People of Product

Dan and George unpack a process for learning that includes paying attention, collecting, making decisions, and experimenting.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. This is a public episode. If...

Dan and George return to the mics to discuss the next phase of the Option Five podcast & philosophize about the way humans in product teams learn best.    Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. Th...

Chris Jones, UX Director at FanThreeSixty, explains what it takes to be a great UX Designer and the patience required to get to that point in our latest episode. Plus, how to make your handoffs more collaborative.    Connect with Chris:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisjonesdesign/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovativ...

Amy Schweppe, the Senior Product Designer and Owner at PayIt, discusses what it’s like managing product within a rapidly growly startup + how she balances time between both roles in our latest episode of Option Five.    Connect with Amy:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-schweppe-37549732   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top inno...

Are you focusing on client needs rather than product needs? Today, Director of Experience Design and Strategy at H&R Block Brian Bustos talks about how the company is looking at the customer journey from a holistic standpoint, identifying teams that are designing similar experiences, and building in a way that’s modular enough to adapt to context.    Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a...

We have interviewed so many amazing people this year and learned a lot about running a podcast. Let's talk about what we have in store for 2020!   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. This is a...

Neil Shah, Team Lead of Technical Recruiting at Carvana, shares challenges and learnings in recruiting at Carvana as they experience rapid scaling. Plus, how recruiters can use their position to change lives.    Connect with Neil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/njshah   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded...

Keegan Mahoney--Engineering Manager at FlyWheel—explains why FlyWheel (a company with six product teams) scales slowly with plenty of tweaks along the way. Plus, why they let each team manage their own process.    Connect with Keegan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keeganmahoney/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brand...

From working in an Agile format to eliminating "service organizations" and learning how to prioritize user pain points, George and Rodrigo discuss how data is changing the world of transportation, and how product teams at  Strava and its subsidiary, Metro, are organized.    Connect with Rodrigo: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodrigodavies/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital pro...

Hear from Mike Brummett, Product Manager at Super Dispatch, about his journey from startup founder to marketplace manager. Plus, why having a development philosophy (or pieces from several) is so important to product success.   Connect with Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjbrummett/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovat...

 Keap’s Product Design Manager Steven Meyer breaks down the best way to organize and manage a product team within an enterprise. Learn why being ‘data informed’ rather than ‘data driven’ is such an important quality for designers and product leaders.   Connect with Steven: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmeyer1/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works w...

Are you looking at the holistic nature of your product & asking yourself why a user decided to try your product in the first place? Are you prepared for the ‘Switching Chapter’ when a user begins to struggle with your product? Connect with Rajesh:  https://www.prodify.group/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeshnerlikar/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that wor...

Dan and Gideon Taub discuss how to handle strong opinions in a product team and the characteristics of a great product manager.  Connect with Gideon https://www.linkedin.com/in/gideontaub/ For more information about Pinkaloo Technologies, visit https://www.pinkaloo.com/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to fu...

George and Braeden discuss the importance of utilizing customer feedback in a product team, as well as some of the challenges one might face when scaling an organization.    Option 5 is brought to you by Crem a Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right...

George and Jeff discuss the importance of generating evidence in support of small, cross-disciplinary teams to move your company in the right direction. Plus, the rewards of creating a culture based around learning, not just deliverables.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crem a Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of crea...

It's good to be back! In today's episode, we're discussing some updates and the future of the Option Five podcast.    Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. This is a public episode. If you would...

George and Dan discuss the best practices of growing your own Product Team, including finding the right talent, perfecting your hiring process, and retaining your talent.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right so...

Crema's VP of Engineering Matt Cole discusses the benefits of growing your own talent through an apprenticeship program.   Connect with Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-cole-3068b14/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the co...

Dan and George discuss the book 'Multipliers' by Liz Wiseman, explain the how the book helps cultivate leadership at Crema, and point out some of their favorite parts in the book.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the...

Tyler, Crema's Director of Strategy and Design, discusses the differences between strategy in a large agency and small product teams. Plus, find out the trick he uses to constantly improve his craft.   Connect with Tyler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhilker/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands t...

Dan and George go over some best practices of keeping a company aligned through quarterly updates.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t...

In this week's episode, George invites Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers, The Accidental Creative, Die Empty, and Louder than Words to talk about how to nurture creative leadership in life and work.   Connect with Todd Henry: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddhenry1   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funde...

In this week's episode, Dan and George discuss how remote and distributed teams work at Crema and share 9 best practices.   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to discover the right solutions faster. This is a public episode. If you...

In this week's episode, Dan and George interview Landon Young and pick his brain about how he helps create alignment within a team as a product strategist at Crema.   Connect with Landon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/landonyoung/   Option 5 is brought to you by Crema. Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of cr...

In this week's episode, George and Dan discuss how size affects level of structure, how to prevent team members from getting siloed within a product team, why customized professional development is the most effective, and more.   Crema is a digital product agency that works with partners from top innovative brands to funded startups. Our team of creative thinkers and doers simplify the complex to...