Product Confidential: The reality of PM life!

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Being a Product Manager is no easy job. There is so much information on how to do Product well, but we all know that the reality of executing on this is different. We’ll be bringing you a host of Product Managers to talk about the highs, and lows, of their career - and how they’ve overcome the challenges they’ve faced. So whether you’re looking to enter the PM career, learning how to overcome some of these challenges yourself, or just want to grab a bevvy and listen to a bit of PM therapy - we’re here for you. Hosted by Michael Palmer (BBC) & Evie Brockwell (Product Consultant & Coach)

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021 | The Power of Strategic Roadmaps with Janna Bastow

Apr 28 2024 48 mins

Have you ever tried to use a Now, Next, Later roadmap - but your stakeholders still want exact dates? Do you find yourself spending far too long planning, and want to spend more time delivering value? If this sounds like you, we can relate. We've all been on the journey to get our stakeholders brought into a better way of doing things. & we all want to spend less time pl

020 | Impact-First Product Teams with Matt LeMay

Apr 14 2024 42 mins

Have you been trying to drive more impact in your product org, but it's just not working? Maybe you don't have clear goals from your product organisation, you don't see how your work relates, or it's just too hard to get clear targets. Does that sound familiar? We've all been there, but thankfully, we're joined by impact-guru Matt LeMay on today's epis

019 | Beyond User Needs: A Commercial Guide for Product Managers with Ed Biden

Mar 31 2024 37 mins

This episode features veteran CPO and Hustle Badger founder, Ed Biden. Ed discusses strategies for product managers and leaders for thinking, speaking and acting in more commercial terms by understanding product team costs, and focusing on commercial impact to secure organisational confidence. Ed highlights the importance of meeting customer needs while ensuring commercial viabili

018 | From Feature Factory To Value-Led with Holly Donohue

Mar 17 2024 30 mins

In this episode, we speak with Holly Donohue - a fractional CPO, consultant, coach and ProductTank organiser to talk about moving from a feature factory into being value-led. This episode is packed with hot takes including 🌶️ How to identify if you're in a feature factory 🌶️ How to convince stakeholders to adopt an outcome-led approach. 🌶️ How to implement the

017 | IWD: Empowering Women in Product with Namrata Sarmah

Mar 07 2024 43 mins

This episode is an International Women’s Day special. We’re joined by the incredible Namrata Sarmah, who is a 2x CPO and the Founder of Women in Product UK and CPO Track amongst other things! In this episode we cover off everything from: Advice on how to grow your Product career in the early stages What it really takes to become a CPO What still needs to be done for Women in P

016 | Navigating redundancy with Andrew West-Moore

Feb 24 2024 38 mins

Overcoming Redundancy and Moving Forward Sadly, lots of PMs have experienced redunancy in recent times. With so many affected, we wanted to chat to Andrew as he discusses his how he navigated through his personal redundancy experience. He explains how reshaping his perspective and focusing on his values helped him move forward. Andrew shares practical tips for recognizing and de

015 | Empowering First-Time Product Managers: Insights from Susana Lopes'

Feb 13 2024 32 mins

Empowering First-Time Product Managers, with Susana Lopes In this podcast episode, Susana Lopes, a product manager with an impressive career journey, discusses how to successfully onboard and develop first-time product managers. She talks in-depth about her own unique experiences The discussion also involves the detrimental effects of bad onboarding on both the individual and the o

014 | From big tech to start ups with Adam Warburton

Jan 22 2024 47 mins

In the discussion, Adam Warbuton, Vypr's Chief Product Officer, shares his experiences transitioning from CPO at a large corporation to leading product at a scale-up company. Adam discusses the crucial differences and challenges between the two roles the importance of mindset in driving success in a startup environment his insights on building a strong product culture in a

013 | Working in Big Tech: the realities & recruitment process with ex-Google PM, Alex Rechevskiy

Jan 07 2024 42 mins

We're back with a brand new season! Today we're joined by Alex Rechevskiy, a former Google Group PM, and now coach to hundreds of PMs that want to get into Big Tech. In this episode Alex tells us everything about: 💥 The reality of working in Big Tech (and it is not what you would expect!) 💥 How to actually land a role in Big Tech 💥 The importance of focussing on

012 | Michael & Evie: Life updates, podcast reflections & your questions answered

Nov 20 2023 34 mins

It's the last episode of our first podcast season! Thank you to everyone that has listened, subscribed and rated the podcast so far. It has been amazing to have you on this journey with us. To close off the season, Michael & Evie catch up to share: Our reflections on the podcast and how we found the experience. Our life updates and why we're taking a break from recor