Ryan Cantwell, Todd Blaquiere, Joe Ghali

The Product Porch

Business EN ↓ 55 episodes

If you work in product management and sometimes feel like the job is way messier than people admit, pull up a chair on the porch. The Product Porch is a podcast about product management, product leadership, and career growth for product managers who want practical advice they can use. Hosted by Joe Ghali, Ryan Cantwell, and Todd Blaquiere, the show takes everyday product challenges and talks through them like experienced product people would: clearly, honestly, and without the usual buzzwords. This podcast is for product managers, product owners, associate product managers, senior product mana...

Author

Ryan Cantwell, Todd Blaquiere, Joe Ghali

Episodes

Product Principles In Real Life 06.08.2024 42:46

Ryan tells us how he leveraged PM principles recently for his mulch project ( 0:45) Joe shows us how Ryan applied the Jobs to Done framework to Ryan’s approach (3:00) We discuss how often we apply PM Principles creep into our life (5:00) Todd discusses how Problem Framing can be applied in real-world scenarios (12:00) Joe gives us a review of the Broadway Show “Heart of Rock and Roll” (20:00) Ryan...

Rebranding the Product Manager Title 23.07.2024 50:33

Product Champions: a new title for PMs (1:00) Airbnb gets rid of product manager title (3:45) Chief No Officer / Head of No / Innovation Sponge / Walking Roadblock / Killer of Dreams, (5:55) Superman, Smokey the Bear and Lil Smokies, and User Psychologists (12:15) Group Therapist, Anger Manager, and The Negotiator (15:20) Outcome Architect and Director of Opinions (19:00) Aladdin and Product Genie...

How Much Does Industry Experience Matter 10.07.2024 49:24

Ryan emphatically explains why you don’t need experience for a PM job (2:11) Joe shares why it isn’t a black/white answer (4:20) The danger in over-indexing to hiring for experience (8:30) The value of mentorships to overcome a lack of industry experience (18:00) Ryan walks us through the beginners mindset as a product leader (23:00) Find fit for the role - don’t rely on the experience - how long...

The Dark Side of Product Management 09.07.2024 42:06

Ryan’s story - struggle with plastic bags - being environmentally responsible (:58) Jobs to be Done is a PM’s superpower (5:00) Using the empathy superpower for evil (6:00) Using the storytelling for evil (8:14) Navigating Righteous Path of Product Management (13:20) Using the planning superpower for evil (17:00) Avoiding stakeholders that get in your way (20:15) Why shouldn't we pursue the dark s...

The Product Porch Trailer 04.07.2024 2:56

On The Product Porch, every topic is a product topic. Dive into casual conversations on product management and career growth, woven with pop culture and real-life insights. Each episode offers actionable takeaways as the hosts tackle pressing questions and challenges in the product field. Settle in with Joe Ghali, Ryan Cantwell, and Todd Blaquiere! Help keep the Product Porch lights on by giving a...