Episodes

Ridhima Arora, a product leader at Walmart, discusses strategy execution and product management. Ridhima is passionate about creating world-class intuitive products for her customers with lasting and positive impacts. She believes that ideation without execution is an illusion. Although the “What” and the “Why” are critical, the “How” is even so more important because it helps you build your legacy and a story that you can be proud of for life. Takeaways * Understanding the vision and developin...

Orly Zeewy, a brand and marketing expert, discusses the importance of clarity in messaging and branding. Orly works with leaders and startup founders to establish messaging that quickly connects them with their ideal customers. Takeaways * Clarity is crucial in messaging and branding to quickly communicate what a business does and why it matters to customers. * Understanding your own brand and superpowers is essential before marketing yourself or your business. * Startups and established busine...

Steve Portigal, a user research consultant, trainer, and author, discusses user research challenges, techniques, and trends. For over 20 years, Steve has worked with organizations to help them gain insights into their users’ behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes, to design and build products that delight and succeed. Takeaways * User research helps make informed product management and development decisions by understanding user behaviors, attitudes, and needs. * Mature user research practices invol...

Christian Idiodi, a partner at Silicon Valley Product Group, shares insights on becoming a great product manager and effective discovery techniques. Christian has many years of experience in product innovation and strategy and uses his knowledge to coach and develop teams that build innovative, disruptive, and market-transforming products. Takeaways * Emotional intelligence, collaborative problem-solving, critical thinking, agency, and time management are key traits of a great product manager. ...

Greg Coticchia, a six-time CEO and product leader, discusses the importance of innovation and developing new products for business growth and competitive advantage. Greg has decades of experience founding, leading, and driving profit in technology and software companies. He has successfully raised over $73M in venture capital and participated in exits valued at over $4.4B, including taking a company public and overseeing twenty-eight notable M&A transactions. An innovation, strategy, and B2B mar...

Praveen Gujar, Director of Product at LinkedIn, discusses digital advertising, the role of AI in marketing, and collaboration between product managers and marketers. Praveen has deep knowledge of digital advertising, AI, and cloud technologies and has led product teams in large-scale tech organizations like Amazon, Twitter, and now LinkedIn. Takeaways * Digital advertising overcomes the challenges of targeting specific audiences, creating customized content, and measuring the ROI that tradition...

In this conversation, Sri Panyam, an engineering leader with over 20 years of experience, discusses engineering leadership, challenges in modern software development, and agile practices. Sri has experience in embedded systems, gaming, mobile platforms, distributed systems, and engineering leadership. Sri is passionate about building software and tools that power modern platforms and applications. His extensive background enables him to understand problems from various viewpoints and develop wel...

Leslie Fiorenzo, a business presentation coach, shares tips on public speaking and presentation skills. Leslie is an expert in helping professionals overcome self-promotion challenges. With a background in developing and delivering corporate presentations, she offers tailored guidance to conquer public speaking fears, camera shyness, and networking hurdles. Leslie is dedicated to empowering others and providing actionable strategies to enhance their personal brands and business presence. Takeaw...

Naresh Jain discusses contract-driven development, which involves creating a contract or API specification between the provider and consumer of a service. This approach ensures collaboration, streamlines communication, and avoids late surprises due to contract mismatches. Naresh is an internationally recognized Technology & Product Development Expert, currently driving transformative initiatives at Jio. With a career spanning over 20 years, Naresh has significantly influenced product engineering...

In this conversation, Chris Butler, a product manager and writer, discusses his professional journey and the role of product management. Chris Butler is a chaotic good product manager, writer, and speaker who excels in facilitating critical decision-making for teams creating innovative products. With a focus on bias, uncertainty, and randomization, Chris helps build robust and resilient teams. His extensive experience includes product leadership roles at Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Cognizant, K...

Jessica Hall, design and product leader, discusses communication between designers and product managers, storytelling techniques, and the importance of AI in design and product management. Jessica is a design and product leader who assists companies in understanding customers, focusing efforts, and driving business results. She authored "The Product Mindset: Succeed in the Digital Economy by Changing the Way Your Organization Thinks," a book that guides leaders in building thriving product teams...

In this conversation, Ben Gold, an AI strategy consultant, delves into the transformative role of AI in various aspects of our lives. He explains its impact on careers, workplace efficiency, ethical considerations, and future implications. Ben Gold is an AI strategist and keynote speaker with over 20 years of technology experience. He specializes in guiding companies through the AI adoption process with customized strategies. Ben offers consulting services that include assessments, pilot program...

In this conversation, Erica Lenz, co-founder and strategic change officer of Kinetic Change, discusses organizational transformation, system thinking, and process visualization. Erika is a seasoned consultant, educator, coach, and entrepreneur with over a decade of experience in improving organizational performance and operational excellence through lean, flow, systems thinking, and agile methodologies. Erika leads and mentors technical, product, and business teams, driving innovation, value cre...

Vadim Kozulkin discusses serverless technologies and AWS in the context of Java. Vadym is the Head of Development at ip.labs GmbH, a FUJIFILM Group subsidiary based in Bonn, Germany. With over two decades of experience in the Java ecosystem, Vadym specializes in designing and implementing highly scalable and available applications, focusing strongly on Serverless and AWS Cloud technologies. He is also a co-organizer of the Java User Group Bonn meetup, an AWS Community Builder in the Serverless c...

Dr. Caitlin Walker discusses the application of clean language in conflict resolution, organizational development, and product management. Dr. Caitlin Walker is an expert in conflict resolution, organizational development, and community mediation, with a PhD in Clean Language Interviewing from Liverpool John Moores University. She is the originator of Systemic Modelling and #DramaFree skills and has a background in linguistics and machine language recognition research. Since 1996, Caitlin has de...

In this podcast episode, Minaxi Panjabi, an agile coach and expert in strategy development and OKRs, discusses the topics of strategy, value streams, and OKRs. Minaxi is a passionate human-centric leadership practitioner who combines neuroscience and anthropology to enhance collaboration and drive value within organizations. With expertise in change implementation, governance, and product delivery, she focuses on shifting mindsets towards a value-oriented approach, empowering teams and organizat...

In this conversation, Bob Galen discusses his journey into agile coaching, the motivation behind his latest book called “Extraordinary Badass Agile Coach”, and the agile coaching profession. Bob is an agile leader, coach, author, and community builder with nearly 20 years of experience in turning around struggling organizations and teams. As a Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), he specializes in agile leadership, scaling agile enterprises, agile testing, and DevOps. Bob is dedicated to leveraging...

In this conversation, Sandy Mamoli discusses high-performing teams and their characteristics. Sandy Mamoli is a former professional athlete and Olympian from Austria, who transitioned to a career in Natural Language Processing, eventually joining Sony Ericsson in technical roles. Relocating to New Zealand in 2007, she co-founded Nomad8 and became a renowned Agile Coach, working with companies worldwide on agile methodologies, high-performance teams, and business agility. A keynote speaker at maj...

In this episode, Paul Boos, an Agile coach at Excella and program director of Agile Coach Camps at Agile Alliance, discusses coach camps and their unique format. He shares his journey of becoming an Agile coach and explains how coach camps differ from traditional events and conferences. Paul works with executives and teams to develop pragmatic approaches to achieve enterprise agility applying Lean, Lean Startup, iterative approaches, and portfolio management techniques. Pauls speaks on many Agil...

Joana Kandic, Product Manager at cake.com, discusses customer support strategies, metrics, and future trends. Jovana is a seasoned professional with a strong focus on customer support and success. She excels in managing all facets of customer service, from developing strategies to overseeing performance metrics. Currently, she is leading a team of product managers, driving innovation, and leveraging data to achieve business growth. In her previous role, Jovana directed customer support efforts,...

Summary In this conversation, Toby Rao, an agile leader and community builder, discusses building high-performance teams, NLP techniques, emotional intelligence, and psychological safety. As the founder and principal of TORA Solutions, Toby specializes in Strategic Agile Transformation, Change Management, Program Management, and Organizational Development. With over 20 years of experience across various industries including IT, e-commerce, banking, and government, Toby is dedicated to helping o...

Elena Agaragimova, a talent development expert, discusses staying relevant in the field, the impact of AI on talent development, and the use of AI in acquiring talent. Elena Agaragimova is a talented expert in finding and developing great people. She's worked in universities and big companies, helping them grow. Right now, she's in a tech consulting firm, where she's in charge of finding new talent. But she doesn't just hire people - she helps them grow and do their best work. Elena is also re...

Learn the tips to land a Product Management job in 2024! In this conversation, Anna Naumova, a product manager and career coach, shares insights and tips on product management and job search in the tech industry. Takeaways * Communication, strategic vision, and leadership skills are crucial for product managers. * Domain expertise is increasingly important for product managers in a competitive job market. * Job seekers should focus on visa status, optimize their resumes for specific job descri...

Welcome back to the next episode of the Vit Lyoshin Podcast! Please follow, leave a review, and share with people you think will benefit from hearing this information. Your support greatly helps and motivates me to produce more episodes like this. The video version of the Vit Lyoshin Podcast can be found on YouTube. In this episode, Alex Polyakov, founder and CEO of Project Simpl.ai, discusses his career journey and the software his company is building for agile development teams. Alex is a m...