A girl in the Product World

If there is a podcast episode you need to listen to as a reminder that you can have it all, it's this one! I'm joined by the one and only Nam - Founder of Women in Product UK and CPO Track, NED and Portfolio Executive. Fiercely and unapologetically taking over the Product space globally, launching her UK-based businesses most recently in New York and Dubai.  But this conversation is spec...

A very honest conversation with Sarah, the Head of Digital Strategy at Virgin Media O2 about her journey from joining the company as a Finance Grad to where she is today. We touch on so many key topics including women being in leadership positions to breaking out of a junior mindset in your career. She is the inspiration we need! 

Zach is back with me for another Product Recruitment episode.  This time, we're giving you the load down on Product recruitment for those requiring sponsorships and visas to work in the UK. There's a ton of useful advice and of course, please always refer to the official UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas Enjoy!

The million dollar question that I'm sure a lot of us think about -What exactly is Crypto and Blockchain?! I'm joined by the brilliant Ziad El Baba, who is the COP at Ramp - A Fintech Payments company.  Ziad talks to me about his journey, his enormous contribution to the growth of Credit Karma and so much more. 

Alastair is an incredible, well-rounded CPO, with huge amounts of experience in Product and Business. Specialising in being a Generalist, he's helped business to go from 0 to Series C, scale-up majorly and be an Advisor. Having worked for huge brands such as Tesco, Lloyds and Accenture, he has a knack for joining the dots. But at the heart of it all, Alastair is a Product pro - and boy does h...

Anthony is the Product Director for Platform API at New Day, which is a company dedicated to improving people’s credit. With an impressive career thus far, Anthony has worked for the likes of BT, Barclays, HSBC and Apple.  He also holds a Bachelors and Masters from Loughborough university and is a Product legend. He joins me today to talk through his experiences, including how he helped to shape N...

We've all been there - searching day and night on property sites and apps to find our ideal home. Finding something great, then seeing the price (ouch!) or finding a cracking price and then viewing the cracks in person (eye-roll) Well, Rowan is here to change all of that! Finding this painful gap in the market, he embarked on his journey to create an AI platform to help home-seekers be matche...

One of the downsides to working in Product is how the recruitment landscape can change negatively. This is something many people have faced since the change in the market in 2023...which has meant 2024 has been a slow start. I'm back with another episode with Zach, a Executive Consultant from Sphere Digital Recruitment to help you get hired in Product, during this challenging time!

This episode is slightly different... I wanted to sit down and have a chat about my own Product journey, in hopes it can inspire and help others.  Enjoy!

How does one take risks when the stakes are high and you're working in some of the biggest tech companies around? Dipesh Joshi, a Product Lead at Sky has some solid advice on doing so! An extremely committed and experienced Product person, Dipesh talks to me about what it's really like working for big tech companies, what inspires him and his advice to you.  He's even had his own su...

Don't come from a tech background but want to know how to create an awesome Product and NOT bleed out your bank account? I've got you! In this episode I speak to Raees, Founder of Ummazing, a platform serving as a Muslim-friendly service directory to find businesses and services you need.  We touch on so many topics but mainly, Raees's commitment and determination to serve his commu...

AI is everywhere. So does the bad rep it seems to get.  But what about the AI robotics and automation that will actually help us? Where our jobs won't be taken but our lives will be made easier. You're in the right place to find out all about it. In this episode, I speak with the awesome Andre, a Product Manager working at Boston Dynamics. Andre and his team are revolutionising the wareh...

Is your life very busy? Do you have trouble focusing on your prayers but don't have the time to fix it? Are you not sure how to start taking care of your mental health in the best way possible? Then this app is for you! Created and curated by Iqra Ashfaq, who did her Masters in Examining the physiological effects of mindfulness meditation and Islamic prayer. The Noor Meditation app is a produ...

Ever wondered how much food is produced in the world daily?  Ever taken a step further and wondered how much of that food is wasted? The answer: 40%!  But there's one person who is determined to put an end to this and has already saved millions of meals ending up in the bin. In this episode I talk to Jamie Crummie, the co-founder of the Too Good To Go app, which makes it easy for brands and b...

This is the story of how one woman took on the Muslim Tech scene, to make it an established, global community of 1,000's.  Arfah Farooq is a community builder, who entered the Tech world after finding a gap and ended up building Muslamic Makers (MM). With 100's attending it's first Tech Fest in 2023, Arfah had clearly built something iconic with her team.  With so much start up expe...

Imagine being blind. Imagine not knowing what ingredients you’re cooking with? Imagine taking a pregnancy test and not being able to read the result? Or setting up a new piece of tech in your home and not being able to read the paper instructions? My guest on this episode is here to change that.  Hans Jørgen Wiberg is the founder of the Be My Eyes app, made up of a community that connects the visu...

Want to know how one of the UK's first challenger bank's was built after the 2008 economic crash? Look no further than this episode with the amazing Monica Millares, who was part of Ricky Knox's Tandem Bank founding team. She talks me through her journey, her own personal challenges and how she's rocking the Fintech industry! Enjoy!

The unknown world of Fintech recruitment is demystified for you all in this episode, with Enrico Ferrara! Enrico is a Recruitment Consultant, specialising in Fintech, Financial Services and Banking.  Together we bust some myths when it comes to: - What it's like applying for a Fintech role, even as a first-timer - What the market is really like despite speculation from the media - The skills...

Heard you've been wanting to enter the Product World and want to be in the know when applying for jobs.  Not to worry! Zach has you sorted.  An incredible person, who shares the ins and outs of applying to a Product role, all from a recruiter's point of view! We get to it by discussing: - What qualifications you need for a Product role? - What are the typical characteristics of a Product...

Want to know how a Product Manager broke in to Product? Find out today with Adil Hussain, an experienced PM, who had a rather unconventional introduction in to the Product World. I ask him a load of questions, that I get a lot from people in my network including: - What does a PM's typical day look like? - What skills do you need to work in Product - Biggest challenges in Product And so much...

Q: What does the Product World and The Apprentice have in common? A: Karthik Nagesan, of course! Many will have seen the highly entertaining 2016 series of The Apprentice (UK) and the delightful Karthik. From his bold ambitions to his smooth talking ways, it's no wonder he was prime for the Product World. And boy has he made his mark in it too.  Karthik has spent majority of his career having...

Sadiq Dorasat is the embodiment of a Product person here to change the world.  From working for Wahed, an Islamic investment platform to help Muslims make the best financial gains to founding Muslim Census, which is dedicated to providing insights for the 4 million Muslims in the UK. By gathering data not previously available anywhere, his company is already making waves including it's report...

This is a very exciting episode that brings an enormous variety of topics to your ears. I'm joined by the powerhouse, Chenelle Ansah - an Early-stage investor and Consultant.  Chenelle is truly disrupting the Fintech Industry, having worked with most banks in the U.K. and Fintechs. After working for many firms and gaining expert industrial knowledge, Chenelle made the bold move of starting he...

Imagine a single episode with Product Leadership, Product People, digital growth and presence in the North of the UK, Diversity and Inclusion and Mentorship all in one. Well, here it is! I sit down with Atif Ahmed, a Product Practice Lead at Deloitte Digital, who has over 20 years experience. In his cool, calm and collected style, he talks through his journey of how everything and everyone has sha...

This is the one where I explore THAT challenge in so many of our Product teams: Design vs. Product. In this episode I'm joined by Jon Aizlewood, an esteemed leader within the Digital Design world, as we know it. Jon is not one to shy away from discussions around how and where design fits in to the Agile matrix that we're all now too aware of. In fact, he leads on such conversations to he...