Tune in to listen to Susan Stavitzski, Senior Product Manager @ CarMax, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Susan's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode How to develop customer empathy? Go talk to as many people as possible every single day.3 buckets of PM specialties; customer-focused, tech-focused, business-focusedYou can stand out as an aspiring PM by taking on personal projects, put your...

Tune in to listen to Greg, Product Manager at Veygo UK, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Greg's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Never underestimate the value of networkingTake a step back and never forget the goal you are there to deliver ... meaningful solutions to customer problemsThere are two sides to the product coin, discover problems and deliver against themit's way more...

Tune in to listen to Avinoam Zelenko, Senior Product Manager of Feed at LinkedIn, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Avinoam product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Try to solve the problem any way you can, don't wait for a perfect solutionWorry less about looking the role and trying to check the boxes of like what a PM should be doingDuring change, you have to bring people along for the journey-...

Tune in to listen to Jess Sudo, Product Manager at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Jess's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode When pivoting to product, It's important to understand how your previous experience ties into being a product managerI would say with a great opportunity as a product manager comes great ambiguityYour performance is going to be evaluated...

Tune in to listen to Merlin Woodman, former Senior Product Manager at QorusDocs.com, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Merlin's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode You need to understand the market, and not just the marketingBe comfortable with the unknownAggregate the tribal knowledge that you've accrued and present it in such a way that other teams respect the decisions that you make,Get...

Tune in to listen to Lauren Lee, Founder & CEO ProductLivity, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers. Lauren's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Set aside 10 minutes a week to journal what are the top three things that I really did that added value, or what did I learnBe mindful of your comms strategy when you change something in your product, your end users are people too and if they are on...

Tune in to listen to Patrick McNulty, Regional Director at Twilio.com, share the stories behind some of his best GO TO MARKET product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Patrick's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Inputs, Outputs, ConstraintsAutonomy, Mastery, Purpose - Find your purpose, something you believe in, and then go put yourself in uncomfortable positions Don't just go looking for something that exists, try to create...

Tune in to listen to Tony Tao, Product Manager at Zulily share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Tony's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode It's possible to become a PM out of college through an APM program (associate product manager)You don't have to be a software engineer coming out\ of college, you can become a product managerThings will not always go according to plan and your career,...

Tune in to a live AMA with Tim Woodson, Product Manager at Expedia Group, who's looking for advice on pivoting from a contract role to a full-time product management role. Topics discussed in this episode Pivoting from a contract product role to a full-time product roleWhat to look for in a job descriptionWhat have you done in the past that aligns with what they're asking for and how can you get your foot in the door and actually get that conversation?The job of your resume is not to get the...

Tune in to listen to Peter Overman, Lead Product Manager at PitchBook Data share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Peter's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode The role of Product Management is to solve complex problems by communicating the right questions to be answeredProduct managers must embrace autonomyWhat's the first next thing you need to do to move your project forward, you don't...

Tune in to listen to Steph Bigue, President at manyways.io, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Steph's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode The agency (consulting/contract) environment is a good place to learn a lot, from a lot of different types of customersIf you are the orchestrator of the project, sit between everyone and ensure the communication is constant, but avoid...

Tune in to listen to Soumya Sreeram, Product Manager at Ford Motor Company, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Soumya's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode All industries translate to some sort of software, you need to understand the business aspects of the softwareHave an ownership mindset b/c no one tells you what you need to do nextBe a people person  b/c you can not lead with...

Tune in to listen to Whitney Knowlton, Product Manager at Dropbox.com, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Whitney's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Contract roles are excellent ways to get a sense of what the real day-to-day is likeDon't always look for the right company, look for the right managerIf you want it bad enough, go learn itWhen doing all the things, stop and ask,...

Tune in to listen to Ramki Vaidanathan, Digital Principal Product Manager at Starbucks, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Ramki's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Your fundamental objective is to drive clarity from ambiguity, really get at the heart of the whyGetting to the right problem is half the solutionWhy? 3 reasons; solve for a customer pain, solve for a business pain...

Tune in to listen to Nick Cheever, Divisional Vice President, Global Supply Chain Technology at Trimble Transportation (Trimble.com), share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Nick's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Understand the role and the scope of product before you step into those shoes because every company defines Product differentlyStarting with the servant model lets you get TO...

Tune in to listen to Michaela Sleeth, Head of Product at Bespoke Metrics, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Michaela's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode If you don't tell people what you want, you're not going to get what you wantYou own the success, and you own the failure, so don't hide from itWhen you mess up, don't double down and get defensiveCheck your ego at the doorProduct...

Tune in to listen to Jessi Alva, Product Manager at SAP Concur, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring/pivoting product managers. Jessi's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episode Identify all of the different phases of Product Management and figure out what is it that appeals to you the mostYou need to be true to yourself and think about what your skills are and then lean into those skillsIt doesn't matter where you...

Tune in to listen to Elliott White, Head of Product at TangoCard.com, share the following curated wisdom & product tips from his career stories: WISDOM TIP 1: To be a really good product manager, you really need to be a good product manager. Not a good engineer, not a good salesperson, not a good marketer, etc. WISDOM TIP 2: A bunch of little features that don't align with your company vision & strategy can paint you into a corner later on.  WISDOM TIP 3: Use empathy to understand...

Tune in to listen to Baker Baha, Product Manager at Wave Financial, share the stories behind some of his best product wisdom tips: Wisdom Tip #1: It's not about building the product right, it's about building the right product. Wisdom Tip #2: You are as good as your team. Wisdom Tip #3: Challenge assumptions. Wisdom Tip #4: Embrace your growth journey. When you are done, head over to https://coffeewithproduct.com/4 for downloadable show notes and to leave feedback on the episode. 

Our first Live AMA with listener Skyler Bissell who is looking for advice on working remotely while making a career pivot to Product.

Tune in to listen to Coffee with Product, sharing the wisdom and experiences of today’s thriving product managers from the smallest startups to the largest enterprises.  We’ll showcase the enlightened perspectives of product managers that have found new ways to make positive impacts on their careers, traversed unexpected hardships, and ultimately transformed their approach to building product.  So wake up, and let wisdom be your way forward, with your host Michael Fountain.

Tune in to listen to Coffee with Product, sharing the wisdom and experiences of today’s thriving product managers from the smallest startups to the largest enterprises.  We’ll showcase the enlightened perspectives of product managers that have found new ways to make positive impacts on their careers, traversed unexpected hardships, and ultimately transformed their approach to building product.  So wake up, and let wisdom be your way forward, with your host Michael Fountain.