In this repeat episode of LaunchPod, originally published on Aug 12, 2025, we’re talking with Bret Tushaus, VP of Product at Deltek.
In this episode, we discuss:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bret-tushaus-b959b56/
Deltek: https://www.deltek.com/en
00:00 Introduction to AI in Product Management
01:06 Building AI-Powered Solutions at DelteK
03:05 Smart Summaries and Predictive Analytics
08:24 Intelligent Exploration and Conversational Interfaces
17:39 The Future of AI Agents
22:14 Getting Started with AI in Your Team
26:52 Final Thoughts
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Special Guest: Bret Tushaus.
This week, we sat down with Berni Fisher, VP of Product at Appcues and a self-described "first principles goddess." Berni goes deep on what it was really like behind the scenes during the notorious 2012 Apple Maps launch, the triple threat problem at ButcherBox where they exist at the intersection of grocery, eCommerce, AND SaaS, and more.
In our conversation, Berni discusses:
Berni's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernadettefisher/
Accues: https://www.appcues.com/
00:00 Introduction
01:43 Berni Fisher's product journey
04:44 Challenges and Lessons from Apple Maps
15:26 Transition to ButcherBox
17:27 Innovations and Customer Focus at ButcherBox
24:35 AI Innovations at Appcues
27:34 Conclusion
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Special Guest: Berni Fisher.
Today, we’re joined by Tricia Maia, Head of Product at TED. We all know TED Talks — but behind the scenes, TED is undergoing a massive product transformation to adapt to a post-AI media landscape. In this episode, Tricia Maia, Head of Product at TED, pulls back the curtain on how they’re solving the “discovery” crisis facing digital media today.
Tricia shares:
Tricia's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciamaia/
TED.com: https://www.ted.com/
00:00: Introduction
01:51: TED's Media Landscape in an AI World
02:17: What does "Product" mean at TED?
04:24: How TED is Dealing with Challenges and Strategies in Media Discovery
14:59: Evolving Metrics and Goals Beyond Vanity Metrics Like Views
24:24: How TED is Connecting Digital and Event Audiences
32:22: TED's New AI Auto-Dubbing Initiative
37:14: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Tricia Maia.
Today, we’re joined by West Stringfellow, currently VP of Product at Blackhawk Network and former VP of Innovation at Target.
In this episode, West shares:
West’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/weststringfellow/
Blackhawk Network: https://blackhawknetwork.com/
HowDo: https://howdo.com/about/
00:00: Introduction
01:17: West's career journey
02:08: Project Goldfish and West's startup background
05:43: Making product and strategy decisions at Target
06:25: West building a Techstars Startup Accelerator
08:39: How West's work at Target inspired his startup, HowDo
09:44: How did West "manage up" at Target?
17:05: An introduction to Blackhawk
21:02: Digital transformation with gift cards
23:44: How Blackhawk is using AI
30:29: Big AI wins
33:09: Conclusion
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Special Guest: West Stringfellow.
Today, we’re joined by Sarah Jacob Singh, CPTO at Medbridge, a digital healthcare platform.
In this episode, Sarah shares:
Sarah’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjacobsingh/
Medbridge: https://www.medbridge.com/
00:00: Introduction
01:53: Sarah’s career journey
03:56: The expanding role of product management
08:22: The impact of AI on product and engineering
11:35: Prototyping and feedback loops
17:20: AI adoption in healthcare
19:04: What is the “product engineer”?
22:47: In-house vs. Purchased solutions
29:13: Medbridge’s upcoming hackathon
30:54: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Sarah Jacob Singh.
Today, we’re joined by serial entrepreneur Raj Singh. His multiple exits have landed him in product leadership roles at companies like Salesforce.com, and, most currently, as a VP of Product at Mozilla, where he’s leading the team creating new AI products for SMBs.
In this episode, Raj shares:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajansingh/
Mozilla: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/
00:00: Introduction
01:50: Raj’s entrepreneurial journey
03:52: The evolution of meeting summarization tools
07:51: Raj’s product pivot
08:26: Adapting to video communication during the pandemic
16:05: Pulse’s viral growth and Mozilla acquisition
20:25: AI and browser integration
27:10: Mozilla’s role in browser innovation
30:58: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Raj Singh.
Today, we’re joined by Karen Chao, Chief Product Officer at Flowspace, an ecommerce logistics platform, where she’s also taken on a role as head of marketing. Previously, Karen held product leadership roles at Apple, Replicon, Innit, and more.
In this episode, Karen shares:
Karen's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen1chao/
Flowspace: https://flow.space/
(Ethically) cheat your way to $250M+ | Mikal Lewis, Product Exec. (Whole Foods, Nordstrom): https://youtu.be/5txeT2U_YQo
00:00: Intro
02:06: Karen's career highlights
03:59: How Karen and Flowspace are using AI in their team workflows
15:11: The intersection of product and marketing
22:13: What's surprised Karen most about transitioning from product to marketing
29:12: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Karen Chao.
On today’s episode of LaunchPod, we’ve got something special for you. Normally, you’d have to join us in person at one of the dinners we host for product leaders to hear this talk from Oji Udezue. But the response has been so great, we had to bring him onto the show again.
Oji has previously held product leadership roles at Typeform, Twitter, Calendly, and Atlassian. Today, he’s joining us to share a major problem in product delivery that he’s seeing as AI adoption increases across teams.
In this episode, we discuss:
Oji’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ojiudezue/
ProductMind: https://www.productmind.co/
Building Rocketships: Product Management for High-Growth Companies: https://www.productmind.co/building-rocketships-book
Oji’s past LaunchPod episode: https://www.productmind.co/building-rocketships-book
Claude: https://claude.ai/
Cursor: https://cursor.com/
Windsurf: https://windsurf.com/
00:00 Introduction
1:21 Building Rocket Ships by Oji and Ezinne Udezue
1:55 What is the shipyard model in product?
5:20 The evolution of technology: Why AI is just a new technology level
7:50 The 5 flavors of AI
13:23 The limiting function of development is no longer the speed of engineering – but what is it now?
17:05 Solving the three-speed problem
21:32 Conclusion
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Special Guest: Oji Udezue.
Today, we’re joined by Trevin Chow, Chief Product Officer at Big Cartel, an ecommerce platform for independent creators to turn their art into income. Previously, Trevin held product leadership roles at Nike, Microsoft, Axon, and more.
In this episode, Trevin shares:
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevin/
Navan: https://www.bigcartel.com/
Lovable: https://lovable.dev/
Unblocked: https://getunblocked.com/
00:00: Intro
03:22: The product journey that led Trevin to Big Cartel
05:55: Big Cartel's 20+ year legacy and how they look at innovation
12:28: Why simplicity can trump complexity in software
13:26: Products and features that delight ft. an example from Alaska Airlines
18:03: Why Big Cartel launched a "pause subscription" button, and the value it drove
21:09: What makes features appear "magical" in today's product landscape
23:06: The overlap between product management and product design
23:40: Trevin's guide to hiring for curiosity and grit
33:17: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Trevin Chow.
Today, we’re talking with Curtis Stevens, who, until recently, was Tinder’s Director of Product Consumer Insights, and prior to that held product leadership roles at Qualtrics, Amazon, and more.
In this episode, Curtis shares:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtis-b-stevens/
00:00: Intro
03:03: Curtis Stevens' product journey
7:40: Challenges and strategies in customer experience
14:54: Curtis' journey workshops
20:41: AI's role in customer research
27:41: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Curtis Stevens.
On today’s episode, we’re talking with Rajitha Chaparala, VP of Product at Procore, a construction management solution and one of the most successful examples of vertical SaaS out there today.
In this episode, we discuss:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajithachaparala/
Procore: www.procore.com
00:00 Introduction
00:48: The complexity of construction and technology adoption
02:00: AI streamlining Requests for Information (RFIs) in construction
04:00: Why LLMs are ideal for construction's unstructured data
06:00: Building trust for AI adoption
08:00: The future of construction thanks to AI adoption
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Special Guest: Rajitha Chaparala.
Today, we’re joined again by Nan Yu, Head of Product at Linear.
In this episode, Nan shares:
Nan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thenanyu/
Nan's X: https://x.com/thenanyu?lang=en
Linear: https://linear.app/
Linear's previous episode of LaunchPod: https://youtu.be/7ISWLoQtNOc?si=dNKmSdQ98eqis_JW
Linear's Agent Interaction Guidelines: https://linear.app/developers/aig
Granola.ai: https://www.granola.ai/
Cursor: https://cursor.com/
00:00: Intro
03:24: Using AI as a harness, the systems and context layers that make AI tools repeatable and useful at scale
07:54: Scaling AI tools to ensure consistency and quality
14:14: Analyzing user interaction, tweak time, and feedback
18:29: Linear's new Agent Interaction Guidelines
22:14: How AI is changing the role of engineers
27:42: AI's impact on junior roles
30:10: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Nan Yu.
Today, we’re joined by Shakir Karim (Senior VP of Product) and Karthik Chakkarapani (CIO & Senior VP of Corporate Operations) from Zuora.
In this episode, Shakir and Karthik discuss:
Shakir's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shakir-karim/
Karthik's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chakraj/
Zuora: https://www.zuora.com/
Trupeer: https://www.trupeer.ai/
Gemini Storybook: https://gemini.google/overview/storybook/
NotebookLM: https://notebooklm.google/
00:00: Intro
02:15: Zuora's 10x initiative
07:00: Zuora's internal AI agent
10:00: Accelerating content creation using Trupeer
12:00: Cutting video content creation down from 4 weeks to 5 hours
17:00: AI in practical workflow
22:00: Scaling AI innovation and literacy internally
28:32: AI prompathons and hackathons
29:54: Conclusion
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Special Guests: Karthik Chakkarapani and Shakir Karim.
Today, we’re joined by Zac Hays, CPO at Luxury Presence, a fast-growing real estate tech platform that made a huge bet on AI adoption across the company..
In this episode, we discuss:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacthepm/
Zac's AI-Powered Design Print Playbook: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-powered-design-sprint-playbook-v01-zac-hays-iu1dc/
Luxury Presence: https://www.luxurypresence.com/
AirOps: https://www.airops.com/
Userbrain: https://www.userbrain.com/en/
00:00: Intro
03:31: How Luxury Presence started tinkering with AI
08:15: Automating bug fixes (the 80% reduction)
10:50: Zac's "AI Design Sprint" process
14:00: Using AI to tackle tech debt and codebase rewrites
19:04: Building an "autonomous" AI marketing team
22:22: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Zac Hays.
Today, we’re joined by Phil Lakin, Head of Enterprise Innovation at Zapier.
In this episode, we discuss:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-lakin/
Zapier: https://zapier.com/
NoCodeOps: https://www.nocodeops.com/
00:00: Intro
01:30: How Phil built the No-Code Ops community and why Zapier acquired it
05:45: Building Lead Router and how it shaped Zapier's roadmap
10:20: Building with Zapier Primitives
15:10: How Zapier achieved 97% AI literacy
20:25: AI agents and workflow automation
26:40: Tactics for bringing employees on board with new AI tools
32:55: What other companies can learn from Zapier’s AI transformation
39:15: Where Phil sees AI, no-code, and automation heading next.
44:00: Conclusion
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Special Guest: Phil Lakin.
How is Optimizely reshaping experimentation with AI? Cory Liebgott, VP of Product at Optimizely, joins LaunchPod to share how her team is using AI into both customer-facing solutions and their own product workflows.
Cory shares how her team:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliebgott/
Optimizely: https://www.optimizely.com/
00:38 Exploring AI tools as a team
01:43 Real-world AI productivity wins
03:16 Inside OptiGPT: Optimizely’s AI assistant
04:08 Using AI for research and prototyping
05:10 When AI surprises: Emergent capabilities
06:22 Lessons learned: Sharing and experimenting
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Special Guest: Cory Liebgott.
Today, we’re joined by Michael Krafft, CPO at FoundersCard, a membership community for entrepreneurs and executives offering exclusive perks and VIP treatment.
Previously, Michael worked in investment banking, led product teams at American Express, and played a key role in turning around Alight, an HR-tech firm, ahead of its IPO.
In this episode, we discuss:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-krafft/
FoundersCard: https://founderscard.com/
00:00 Intro
03:04 How AI Drove Down CAC and Fueled Growth
06:06 Using AI to Analyze Customer Interviews
09:10 Turning Feedback Into Roadmap Insights
12:13 AI-Powered Discovery Engine for PMs
15:17 One-Person Product Team With AI Tools
18:20 Scaling Insights Beyond Human Bandwidth
21:23 Automating PRDs With AI
24:25 From Idea to Prototype in an Afternoon
27:28 Running Growth Experiments With AI
30:31 Conversions, Retention, and AI Testing
33:33 Customer Insights That Shape the Roadmap
36:36 Paid Conversion Boosts With AI
39:37 Final Takeaways for Product Leaders
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Special Guest: Michael Krafft.
Unlock the future of product management with AI. In this episode of LaunchPod, we dive into the top 4 AI workflows every product manager needs, from automating user research to building smarter prototypes and running faster experiments.
Hear real stories from product leaders who are already using AI to:
*Turn hours of customer interviews into actionable insights
*Prototype and test new features in record time
*Automate PRDs and documentation without losing quality
*Drive data-backed decisions that accelerate growth
00:00 Why AI is changing product management
00:30 Avoiding missteps with AI-powered customer insights
02:00 Prototyping and testing faster with AI tools
04:00 Automating PRDs and product documentation
06:30 Using AI for smarter data analysis and decision making
09:00 Balancing AI with product intuition and strategy
11:00 The future of AI in product workflows
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Special Guests: Derek Pharr, Neha Monga, Roman Gun, and Sierra Hahn-Ventrell.
How is Optimizely reshaping experimentation with AI? Cory Liebgott, VP of Product at Optimizely, joins LaunchPod to share how her team is building agentic AI tools that put customer trust at the center.
Cory shares how her team:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliebgott/
Optimizely: https://www.optimizely.com/
00:00 Introduction
01:52 Implementing Agentic AI at Optimizely
04:58 The Importance of Customer Feedback
06:27 Using AI Tools Internally at Optimizely
15:30 DocuSign and the Squeaky Wheel Problem
30:36 Conclusion
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Special Guest: Cory Liebgott.
How is AI changing the game for sports betting? Marty Styles, VP of Product at Pro Football Focus (PFF), visits LaunchPod to share how his team is bringing pro-grade football analytics, trusted by every NFL team, to everyday bettors.
Marty shares how his team:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marty-styles/
PFF: https://www.pff.com/
00:00 Introduction
01:46 The Value of PFF's Data
02:14 Transitioning from B2B to B2C
03:17 Understanding the Sports Betting Market
04:38 The Role of AI in PFF's Products
09:00 Simplifying Complex Data for Consumers
10:32 Key Insights and AI Integration
14:20 Ensuring Accuracy and Trust in AI Outputs
17:20 Introducing the Player Prop Tool
19:36 Targeting Intermediate Bettors
22:12 Product Marketing Strategy
25:53 AI and Data Analysis in Betting
29:32 Future of AI in Sports Analytics
33:23 Conclusion
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Special Guest: Marty Styles.