Tag: leader-spotlight

Ryan Salsman Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Optimizing for happiness, with Ryan Salsman

Product Management

Ryan Salsman, Vice President of Digital Product at West Shore Home, discusses his leadership principle of “optimizing for happiness.”

Jessica Srinivas
Feb 7, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Leader Spotlight Faline Wu

Leader Spotlight: Spiritualizing the work life, with Faline Wu

Product Management

Faline Wu, SVP of Product Management at Better, talks about how to “spiritualize the work-life” by practicing compassion at work.

Kate Trahan
Feb 6, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Pranav Mittal Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: The difference between success and failure, with Pranav Mittal

Product Management

Pranav Mittal, VP, Consumer Product at Hertz, highlights how innovative thinking is the difference between a company failing and succeeding.

Jessica Srinivas
Feb 5, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Mauricio Monico Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Raising standards in the marketplace, with Mauricio Monico

Product Management

Mauricio Monico, Chief Product Officer at Wish, talks about the blurred lines between what it means to be a marketplace versus a retailer.

Jessica Srinivas
Feb 1, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Jie Weng Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Driving for measurable success, with Jie Weng

Product Management

Jie Weng discusses how he and his team work to surface actionable insights and get to the lowest level of the data to move the needle.

Jessica Srinivas
Jan 31, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Jason Penkethman Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Applying an ROI model, with Jason Penkethman

Product Management

Jason Penkethman talks about how he runs Simpro Software’s product organization with a return on investment (ROI) model.

Kate Trahan
Jan 30, 2024 ⋅ 9 min read
Francois du Toit Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Ensuring your global workforce owns outcomes with Francois du Toit

Dev

Francois du Toit discusses the challenges of balancing long-range vision with day-to-day activities in global roles.

Jessica Srinivas
Jan 30, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Sumeet Howe Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Running product lines like startups, with Sumeet Howe

Product Management

Sumeet Howe, VP, Product at Hover, shares how each of Hover’s product managers act as founders of Series A companies.

Kate Trahan
Jan 29, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Anjali Jameson Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Humanizing the healthcare system, with Anjali Jameson

Product Management

Anjali Jameson, Senior Vice President of Product at One Medical, talks about how her team’s work to transform healthcare feels personal.

Kate Trahan
Jan 25, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Indranil Chakraborty Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Empowering teams to be independent, with Indranil Chakraborty

Product Management

Indranil Chakraborty explains how the best product managers are the ones who can dig into the trenches when there is a need.

Jessica Srinivas
Jan 24, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
Leader Spotlight Mandy Steinmetz

Leader Spotlight: Growing into your executive presence, with Mandy Steinmetz

Product Management

Mandy Steinmetz, VP of Product at Muck Rack, recounts her unconventional journey to product management and how being forced to learn on the fly gave her the confidence to try new things as she progressed to leadership roles.

Mike Flanagan
Jan 23, 2024 ⋅ 7 min read
Leader Spotlight: Building A Foundation Of Trust, With Emily Christner

Leader Spotlight: Building a foundation of trust, with Emily Christner

Product Management

Emily Christner, Chief Product Officer at Trusted Media Brands, talks about the challenge of distinguishing between AI- and human-generated content and the global need for legal and ethical governance, particularly in industries like healthcare, criminal justice, and news.

Kate Trahan
Jan 17, 2024 ⋅ 11 min read