The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Matt Moore to unpack a product leadership journey that spans financial services, health tech, executive product roles, and mission-driven innovation. Matt shares how he broke into product management without fully knowing what the role was, what he had to unlearn as he grew, and why true product leadership has...

Everyone’s talking about AI in product management. But in Shardul Mehta’s conversations with CPOs and VPs of Product, that’s not what’s keeping leaders up at night. The real shift: product teams are being held accountable for business outcomes, revenue, margin, and return on investment, and many can’t explain why their roadmap deserves continued funding.  In this episode of the Intentional Product...

AI didn’t change the Product Management job. It changed the tempo. And most PMs are responding the wrong way.  Producing more artifacts instead of making better decisions. Using AI to look busy instead of getting ruthless about what matters. In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Mick Gupta (Head of Product, GenAI Monetization & Incentives at S...

How do you get your first win fast as a new Product Manager, without betting your credibility on a 6-month project? In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Kunal Thadani , Senior Director of Product at Houzz to break down how product managers can stand out in their careers by earning trust fast, tying work to business outcomes, and prioritizing spee...

What does it take to build platform products that scale from startup to enterprise? And in an AI-forward world, how do product managers stay relevant and lead? In this episode, Bala Venkatrao joins Shobhit Chugh for a powerful conversation on what it really means to build with intention. Bala has scaled product orgs at every stage from founding his own company to leading Atlassian’s cloud platform...

What if you could be mentored by the most powerful product leaders at the best companies in the world? How would their advice change your career trajectory and your earning potential in 2026? Over the past year, we’ve had rare access to exactly that.   We’ve spoken with 40+ elite product leaders from companies like Google, Meta, Netflix, Amazon, and high-growth startups who are shaping the future...

You’ve done everything right . Optimized your resume, followed the roadmap, and kept grinding… Yet you’re still stuck. Still underpaid. Still wondering why others are moving ahead in their careers and you’re not. In this episode, I break down the real reason high-performing Product Managers hit a plateau. And it’s not your resume, your credentials, or even the job market. It’s the state your nervo...

Here’s the truth: Everyone is chasing AI. Everyone is updating their resume. But very few candidates are building the kind of narrative and positioning that creates belief, the thing that actually leads to offers. In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Deepak Tiwari , product leader at Meta, Google, Lyft, shared some of the clearest, most actionable insights on: What hiring ac...

What does it take to lead and stay relevant through multiple waves of industry disruption? In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Vik Chaudhary , VP of Product, ex-Meta leader, MIT AI Lab alum, and veteran of three major tech revolutions: → SaaS → Cloud Infrastructure → Enterprise AI Vik has built products, led teams, and influenced strategy throug...

What does true ownership look like in product management, and why do so many teams miss the mark? In this episode of The Intentional Product Manager Podcast , I sit down with Kishore Narra, a product executive who's led high-impact teams at TaskRabbit, Coinbase, Meta, and more. We dive deep into what separates busy teams from effective ones, and how top product leaders drive clarity, impact,...

If you’ve ever wondered what separates good product managers from great ones, the kind who shape technology platforms and drive innovation across entire ecosystems, this conversation will spark new ideas, mindsets, and possibilities. In this week’s of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast , host Shobhit Chugh reconnects with Ram Sangireddy, former VP of Product at Salesforce, who brings decades...

In this episode, Shobhit Chugh and Will Lowrey from Intentional Product Manager pull back the curtain on the exact system our clients use to stand out in a crowded product market and land senior roles faster. What you’ll learn: The state of the PM job market and why companies are still hiring, negotiating, and choosing from strong pipelines Angle of Mastery positioning, and how it makes you the ob...

In this insightful episode of the Intentional Product Manager podcast, Shobhit from Intentional Product Manager speaks with Gina Pasqua-Abeles, Senior Director of Product Management at Robinhood. They delve into Gina’s career journey from her beginnings in SEO to leading trading products at Robinhood. The conversation covers three key themes: the work habits of top-performing product managers, the...

What does it take to build a platform that scales, delights customers, and powers entire ecosystems? In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast , Shobhit sits down with Dilip Poluru, a seasoned platform product leader with experience at Informatica and ActiveCampaign, to unpack the strategies behind successful platform management. Dilip shares actionable insights on: Turning deep c...

In this episode, Shobhit sits down with Saurabh Sharma, Chief Product Officer at You.com, to unpack what it takes to lead in the rapidly evolving world of AI. Saurabh shares his journey from starting out as an engineer at IBM, to building products at Google and OpenSea, and now driving applied AI innovation at You.com. Along the way, he reveals lessons learned from frontier markets like NFTs and A...

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, host Shobhit Chugh takes you deeper into Principle Two of the Intentional Job Search system: designing a job that fits your life, rather than squeezing your life into a job. Instead of chasing roles that look good on paper, Shobhit shares eight powerful outcomes that define a truly great job and career. You’ll learn how to spot opportunit...

From EB-1A “Einstein” Visa to Digital Health Leadership with Anu Ramakrishnan Anu’s journey is nothing short of inspiring, from immigrant bioengineering student to health tech product leader driving FDA-approved AI products and building connected health ecosystems at Samsung. Along the way, she’s also become a powerful advocate for immigrant success, securing the prestigious EB-1A visa herself. In...

Interview success isn’t luck. It’s control.   In this episode, Shobhit Chugh, CEO of Intentional Product Manager, reveals Principle 1 of the Intentional Job Search: The Split Second Principle.   Learn how to take back power in your interviews by mastering the first impression, the moment that decides whether you’re seen as a leader or overlooked as just another candidate. Discover why recruiters a...

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast , Shobhit Chugh reconnects with longtime friend and product leader Sekhar Putcha. Sekhar opens up about a bold, non-linear career path that’s taken him from supply chain roles at Amazon to consulting at McKinsey, and now to leading global supply chain product at Starbucks. But this conversation is more than just a resume walk. Sekhar share...

Most product managers treat the job search like a to-do list and end up overwhelmed, overlooked, or stuck in roles that don’t fit. In this powerful solo episode, Shobhit Chugh , founder of Intentional Product Manager , kicks off a groundbreaking series based on his upcoming audiobook The Principles of a Job Search . He shares the exact system that's helping product managers and leaders land a...

The CPTO model is on the rise — but what does it really take to succeed when you're leading both product and engineering? In this episode, Shobhit Chugh chats with Shobhit Jain, a seasoned Chief Product & Technology Officer, about how unifying these two functions unlocks innovation, accelerates delivery, and drives smarter AI-native strategy. From shaping strategic roadmaps to scaling cro...

In this episode, Shobhit speaks with Jyothi Nookula, Director of Product Management at Netflix and a seasoned AI product leader whose career spans Amazon Web Services, Facebook AI, and Etsy. Jyothi is also the creator of the “Next Generation Product Manager Course” which helps product managers remain current in a rapidly evolving world.  Together, they explore what it truly means to build AI-nativ...

What do most PMs get wrong about pricing? Why do so many teams struggle to turn vision into action? And how do you build buy-in across the org when you're changing something as sensitive as price? In this episode, Alo Mukerji  SVP of Product at U.S. Bank sits down with Shobhit to break down the real mechanics of product leadership, from high-stakes pricing decisions to translating customer in...

Even if you love your job — you should always be interviewing. Not because you're planning to leave.  But because staying sharp, visible, and connected is part of leading well . In this episode, Shobhit sits down with Jennifer Moore — Chief Product Officer of Strategies that Spark consulting services — to unpack what it really means to lead with clarity in a messy, AI-shifting, emotionally ch...

Join Shobhit, founder of Intentional Product Manager, as he sits down with Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI, to explore what it takes to lead and innovate in the age of AI. In this candid and insight-rich conversation, Karan shares lessons from his journey through multiple IPOs, global product leadership, and founding a cutting-edge AI startup. You’ll hear his take on building product orgs that scal...