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Product Mastery Now for Product Managers, Leaders, and Innovators

Episodes

577: Stop seeing two roles, start seeing two engines: The project-product partnership playbook – with Leah Huf and Jill Diffendal thumbnail

577: Stop seeing two roles, start seeing two engines: The project-product partnership playbook – with Leah Huf and Jill Diffendal

February 2, 2026

Stop seeing two roles, start seeing two engines. Turn project-product friction into fusion by aligning on value delivery and shared success.

576: Stop wasting weeks on idea validation: MIT’s AI approach – with Nate Patel thumbnail

576: Stop wasting weeks on idea validation: MIT’s AI approach – with Nate Patel

January 26, 2026

MIT's Protoboost.ai cuts idea validation from weeks to hours. Learn how AI handles the grunt work so you can make smarter decisions faster.

575: How to run innovation workshops that actually ship products: A Phillips & Co. framework – with Amy Meginnes thumbnail

575: How to run innovation workshops that actually ship products: A Phillips & Co. framework – with Amy Meginnes

January 19, 2026

Transform workshops from idea graveyards into product launchpads. Learn a proven framework for pre-work, facilitation, and implementation.

573: Best innovation quotes from 2025 and the last 11 years of Product Mastery Now thumbnail

573: Best innovation quotes from 2025 and the last 11 years of Product Mastery Now

January 5, 2026

A retrospective on product innovation, dissecting key lessons and quotes from a decade of expert interviews.

572: The Hatchery Method: How Schreiber Foods uses AI to cut innovation time from months to weeks – with Melissa Pierson & Sara Stabelfeldt thumbnail

572: The Hatchery Method: How Schreiber Foods uses AI to cut innovation time from months to weeks – with Melissa Pierson & Sara Stabelfeldt

December 29, 2025

Schreiber Foods' Hatchery reinvents innovation with coaching, cross-functional sprints, and practical AI to overcome organizational drag.

571: Accelerating product discovery and validation with AI – with Valerio Zanini thumbnail

571: Accelerating product discovery and validation with AI – with Valerio Zanini

December 22, 2025

Leverage AI to accelerate, expand, and simplify product discovery and validation. Learn practical tips for using AI in your daily PM work.

570: Inside the executive room: The innovation challenges leaders don’t discuss publicly – with Matt Phillips, Mike Hyzy, and Will Evans  thumbnail

570: Inside the executive room: The innovation challenges leaders don’t discuss publicly – with Matt Phillips, Mike Hyzy, and Will Evans 

December 15, 2025

Innovation leaders' biggest hurdles: carving out capacity for new projects, driving enterprise-wide AI adoption, and fixing cultural roadblocks.

569: Product innovation insights from non-buyer stakeholders – with Jenn Tuetken thumbnail

569: Product innovation insights from non-buyer stakeholders – with Jenn Tuetken

December 8, 2025

Pella's secret to market share growth? Innovating for installers, not buyers, cutting install time by 72% and simplifying the process.

567: How AI Is revolutionizing the product innovation process – with David Robertson, PhD thumbnail

567: How AI Is revolutionizing the product innovation process – with David Robertson, PhD

November 24, 2025

AI is transforming innovation by promoting product managers to strategic leaders of AI agents, streamlining every process from ideation to launch.

566: Competitive advantage by understanding customers using VOC and AI – with John Mitchell thumbnail

566: Competitive advantage by understanding customers using VOC and AI – with John Mitchell

November 17, 2025

Unlock customer needs with AI-powered Voice of the Customer (VOC). Learn to avoid common pitfalls and leverage new tools for deeper insights.

565: AI tools to accelerate innovation and capture knowledge – with Katie Trauth Taylor, PhD thumbnail

565: AI tools to accelerate innovation and capture knowledge – with Katie Trauth Taylor, PhD

November 10, 2025

Product teams waste 70% of their time on documentation. Dr. Katie Trauth Taylor shares four ways AI can reclaim this time for innovation.

564: Hardware product innovation in commercial irrigation – with Paul Dailey thumbnail

564: Hardware product innovation in commercial irrigation – with Paul Dailey

November 3, 2025

Explore hardware innovation at Rainbird. Learn their stage-gate process and customer-centric approach to developing a new irrigation product.

563: Navigating intellectual property strategy in product management – with David Carstens thumbnail

563: Navigating intellectual property strategy in product management – with David Carstens

October 27, 2025

Product managers must master IP strategy, from patents to trade secrets, and navigate the evolving challenges of AI-generated content.

562: What every product leader should know about communication and relationship building – with Uma Subramanian thumbnail

562: What every product leader should know about communication and relationship building – with Uma Subramanian

October 20, 2025

Transition from contributor to leader with the SOAR framework: Strategic Impact, Outstanding Communication, Authority/Brand, & Relationship Mastery.

561: Navigating the leap to product leadership – with Rebecca Arora thumbnail

561: Navigating the leap to product leadership – with Rebecca Arora

October 13, 2025

Transitioning to Product VP? Master the shift from doing to leading. Learn to coach, build strategic relationships, and manage new pressures.

560: Unlocking product delight – with Nesrine Changuel, PhD thumbnail

560: Unlocking product delight – with Nesrine Changuel, PhD

October 6, 2025

Go beyond features. Learn the 'Delight' framework from a Google/Spotify vet to build products customers love through emotional connection.