Alexandra is the Newsletter Editor at Mind the Product and a journalist with six years' experience covering tech, culture, and the online space. She's worked with New_Public and Untested and co-founded GRV Media's graduate writers' program.

Alexandra Ciufudean

Product Management Conference

Excel at managing product managers: Mariah Craddick at INDUSTRY 2025

Rakshana Balakrishnan is an accomplished cloud product leader with 12+ years of experience in designing and delivering technical cloud-based products from concept to launch, including 0-to-1 and 1-to-n products. At Oracle, she leads the product development and growth for Oracle Database@AWS, an industry-first multicloud product that caters to global customers across AWS and Oracle cloud environments. Previously at AWS, she empowered thousands of global customers to create better business outcomes through their cloud journey, by delivering 20+ impactful products focused on optimizing cloud spend, improving the cloud security posture, and accelerating GenAI innovation - influencing billions in revenue. Her prior experience at PwC involved implementing industry-first AI/ML products for customers in the Pharmaceutical industry. As a recognized thought leader, Rakshana has spoken at numerous international conferences and tech talks, published articles on cloud product management in leading tech journals, and served as a judge/product advisor for key award programs. Passionate about fostering diversity in STEM, she serves as a community engagement leader and actively mentors hundreds of young women, in partnership with globally recognized non-profit organizations.

Rakshana Balakrishnan

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Data Driven Product Management

How to use churn data to build stickier products

Eira is an editor for Mind the Product. She's been a business journalist, editor, and copywriter for longer than she cares to think about.

Eira Hayward

How to use Jobs-to-be-done to recruit and retain great product teams by Bobby Moesta at INDUSTRY 2025

Renata Gagetti is a product leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling products that make a real difference in people’s lives. Throughout her career, she had the privilege of working with incredible teams at companies like Uber, iFood, Rappi and OLX — leading strategic initiatives that drove growth, improved user experiences, and strengthened product operations. She has always believed product isn’t just about shipping features; it’s about solving real problems with clarity, empathy, and purpose.

Her journey has taken her across Latin America, the U.S., Europe, and Africa, where she has had the chance to lead and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in diverse cultural and market contexts. These global experiences have shaped the way she sees product leadership: as a bridge between strategy and execution, vision and impact. Today, she is passionate about creating spaces where teams can thrive, fostering human-centered product cultures, and inspiring the next generation of product leaders to build with both heart and ambition.

Renata Gagetti

Leadership

Who really owns the squad? (Spoiler...it’s not the product manager)

Tasnim Nazeer is an features editor for Mind the Product and an award-winning journalist and reporter. 

Tasnim Nazeer

Execution won’t stop. Strategy will unless you have a system: Jenny Wanger at INDUSTRY 2025

Louron serves as the Editor at Mind the Product, bringing 11+ years of experience in editorial roles across business and technology publications. For any editorial inquiries, you can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at louron.pratt@pendo.io 

Louron Pratt

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Machine Learning (ML)

The biggest misconceptions about AI adoption in product management: Nacho Bassino

Igor is a Technical Project Management Lead at Virtual Health, where he helps shape innovative digital products that are transforming the U.S. healthcare industry.

With over 10 years of experience in IT, he has successfully delivered large-scale projects and technology solutions for global organizations including Skype, Microsoft, Swedbank Finland, the Estonian IT Ministry, the Information System Authority of the Republic of Estonia, Bank of Moscow, Alfa-Bank, Sberbank, MTS, Megafon, and the EU Border Control Authority, among others.

Igor Mishurov

Product Launch

Learning from my own mistakes – how my product failed despite positive feedback from clients 

Join our podcast hosts Lily Smith and Randy Silver for in-depth conversations with some of the best product people around the world! Every week they chat with people in the know, covering the topics that matter to you - solving real problems, developing awesome products, building successful teams and developing careers. Find out more, subscribe, and access all episodes on <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/">The Product Experience homepage</a>.

The Product Experience

Podcast

How to spot (and solve) your product team’s biggest problems - Vidya Dinamani (Product Rebels)

Vicky Pike is an award-winning senior tech leader and product coach with 25 years’ experience across retail, public, and third sectors. She’s led large-scale data and product transformations in FTSE 100 companies, built coaching programmes that have propelled women into leadership, and now runs Ideara, helping leaders and teams use product thinking to achieve clarity, focus, and impact.

Vicky Pike

Product Discovery

The hypothesis that didn’t survive discovery

Cris Valerio is a seasoned product leader with over a decade of experience building and scaling products and teams at Uber, Instacart, and All Day Kitchens. A former Bloomberg financial news journalist and IDEO innovator, she blends storytelling, design thinking, and sharp execution to drive results. As a trainer with Mind the Product, she helps PMs apply real-world tools to solve complex challenges at scale. You can read more about her work on her Substack: https://9to5withcris.com/

Find out more about Mind the Product training here: https://www.mindtheproduct.com/training/

Cris Valerio

Product Management Skills

The tinkering advantage: Why small business projects make you a better product manager

Steffi is a Communications Manager at Mind the Product.

Steffi Crivellaro

October at ProductTanks: AI, impact, and big lessons

Marta Rolak is VP of Product, leading teams through digital transformation and organisational change. She’s passionate about shaping product cultures where curiosity, clarity, and collaboration help teams build products that genuinely make a difference. Marta writes about the realities of modern product leadership — from working through uncertainty to empowering people to thrive in evolving environments. She is based in London.

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