The Visibility Equation is a weekly podcast series that demystifies the art of professional visibility. It is designed to empower ambitious product leaders (and leaders across tech) to own their narratives and amplify their impact. Through in-depth conversations with accomplished leaders in product management, design, and engineering, we'll delve into practical strategies, inspiring stories, and actionable insights to help listeners build visibility without falling into the “humble brag” trap.
This episode is a conversation with Shyvee Shi, Principal Product Manager at Microsoft. Shyvee shares her experience at LinkedIn where she built a large and engaged product community of over 100,000 followers and the more focused building of an AI community at Microsoft. She shares her insight and experience of sharing and building in public, and building spaces for others to share. She touches on how to get started sharing, building visibility inside and outside of your current role, and her passion for learning, sharing with others and supporting people’s learning and growth.
In this episode she shares insight
01:58 Taking Risks
02:09 Overcoming Cultural Barriers
02:49 Career Transition During COVID
03:03 Building a Public Presence
07:20 Choosing the Right Platforms
09:46 Starting the Visibility Journey
18:29 Misconceptions About Professional Visibility
22:25 Nurturing Relationships and Community
27:07 The Myth of Overnight Success
27:19 The Modern Approach to Launching
27:59 Building and Testing Your Ideas
29:09 The Role of a Future of Work Product Builder
30:49 Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety
32:51 The BRAVE Framework for Public Speaking
38:22 Handling Criticism and Negative Feedback
44:18 Future Plans and Career Reflections
45:40 Advice for Building Professional Visibility
50:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Resources
• 🌟 Where to find Surbhi
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/surbhi7/
• 💫 Where to find Shyvee
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/shyveeshi/
During the conversation Shyvee mentioned a website that she used early in her journey called, Visualize Value, you can find it here - https://visualizevalue.com
Shyvee also wanted to share a talk from her former VP at Maven on building a personal brand. You can find it here - Lighthouse Lessons on Maven
Shyvee also shared a deep-dive interview she did with a fellow career coach on how we can leverage AI to communicate better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-To9KdJ9RI8
• 🙋♀️ Where to find Women in Product:
On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-product/posts/
Website https://womenpm.org/
Join the Community https://womenpm.org/wip-community/