Product Talk
Products That Count
Produced by Products That Count, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products, this podcast is an award-winning show by and for product minds, with millions of downloads and a 5-star rating on most major platforms. Each of the 300+ episodes features a product leader interviewing another product leader and exploring what it takes to build great products. Recent ones feature the Chief Product Officers of Brex, Glassdoor, Experian and more.
About Us: Products that Count is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products. It celebrates product excellence through coveted Awards that inspire 500,000+ product managers and honor great products and the professionals responsible for their success. It accelerates the career and rise to the C-suite of 30% of all Product Managers globally by providing exceptional programming – including award-winning podcasts and popular newsletters – for free. It acts as a trusted advisor to all CPOs at Fortune 1000, and publishes key insights from innovative companies, like Capgemini, SoFi, and Amplitude, that turn product success into business success. Learn more at ProductsThatCount.com.
About Us: Products that Count is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that helps everyone build great products. It celebrates product excellence through coveted Awards that inspire 500,000+ product managers and honor great products and the professionals responsible for their success. It accelerates the career and rise to the C-suite of 30% of all Product Managers globally by providing exceptional programming – including award-winning podcasts and popular newsletters – for free. It acts as a trusted advisor to all CPOs at Fortune 1000, and publishes key insights from innovative companies, like Capgemini, SoFi, and Amplitude, that turn product success into business success. Learn more at ProductsThatCount.com.
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May 6, 2022 • 51min
EP 212 - CPO Rising Series: Atlassian CPO on Having a Well-Designed Value System
Does your company have a value system that it truly lives by? Or does it simply have platitudes stuck on a wall? In this, the eighth episode in the CPO Rising Series, Atlassian Chief Product Officer Joff Redfern talks about the importance of values. Why? Because a company's culture sits on top of its value system. This comes into play in hiring, communicating, and working out problems. The strength of the culture is largely determined by the strength of the core tenets at its base.
May 5, 2022 • 23min
EP 211 - Republic Product Lead on The Customer Journey in FinTech
There are different customer mindsets within FinTech, as the industry's journey sets its eyes on understanding the customer product wants. This process isn't always clear, and it might include educating customers but also sometimes just helping them navigate through the process. How can PMs create products and experiences that everyday people can relate to? Republic Product Lead Matt Hamilton shares insights into the importance of the customer journey and the future of FinTech. (The views, information, or opinions expressed during this [series, episode, podcast] are solely those of the Matt Hamilton and do not necessarily represent those of Republic, its affiliates, and its employees and may not be current. The information provided on this podcast does not, and is not intended to constitute legal or investment advice; instead, all information, content, and materials available expressed are for general informational and entertainment purposes only.)
Apr 29, 2022 • 38min
EP 210 - Product Awards Series: Optimizely VP of Product On Experimenting Instead Of Guessing
In this podcast episode, the third in the 2022 Product Awards series, Optimizely VP of Product Thilo Richter speaks with Wayfair Product Leader Nacho Andrade about why PMs should do more exploratory testing, why actually understanding your customer's problem is the most important thing, and why a great PM might have a few things in common with a scientist.
Apr 27, 2022 • 39min
EP 209 - American Express Product VP On Aligning Successful Product Teams
In this ever-changing world, it is part of the product leader's responsibility to navigate their teams toward continuous improvement and success. This can include a few methodologies and strategies to create a system that teams can rely on. How can a product leader build a systematic approach while giving room for flexibility? American Express VP of Product Development Penelope Madry shares how to lead through change and align successful product teams. (The views expressed by Penelope Madry in this podcast episode are her own and do not represent American Express.)
Apr 22, 2022 • 51min
EP 208 - CPO Rising Series: Upwork Chief Product and Experience Officer On Making The Customer Win Big
Change is the only constant in life. And in the world of product, digital transformation over the past 2 years has effected everyone from the largest corporation down to the individual remote freelancer. Few companies are as plugged in to that reality as Upwork, "the world's work marketplace." In this conversation, the seventh in our CPO Rising series, Upwork Chief Product and Experience Officer Samuel Bright talks about leading his teams to navigate that transformation. It starts, he says, with a culture of making the customer win big.
Apr 20, 2022 • 24min
EP 207 - Zoopla Product Head on Understanding Product Management Frameworks
As product managers, we are told to be curious. There are many books, guides, and resources explaining how to create a product management framework that can be used to achieve success. Is it truly one size fits all or different frameworks for different problems? In this episode, Product Talk host and ALTR Product Lead, Neha Shah, interviews Zoopla Product Head Yanislava Petrova who talks about the craft and context of PM frameworks and how PMs can create their own.
Apr 15, 2022 • 36min
EP 206 – Product Awards Series: Heap VP of Product On Solutions People Are Willing To Buy
In this podcast episode, the second in the 2022 Product Awards series, Heap VP of Product Rachel Obstler sits down with Wayfair Product Leader Nacho Andrade to give insights into how Heap built its Product Award-winning analytics tooling. A major key, says Rachel, is not only listening to what customers are saying, but also to what they are not saying.
Apr 13, 2022 • 31min
EP 205 - PayPal Product Leader on Diversity in Product Teams
We are seeing people from all types of work backgrounds and cultures becoming a part of product. It is a critical shift as you build products for a emerging global market. How do PMs empower diversity in thought leadership and product management? PayPal Senior Product Leader Ronke Majekodunmi shares insights about diversity within roles and customer relationships for successful PMs.
Apr 8, 2022 • 53min
EP 204 - CPO Rising Series: Next Insurance CPO on Scaling Product Teams
As product leaders, you probably have seen the evolution of your product teams. It hasn't been an easy transition as of late, with talent spread all over the world, hybrid working environments, and massive growth in product marketplaces. How can you align your product teams to fit your company's mission? Next Insurance CPO and 2022 Global CPO 20 winner Effi Fuks Leichtag shares some truths about hiring talent and scaling product teams for accelerating growth.
Apr 6, 2022 • 25min
EP 203 - The Infatuation and Zagat CPO on Setting Up A Great Team
A product leader's strategy and vision are naturally ingrained in the development process. However, it boils down to a team's talent and execution, which can be complicated by our increasingly remote-working world. How do product leaders maintain culture when building a hybrid team? The Infatuation and Zagat CPO Janko Bazhdavela shares the best practices for setting up a great team to make strategy come to life.
