Productized Podcast

This is the first episode of season 15 of the Productized Podcast. We are featuring speakers and partners of Productized Conference 2023. In this episode, Productized founder André Marquet talks with João Freitas, Head of Digital Products and Value Creation at Cofidis Group. João shares his insights on how product management and product thinking can be used to create customer value in the financia...

The final podcast episode of the second Product Weekend season features Lindsey Bell, Head of Product Operations at RapidAPI. Lindsey shares her experiences transitioning to different roles in the field of Product Management and her previous role at Twilio. She discusses what Product Operations is and when it's needed, and shares her perspective on the differences between technical and consumer pr...

In this podcast episode, Luis Gonçalves is interviewed by Joao Moita about his background, professional experiences, and insights on agile coaching and software development. They discuss Luis's entrepreneurial nature, his first experiences in the industry, and the cultural differences between Portugal and Germany. They also discuss Luis's consulting business, his approach to generating sales, and...

In this podcast episode, Joao Moita talks with Mirela Mus, the founder of Product People. They discuss Mirela's transition into product management, and she shares her insights on the role of a VP of Product and the differences between "mercenaries" and "missionaries" in the industry. Mirela offers advice on defining success in Product Management and talks about prioritization and PM mentoring. She...

Welcome to the Productized Podcast (fourth episode of the Special Product Weekend Season Two). Join our co-host João Moita as he talks to Mathilde Leo, Head of Community at Circle, about her journey to becoming a successful entrepreneur and product person, her experience building Jam, an online community for product people, and the role of communities in general. Plus, get book, travel, and podcas...

In this episode, our co-host João speaks with Julien Lescure, an investor and product coach, and one of the speakers of the second Product Weekend event, held in November. Julien Lescure founded two companies and led both of them to successful exits. Nowadays, Julien’s focus is on coaching product teams. In this conversation, Julien talks about his path as a founder, why he chose to pursue a produ...

In this episode, our co-host João Moita discusses with Tami Reiss how you can create impact through a side project, translate product experience into product sense, and how Tami has helped companies improve their product craft. She also discusses how a product coach can help individuals and companies. Tami strongly believes that working on a Product can be a way to deliver value and create an impa...

BHOUT is the first boxing bag with a brain, and it's revolutionizing how people stay fit by applying neuroscience. In this conversation with Mauro Frota, founder and CEO, we discussed martial arts, the challenges, and opportunities within the fitness industry, and BHOUT's plans to enter the US market, among other topics. [00:10] Introduction of the guest [00:55] Martial Arts Background [04:25] Chi...

In this episode, João was speaking with André Marquet, CEO at Productized and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event. André has a long experience in Product Management having worked in the field for around 15 years, currently working at Cofidis. Besides being a Product leader, André is also a father, an educator at heart and an entrepreneur. This is a very special episode, not only...

In this episode, João was speaking to Roshan Gupta, Group Product Manager at Google. Roshan has an extensive experience in the software industry, having started as Software Engineer and now working in Product for the past 15 years. After graduating from MIT, he has worked in companies like Oracle, Yahoo, Facebook and Google. Besides being a successful PM, Roshan is also a father, a traveller, and...

In this episode, João was speaking to Joana Nunes Cardoso, Head of New Product Development at Cofidis and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event. Joana has a long experience in the personal credit space as well as in managing the development and launching of innovative products. Besides being the head of new product development she is also a theatre and gymnastics lover, a mother a...

In this episode, João was speaking to André Albuquerque, VP of Product at Kitch, founder of the One Month PM and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event, held in May. André has a vast and diverse experience. He worked at Google, created a course and community to help people build better products, helped grow Uniplaces from the ground up and now he's doing the same at Kitch. Besides...

In the 3rd episode of the podcast, João Moita is speaking with Diogo Rendeiro, Head of Produc at Amplemarket and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event, held in May. Diogo has a vast experience in Product, having worked at 3 different tech unicorns and now at a fast-growing early stage company. In this conversation he shares some useful insights and personal stories about his path....

In this episode, João was speaking with João Santos, Director of Product Management at Outsystems and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event, held in May. There he talked about the main non-obvious lessons he learned in 10 years in Product Management and also about the nuances of the relation between Product and Engineering. João has a long experience in the software industry and i...

In this episode, João was speaking to Clara Rivero Machado, the Head of Product at Via Verde and one of the speakers of the first Product Weekend event, held in May. There she talked about the importance of customer-centricity, the importance of having a design perspective as a Product Manager and how she helped turn a project-based company to a product-led organization. Clara is not only a great...

In this episode, André was talking with Egle Radvile. Egle is a Digital Futurist Angel, Author of Vilnius Digital Strategy. Egle was in the position of Vilnius City Municipality CTO from 2018 to 2021. Currently, she is the Head of the Lithuanian CIO’s club CIO.LT, Digital Train board & Harvard Digital Program member. Egle has a PhD in Information Engineering and Technology. Recently she gradua...

In this episode, André was talking to Milla Ovaska. Milla is the Head of International Affairs and Public Relations at Espoo city in Finland. She is an international relations specialist and intercultural communication enthusiast interested in expanding networks and bringing Espoo to the world and the world to Espoo. Currently, her goal is to make Espoo the best destination and home for internatio...

In this episode, André was talking with Miguel Pinto Luz. Miguel is the current Deputy Mayor of Cascais, a municipality west of Lisbon with over 200 thousand inhabitants. Since 2005 he has held various public positions, both in central government as Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications during Portugal's XX Constitutional Government, and in his hometown of Cascais. Ti...

In this episode, André is talking with Martin Harris. Martin is the principal of The Lisboan School. It is an all-through school with places from the early years to year 13, of the British Curriculum. Martin has over 20 years of experience in being a Headmaster in schools across different latitudes. About 2 years ago Martin moved to Portugal to establish his school on his terms with a new educatio...

Host André Marquet talks to António Lucena de Faria. António is from Porto and has over 40 years of experience in building and managing companies and start-ups - because he started when he was a teenager! He led the creation and development of more than 10 companies, having started his first IT company with the launch of Methodus Sistemas in 1987. He is a founding member of Startup Portugal, repre...

Host André Marquet talks to Tim Vieira. Tim established one of the first independent microbreweries in South Africa. Later, he also joined the Executive Program at Chicago BOOTH School in London. Today Tim is the CEO of Brave Generation Academy, which provides every learner with a specialised and holistic education. Timestamps: Introduction of the guest [0:30] What was Tim's first entrepreneurial...

Host André Marquet talks to Ksenia Ahsrafulina. She is an activist, the Founder of Invisible City non-profit organization, which is helping emerging artists to perform more and get paid fairly. She is a co-founder of the civic movement Lisboa Possivel for inclusive mobility in Lisbon. And she calls herself a “self-employed diplomat” for the virtual embassy of Russia of the future in Portugal. Time...

Host André Marquet talks to Luís Newton, the President of Estrela's Borough in Lisbon. Luís has been in this role for almost 9 years, although he is working in this field in total for over 20 years. Timestamps: Introduction of guest [1:20] How does a day of President of the Borough look like [2:00] How helping for Ukraine is being organized: humanitarian support, housing, education [4:30] How did...

Host André Marquet talks to Paulo Silva. Paulo is the founder & CEO at Miles in the Sky - an online education platform with exceptional experience and courses. Paulo has more than 20 years of C-level roles, covering the full range of top management responsibilities. Now Paulo is focusing on developing an online education platform and a coding school Lisbon42. Time notes: Paulo introduction [1:...

​​Host André Marquet speaks with Peter Fabor. Peter is a community and product builder, who talks about co-living, co-working, real estate, hospitality, and marketplaces. Peter is the founder of Surf Office - one stop shop for company retreats outside the office. Besides that, Peter is running a personal blog and creates guides about hospitality and co-living business improvements for different ci...