired by OneSpan in 2015.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Carolyne talks to LogRocket’s CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, about the importance of collaborating across product and UX teams; why being customer-obsessed and incorporating customer feedback is crucial; and the challenges of developing product in a highly regulated industry.","date_published":"2024-07-30T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/32f97fed-34c0-4fae-bd3e-5c91d153280e.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":30249124,"duration_in_seconds":1211}]},{"id":"72aaf4d7-5b63-49ff-8cd5-d3475e248bc0","title":"Building iconic customer experiences with Susan Stavitzski, Principal PM","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/building-iconic-customer-experiences-susan-stavitzski","content_text":"Today, our guest is Susan Stavitzski, Principal Product Manager at CarMax, and was previously the director of product at Hatch, a small software startup. \n\nSusan's career didn't follow a straight trajectory in product management, however — she originally started in marketing, where she developed an obsession with talking to customers. \n\nOn today's episode, Susan talks to LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of creating an iconic customer experience, both online and in-store; engaging in continuous customer feedback and field research, including practical examples and strategies her team employs, such as self-service appraisal models and rapid prototyping; and the significance of product marketing.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://linkedin.com/in/susan-stavitzski/\nhttps://medium.com/@susan_ski\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-susan-stavitzski/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Susan Stavitzski.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Susan Stavitzski, Principal Product Manager at CarMax, and was previously the director of product at Hatch, a small software startup.
\n\nSusan's career didn't follow a straight trajectory in product management, however — she originally started in marketing, where she developed an obsession with talking to customers.
\n\nOn today's episode, Susan talks to LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of creating an iconic customer experience, both online and in-store; engaging in continuous customer feedback and field research, including practical examples and strategies her team employs, such as self-service appraisal models and rapid prototyping; and the significance of product marketing.
\n\nhttps://linkedin.com/in/susan-stavitzski/
\nhttps://medium.com/@susan_ski
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-susan-stavitzski/
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Susan Stavitzski.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Susan Stavitzski, Principal Product Manager at CarMax, and was previously the director of product at Hatch, a small software startup. \r\n\r\nSusan's career didn't follow a straight trajectory in product management, however — she originally started in marketing, where she developed an obsession with talking to customers. \r\n\r\nOn today's episode, Susan talks to LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of creating an iconic customer experience, both online and in-store; engaging in continuous customer feedback and field research, including practical examples and strategies her team employs, such as self-service appraisal models and rapid prototyping; and the significance of product marketing.","date_published":"2024-07-23T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/72aaf4d7-5b63-49ff-8cd5-d3475e248bc0.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54345846,"duration_in_seconds":2215}]},{"id":"2e93f9e6-9f42-4f79-8d6e-1b9759e578dc","title":"Driving B2B SaaS innovation with Josh Schoonmaker, Global VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/driving-b2b-saas-innovation-josh-schoonmaker-optimizely","content_text":"Today, our guest is Josh Schoonmaker, Global Vice President, Product Management, Commerce at Optimizely. Josh started his career at HP, where he worked for just over a decade, and then transitioned to working at eBay as a program manager. He served in product leadership roles at Tozny and Consolidated Supply Co. before joining Optimizely in 2020.\n\nOn today’s episode, Josh discusses Optimizely’s recent achievements, including their recognition by leading analysts and their $400 million ARR milestone; the importance of composability in their products; the integration of B2B sales experience into product excellence; and the significance of a holistic customer experience. \n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joshschoonmaker/\nLeader Spotlight: The balance between assertive and kind leadership, with Josh Schoonmaker\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Josh Schoonmaker.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Josh Schoonmaker, Global Vice President, Product Management, Commerce at Optimizely. Josh started his career at HP, where he worked for just over a decade, and then transitioned to working at eBay as a program manager. He served in product leadership roles at Tozny and Consolidated Supply Co. before joining Optimizely in 2020.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Josh discusses Optimizely’s recent achievements, including their recognition by leading analysts and their $400 million ARR milestone; the importance of composability in their products; the integration of B2B sales experience into product excellence; and the significance of a holistic customer experience.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joshschoonmaker/
\nLeader Spotlight: The balance between assertive and kind leadership, with Josh Schoonmaker
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Josh Schoonmaker.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Josh Schoonmaker, Global Vice President, Product Management, Commerce at Optimizely. Josh started his career at HP, where he worked for just over a decade, and then transitioned to working at eBay as a program manager. He served in product leadership roles at Tozny and Consolidated Supply Co. before joining Optimizely in 2020.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Josh discusses Optimizely’s recent achievements, including their recognition by leading analysts and their $400 million ARR milestone; the importance of composability in their products; the integration of B2B sales experience into product excellence; and the significance of a holistic customer experience. ","date_published":"2024-07-16T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/2e93f9e6-9f42-4f79-8d6e-1b9759e578dc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":59373804,"duration_in_seconds":2473}]},{"id":"a446e2a1-0a55-4b4e-8ff5-7ab54f1686ed","title":"Managing product through an IPO and beyond with Charles Battle, Head of Product","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/charles-battle-managing-product-ipo-beyond","content_text":"Today, our guest is Charles Battle, Head of Product at Ibotta, a Denver-based performance marketing platform known for its cash-back offers and digital coupons. \n\nCharles leads a 50-person product organization that oversees various disciplines, including product management, product design, product analytics, and UX research. Charles started his product management career at TouchTunes Interactive Networks and has since worked for several financial technology companies, such as American Express, LendingTree, and Guaranteed Rate.\n\nOn today’s episode, Charles shares his experience with Ibotta's recent IPO and their strategic pivot from a direct-to-consumer cashback app to a performance marketing company. He discusses the impact of the IPO on the team, the importance of prioritization and focusing on problem-solving in product development, and how the company validated and executed their new strategy. \n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cnbattle/\nLeader Spotlight: Letting the customer decide, with Charles Battle\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.Special Guest: Charles Battle.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Charles Battle, Head of Product at Ibotta, a Denver-based performance marketing platform known for its cash-back offers and digital coupons.
\n\nCharles leads a 50-person product organization that oversees various disciplines, including product management, product design, product analytics, and UX research. Charles started his product management career at TouchTunes Interactive Networks and has since worked for several financial technology companies, such as American Express, LendingTree, and Guaranteed Rate.
\n\nOn today’s episode, Charles shares his experience with Ibotta's recent IPO and their strategic pivot from a direct-to-consumer cashback app to a performance marketing company. He discusses the impact of the IPO on the team, the importance of prioritization and focusing on problem-solving in product development, and how the company validated and executed their new strategy.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cnbattle/
\nLeader Spotlight: Letting the customer decide, with Charles Battle
LogRocket provides AI-first session replay and analytics that surfaces UX and technical issues impacting user experiences. Understand where your users are struggling by trying it free at LogRocket.com.
Special Guest: Charles Battle.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Charles Battle, Head of Product at Ibotta, a Denver-based performance marketing platform known for its cash-back offers and digital coupons. \r\n\r\nCharles leads a 50-person product organization that oversees various disciplines, including product management, product design, product analytics, and UX research. Charles started his product management career at TouchTunes Interactive Networks and has since worked for several financial technology companies, such as American Express, LendingTree, and Guaranteed Rate.\r\n\r\nOn today’s episode, Charles shares his experience with Ibotta's recent IPO and their strategic pivot from a direct-to-consumer cashback app to a performance marketing company. He discusses the impact of the IPO on the team, the importance of prioritization and focusing on problem-solving in product development, and how the company validated and executed their new strategy. ","date_published":"2024-07-09T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/a446e2a1-0a55-4b4e-8ff5-7ab54f1686ed.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54548113,"duration_in_seconds":2223}]},{"id":"92d5ff44-9cac-4e52-ae44-0df670f053f2","title":"Big bets, tech giants, and design North stars","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/big-bets-tech-giants-design-north-stars","content_text":"While those of us in the US are taking time this week away from work, we're bringing you some of our favorite snippets from LaunchPod. \n\nOn today's episode, you'll hear from Kristin Dorsett about prioritizing big bets, Steve Chazin about how working at Apple in the 90s with Steve Jobs transformed how he managed product, and Roman Gun about workback plans focused on a design North star.\n\nLinks\n\nKristin Dorsett\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindorsett/\nLeader Spotlight: Matching talent to problems, with Kristin Dorsett\n\nSteve Chazin\nLeader Spotlight: Helping turn Apple’s business around, with Steve Chazin\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin\nhttps://twitter.com/stevechazin\n\nRoman Gun\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/romangun/\nLeader Spotlight: Right-sizing processes, with Roman Gun\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guests: Kristin Dorsett, Roman Gun, and Steve Chazin.","content_html":"While those of us in the US are taking time this week away from work, we're bringing you some of our favorite snippets from LaunchPod.
\n\nOn today's episode, you'll hear from Kristin Dorsett about prioritizing big bets, Steve Chazin about how working at Apple in the 90s with Steve Jobs transformed how he managed product, and Roman Gun about workback plans focused on a design North star.
\n\nKristin Dorsett
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindorsett/
\nLeader Spotlight: Matching talent to problems, with Kristin Dorsett
Steve Chazin
\nLeader Spotlight: Helping turn Apple’s business around, with Steve Chazin
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin
\nhttps://twitter.com/stevechazin
Roman Gun
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/romangun/
\nLeader Spotlight: Right-sizing processes, with Roman Gun
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guests: Kristin Dorsett, Roman Gun, and Steve Chazin.
","summary":"While those of us in the US are taking time this week away from work, we're bringing you some of our favorite snippets from LaunchPod. \r\n\r\nOn today's episode, you'll hear from Kristin Dorsett about prioritizing big bets, Steve Chazin about how working at Apple in the 90s with Steve Jobs transformed how he managed product, and Roman Gun about workback plans focused on a design North star.","date_published":"2024-07-02T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/92d5ff44-9cac-4e52-ae44-0df670f053f2.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34993550,"duration_in_seconds":1457}]},{"id":"1acca2af-fcb8-4e17-a45e-51323598385c","title":"The zone of benefit with Oji Udezue, Principal (Part 2)","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/oji-udezue-benefit-zone-pt-2","content_text":"Today, we continue our conversation with Oji Udezue, Principal at ProductMind, product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader.\n\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.\n\nOn today’s part two of Oji’s two-part episode, we talk about his experience working on Twitter's creator initiatives, the concept of 'forest time,' a practice of stepping back to gain strategic perspective, and Oji's insights on product-led growth (PLG), emphasizing the importance of solving customer problems and adaptive business strategies.\n\nSo here it is, the second part of our conversation with Oji Udezue.\n\nLinks\n\nPre-order link for Oji’s book, “Building Rocket Ships”\nWriting: https://ojiudezue.substack.com/\nConsulting: https://productmind.co\nTwitter: https://x.com/ojiudezue\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/ojiudezue\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Oji Udezue.","content_html":"Today, we continue our conversation with Oji Udezue, Principal at ProductMind, product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader.
\n\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.
\n\nOn today’s part two of Oji’s two-part episode, we talk about his experience working on Twitter's creator initiatives, the concept of 'forest time,' a practice of stepping back to gain strategic perspective, and Oji's insights on product-led growth (PLG), emphasizing the importance of solving customer problems and adaptive business strategies.
\n\nSo here it is, the second part of our conversation with Oji Udezue.
\n\nPre-order link for Oji’s book, “Building Rocket Ships”
\nWriting: https://ojiudezue.substack.com/
\nConsulting: https://productmind.co
\nTwitter: https://x.com/ojiudezue
\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/ojiudezue
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Oji Udezue.
","summary":"Today, we continue our conversation with Oji Udezue, Principal at ProductMind, product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader.\r\n\r\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.\r\n\r\nOn today’s part two of Oji’s two-part episode, we talk about his experience working on Twitter's creator initiatives, the concept of 'forest time,' a practice of stepping back to gain strategic perspective, and Oji's insights on product-led growth (PLG), emphasizing the importance of solving customer problems and adaptive business strategies.","date_published":"2024-06-25T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/1acca2af-fcb8-4e17-a45e-51323598385c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36527669,"duration_in_seconds":1521}]},{"id":"ca7eb290-1a4b-40da-8582-7efcb48fe657","title":"The zone of benefit with Oji Udezue, Principal (Part 1)","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/oji-udezue-benefit-zone-pt-1","content_text":"Today, our guest is Oji Udezue, AI product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader. \n\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.\n\nOn today's part one of a two-part episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Oji about his upcoming book, 'Building Rocket Ships;' the complexity of product management due to its multi-disciplinary nature requiring skills in engineering, design, psychology, and economics; and the 'Zone of Benefit' concept, which helps assess market disruptiveness and emphasizes the need for a high value to price ratio to drive change in customers.\n\nLinks\n\nPre-order link for Oji’s book, “Building Rocket Ships”\nWriting: https://ojiudezue.substack.com/\nConsulting: https://productmind.co\nTwitter: https://x.com/ojiudezue\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/ojiudezue\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Oji Udezue, AI product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader.
\n\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.
\n\nOn today's part one of a two-part episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Oji about his upcoming book, 'Building Rocket Ships;' the complexity of product management due to its multi-disciplinary nature requiring skills in engineering, design, psychology, and economics; and the 'Zone of Benefit' concept, which helps assess market disruptiveness and emphasizes the need for a high value to price ratio to drive change in customers.
\n\nPre-order link for Oji’s book, “Building Rocket Ships”
\nWriting: https://ojiudezue.substack.com/
\nConsulting: https://productmind.co
\nTwitter: https://x.com/ojiudezue
\nLinkedIn: https://linkedin/in/ojiudezue
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Oji Udezue, AI product expert, author, and an innovation-focused, multi-disciplined business leader. \r\n\r\nOji has had an extensive and successful career, spanning his time as CPO of Typeform, Head of Product for Creation and Conversation at Twitter, CPO of Calendly, and Head of Product at Atlassian.\r\n\r\nOn today's part one of a two-part episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Oji about his upcoming book, 'Building Rocket Ships;' the complexity of product management due to its multi-disciplinary nature requiring skills in engineering, design, psychology, and economics; and the 'Zone of Benefit' concept, which helps assess market disruptiveness and emphasizes the need for a high value to price ratio to drive change in customers.","date_published":"2024-06-18T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/ca7eb290-1a4b-40da-8582-7efcb48fe657.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":73552016,"duration_in_seconds":1838}]},{"id":"0a8be00b-c54b-48b0-9970-5cf5abcbcd92","title":"Digital transformation in fleet management with Fatima Howes, VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/fatima-howes-digital-transformation-fleet-management","content_text":"Today, our guest is Fatima Howes, Vice President Of Product Management and CX Design for Fleet Telematics at Azuga, a subsidiary of Bridgestone.\n\nBefore joining Bridgestone, Fatima served in product leadership roles at Assignar and Procore Technologies, both construction management software companies. She didn't always work in software, however; Fatima started as an analyst in public affairs and transitioned to software and product through a sales development representative role.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Fatina about her strategies for managing by exception, prioritizing customer needs, and finding common denominators among different stakeholders such as drivers, fleet managers, and insurance companies. The discussion also highlights the shift from traditional product management to a more holistic approach involving co-creation, risk modeling, and design management. \n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimahowes/\nManaging by exception, with Fatima Howes\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Fatima Howes.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Fatima Howes, Vice President Of Product Management and CX Design for Fleet Telematics at Azuga, a subsidiary of Bridgestone.
\n\nBefore joining Bridgestone, Fatima served in product leadership roles at Assignar and Procore Technologies, both construction management software companies. She didn't always work in software, however; Fatima started as an analyst in public affairs and transitioned to software and product through a sales development representative role.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Fatina about her strategies for managing by exception, prioritizing customer needs, and finding common denominators among different stakeholders such as drivers, fleet managers, and insurance companies. The discussion also highlights the shift from traditional product management to a more holistic approach involving co-creation, risk modeling, and design management.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimahowes/
\nManaging by exception, with Fatima Howes
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Fatima Howes.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Fatima Howes, Vice President Of Product Management and CX Design for Fleet Telematics at Azuga, a subsidiary of Bridgestone.\r\n\r\nBefore joining Bridgestone, Fatima served in product leadership roles at Assignar and Procore Technologies, both construction management software companies. She didn't always work in software, however; Fatima started as an analyst in public affairs and transitioned to software and product through a sales development representative role.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Fatina about her strategies for managing by exception, prioritizing customer needs, and finding common denominators among different stakeholders such as drivers, fleet managers, and insurance companies. The discussion also highlights the shift from traditional product management to a more holistic approach involving co-creation, risk modeling, and design management. ","date_published":"2024-06-11T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/0a8be00b-c54b-48b0-9970-5cf5abcbcd92.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":102569408,"duration_in_seconds":2564}]},{"id":"5bfad55c-79df-4658-bcd3-2c03c1916f17","title":"Navigating product teams and tech stacks with Nancy Wang, SVP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/nancy-wang-product-teams-tech-stacks","content_text":"Today, our guest is Nancy Wang, Senior Vice President, Product Operations at Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), a market leader in the vacation ownership industry. \n\nNancy spent the last decade of her career working at Alert Logic, a comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio now owned by Fortra, beginning as a lead system engineer. Nancy worked her way up to principal engineer before taking on product management responsibilities and, ultimately, becoming Vice President of Technical Product Management. In her tenure, Nancy led the Alert Logic MDR product’s scale from 0 to 80 million MRR within two years.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Nancy about how she leveraged her engineering background to excel in product roles, her strategic approach to building and leading a comprehensive product operations team at HGV, and the importance of planning, transformation, open-mindedness in acquisitions, and continual improvement.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-wang-9a20a014/\nEnabling a cultural mind shift, with Nancy Wang\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Nancy Wang.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Nancy Wang, Senior Vice President, Product Operations at Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), a market leader in the vacation ownership industry.
\n\nNancy spent the last decade of her career working at Alert Logic, a comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio now owned by Fortra, beginning as a lead system engineer. Nancy worked her way up to principal engineer before taking on product management responsibilities and, ultimately, becoming Vice President of Technical Product Management. In her tenure, Nancy led the Alert Logic MDR product’s scale from 0 to 80 million MRR within two years.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Nancy about how she leveraged her engineering background to excel in product roles, her strategic approach to building and leading a comprehensive product operations team at HGV, and the importance of planning, transformation, open-mindedness in acquisitions, and continual improvement.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-wang-9a20a014/
\nEnabling a cultural mind shift, with Nancy Wang
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Nancy Wang.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Nancy Wang, Senior Vice President, Product Operations at Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), a market leader in the vacation ownership industry. \r\n\r\nNancy spent the last decade of her career working at Alert Logic, a comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio now owned by Fortra, beginning as a lead system engineer. Nancy worked her way up to principal engineer before taking on product management responsibilities and, ultimately, becoming Vice President of Technical Product Management. In her tenure, Nancy led the Alert Logic MDR product’s scale from 0 to 80 million MRR within two years.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Nancy about how she leveraged her engineering background to excel in product roles, her strategic approach to building and leading a comprehensive product operations team at HGV, and the importance of planning, transformation, open-mindedness in acquisitions, and continual improvement.","date_published":"2024-06-04T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/5bfad55c-79df-4658-bcd3-2c03c1916f17.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":49605376,"duration_in_seconds":2480}]},{"id":"068d3298-b205-4902-9a36-af50280aefd5","title":"Risk-taking with tech giants with Steve Chazin, VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/steve-chazin","content_text":"Today, our guest is Steve Chazin, Vice President of Products at Alarm.com, a technology company that focuses on intelligently connected property. He has been in product since his first job building technology for Raytheon. \n\nSteve then became Senior Director, Marketing & Account Executive and Systems Engineer at Apple, where he worked for nearly a decade. He’s remained in tech since then and has worked in various leadership roles at companies such as Avid, Ellucian, Salesforce, Symantec, Cisco, and more.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Steve about his experience working at Apple, competing with Final Cut Pro, and his current role at alarm.com. They discuss the importance of user-centered product design, the impact of AI in home security, and the value of staying intellectually curious in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Helping turn Apple’s business around, with Steve Chazin\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin\nhttps://twitter.com/stevechazin\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Steve Chazin.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Steve Chazin, Vice President of Products at Alarm.com, a technology company that focuses on intelligently connected property. He has been in product since his first job building technology for Raytheon.
\n\nSteve then became Senior Director, Marketing & Account Executive and Systems Engineer at Apple, where he worked for nearly a decade. He’s remained in tech since then and has worked in various leadership roles at companies such as Avid, Ellucian, Salesforce, Symantec, Cisco, and more.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Steve about his experience working at Apple, competing with Final Cut Pro, and his current role at alarm.com. They discuss the importance of user-centered product design, the impact of AI in home security, and the value of staying intellectually curious in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Helping turn Apple’s business around, with Steve Chazin
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/chazin
\nhttps://twitter.com/stevechazin
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Steve Chazin.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Steve Chazin, Vice President of Products at Alarm.com, a technology company that focuses on intelligently connected property. He has been in product since his first job building technology for Raytheon. \r\n\r\nSteve then became Senior Director, Marketing & Account Executive and Systems Engineer at Apple, where he worked for nearly a decade. He’s remained in tech since then and has worked in various leadership roles at companies such as Avid, Ellucian, Salesforce, Symantec, Cisco, and more.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Steve about his experience working at Apple, competing with Final Cut Pro, and his current role at alarm.com. They discuss the importance of user-centered product design, the impact of AI in home security, and the value of staying intellectually curious in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.","date_published":"2024-05-21T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/068d3298-b205-4902-9a36-af50280aefd5.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":36605056,"duration_in_seconds":1830}]},{"id":"8c5f188f-68a6-45c7-98b0-8a67a65af858","title":"Navigating M&A decision-making with Ben Hackett, SVP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/ben-hackett","content_text":"Today, our guest is Ben Hackett, Senior VP of Product Management at Accolade, a personalized healthcare company for employers health plans, government agencies, and consumers. He began his career as a product manager at Blacktee Systems, an integrated technology services firm, before transitioning to LabKey Software. \n\nPrior to joining Accolade eight years ago, Ben co-founded jydo, an IoT platform that helped facility managers manage, monitor, and control thousands of conference room devices. \n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, Ben shares insights on decision-making in M&A deals, cultural alignment in acquisitions, and the role of AI in medicine.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: How first principles tie into ruthless prioritization, with Ben Hackett\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bchackett/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Ben Hackett.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Ben Hackett, Senior VP of Product Management at Accolade, a personalized healthcare company for employers health plans, government agencies, and consumers. He began his career as a product manager at Blacktee Systems, an integrated technology services firm, before transitioning to LabKey Software.
\n\nPrior to joining Accolade eight years ago, Ben co-founded jydo, an IoT platform that helped facility managers manage, monitor, and control thousands of conference room devices.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, Ben shares insights on decision-making in M&A deals, cultural alignment in acquisitions, and the role of AI in medicine.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: How first principles tie into ruthless prioritization, with Ben Hackett
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/bchackett/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Ben Hackett.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Ben Hackett, Senior VP of Product Management at Accolade, a personalized healthcare company for employers health plans, government agencies, and consumers. He began his career as a product manager at Blacktee Systems, an integrated technology services firm, before transitioning to LabKey Software. \r\n\r\nPrior to joining Accolade eight years ago, Ben co-founded jydo, an IoT platform that helped facility managers manage, monitor, and control thousands of conference room devices. \r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, Ben shares insights on decision-making in M&A deals, cultural alignment in acquisitions, and the role of AI in medicine.","date_published":"2024-05-14T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/8c5f188f-68a6-45c7-98b0-8a67a65af858.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":34285216,"duration_in_seconds":1714}]},{"id":"d08164ac-a51a-4968-8af2-65225ec4adbb","title":"Aligning the physical and digital with Christine Kuei, Dir. of Product Management","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/christine-kuei","content_text":"Today, our guest is Christine Kuei, Director of Product Management at Forever 21. Christine started her career in email marketing at Experian, and her natural curiosity about digital customer behavior propelled her transition into product management. Christine has since worked in a range of industries including B2B SaaS, ecommerce and fintech, and led product organizations at Chipotle and PetSmart before moving to Forever 21.\n\nOn this episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Christine about the challenges and strategies involved in aligning digital transformations with physical customer experiences, using user research to enhance customer loyalty, tackling product management obstacles, and optimizing team dynamics for successful outcomes.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Growing the omnichannel market, with Christine Kuei\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christinekuei/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Christine Kuei.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Christine Kuei, Director of Product Management at Forever 21. Christine started her career in email marketing at Experian, and her natural curiosity about digital customer behavior propelled her transition into product management. Christine has since worked in a range of industries including B2B SaaS, ecommerce and fintech, and led product organizations at Chipotle and PetSmart before moving to Forever 21.
\n\nOn this episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Christine about the challenges and strategies involved in aligning digital transformations with physical customer experiences, using user research to enhance customer loyalty, tackling product management obstacles, and optimizing team dynamics for successful outcomes.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Growing the omnichannel market, with Christine Kuei
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christinekuei/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Christine Kuei.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Christine Kuei, Director of Product Management at Forever 21. Christine started her career in email marketing at Experian, and her natural curiosity about digital customer behavior propelled her transition into product management. Christine has since worked in a range of industries including B2B SaaS, ecommerce and fintech, and led product organizations at Chipotle and PetSmart before moving to Forever 21.\r\n\r\nOn this episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Christine about the challenges and strategies involved in aligning digital transformations with physical customer experiences, using user research to enhance customer loyalty, tackling product management obstacles, and optimizing team dynamics for successful outcomes.","date_published":"2024-05-07T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/d08164ac-a51a-4968-8af2-65225ec4adbb.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43833484,"duration_in_seconds":1777}]},{"id":"10a744ed-840e-4bf7-9de0-b46a472732e4","title":"Navigating B2B and B2C dynamics with Matt DiBari, CPO","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/matt-dibari","content_text":"Today, our guest is Matt DiBari, CPO at SpotHero. He has spent the majority of his career working in the automotive industry, the first decade of which was at CDK Global. Matt also served in senior product management and leadership roles at Cars.com before transitioning to SpotHero in 2019.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Matt about the differences between B2B and B2C approaches, the importance of strategic investment, personalization projects, and provides valuable advice for aspiring product managers.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Catching up to consumer expectations, with Matt DiBari\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdibari/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Matt DiBari.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Matt DiBari, CPO at SpotHero. He has spent the majority of his career working in the automotive industry, the first decade of which was at CDK Global. Matt also served in senior product management and leadership roles at Cars.com before transitioning to SpotHero in 2019.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Matt about the differences between B2B and B2C approaches, the importance of strategic investment, personalization projects, and provides valuable advice for aspiring product managers.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Catching up to consumer expectations, with Matt DiBari
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewdibari/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Matt DiBari.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Matt DiBari, CPO at SpotHero. He has spent the majority of his career working in the automotive industry, the first decade of which was at CDK Global. Matt also served in senior product management and leadership roles at Cars.com before transitioning to SpotHero in 2019.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Matt about the differences between B2B and B2C approaches, the importance of strategic investment, personalization projects, and provides valuable advice for aspiring product managers.","date_published":"2024-04-30T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/10a744ed-840e-4bf7-9de0-b46a472732e4.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":35385376,"duration_in_seconds":1769}]},{"id":"3da70fc2-beb1-48b7-bbac-ab9448fa6d9a","title":"Redefining product development in SMB fintech with Alo Mukerji","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/alo-mukerji","content_text":"Today, our guest is Alo Mukerji, VP of Product at WaveHQ, which develops money management software for small business owners.\n\nDriven by a genuine love for small and midsize businesses, Alo has worked in product leadership roles at Constant Contact, Buildium (acquired by RealPage), Toast, and Privy (acquired by Attentive). Alo’s specialties include creating frictionless product experiences and increasing revenue through pricing models and new product lines.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Alo about driving innovations at a fintech company, focusing on SMBs, and the importance of rapid innovation. \n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Making a tangible impact for SMBs, with Alo Mukerji\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alo-mukerji-9a7154\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Alo Mukerji.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Alo Mukerji, VP of Product at WaveHQ, which develops money management software for small business owners.
\n\nDriven by a genuine love for small and midsize businesses, Alo has worked in product leadership roles at Constant Contact, Buildium (acquired by RealPage), Toast, and Privy (acquired by Attentive). Alo’s specialties include creating frictionless product experiences and increasing revenue through pricing models and new product lines.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Alo about driving innovations at a fintech company, focusing on SMBs, and the importance of rapid innovation.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Making a tangible impact for SMBs, with Alo Mukerji
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/alo-mukerji-9a7154
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Alo Mukerji.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Alo Mukerji, VP of Product at WaveHQ, which develops money management software for small business owners.\r\n\r\nDriven by a genuine love for small and midsize businesses, Alo has worked in product leadership roles at Constant Contact, Buildium (acquired by RealPage), Toast, and Privy (acquired by Attentive). Alo’s specialties include creating frictionless product experiences and increasing revenue through pricing models and new product lines.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Alo about driving innovations at a fintech company, focusing on SMBs, and the importance of rapid innovation. ","date_published":"2024-04-23T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/3da70fc2-beb1-48b7-bbac-ab9448fa6d9a.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":54367920,"duration_in_seconds":2216}]},{"id":"dc32de2e-1fbf-4d97-93a7-1fcc734c7e3d","title":"The end of MVPs and prioritizing accountability with Jason Penkethman, CPO","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/jason-penkethman","content_text":"Today, our guest is Jason Penkethman, Chief Product Officer at Simpro Group, business software for trade professionals.\n\nPrior to working at Simpro group, Jason worked in product management, engineering, and leadership roles through a range of industries, including mobile devices, data services, SaaS, and automotive IoT.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Applying an ROI model, with Jason Penkethman\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jpenkethman/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Jason Penkethman.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Jason Penkethman, Chief Product Officer at Simpro Group, business software for trade professionals.
\n\nPrior to working at Simpro group, Jason worked in product management, engineering, and leadership roles through a range of industries, including mobile devices, data services, SaaS, and automotive IoT.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Applying an ROI model, with Jason Penkethman
\n
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jpenkethman/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Jason Penkethman.
","summary":"On today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Jason about emphasizing the importance of a go-to-market perspective, customer interaction, the importance of accountability, and leadership challenges like team alignment and data-driven decisions.","date_published":"2024-04-16T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/dc32de2e-1fbf-4d97-93a7-1fcc734c7e3d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":50574496,"duration_in_seconds":2528}]},{"id":"acd16060-badb-4618-bc57-1572b7b07cfd","title":"Product success through community engagement with Michael Liss, VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/michael-liss","content_text":"Today our guest is Michael Liss, Vice President of Product at the New York Post.\n\nMichael has been at the Post for the last 10 years, and has worked in several sectors of media throughout his career, including book publishing, digital marketing, journalism, and media production. In his current position, Michael plays a leading role in all digital initiatives for New York Post, Page Six, and Decider.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Michael about product management in media, the importance of the user and editorial experiences, and how bolstering community engagement was successful for the Post.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mliss/\nMichael Liss' New York Post archive\nLeader Spotlight: Shaping the evolution of digital media, with Michael Liss\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Michael Liss.","content_html":"Today our guest is Michael Liss, Vice President of Product at the New York Post.
\n\nMichael has been at the Post for the last 10 years, and has worked in several sectors of media throughout his career, including book publishing, digital marketing, journalism, and media production. In his current position, Michael plays a leading role in all digital initiatives for New York Post, Page Six, and Decider.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Michael about product management in media, the importance of the user and editorial experiences, and how bolstering community engagement was successful for the Post.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mliss/
\nMichael Liss' New York Post archive
\nLeader Spotlight: Shaping the evolution of digital media, with Michael Liss
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Michael Liss.
","summary":"Today our guest is Michael Liss, Vice President of Product at the New York Post.\r\n\r\nMichael has been at the Post for the last 10 years, and has worked in several sectors of media throughout his career, including book publishing, digital marketing, journalism, and media production. In his current position, Michael plays a leading role in all digital initiatives for New York Post, Page Six, and Decider.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, talks to Michael about product management in media, the importance of the user and editorial experiences, and how bolstering community engagement was successful for the Post.","date_published":"2024-04-09T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/acd16060-badb-4618-bc57-1572b7b07cfd.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":52805056,"duration_in_seconds":2640}]},{"id":"020d7a63-c52f-4c89-b10d-3a03ba2e5de9","title":"Product vision and alignment with Sandy Huang","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/sandy-huang","content_text":"Today, our guest is Sandy Huang, Vice President of Product Management at GoodRx.\n\nSandy has worked in tech for most of her career, beginning at small startups such as MusicNow, which was later acquired by AOL, as well as WeddingChannel, which was acquired by The Knot. She then moved on to companies including Shutterfly, Minted, Jive Software, and Flipboard. \n\nBefore joining GoodRX, Sandy worked at Amazon as Head of Product, where she led the global visual search and discovery team for Amazon Shopping, and led the Alexa team developing experiences and content. \n\nIn this episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Sandy about the importance of alignment in product management, ways to collaborate with stakeholders, and insights from her experiences at Amazon working on projects like Alexa and Global Search and Discovery.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyhuangproduct/\nhttps://twitter.com/SandyHuangPM\nLeader Spotlight: Finding your superpower, with Sandy Huang\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Sandy Huang.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Sandy Huang, Vice President of Product Management at GoodRx.
\n\nSandy has worked in tech for most of her career, beginning at small startups such as MusicNow, which was later acquired by AOL, as well as WeddingChannel, which was acquired by The Knot. She then moved on to companies including Shutterfly, Minted, Jive Software, and Flipboard.
\n\nBefore joining GoodRX, Sandy worked at Amazon as Head of Product, where she led the global visual search and discovery team for Amazon Shopping, and led the Alexa team developing experiences and content.
\n\nIn this episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Sandy about the importance of alignment in product management, ways to collaborate with stakeholders, and insights from her experiences at Amazon working on projects like Alexa and Global Search and Discovery.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sandyhuangproduct/
\nhttps://twitter.com/SandyHuangPM
\nLeader Spotlight: Finding your superpower, with Sandy Huang
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Sandy Huang.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Sandy Huang, Vice President of Product Management at GoodRx.\r\n\r\nSandy has worked in tech for most of her career, beginning at small startups such as MusicNow, which was later acquired by AOL, as well as WeddingChannel, which was acquired by The Knot. She then moved on to companies including Shutterfly, Minted, Jive Software, and Flipboard. \r\n\r\nBefore joining GoodRX, Sandy worked at Amazon as Head of Product, where she led the global visual search and discovery team for Amazon Shopping, and led the Alexa team developing experiences and content. \r\n\r\nIn this episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Sandy about the importance of alignment in product management, ways to collaborate with stakeholders, and insights from her experiences at Amazon working on projects like Alexa and Global Search and Discovery.","date_published":"2024-04-02T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/020d7a63-c52f-4c89-b10d-3a03ba2e5de9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37703409,"duration_in_seconds":1521}]},{"id":"77550a7a-f69f-428c-a21e-c434823f669d","title":"Outcomes over outputs with Karla Fiske, VP","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/karla-fiske-outcomes-outputs","content_text":"Today, our guest is Karla Fiske, Vice President of Product Management at Tebra.\n\nHaving 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.\n\nOn 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.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karlafiske/\nLeader Spotlight: Flattening the learning curve, with Karla Fiske\n\nReferences\n\n“The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter” by Michael D. Watkins\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Karla Fiske.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Karla Fiske, Vice President of Product Management at Tebra.
\n\nHaving 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.
\n\nOn 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.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/karlafiske/
\nLeader Spotlight: Flattening the learning curve, with Karla Fiske
“The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter” by Michael D. Watkins
\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Karla Fiske.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Karla Fiske, Vice President of Product Management at Tebra.\r\n\r\nHaving 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.\r\n\r\nOn 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.\r\n","date_published":"2024-03-26T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/77550a7a-f69f-428c-a21e-c434823f669d.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":43475776,"duration_in_seconds":2173}]},{"id":"0d3eab2d-3e25-4049-8c8e-0f41aae2c7b3","title":"Revolutionizing small business banking with Herman Man, CPO","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/herman-man-small-business-banking","content_text":"Today, our guest is Herman Man, Chief Product Officer at Bluevine, where he’s building the next-generation digital banking platform for small businesses.\n\nOriginally a computer scientist and engineer by trade, Herman quickly earned a reputation as “one of the few developers with a personality,” throwing himself headfirst into solving complex technical problems for business users who crave simplicity in their fintech solutions. In addition to leading the product function at Bluevine, he also oversees design, which he says ensures a seamless experience for customers and empowers the wider organization to approach problem solving from a user-centered perspective.\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Herman about how he used his background in engineering to build his career in product, what it's like building a product for the banking industry and the challenges that come with that industry, and how startups can use feedback to disrupt bigger competitors.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanjman/\nhttps://twitter.com/herman_man\nLeader Spotlight: Sweating the details, with Herman Man\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Herman Man.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Herman Man, Chief Product Officer at Bluevine, where he’s building the next-generation digital banking platform for small businesses.
\n\nOriginally a computer scientist and engineer by trade, Herman quickly earned a reputation as “one of the few developers with a personality,” throwing himself headfirst into solving complex technical problems for business users who crave simplicity in their fintech solutions. In addition to leading the product function at Bluevine, he also oversees design, which he says ensures a seamless experience for customers and empowers the wider organization to approach problem solving from a user-centered perspective.
\n\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Herman about how he used his background in engineering to build his career in product, what it's like building a product for the banking industry and the challenges that come with that industry, and how startups can use feedback to disrupt bigger competitors.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanjman/
\nhttps://twitter.com/herman_man
\nLeader Spotlight: Sweating the details, with Herman Man
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Herman Man.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Herman Man, Chief Product Officer at Bluevine, where he’s building the next-generation digital banking platform for small businesses.\r\n\r\nOriginally a computer scientist and engineer by trade, Herman quickly earned a reputation as “one of the few developers with a personality,” throwing himself headfirst into solving complex technical problems for business users who crave simplicity in their fintech solutions. In addition to leading the product function at Bluevine, he also oversees design, which he says ensures a seamless experience for customers and empowers the wider organization to approach problem solving from a user-centered perspective.\r\n\r\nOn today's episode, LogRocket's CEO and Head of Product, Matt Arbesfeld, talks to Herman about how he used his background in engineering to build his career in product, what it's like building a product for the banking industry and the challenges that come with that industry, and how startups can use feedback to disrupt bigger competitors.","date_published":"2024-03-19T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/0d3eab2d-3e25-4049-8c8e-0f41aae2c7b3.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":37456186,"duration_in_seconds":1541}]},{"id":"d51b809e-3866-404e-914f-68550441311c","title":"Navigating regulations with customer-centricity with Sai Vishnubhatla, CFA","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/sai-vishnubhatla","content_text":"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\n\nOn 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.\n\nBefore joining Hippo, Sai built and scaled product, engineering, marketing, and operations teams at various successful enterprises, including Yahoo, Microsoft, and Prudential.\n\nLinks\n\nLeader Spotlight: Exceeding customer expectations with Sai Vishnubhatla\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/saivishnubhatla\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Sai Vishnubhatla.","content_html":"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
\n\nOn 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.
\n\nBefore joining Hippo, Sai built and scaled product, engineering, marketing, and operations teams at various successful enterprises, including Yahoo, Microsoft, and Prudential.
\n\nLeader Spotlight: Exceeding customer expectations with Sai Vishnubhatla
\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/saivishnubhatla
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Sai Vishnubhatla.
","summary":"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\r\n\r\nOn 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.","date_published":"2024-03-12T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/d51b809e-3866-404e-914f-68550441311c.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":53820986,"duration_in_seconds":2193}]},{"id":"b7398c7c-3e52-4f2c-912b-c66b02ecaca7","title":" Big product bets with Kristin Dorsett, CPO","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/kristin-dorsett","content_text":"Today, our guest is Kristin Dorsett, Chief Product Officer at Viator, a Tripadvisor company and online marketplace for travel experiences. \n\nOn 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.\n\nKristin 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.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindorsett/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-kristin-dorsett/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Kristin Dorsett.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Kristin Dorsett, Chief Product Officer at Viator, a Tripadvisor company and online marketplace for travel experiences.
\n\nOn 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.
\n\nKristin 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.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristindorsett/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-kristin-dorsett/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Kristin Dorsett.
","summary":"Today, our guest is Kristin Dorsett, Chief Product Officer at Viator, a Tripadvisor company and online marketplace for travel experiences. \r\n\r\nOn 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.\r\n\r\nKristin 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.","date_published":"2024-03-04T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/b7398c7c-3e52-4f2c-912b-c66b02ecaca7.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":39567136,"duration_in_seconds":1978}]},{"id":"ae9f8eb3-5190-4c54-abc0-6e6b4a32c424","title":"Real-world AI products with Roman Gun, VP of Product","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/roman-gun","content_text":"Today, our guest is Roman Gun, vice president of product at Zeta Global, a cloud-based marketing technology company that focuses on multi-channel marketing tools. \n\nOn 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. \n\nBefore 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. \n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/romangun/\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-roman-gun/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Roman Gun.","content_html":"Today, our guest is Roman Gun, vice president of product at Zeta Global, a cloud-based marketing technology company that focuses on multi-channel marketing tools.
\n\nOn 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.
\n\nBefore 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.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/romangun/
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-roman-gun/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Roman Gun.
","summary":"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. \r\n\r\nOn 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.\r\n\r\nBefore 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. \r\n","date_published":"2024-03-04T09:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/ae9f8eb3-5190-4c54-abc0-6e6b4a32c424.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":48964487,"duration_in_seconds":1990}]},{"id":"e3972da4-cc2e-4164-b3b3-be990b5e84c9","title":"Accelerated product innovation with Ryan Johnson, CPO","url":"https://launchpod.logrocket.com/ryan-johnson","content_text":"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.\n\nOn 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.\n\nRyan 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.\n\nLinks\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandjohnson\nhttps://twitter.com/rydavidjohnson?lang=en\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-ryan-johnson/\n\nWhat does LogRocket do?\n\nLogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.Special Guest: Ryan Johnson.","content_html":"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.
\n\nOn 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.
\n\nRyan 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.
\n\nhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryandjohnson
\nhttps://twitter.com/rydavidjohnson?lang=en
\nhttps://blog.logrocket.com/product-management/leader-spotlight-ryan-johnson/
LogRocket combines frontend monitoring, product analytics, and session replay to help software teams deliver the ideal product experience. Try LogRocket for free today.
Special Guest: Ryan Johnson.
","summary":"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.\r\n\r\nOn 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.\r\n\r\nRyan 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.","date_published":"2024-03-04T08:00:00.000-05:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/839ea6fb-81ae-49c9-b5a8-b42409dd1170/e3972da4-cc2e-4164-b3b3-be990b5e84c9.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":55709630,"duration_in_seconds":2272}]}]}