C. Todd Lombardo has been tinkering and doodling since he was four years old. Originally trained as a scientist, he’s had job titles ranging from scientist, to engineer, to product manager, to designer, and even professor.  He is currently the Head of Product &amp; Experience at Workbar, a leading co-working space in Boston. He also serves on the adjunct faculty at IE Business School in Madrid, as well as Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). He is a published O'Reilly Media author with two titles: Design Sprint (2015) and Product Roadmaps Relaunched (2017).

C. Todd Lombardo

Product Research

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Andres is a freelance writer and digital marketer with a background in engineering and a keen interest in the latest technology advancements. He currently helps tech companies and startups tell their stories by turning their complex ideas into easy to understand material. You can reach out to him on LinkedIn

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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 

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Will joined the Mind the Product marketing team in 2018, and moved into Community Management for ProductTank in August 2020. Will has extensive experience in business communications, hosting community projects as part of his work for Cambridge BID, such as free outdoor cinema events, as well as assisting in setting up AGMs. During 2020, Will experienced being on furlough and is open to discuss how this was a massive knock on confidence and productivity, and how to break the negative mindset that comes from staying indoors. Will is an avid gamer and is always up for hearing terrible jokes. While Will grew up in Pembrokeshire in Wales, he moved to Cambridge to do a degree in animation, fell in love with the city and ended up staying!

Will Barritt

Product Management

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The ProductTank awards 2020

Francesca Cortesi is a passionate product leader who loves to create products that bring good in people’s lives. She believes in inclusion, that a team always achieves better results than its individual contributors alone, in healthy discussions, and in people who are not afraid to stand up for what they think and feel. You can find her latest thoughts at www.francescacortesi.com

Francesca Cortesi

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Product Management Skills

Why mistakes are key for product excellence

Christina has helped grow companies like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Zynga, the New York Times and numerous startups throughout Silicon Valley. She’s the author of the business fable book Radical Focus, which uses the power of story to build a new approach to OKRs, The Team that Managed Itself on creating high-performing autonomous team, and Pencil Me In, on using drawing to make better businesses and products. Christina currently teaches at Stanford in the HCI program in Computer Science. She speaks worldwide about humanity, teamwork, and the journey to excellence. Find out more information at <a href="https://cwodtke.com/">cwodtke.com</a>.

Christina Wodtke

OKRs

Radical Focus 2.0  — an excerpt from Christina Wodtke

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

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Hire Women! – Debbie Madden [Rebroadcast]

Daniel is a Lead Digital Product Manager at Amadeus, passionate about effective communication and endless learning. 

After more than 10 years of professional career in 5 different countries, working with people from all over the world, he can definitely attest to the importance of smooth communication to improve the efficiency of teams and organizations

Dani Sastre

Building Product Teams

Demystification for product managers: The art of building common ground

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Product Leadership

SUNDAY REWIND: Transforming to a product culture

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.

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