studiored Founder Philip Bourgeois is my guest on this week’s podcast episode. Learn about his processes for developing digital and physical interactions throughout the development process, that have made his firm the leading producer of wearables and bio-tech hardware in Silicon Valley.

At this session, SoulCycle Product VP Jason Rodriguez reveals how he changed his team’s role from PROJECT management to PRODUCT management. He also talks about the future of SoulCycle and how he’s preparing for international growth, product expansion and world domination.

Michael Katz, CEO & Co-Founder of mParticle and former VP of Optimization & Analytics at Yahoo, talks about the culture and practices that have allowed him to build product-focused teams that continually execute, deliver value, and leave a legacy.

Nearly everyone would agree that user testing is an essential part of the product development process. In practice, however, sometimes even the most well-intentioned product managers make basic mistakes when trying to conduct successful usability testing. In this post, David Westen and Diana Cheng from Redshift talk about common testing pitfalls and offer tips on how teams can avoid them.

Not a day goes by where we don’t read in the news about new products and services that use voice as a method for interacting with users. From robots to cars, even mirrors and toilets. What’s so magic about the use of voice? Why are so many companies struggling to get it right? Eduardo Olvera breaks down the 3 things you need to know as a PM to master “voice” technologies.

On this podcast episode, I interviewed Wevr Head of Product Sami Ramly to share with us why and how to build for this new paradigm. Learn the thought-processes Sami uses at Wevr to tackle the world of augmented and virtual reality.

In order to be nimble, you need to have a great team that grows with your organization’s technology and culture. Join Patty Mccord and I on this podcast epsiode about how you should tackle team development and management as a Product Manager.

Kintan Brahmbhatt is the Director of Product Management and Engineering Program Management for Amazon Music. He will use anecdotes from real-life product decisions for the Amazon Music experience on mobile and Alexa to demonstrate Amazon’s approach of starting with the customer and working backwards. The talk will include actionable thinking points that can help other product leaders inform their decisions.

Tim Matthews has over 20 years of security software marketing experience. He started out explaining public and private keys to developers and has evolved into a keynote speaker at industry and government security conferences. In this talk, Tim will cover how to shift your marketing strategy as a market evolves and becomes mainstream using security as an example everyone can relate to.

Teams do their best work, collaborate more efficiently, and are highly motivated when there are clear metric goals that are aligned with the company mission. Unfortunately, many teams struggle with setting goal metrics that drive meaningful product outcomes, align stakeholder incentives, or allow teams to execute rapidly with a clear purpose.