How to get into Product Management

This episode is with Hannah Eickmeier. She is a Product Experience Advisor at Xero and has lots of experience as a Product Owner. She and I connected in the Product Hive Slack group. Product Hive is a Product and Design group that started in Utah, but has begun to collect humans from all over the globe. Hannah is originally from UK and is now working in New Zealand. And trust me… I asked for tips on how to get a job in New Zealand. Who doesn’t want to live in New Zealand?Hannah is one of those

This episode is with Jon Jensen 2.0. He is the Director of Product, Private Markets at Shareworks by Morgan Stanley. You’re probably wondering why the “2.0”? Well, that’s because there was a Jon Jensen already working at Instructure when he arrived and we had to come up with some way to differentiate them. Jon and I worked at Instructure at the same time, but didn’t get the opportunity to work together. He worked on a different product for a different product market. So we worked in the same

This episode is with Kat Markava. She is the head of Product at Watsco Ventures, is originally from Belarus (how cool is that?) and currently lives in Miami. She has a really interesting journey into Product and has some really great advice for you guys. Kat and I had a blast talking shop. We talked for hours and I’m so excited to have made a new friend. Kat has a great way of framing things and her analogy of how product is kind of like casting spells blew my mind. It’s awesome and I looooove

McCall Smith is a Senior Product Manager at Jane.com. In this episode, she tell us the story of how she went from a subject matter expert to product manager. McCall and I worked together at Instructure where I got to learn from her honesty and fearlessness in the face of awkward moments. When she came to interview with us, I knew we should hire her within minutes of meeting her. She's a straight shooter and completely authentic human.  Qualities that I find valuable in a Product Manager. Notes on

Shaun Moon is the VP of Product, Canvas at Instructure. He is a very creative thinker and my favorite part of this episode is his suggestion for how anyone can gather product management experience. Shaun has the respect of many a product manager who's worked with him. I worked at the same company as he did for a few months, but didn't get the opportunity to work on any projects with him. Despite that lost opportunity, every time I get to chat with him he demonstrates his unique, thoughtful and

This first episode is with my pal, Matt Goodwin. He was a great sport, bearing with me as we tried to figure out how to get all the mics and recording to work while in two different places. Unfortunately, there is some intermittent echoing that we couldn't hear as we recorded, and it shows up in the podcast from time to time. But don't let that deter you. Matt has some great insights and you get to hear us giggle AND if you give it a listen, you'll get to hear what an "itchy brain" is! Matt's

The “How to get into Product Management” Podcast is coming soon. Listen to this quick trailer to hear what it's all about.