Product Confidential: The reality of PM life!
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)
Latest episodes
Aug 17, 2023 • 1h 4min
005 | James Whitman talks about Product Culture, Burnout & the Beauty of Pivoting Early.
Evie and Michael here. In our latest episode, we're joined by James Whitman. James is Head of Product at Reach, and a Product Coach. James shares his Product journey, his experience in creating an amazing Product Culture in his team, and how to make decisions and have conversations about the tricky topic - pivoting a Product / feature when it is not working. We also talk about burnout and how to manage your own time and boundaries to help prevent this.
Enjoy the show and, if you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe or leave a review.
Jul 31, 2023 • 53min
004 | Ekaete Inyang on building Data Products, working with stakeholders and leveraging influence.
We're joined in our latest episode by Ekaete Inyang for an extremely fun chat about:
How she transitioned from Publishing to Product Management
Our knowledge, insights and learnings on how to work with different stakeholders and leverage influence
Ekaete provides amazing insights on the whats and hows of building data Products.
Enjoy! & if you do, please leave us a review and spread the word.
Evie & Michael.
Jul 17, 2023 • 47min
003 | Adil Hussain talks about the associate PM role and non-traditional routes into product
In this episode, Adil Hussain chats to Evie and Michael about..
What it was like starting off as an associate product manager
Early stage PM career advice
His work with Muslamic Makers
And why and how he set up his own product course, Productology!
Sit back, enjoy and
Jul 3, 2023 • 60min
002 | Niko Noll talks about Product Discovery, LinkedIn and Freelancing
Evie and Michael here. In our second episode, we're joined by a great guest - Niko Noll. Niko is a freelance product discovery consultant with an impressive history of helping companies improve their product discovery practice. Niko shares some of his journey into this role, some amazing product discovery tips and gives some great advice on why it's benefitial to build your personal brand on LinkedIn. We also try out a new feature in which they learn what our guests are reading or the last thing they've learnt that's helped them in their craft.
Enjoy the show and, if you enjoy the show, please remember to subscribe or leave a review.
Show notes
Niko's book recommendation -
'The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less' by Sahil Lavingia
Michael mentions 'Inspired' by Marty Cagan
Jun 12, 2023 • 36min
001 | Welcome to Product Confidential, with your hosts - Michael & Evie
We're launching our new podcast to share all of the ins and outs of the realities of being a PM. We kick-off the podcast by diving straight into the ins and outs of our own careers - with insights on routes into Product, dispelling one of the key Product Manager myths & tips to help you succeed as a Product Manager, even when it feels tough. We hope you get a tonne of useful insights from our experiences!
