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**Product Manager Hub (PM Hub)**

PM Hub Podcast is a weekly podcast for Product people and tech entrepreneurs to learn from top experts in the field. Subscribe now so you don’t miss an episode! Questions? Comments? Feedback? Reach out to your host Cyrus Shirazian on Twitter at @ceslamian or LinkedIn

Latest Episodes:

Pitfalls on Metrics and How to Avoid Them with fmr CPO at Meetup Jan 05, 2021

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In this episode with Giff Constable, you’ll learn:

Characteristics of meaningful metrics
Pitfalls that you face as a Product person and how to avoid them
How to approach setting metrics in various scenarios

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub29

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How to Break into Product with Product School CEO Dec 28, 2020

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In this episode with Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia, you’ll learn:

What is Product Management and what is not
How has covid_19 impacted Product Management
Tips on how to break into Product

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub28

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How to Tackle Product Discovery Challenges with Product Consultant, Coach, Speaker, and Founder, Saeed Khan Dec 21, 2020

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In this episode with Saeed Khan, you’ll learn:

What is Product Discovery and why is it important
What are the different types of Product Discovery
What are the top challenges of discovery and how you can tackle them

Saeed has worked in software for over 30 years, and in product management for over 20. His first Product Management role was back in 1997, and he has worked in Product Management since then, both here in Canada as well as in the US, in startups as well as public companies. He was a cofounder of ProductCamp Toronto, and also founded the Product Leaders meetup, an international meetup of senior product directors/VPs and the like. Currently he runs Transformation Labs, which is a consulting and advisory firm that helps companies in areas of strategy, roadmapping, launch and of course discovery. Saeed provides training, mentoring and workshops to help companies build better products, and better product organizations.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub27

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How to Prep for Product Leadership with PayPal Group Product Manager Dec 16, 2020

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In this episode with Parul Goel, you’ll learn:

Differentiate between a Product Manager and a Product Leader
What are the qualities of a Product Leader
How to go about becoming a Product Leader

Parul is a Product Leader at PayPal. She currently heads payments for the PayPal Commerce Platform, an enterprise product she helped build from scratch. She is passionate about innovating in the enterprise product space. In her career spanning over fifteen years, Parul has been part of several complex product builds, some have been very successful while others have served as great life lessons. Parul loves to travel and cannot wait to get back to a plane, hopefully on her way to somewhere new and exciting. Parul holds an M.S in Computer Science from Columbia University.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub26

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Building for the Next One Billion Users with Google Product Lead Nov 25, 2020

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In this episode with Joris Van Mens, you will learn:

Who are the next billion users and what are their attributes?
How Joris approach building tech Products for the next billion users
How does Joris and his team approach interviewing users and how covid has impacted their work

Joris leads the Next Billion Users product organization at Google, which builds new products for emerging markets. He manages a team of 8 Product Managers.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub24

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Product Leadership Beyond Managing PMs with Product Management Guru, Rich Mironov Nov 16, 2020

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In this episode with Rich Mironov, you will learn:

What are the main sets of challenges for Product Leaders that are different from managing individual products and how to tackle each
How does a Product Leader should go about standardizing processes across multiple Product teams
How a Product Leader should go about building trust and cross-functional psychological safety

Rich is a 35 year veteran of B2B/enterprise software product management. He coaches heads of product, sometimes parachutes into companies as interim Chief Product Officer, and helps folks design their product organizations. Rich has been blogging about product management since 2002, published his “Art of Product Management” in 2008, and founded Product Camp.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub23

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Maybe We Should Be Problem Managers with Author, Speaker, and Product Strategist, Steve Johnson Nov 09, 2020

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In this episode with Steve Johnson, you’ll learn:

Why is it important to have a clear understanding of Product Management?
What are the main Product activities?
What are the steps that a Product person (PM or Product Leader) should take to change the way Product is done in their org?

Steve Johnson is an author, speaker, and strategist within the technology product community. At Under10 Consulting, he helps product teams implement the latest methods for today’s business environments.

A founding instructor at Pragmatic Marketing and now a process coach with Under10, Steve has been a long-time advocate for product management, serving as an advisor to a number of technical product organizations and industry associations.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub22

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Invisible Product Managers with Amazon Sr. Product Manager Nov 04, 2020

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In this episode with Ajit Dipak, you’ll learn:

What is the concept of invisible PMs and kind of problems you’re solving for
Lessons learned for all PMs about the invisible PM landscape
A few actionable tips for invisible PMs that can apply right away

Ajit has been building and managing products throughout his twenty year technology career, starting with programming roles in the financial and consumer sectors, engineering leadership in the digital media space and PM positions in sports tech, live events, devops and insurtech industries. Currently at Amazon, Ajit has intentionally forged a path in Product spanning Technical, B2C, and B2B roles and has a keen interest in teaching and developing the next generation of PMs.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub21

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Managing Change as a Product Manager with Productboard Consultant Oct 27, 2020

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In this episode with Scott Baldwin, you’ll learn:

How does change mgmt relate to product mgmt
What makes change mgmt difficult to implement
Scott’s 5Ps approach to change management

Scott is a product management leader and a long-time member of the Vancouver product community with a deep interest in helping others find their opportunity in product management. He’s currently at productboard leading their product excellence practice and previously led teams at Thinkific, Finning Digital, Central 1 Credit Union, Inovera Solutions, and Blue Zone Entertainment.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub20

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How to Coach Product Managers with Ratehub VP of Product Oct 19, 2020

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In this episode with Scott Affleck, you will learn:

Why Product Managers need coaching and how is it different from other professions
How to coach Product Managers effectively and some antipatterns
How to track progress in a coaching relationship

Scott Affleck is currently the VP of Product at Ratehub.ca, where he currently leads Product, Design and Analytics. Prior to Scott’s arrival 3 years ago, none of these functions existed, so much of his past 3 years building the team and establishing processes to support a business that has grown 3x in that time.

Scott is an avid lover of high-growth B2C & marketplace startups, and has spent over a decade working in Product in fintech, travel, and social media. Prior to his career in Product, Scott spent 6 years working in Corporate Strategy at Bain & Company and Bell Canada.

Scott has a very strong belief in the value of mentorship, especially in fields like Product where much of the training still comes on the job rather than through formal education. He loves helping team members identify their passions and goals, develop their own personal roadmap, and find opportunities to grow. Scott takes great pride in building highly effective and motivated teams that love coming to work every day.

Get the free cheat sheet with all actionable tips and notes from this episode in a one-page PDF at bit.ly/pmhub19

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