
S4E2: Why Lean and Agile Struggle in Chunky Corporates with Katie Tamblin
Episode Summary: In this episode of Productly Speaking, host Karl Abbott talks with Katie Tamblin, consultant, trainer, and author of The Lean Agile Dilemma. Katie explains why lean and agile principl...
27 Jan 40min

S4E1: From Failure to Breakthrough: The Product Manager’s Journey with Lee Fischman
Episode Summary: In this episode of Productly Speaking, host Karl Abbott sits down with Lee Fischman—seasoned developer, product manager, executive, and author of How to Excel at Digital Product Manag...
20 Jan 37min

Season 4 Introduction
Welcome to Season 4 of Productly Speaking! In this short kickoff episode, host Karl Abbott introduces the theme for the season:Why do products fail and what can we learn from those failures?We’ll expl...
13 Jan 1min

S3E5: The Truth About Roadmaps: Why Dates Don't Deliver with Janna Bastow
In this insightful episode, Karl Abbott sits down with Janna Bastow, co-founder of ProdPad and founder of Mind the Product, to explore the evolution of product roadmaps. Janna shares the origin story ...
12 Aug 202535min

S3E4: Open Source, Real Business: Lessons from Mozilla and Microsoft with Reese Gifford
In this episode, Karl Abbott sits down with Reese Gifford to explore the complexities and opportunities of managing products in the open-source ecosystem. Drawing from her experience as VP of Product ...
5 Aug 202528min

S3E3: How to Make Pigs Fly (and Other PM Miracles) with Ali Rakhimov
In this insightful and entertaining episode, Karl Abbott sits down with Ali Rakhimov, author of Make Pigs Fly: Product Manager’s Bathroom Book. Ali shares his unconventional journey into product manag...
29 Jul 202534min

S3E2: Remote Realities: Product Management in a Hybrid World with Flora Taagen
In this insightful episode, Karl Abbott sits down with Flora Taagen, a product manager on the Azure Linux team at Microsoft. Flora shares her unconventional journey into product management, the lesson...
22 Jul 202540min

S3E1: Teaching Product Through Real World Experiences: A Conversation with Adil Hussain
In this episode of Productly Speaking, Karl Abbott chats with Adil Hussain, a product manager at the Financial Times, about his unconventional path into product management, the lessons he's learned fr...
15 Jul 202537min



















