Product Voices
Product Voices, hosted by JJ Rorie
People who work in product management are on a constant learning journey. Markets are dynamic. Customer needs are transient. Technologies evolve. The ways in which we work changes. We must learn and adapt along the way. Product Voices is a forum to share practical, real-world stories about how to learn and grow in important areas in product management. Learn from the best voices in product management.
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Top 10 Product Voices Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Product Voices episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Product Voices for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Product Voices episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
A Unique Approach to Roadmap Planning & Communication
Product Voices
08/10/22 • 22 min
Roadmaps are always a hot topic in product management. How to best use roadmaps? What should they represent? How to best connect them to strategy? Who should be involved with creating them? With whom should we share them? There aren’t that many teams and organizations that have really mastered the creation and use of roadmaps.
On this episode, Navya Rehani Gupta, Chief Product Officer at Peek, shares her unique approach to roadmap planning and communication.
07/06/22 • 29 min
Product management is a career where we constantly learn and evolve, which isn’t always easy. We often must get out of our comfort zone to learn new things and build new skills.
In this episode, Mudassir Mustafa, co-founder of Capabl, shares his journey into product management - from working on oil rigs to constructing commercial buildings to working in tech and product. It is an inspirational story of perseverance and pushing through comfort zones to build a fulfilling career.
Learn more at ProductVoices.com and MudassirMustafa.com.
Q&A Episode: Answering Product Management Questions
Product Voices
03/16/22 • 20 min
Episode 007: We answer the following questions:
1) Advice for people in non-product roles to best get involved and support and engage with product managers?
2) What are some of the best ways for a product manager to gather customer data?
3) With all the discussions and implementations of KPIs and OKRs, how can a Product Manager "keep things simple" and effective to ensure a successful product?
01/18/23 • 28 min
Product management is one of the best jobs in the world but it comes with great responsibility. If we are building products, we must ensure that we are putting inclusive products out in the world. And for leaders, inclusive leadership is paramount to a successful team and positive culture.
In this personal, poignant, and impactful episode, Stephanie Leue, Chief Product Officer of Doodle shares how she has become a better, more inclusive leader by learning about, embracing, and celebrating neurodiversity at home and at work.
Find more at ProductVoices.com.
A People-First Approach to Product Management
Product Voices
04/12/23 • 23 min
Bria King, a product coach and product leader with experience in social good, networking, online marketing, and hospitality industries discusses a people-first approach to product management.
We discuss:
- What is people-first product management
- What are the benefits of people-first PM
- How leaders and teams can move toward a more people-first culture
The Power of Empathy in Product Management
Product Voices
11/19/24 • 36 min
In this episode of Product Voices, I speak with Cristina Crespo, VP of Product at Paytient, about the crucial role of empathy in product management.
Cristina defines empathy, differentiates it from sympathy, and emphasizes its impact on creating user-centered products. We discuss how empathy correlates with business success through frameworks like the product-led growth flywheel, and she shares strategies for leveraging research to enhance user experiences.
Cristina also highlights the importance of fostering an empathetic workplace culture and the need for self-empathy among product managers.
The conversation illustrates that embedding empathy in product processes is key to success.
Agency & Accountability in Product Management
Product Voices
02/08/23 • 32 min
Agency and accountability are so very important to the success of a product manager - not only embracing this themselves but also having the organization set up in a way and the culture set up in a way that expects accountability and allows agency with product managers. On this episode, Amanda Ralph, Principal Product Manager at Papercut, joins to discuss agency and accountability in product management.
EPISODE OUTLINE:
Why is agency so important in product management? 0:03
How can product leaders transform or empower when they’re in an environment where it’s more about feature-driven product delivery? 3:57
How product leaders can give their teams the agency they need while holding their teams accountable for value creation. 7:30
Why it’s so important to start with leadership and culture. 10:51
What are some things that may help a product manager who embraces the role but doesn’t quite know how to take hold of it? 15:11
How to tease out the right environment for a new product manager. 20:05
The importance of having a candid conversation with the product leader you’re interviewing with to better understand the environment before joining a new org. 24:01
The fun of product management is that you’re on a continuous learning journey, but it’s also hard. 29:18
Innovation & Product Ideation
Product Voices
02/15/23 • 26 min
Innovation and product ideation is one of the core tenants of successful product management. We simply have to get this right in order to put impactful nuanced, valuable, differentiated products and solutions out in the market for our customers. In this episode, Jennifer Glenski, Director of Product Management for BMC Software's Innovation Labs joins to discuss innovation and product ideation and how product teams can succeed at these critical activities.
Learn more at ProductVoices.com.
02/22/23 • 40 min
Dan Balcauski, founder and principal consultant at Product Tranquility, joins to discuss The Secret to Unlocking Value: How to Maximize Your Product's Price.
We discuss:
- Three types of value drivers
- How to know what our customers value
- How to measure pricing effectiveness
- How companies find their value metric
- The connection between customer segmentation and pricing
- And more!
Learn more at ProductVoices.com.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Product Voices have?
Product Voices currently has 99 episodes available.
What topics does Product Voices cover?
The podcast is about Product Management, Product, Success, Marketing, Leadership, Software, Podcasts, Technology, Business, Innovation and Engineering.
What is the most popular episode on Product Voices?
The episode title 'A Unique Approach to Roadmap Planning & Communication' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Product Voices?
The average episode length on Product Voices is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Product Voices released?
Episodes of Product Voices are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Product Voices?
The first episode of Product Voices was released on Jan 22, 2022.
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