Schmidt List - Business Insights

Elaine Chao, Product Manager for Adobe XD and Andy Vitale, UX Design Director for Polaris Industries join me to discuss what good design means to them.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

We discuss how to break through the fog of UX research and why even if you’re the best designer in the world you still need to deploy empathy in order to make a significant impact in your role. For some reason we veer off into a Kingdom of the Crystal Skull metaphor and other oddities. It’s a really fun conversation. I hope you enjoy it!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

What makes a Project Manager strategic?On this episode, Ned Johnson, SVP, Director, Project Management at GTB joins me to talk about how the role of the project manager must be a more strategic member of an organization.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

On today's show, I talk to Scott Propp about how your sales team can be innovators, how to best manage rockstars, the real difference between a "boss" and a "leader", and why leadership is the currency of success in today' world.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

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This week it is my pleasure to share with you my conversation with Jonathan Stark, author of "Hourly Billing Is Nuts". A great book that can help you break the dependency of billing only by the hour and start pricing based on value.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

Why is your Product Team sometimes referred to as the "Sales Prevention Department"? My guest Mark Jensen, Director of Product Management at Epicor and I explore that question and how Product Managers can best balance responsibilities between their internal team and product customers.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

Episode 20 features my discussion with Fred Beecher, Sr. Manager of Experience Design Operations at Best Buy.We discuss the future of design education and DesignOps. Hope you enjoy!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

Now that UX is more of a brand name, how have its processes changed over the years? Do users even matter any more?On this episode, Brian Rowe and Emily Schmidt discuss UX processes and how liberating it can be to say "I don't know." as a designer.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.

On today’s show I’m talking to User Experience professional and renaissance man, Jason Schneider and also with me is Dave Mathias, entrepreneur, volunteer and Product Management specialist.We attempt to answer the question, who owns the user? UX or Product? Spoiler alert, it’s both. But, sometimes these two roles can find friction on the product building journey. Jason, Dave and I talk share our experiences in how to make these two important roles work better together.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/schmidt-list-business-insights--2664825/support.