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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>.

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The Product Experience

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<p>&#8220;People are hard.&#8221; That&#8217;s what Mind the Product co-founder Janna Bastow said in her keynote speech at <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/survive-hardest-part-product-management-janna-bastow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#mtpcon in 2017.</a> As product managers, we have to deal with demanding, unreasonable people who hold us to unrealistic standards and want everything delivered yesterday &#8211; and as a parent, you have to deal with stakeholders and team members in your home as well!</p>
<p>In this episode, Product Directors Shelly Kalish and Karen Hershenson join us to talk about juggling their careers and families and share some advice on how we can all make the work environment a better one for the parents on our teams.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">In this episode, sponsored by <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/mtpcon/digital/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">#mtpcon Digital,</a> l</span><span style="font-size: 1rem;">isten to learn about:</span></p>
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<li>The parallels of product management and parenting</li>
<li>Working during lockdown</li>
<li>Life as a working parent</li>
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<h3><span style="color: inherit; font-family: rawline, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem;">Quote of the Episode</span></h3>
<blockquote><p>One thing that I’ve learned is to connect more. This toddler-raising course I took recently taught me: &#8216;Connect before you correct.&#8217; If I can win over in a negotiation with my toddler, then I can basically win over and influence any stakeholder.</p></blockquote>
<h3><span style="color: inherit; font-family: rawline, sans-serif; font-size: 1.75rem;">Related Links</span></h3>
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<li>Follow Karen on <a href="https://twitter.com/karenlyuen" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenyuen/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a></li>
<li>Follow Shelly on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellyweingarten/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/product_mama/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> and her <a href="https://www.shellykalish.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Website</a></li>
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<li>Visit <a href="https://www.mindtheproduct.com/the-product-experience/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Product Experience homepage</a> for more information and more episodes!</li>
<li>Know the perfect guest? Great! <a href="https://mindtheproduct.typeform.com/to/oi0UyX" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Suggest them here</a></li>
<li>Chat to us on <a href="https://twitter.com/MTPpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> or in our dedicated <a href="https://mindtheproduct.slack.com/messages/CE13B3A23" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mind the Product #podcast Slack channel</a></li>
<li>Review us on your podcast app so that we can use your feedback to be better</li>
<li>Like our theme music? It&#8217;s Hamburg-based <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1VMVuOfARzbrNK6mCJs14o?si=As_IFCusT8y7mRIRikgYLw" target="_blank" rel="&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer">Pau</a>, featuring ProductTank Hamburg’s Arne Kittler!</li>
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<h3>Our Hosts</h3>
<p>The Product Experience is hosted by Lily Smith and Randy Silver.</p>
<p><strong>Lily</strong> enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She&#8217;s currently Head of Innovation at Go Compare and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She&#8217;s worked on a diverse range of products &#8211; leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol (which now has 800+ members!) and runs ProductCamp in Bristol and Bath.</p>
<p><strong>Randy</strong> is a product consultant and coach who has been working as an interactive producer and product manager across the US and UK for nearly 20 years. A recovering music journalist and editor, he launched Amazon’s music stores in the US and UK, and has worked across sectors including museums and arts groups, online education, media and entertainment, retail and financial services. He’s held Head of Product roles at HSBC and Sainsbury’s, where he also directed their 100+-person product community. Randy&#8217;s book, <a href="https://outofowls.com/book" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>What Do We Do Now? A Product Manager&#8217;s Guide to Strategy in the Time of COVID-19</em></a> is out now, with all profits going to COVID-19 relief efforts.</p>


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Balancing Family Life with a Career in Product Management – Shelly Kalish & Karen Hershenson on The Product Experience

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