productmanagHER: A Safe Space for Women in Product Management
If Product Management and girl talk had a podcast baby, it would be named productmanagHER. After over a decade in Product Management and five years as a Product Management Instructor, your host - Blair Presley - is a full-time Product Management Career Coach who helps professionals to leverage their existing skills into new Product careers. Listen in to learn the secrets of the trade and the experiences of other women in Product to help you navigate your pivot into tech. If you're an existing PM, tune in to hear how others are managing their careers in Product, too.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 43
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Habits we're leaving in 2022
Now that we're (mostly) settled into the new year, let's give the habits that don't serve us one last going-away party so that we can make the most of what awaits. Listen in to this quickie episode f…
How Madhumita intentionally built her career in Product
Meet Madhumita: She's one of my OG SPRINT clients and superstar Product Manager. She's ex-LinkedIn, ex-PayPal and has taken her talent to an AI startup; it's been a joy to follow her career. Listen i…
Are Product Management skills born or created? Blair’s take
In this solo episode, I get a bit fired up about the importance of investing in early career Product talent. Much ado about how people should become Product Managers and I mince no words about my sen…
One year down: how Lacey pivoted into Product from UX
Meet Lacey and hear how she transitioned into Product from UX.
Be sure to follow Lacey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lacey-lawrence/
And while you're there, I'd love it if you'd follow me …
How to distinguish between Product Management courses, certifications, and coaching
If you're trying to pivot into Product Management and are thinking about what tools to leverage to make the switch effectively, this is worth your time. Let's contrast the pros and cons of courses, c…
If you’re interviewing for new roles, listen to this before you quit
Before you quit your day job, tap in.
Also, if we're not friends yet, we should be! Connect with me:
on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blairpresley
and on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com…
How Angela navigated her first year as a Product Manager and pregnancy too
Meet Angela: Spanish native, UK-based, and all-around fantastic productmanagHER. Hear how discovered Product Management as a discipline and how she leveraged the SPRINT 90 Day Product Management Coa…
Should I pivot in a recession (or whatever we're in)
In this short and sweet solo episode, let's chat about the weird time we're in. Conflicting data points including solid job reports and layoffs can make the decision to transition into Product even m…
What to do when you've been trying to pivot into Product for six months or more
In this solo episode, I aimed to answer the common conundrum: WTH do I do when I've been trying to pivot into Product for a while? Listen in to this short and bittersweet episode for your next best s…
How Senior Product Manager, Britni, found her niche and navigated a near decade in Product
I met Britni while co-teaching Product at General Assembly and was blown away immediately. I knew I had something to learn from her, and couldn't wait to sidebar to hear about her Product career. Lis…
Where are they now? How Mel is navigating the first year in her Product role.
Last season, former SPRINT client (and all-around rockstar) Mel shared how she navigated her path into Product from a Scrum Master role. She was a few months into the role and loved it. After more th…
How Katie leveraged the SPRINT program to pivot from support into a Senior Technical Product role
Katie is a gem. Katie leveraged coaching to land her first Product job, which was a Senior Technical Product Manager. Katie doesn't have a technical background. Be like Katie (and listen in to learn …
How Phyllis faces imposter syndrome and uses LinkedIn to build her personal brand
Learn how Phyllis landed her first job post-college as a Product Manager at Redfin by leveraging LinkedIn. We also learn how she faces imposter syndrome and what inspired her to write a book about it…
Trailer: Season Two of productmanagHER
We're back with fresh episodes featuring women in Product Management roles, reflecting on how they pivoted into Product, and how they navigated the first few days and months in the role. Listen in, s…
Blair's Take on Pivoting into Product
My first solo show! Eeek! Listen in to hear my perspective on (a few of) the skills that all (new) Product Managers should have, and the exact process that my clients used to land Product Management …
Behind the scenes with Tech Recruiter, Natalie
From how ATS systems work to how she sources candidates, I asked Natalie everything. Listen in to hear what recruiters really think.
Be sure to follow productmanagHER on Instagram @productmanagHER
Whil…
#AskAProductPerson with Anna
Creator of the blog series #AskAProductPerson, Anna describes how she created a product to find her way into Product Management from the fashion industry.
Check out Anna’s blog here: https://www.annaj…
Paving her way from Secretary to PM with Alicia
Because there isn’t just one path into Product. Alicia defied the odds by working her way from Secretary to Product Manager and describes how she did, what she feared, and what she tells herself now.
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From Customer Success to Product Success with Ivory
Ivory details how she found her way into Product Management in a complex and technical environment with no prior Product experience. Tap in for more detail.
Be sure to follow productmanagHER on Inst…
Taking up space with Rachel
Rachel Schwartz details her perspective on anthropology and Product in ways you don't see coming. Listen on for the real details.
Be sure to follow productmanagHER on Instagram @productmanagHER
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