How to realize your ambitions and dreams with tech leader & film actor, Zoe Cunningham

02/15/23 • 26 min

Zoe Cunningham is an award-winning technology professional and currently a Director of Softwire Technology, voted the #1 Best Place to Work in the UK 2023. She won Business Leader of the Year at the UK Women in IT Awards 2019 and has been selected by the BBC as the Brightest Woman in Britain. Zoe also works as an actor and she recently played the lead role in Marianna Dean's upcoming debut feature film Breaking Infinity, which will be released later in 2023. Zoe has published three books, including "Galvanising the Geeks" the tech leaders’ handbook for inspiring technical teams.

Previous Episode

How to build products in an economic downturn with Senior Director of Product Management, Poorvi Shrivastav

Poorvi Shrivastav is a seasoned product leader and general manager with over 15+ years of experience at leading high performing global teams at tech companies such as Microsoft, Salesforce, Hubspot and now Meta, where she is a Senior Director of Product Management. In her tenure, she has successfully proven product market fit, driven business growth, and implemented a product centric culture. She is passionate about sharing product best practices and learnings. Poorvi has also advised and invested in tech startups, and has been a member of the Forbes Technology Council.
In this episode, we deep dive into what product management is and how to adapt your product strategy during a difficult economic environment.
Chapter markers:

3:22: Product management vs project management

7:35: Prioritizing features

10:55: Measuring impact of products

14:10: Building products during a recession

21:27: Why Product needs to partner with Finance

24:30: Mistakes to avoid during uncertain times

Next Episode

How to lead using the principles of positive psychology, with Dr Suzy Green

Dr. Suzy Green is a Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS) and the founder of The Positivity Institute, an organisation dedicated to the research and application of Positive Psychology in workplaces and schools. Suzy is a leader in the complementary fields of Coaching Psychology and Positive Psychology having conducted a world-first study on evidence-based coaching as an Applied Positive Psychology. She holds several academic positions at universities in Australia and the United Kingdom and is globally renowned for her research. We speak with Suzy about how to combat workplace stress, manage negativity bias, and create a culture of coaching.
Interested in supporting us?
Follow us on our social channels:
https://www.instagram.com/latteswith_leaders/
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZSejg4h7Y/https://www.linkedin.com/company/lattes-with-leaders/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFlsOy4RgKN0AsTQrYvo0w