Product Rising

Discover how Hillary Taverna, Product Manager at Kickstarter, landed her current role in a challenging job market. Learn about her strategic approach, including networking, sabbatical planning, and the importance of being authentic in professional interactions.

What does a Chief Product Officer role look like at a non-profit organization? We’ll have Women In Product’s newest CPO, Carmen Palmer, describing her key responsibilities, career journey in Product Management, and the importance of networking during her job search.

As we wrap up our Path to CPO series, Elizabeth Ames and Rashmi Ramesh bring the Women In Product team together to share their favorite memories.

This episode of Path to CPO highlights the importance of diversity in a company’s executive team. Ted Krantz, CEO at data.ai, shares his experience with hiring female CPOs and what a battle that process has been. Ted also gives tips for how women can be prepared to step into product leadership roles. Stay tuned for our next episodes on AI! In the meantime, join us for one of our AI Live Learning Workshops: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/ai-live-learning-series-2623269

Chris Johnson, a seasoned executive recruiter, shares invaluable insights into CPO recruitment from a search perspective in this week’s #PathtoCPO. Gain a deeper understanding of the top qualities and processes that drive the search for the next Chief Product Officer. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from an industry insider and enhance your own knowledge of executive recruitment.

Amory Wakefield, Chief Product Officer at Aquabyte, joins us on the latest episode of Path to CPO to share her incredible path to the C-Suite. Tune in to explore the impact of company culture on personal values, team relationships, and diversity in problem-solving. 

On our latest episode of Path to CPO, learn how Chief Product Officer of Ancestry, Heather Gordon Friedland, shaped her experience as a dynamic leader in the evolving Internet landscape of the late 90s. Heather delves into how wearing multiple hats empowered her to excel as a versatile product leader. She motivates us to create exceptional products by finding joy in our work.

Hear how Yuying Chen-Wynn worked her way to being a CPO at Barnes and Noble Education from starting out with a focus in computer science. This episode of Path to CPO shares perspective on being an out-of-the-box candidate in product and how this can actually be a superpower. Listen to Yuying’s story and find inspiration for your own professional journey.  

On this episode of Path to CPO, hear tips for developing your career in product and learning to grow through mentorship. Ketaki Rao, CPO of data.ai, shares her wisdom on the importance of grabbing hold of opportunities and applying feedback. She encourages our audience to jump into new initiatives and projects as they learn more about the field of product.

We are returning to our Path to CPO series with Annie Pearl, who was previously the CPO of Calendly when we recorded this episode. Annie talks to Rashmi Ramesh about how she started out in law school, but fell in love with deeply understanding the users and their problems. She describes the difference between functional leadership and executive, why hiring is crucial, and the importance of vision and strategy in order to make the leap.