EP 45: Mirela Mus, Founder and Chief Product Officer at Product People

In this episode of The Executives, we sit down with Mirela Mus, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Product People - a trailblazing organization helping companies like Zalando and the WHO drive product innovation through interim product management. Mirela shares her journey from Berlin to building a 50,000-strong global product community and offers sharp insights into product ops, digital transformation, and sustainable team practices.

🚀 Topic: From Interim Product Teams to Organizational Transformation: Building Product Excellence with Mirela Mus

🎯 What You’ll Learn:

• How interim product leaders can drive long-term business impact
• The difference between product ops, product management, and program management
• What companies often get wrong about digital transformation
• How to scale product knowledge and avoid the hidden costs of outsourcing
• Why real product work is about creating clarity

⏱️ Chapters:

• 00:15 Welcome and Guest Intro
• 03:47 Fun Question: What Would You Say to Aliens?
• 05:47 What Is Product People?
• 07:49 The Difference Between PM, PO, and Program Management
• 12:10 Why Mirela Started Product People
• 16:37 Knowledge Transfer, Documentation & Offboarding Done Right
• 19:21 Real Product Case Study: Scaling Customer Support Efficiency
• 34:22 Balancing Innovation and Discipline in Product Teams
• 37:03 Product Trends: AI, Tools, and Outcome Thinking
• 44:32 What’s Next for Product People

Guest Bio - Mirela Mus:

Founder and CPO of Product People, Mirela leads a team of top-tier product managers enabling companies to accelerate outcomes, embed best practices, and scale sustainably. With experience across OKRs, product discovery, and product ops, she’s also an active mentor and former Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Techstars, shaping the future of product leadership.

📢 Connect with Mirela

• LinkedIn Mirela- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mirelamus/
• Website - https://www.getproductpeople.com/
• LinkedIn Product People - https://www.linkedin.com/company/getproductpeople
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/getproductpeople/
• YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@ProductManagementPeople
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