Productside Stories

Welcome to Productside Stories, a product management podcast featuring honest conversations with experienced product leaders. We cover what it really takes to build successful, outcome-driven products: from strategy and discovery to delivery, leadership, and AI. Hosted by Productside, a product management training and consulting company, this podcast is designed for PMs and product leaders who want practical insight (not theory) for modern product work.

Productside Stories is a business podcast hosted by Productside, with 56 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Productside hosts Productside Stories, a business show with 56 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  AI, Agents, and Accountability

  Dec 2, 202546 minS4

  <p>AI Won’t Save Your Roadmap: How Product Managers Stay in Charge with Roger Snyder </p><p><br /></p><p>AI is everywhere… including in your backlog, your boss’s OKRs, and probably your next performance review. In this episode, Rina sits down with Productside Principal Consultant and Trainer, Roger Snyder, to cut through the noise. They dig into what AI is actually good at, where it goes off the rails, and why product managers still own every decision. From vibe coding and Evals to agentic AI and ROI, Roger lays out a practical path for PMs who want to experiment with...

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  Episode #10

  Leading with Impact When the Stakes Are Water-Level High

  Nov 25, 202543 minS4

  <p>Leading Product Work in a World Where Failure Isn’t an Option </p><p>When your “product” is clean drinking water, the margin for error is… basically zero. In this episode, Portland Water Bureau Interim Director Quisha Light takes us inside the realities of leading innovation in a space defined by public trust, mission-driven work, slow-moving systems, and life-or-death stakes. From navigating union constraints to modernizing customer service to preventing $14K leak disasters, Quisha reveals what it really takes to move a legacy public organization forward — without breaking what people rely on most.   </p><p><br /></p><p>Key Topics Discussed in...

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  Episode #9

  Product-Market Fit, GTM, and Founder Myths with Shweta Agrawal

  Nov 17, 202544 minS4

  <p>How to Find Product-Market Fit (Without Fooling Yourself) </p><p><br /></p><p>Founders love to sprint. Markets prefer you walk, listen, and maybe ask a few humans what they actually want. In this episode, product leader and startup advisor Shweta Agrawal joins Rina to break down why so many early-stage teams skip the fundamentals  (customer discovery, focus, ICP clarity) and pay the price later. From health-tech to ed-tech to “AI for everyone” tools, Shweta shares raw stories, red flags, and the simple practices that separate wishful thinking from real traction. </p><p><br /></p><p>Key Topics Discussed in This Episo...

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  Episode #8

  From Retail Floors to Product Strategy: Building a Career Around Customers

  Nov 11, 202526 minS4

  <p>From Best Buy to Oldcastle: How Jennifer Sabetti Built a Career on Customer-Centric Leadership </p><p>Early in her career, Jennifer Sabetti learned a simple truth at Best Buy: “Have fun while being the best.” Today, as VP of Product Strategy at Oldcastle Infrastructure, that mindset shapes how she leads teams, hires talent, and mentors the next generation of PMs. In this episode of Trailblazing Women in Product Management, Jennifer joins host Nicole Tieche to share how retail taught her to love the customer, embrace change, and build teams that thrive on curiosity and culture. </p><p><br /></p><p>Key T...

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  Episode #7

  From Layoff to Launch: Building an AI Business from the Ground Up

  Nov 4, 202534 minS4

  <p>From Layoff to Launch: Building an AI Businessfrom the Ground Up with Cooper Craig</p><p>When a product manager loses his job, what happens next? For Cooper Craig, it meant building his own AI automation agencyfrom scratch. In this episode, he shares how grit, community, and product thinking helped him rebuild—turning job loss into a thriving business. From building voice agents that actually sound human to managing growth without funding, Cooper’s story is the blueprint for every PM who’s ever asked, “What’snext?”</p><p><br /></p><p>Key Topics Discussed in This Episode</p><p>1. The PM...

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