Tag: leader-spotlight

Aislinn Wright Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: The importance of remaining open-minded, with Aislinn Wright

Product Management

Aislinn Wright talks about pillars that have shaped her product strategy, including open-mindedness and always asking why.

Sibel Bagcilar
May 1, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Ryan Poppa Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Aligning customer feedback and expectations, with Ryan Poppa

Product Management

Ryan Poppa, Senior Director of Product Management at DNSFilter, shares the importance of not being afraid to say no to customer feedback.

Sibel Bagcilar
Apr 30, 2025 ⋅ 8 min read
Ylang Nguyen Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: How acquisitions are like product management, with Ylang Nguyen

Product Management

Ylang Nguyen talks about how she has helped teams work through the operational and cultural challenges that come with acquisitions.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 29, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Oren Halperin Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Creating a modern customer journey, with Oren Halperin

Product Management

Oren Halperin talks about how to engage customers through various touch points in a modern, digital buyer journey.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 28, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Mike Korenugin Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Balancing data with judgement, with Mike Korenugin

Product Management

Mike Korenugin, Director of Product at SE Ranking, shares the importance assuming a data-informed approach.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 24, 2025 ⋅ 8 min read
Priya Lakshminarayanan Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Enabling merchants to make faster, smarter decisions, with Priya Lakshminarayanan

Product Management

Priya Lakshminarayanan, Chief Product Officer at Recurly, talks about Recurly’s work to improve merchants’ subscriber experiences.

Sibel Bagcilar
Apr 24, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Phil Freo Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Hiring and scaling a remote-first team, with Phil Freo

Product Management

Phil Freo shares his experience scaling Close from its founding team to more than 100 people and transition to being a fully remote company.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 23, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Nick Fisk Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Customer experience as a non-negotiable for scale, with Nick Fisk

Product Management

Nick Fisk shares his experience leading transformations and transitioning companies to a product ownership model.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 22, 2025 ⋅ 8 min read
Tony Schumacher Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Building a partnership between stakeholders and product, with Tony Schumacher

Product Management

Tony Schumacher shares important lessons he learned and has taken with him from working under his former boss and mentor.

Sibel Bagcilar
Apr 18, 2025 ⋅ 7 min read
Aliza Carpio Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Driving initiatives with believers, with Aliza Carpio

Product Management

Aliza Carpio, Sr. Director of Technical Product Management at JLL, talks about the importance of “finding your believers.”

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 17, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read
Dipto Chakravarty Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: ‘Keeping it simple is hard, and making it hard is simple,’ with Dipto Chakravarty

Product Management

Dipto Chakravarty, Chief Product Officer at Cloudera, talks about how it takes rigor to design complex technology and user experiences.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 15, 2025 ⋅ 7 min read
Noah Manger Leader Spotlight

Leader Spotlight: Diving into details without micromanaging, with Noah Manger

Product Management

Noah Manger, Director of Product Management at Zapier, shares how he balances diving into details and zooming out to see a broader vision.

Jessica Srinivas
Apr 3, 2025 ⋅ 7 min read