Podcasts by The Samelogic Podcast

Episode #75: Maintaining Strategic Alignment with Sejla Vatres from 2023-12-11T14:01:39

Embark on a journey into the dynamic world of product management with Šejla Vatres, Senior Product Manager at Seera Group! 🚀 In this insightful episode, Šejla shares her unique experiences, fro...

Episode #74: Drawing Inspiration Outside Your Field with Katsiaryna Chupryna from 2023-12-04T13:57:42

Explore Kate's unique journey from university lecturer to UX design maestro. Uncover the secrets of balancing client needs and user experience.

Learn about her go-to desi...

Episode #73: The Confidence to Jump In with David Siegel from 2023-11-27T14:35:33

Discover the dynamic world of product management with David Mark Siegel, Principal PM at Microsoft. Delve into the psychology behind user understanding, experimentation, and problem-solving. Gai...

Episode #72: Culture Shock in Corporations with Abbas Jaffer from 2023-11-20T03:23:45

Abbas Jaffer, Principal Researcher at Circle, in this episode of 'Cultural Influence in Tech.' Abbas shares insights from his multidisciplinary background in anthropology, Islamic studie...

Episode #71: Generating Design Ideas that Resonate with Aram Stepanian from 2023-11-13T13:55:26

Discover the world of UX design with Aram in our latest episode! Gain insights into active listening, essential ideation tools, and the emotional future of UX. Dive into challenges and solutions...

Episode #70: The Art and Science of UX Copywriting with Grace Berry from 2023-11-06T15:27:28

Explore Grace's Inspiring Journey in UX Copywriting!

Join us for a captivating conversation with Grace, a rising star in UX copywriting. From her unique career path, where creativity ...

Episode #69: Can Your Work Align with Your Values in UX? with Sowmya Subramanian from 2023-10-30T13:46:09

Join us in this inspiring episode as Sowmya shares how she navigated her career journey into product management, following her passion for understanding customers and solving problems.

S...

Episode #68: Storytelling + Design = Magic! with Emilie Mazurek from 2023-10-23T15:12:31

Join us in this inspiring episode as Emilie, a former biochemistry and music student who transformed into a Senior UX/UI Designer at VEERUM, shares her remarkable journey. She emphasizes the imp...

Episode #67: Staying Inspired in UX with Janisa Simmons from 2023-10-09T15:46:05

Get ready for a fun, insightful chat with Janisa Simmons, a leading UX expert with over 15 years in the field. In this episode, we cover everything from Janisa's journey into design to her v...

Episode #66: From Consultant to Product Pro with Harish Potabathula from 2023-10-02T15:32:56

With over a decade of experience in the ever-evolving tech landscape, Harish brings a wealth of knowledge and insights to the forefront of this podcast. Starting his career as a consultant at IB...

Episode #65: Mark Baldino, Co-founder at Fuzzy Math from 2023-09-18T17:47:29

 Mark Baldino, Co-founder of Fuzzy Math, is at the forefront of UX design, driving businesses to new heights through strategic design thinking. With a wealth of experience in human-centric desig...

Episode #64: Joseph Argiro, Head Of Product at Enter The Void from 2023-09-11T14:53:29

Joseph Argiro, Head of Product at Enter The Void, has left an indelible mark on various industries, from college tours to cryptocurrencies. With a career spanning over a decade, he has consisten...

Episode #63: Alexander Weingart, Former Lead Product Manager at Shopify from 2023-08-14T15:11:06

Alex Weingart has led product teams for 12+ years, defining the vision & user experience for amazing consumer products. Most recently, he led the Engagement & Conversion team within Shop...

Episode #62: Afua Bruce, Author of The Tech That Comes Next from 2023-08-02T15:35:53

Afua Bruce is a leading public interest technologist whose work sits at the fascinating intersection of technology, policy, and society.

Afua has an impressive history of serv...

Episode #61: Max Blum UX / UI Designer at Snap! Mobile from 2023-07-24T15:16:55

Max is a UX/UI Designer from Richmond, CA. On paper, his background is in creative, with a bachelor's in Film/Television and a minor in Pop Music Studies. In practice, the shaping forces beh...

Episode #60: Chuck Moore, Chief Design Officer at DesignMap from 2023-07-17T15:02:40

Chuck shares his 15+ years of expertise in creating exceptional user experiences. Chuck's passion for innovative design solutions shines through from his work at TIBCO Software Inc. to leadi...

Episode #59: Johnny Bilotta, VP Of Product at Chain.io from 2023-07-10T15:31:02

Johnny is an accomplished product leader with extensive experience in financial technology and software solutions and is currently the VP of Product at Chain.io. Before Chain.io, Johnny served a...

Episode #58: Rohan Katyal, Product Lead at Meta from 2023-07-05T15:18:33

Rohan is a Product Lead with experience driving consumer, growth, and 0-1 products. Presently, Rohan works at Meta building new products. Previously, He's built products for +200M small busi...

Episode #57: Liz Pouya, Lead Product Manager At Chili Piper from 2023-06-07T14:45:13

Liz is a Lead Product Manager at Chili Piper. She found product by way of Sales and then Customer Success, so championing prospect and customer needs is an integral part of her product developme...

Episode #56: Jeff Appel, Lead Designer at Ghost Town Creative Service from 2023-05-12T16:10:51

Jeff Appel is Founder and Lead Designer at Ghost Town Creative Services, a small design studio located in Denver, Colorado. At Ghost Town and in various FTE situations, Jeff has worked with high...

Episode #55: Johnathan Le, Senior UX Designer at Appian from 2023-04-21T14:28:51

Jonathan is a Senior UX Designer at Appian with three years of experience, passionate about creating simple experiences for his users. In his free time, he provides tips to junior UX designers t...

Episode #54: Mary Blabaum, Senior UX Manager at Acquia from 2023-04-14T15:51:30

Mary is the Senior UX Manager at Acquia. At Acquia, their mission is to deliver the universal platform of the world's greatest digital e...

Episode #53: Rochel Polter, Lead UX Designer at Chabad.org from 2023-04-07T15:56:11

Rochel is currently the Lead UX Designer at Chabad.org, the first and largest online hub for Jewish knowledge and lifestyle tools with 54 million annual unique users.

She enjo...

Episode #52: Sandesh Shinde, Design Lead at SAP from 2023-03-31T16:04:29

Sandesh is a highly skilled and passionate design leader at SAP, with a strong focus on developing ERP products that exceed customer expectations. With extensive experience in UX design spanning...

Episode #51: Nipurn Doshi, Lead Product Designer at Sigma Computing from 2023-03-24T15:41:08

Nipurn is the Lead product designer at Sigma. He has been designing experiences for enterprise data analytics applications for 7+ years. He is originally from India, and I came to the US to purs...

Episode #50: Tasneem Muchhala, Product Manager at Remo from 2023-03-17T16:45:43

Tasneem is a Product Manager at Remo, a virtual events platform focused on humanizing the virtual event experience. It strives to help event hosts create engaging online experiences, just like i...

Episode #49: James Dunckley Lead UX Designer at Edelman from 2023-03-10T15:01:13

James is a Lead UX designer at Edelman and is described as curious, driven, and compassionate. His passion for design and ability to find simple solutions to complex problems has defined his car...

Episode #48: Kelby Hertanu, Product Designer at Asana from 2023-03-03T15:31:25

Kelby Hertanu is a product designer at Asana, a work management solution that aims to help humanity thrive by enabling the world's teams to work together effortlessly; he is currently working on...

Episode #47: Rotem Waissman, VP Of Design at Monday.com from 2023-02-24T15:09:18

Rotem is currently the VP of design at Monday.com, an open platform that democratizes the power of software so organizations can easily build work management tools and software applications to f...

Episode #46: Kadie O'Malley, Lead Product Designer at MVMNT from 2023-02-17T15:28:03

Kadie is currently the Lead Product Designer at MVMNT, a free TMS platform for freight brokerages, where she is responsible for building a world-class design team. Before MVMNT, she worked as a ...

Episode #45: Ayelet Paz Akler, Product Design Lead at Applitools from 2023-02-10T15:35:35

Ayelet is a professional UX and product design lead with extensive experience in the technology industry. She has spent the past few years working in fast-paced start-ups, leading design teams t...

Episode #44: Sean Dekkers, Head of Product Design at Digits from 2023-02-03T15:38:06

Sean is a human-centered product designer hell-bent on solving as many problems as he can get his hands on. Having spent time at IDEO, McKinsey, Google, Visa, and now Digits, he has led cross-fu...

Episode #43: Aditya Rao, Lead Designer at Yoomi from 2023-01-27T15:34:39

Aditya is a Lead Designer at Yoomi Health, a healthcare startup that reimagines physical therapy using machine learning. He works on the digital experience of their platform Yoomi, aiming to gam...

Episode #42: Yonas Berisa, Product Designer at Asurion from 2023-01-20T15:30:35

Yanos is a Nashville-based Product designer at Asurion. He has a background in sales and graphic design, amounting to 10 years of experience in customer digital communication. 

As a ...

Episode #41: Matt Meeks, Senior UX Designer at Jitterbit from 2023-01-13T15:30:33

Matt is a Senior UX Designer at Jitterbit, an Integration Platform as a Service. 

He started as a graphic designer 30 years ago but gradually transitioned to UX design, where he's be...

Episode #40: Justin Leonard, UX Architect at Axway from 2022-12-30T15:40:37

Justin Leonard is a Southern California native now living in Phoenix, AZ, working as a Principal UX Architect. 

Over the past 15 years, he has helped companies build teams that under...

Episode #39: Mahmoud IIyan, VP of Product at VBOUT from 2022-12-23T15:31:54

Mahmoud is an experienced Product Manager with a strong track record of success in driving innovation and delivering results. 

His professional skills and interests include problem-s...

Episode #38: Tracy Dai, Senior Product Designer at LinkedIn from 2022-12-16T16:00:16

Tracy Dai is currently a Senior Product Designer at LinkedIn, working on LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. 

Before that, she was at Flexport, designing software that provides sustainabil...

Episode #37: Pancrazio Auteri, Board Member at ContentWise from 2022-12-09T16:12:15

Pancrazio is a Product management executive and serial entrepreneur that helps startup founders become investable through a compact and challenging focalization program.

Pan is a...

Episode #36: Magda Pereira, Product Owner at OutSystems from 2022-12-02T16:07:23

Magda is the Product Owner at OutSystems, which is a low-code platform. 

Her work includes infusing AI on OutSystems IDE to guide and accelerate the developers that build OutSystems ...

Episode #35: Jake Taylor, Director of Product Design at JumpCloud from 2022-11-25T16:16:19

Jake has a 16-year career in design. He has helped companies and teams deepen and broaden their UX practice capabilities.

Jake also inspires and accelerates design innovation and grows...

Episode #34: Myra Xiong, Principal Product Designer at Birdeye from 2022-11-18T16:06:53

Myra is the Principal Product Designer at Birdeye, where she has spent the last 5+ years helping local businesses manage their customer experience.

In her time here, she had the pleasu...

Episode #33: Skyler Rexrode, Lead Product Manager at Quantcast from 2022-11-12T13:56:38

Skyler is responsible for improving the user experience across the Quantcast platform. He uses his diverse background in data visualization and robotics to make empathetic decisions for the user...

Episode #32: Raitis Linde, Lead Designer at Toggl from 2022-11-05T16:14:41

Raitis is a design facilitator on a mission to spark collaborative creativity.

He has helped teams in the telecommunication, financial, and energy sectors shape digital services and inter...

Episode #31: Casey Bell, UI/UX Designer at RingCentral from 2022-10-28T15:59:33

Casey is a UI/UX Designer at RingCentral, a provider of cloud-based communication and collaboration products and services for businesses.

Before transitioning into UX, Casey headed inform...

Episode #30: Romina Ideses Episode, Senior Product Manager at Dailpad from 2022-10-21T16:21:15

Romina is a Senior Product Designer at Dialpad, a cloud-based software communications company powered by AI. She is part of the Design Product team and is responsible for improving the user expe...

Episode #29: Uri Ashi, Senior Product Designer at Gong.io from 2022-10-14T15:55:59

Uri Ashi is a senior product designer at Gong.io, the leading Revenue Intelligence platform, leveraging AI to go beyond traditional CRM and transform revenue teams. Besides that, Uri (pronounced...

Episode #28: Farheen Noorie, Director of Product Management, Growth and Monetization at Zendesk from 2022-09-30T16:06:07

Farheen has a background in engineering and worked at PayPal for many years before moving into Product Management at Zendesk. She currently leads Buying Experience, which is a part of the broade...

Episode #27: Zia Mohammed, Senior Product Manager at AWS Quantum from 2022-09-16T16:07:32

We sat down with Zia Mohammad to chat about his life journey, the identities he's carried, and his career journey in product management. Zia is a Sr. Product Manager at AWS Quantum and holds deg...

Episode #26: Ebony Shears, Former Vice President of Product at Forbes from 2022-08-26T16:09:01

Ebony was the former Vice President of Product for Forbes and started as a project manager and spent 6+ years there. Before joining Forbes, Ebony worked at ESPN, GLG, and NINE21. She spoke with ...

Episode #25: Yusuf Bhinderwala, Product Manager at Gartner from 2022-07-16T17:04:35

Yusuf is a Product Manager at Gartner, a leading research and advisory company. Yusuf works on Gartner's digital recommendations system, aiming to personalize users' interaction with Gartner. In...

Episode #24: Richard Ferreira, Product Manager at The Delta from 2022-06-03T16:12:16

Richard is a Product Manager at The Delta, a leading venture builder in Europe and Africa. He's had experience validating ventures for entrepreneurs and corporates and is currently working with ...

Episode #23: Austin Yang, Senior Product Manager at Softr from 2022-05-27T16:03:13

Austin is a Lead Product Manager at Softr, the easiest no-code web app builder. Previously, he has built products at growth-stage companies like Klook and Landbot. Austin can often share his tho...

Episode #22: Papatya Sutcliffe, Senior Product Manager at Deliveroo from 2022-05-20T17:02:01

Papatya is a Senior Product Manager in the Delivery team at Deliveroo. She is responsible for the product roadmap and metrics associated with solving the problem of optimally matching our logist...

Episode #21: Parth Choksi, Senior Product Manager at Tesla from 2022-05-13T17:18:19

Parth is a Senior Product Manager at Tesla, where he manages the ownership experience for Tesla's Energy Products (Solar Panels, Solar Roof, Powerwall, and Wall Connector). Before that, he co-fo...

Episode #20: Kaivalya Powale, Product Manager at HackerRank from 2022-05-06T16:21:20

Kaivalya leads enterprise products at HackerRank that help the largest tech companies recruit engineers effectively. He also owns HackerRank's integration strategy, app ecosystem, and API platfo...

Episode #19: Ashima Goyal, Senior Product Manager at Carvana from 2022-04-29T17:04:13

Ashima is currently working as a Senior Product Manager at Carvana and leads the pre-purchase experience in the direct-to-consumer mobile app on iOS and Android. She has taken multiple products ...

Episode #18: Jason Yi, Product Manager at Microsoft from 2022-04-22T16:49:27

Jason is a product manager at Microsoft who has experience working on both enterprise and consumer products. Jason shares his journey into product management, his current experience, and some le...

Episode #17: Chakkaradeep Chandran, Principal Product Manager at GoDaddy from 2022-04-15T18:00:42

Chakkaradeep is a highly passionate, outcome-driven product manager who strives to design and launch innovative software products. Chakkaradeep is currently working as a Principal Product Manage...

Episode #16: Martin Lasarga, Group Product Manager at Postclick from 2022-04-08T18:37:40

Martin Lasarga is a Group Product Manager at Postclick, the first AI-driven solution to guarantee increased conversions for digital marketers. 

Throughout his 15+ year career, he has...

Episode #15: Dhiraj Bhat, Product Manager at Unit21 from 2022-04-01T17:46:17

Dhiraj Bhat is a fintech product manager experienced in launching products from conception to launch. He works at Unit21, a fintech company, to make compliance and fraud checks easy. Previously,...

Episode #14: Ritika Mathur, Technical Product Manager at Arrive Logistics from 2022-03-25T17:55:56

Ritika is a Technical Product Manager at Arrive Logistics. She has orchestrated the development of Softwares, APIs, Robots, and Data products from inception to launch. She is outcome-driven, and...

Episode #13: Heather Chen, Director of Product at Kiavi from 2022-03-18T19:10:36

Heather has a software engineering and data science background, endeavoring to create and enable AI/ML-powered products that are indispensable, beloved, and empowering to all. Heathers is curren...

Episode #12: Angel Jaime, Chief product Officer at Yayzy from 2022-03-04T17:59:52

Angel Jaime is the Chief Product Officer at Yayzy, a London-based startup focused on helping individuals and businesses act against climate change based on their financial data. Throughout his 1...

Episode #11: Parth Acharya, Senior Product Manager at Amazon from 2022-02-18T17:59:51

Parth is a tenured product leader, experienced in driving products from conception to launch across Enterprise and Consumer technologies. Parth started his product career at Dell Technologies, l...

Episode #10: Chandrika Maheshwari, Growth Product Manager at Plaid from 2022-01-17T21:00

Chandrika is a Growth Product Manager at Plaid, a company that provides the easiest way for people to connect their financial accounts to an app. She joined Plaid after spending ~2 years in...

Episode #9: Jon Gordner, Senior Director of Product at Textio from 2021-10-01T15:31:40

As the Senior Director of Product at Textio, Jon Leads Product Management and Product Marketing. Before entering the startup world, Jon started his career as a PM at Microsoft, where he focused ...

Episode #8: Adam Cheyer, Co-founder of Siri from 2021-07-15T20:25:29

Adam Cheyer, the co-founder of Siri, speaks with Dwayne Samuels about the benefits of experimentation and allowing data to drive product decisions. Adam talks about the strategy he uses to know ...

Episode #7: Steve Choquette, Former GTM Product Manager at IBM from 2021-06-16T19:14:03

Host Dwayne Samuels continues the chat with Steve about IBM's history in AI. Steve talks about the strategy used at IBM in AI and the history of Watson, and the growth mindset behind decisions S...

Episode #6: Steve Choquette, Former GTM Product Manager at IBM from 2021-06-09T20:21:16

Steve spent 40+ years at IBM, where he started as a Software Programmer and later became the GTM Product Manager and Product Manager for Strategic Watson Partners. As a former GTM Product Manage...

Episode #5: Hiro Kanno, Product Marketing Manager at LinkedIn from 2020-08-17T21:13:25

Hiro started as a Customer Success Manager in Japan and was the first CSO hire in their Tokyo office. He moved to the US to continue as a CSM for their biggest global clients.  As a Product...

Episode #4: Vanessa Michelle Garcia, UX Researcher at Facebook from 2020-07-21T11:00

After spending the first half of her career creating beautiful artifacts for audiences to be persuaded by, Vanessa decided to design products that people could use to feel smarter and more in contr...

Episode #3: Jamie Chung, Executive Product Manager at BBC from 2020-07-03T19:05:51

As the Executive Product Manager at the BBC, Jamie Chung helps the company with crafting a path to the future using AI. Jamie chats with Dwayne Samuels about his efforts with leading the Product...

Episode #2: Joel Dean, Software Engineer at WordPress.com from 2020-05-29T19:17

In this episode Dwayne Samuels chats with Joel Dean, mobile software engineer at WordPress.com. Joel speaks about his love for remote work and how to have a great relationship with Product Managers...

Episode #1: Nick Sinai, Product Manager at Walmart eCommerce from 2020-05-22T22:11:22

Host Dwayne Samuels chats with Nick Sinai, who is a Product Manager at Walmart eCommerce. Nick speaks about how he got into Product Management, what he loves about his role and how he overcomes iss...

Episode 0: What’s Got Ten Minutes about? from 2020-04-07T21:20:41

Our host, Dwayne Samuels, delves into the topics that will be discussed on the podcast and the reason for its existence