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The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Shobhit Chugh

43 episodes

1 week ago

Here’s the truth: Everyone is chasing AI. Everyone is updating their resume. But very few candidates are building the kind of narrative and positioning that creates belief, the thing that actually leads to offers. In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Deepak Tiwari, product leader at Meta, Google, Lyft, shared some of the clearest, most actionable insights on: What hiring actually looks like inside Big Tech right now and where AI is creating demand for Product ManagersTh...

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Here’s the truth: Everyone is chasing AI. Everyone is updating their resume. But very few candidates are building the kind of narrative and positioning that creates belief, the thing that actually leads to offers. In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Deepak Tiwari, product leader at Meta, Google, Lyft, shared some of the clearest, most actionable insights on: What hiring actually looks like inside Big Tech right now and where AI is creating demand for Product ManagersTh...

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Episodes (20/43)

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Landing and Leading AI/ML Product Management Roles in Big Tech

Here’s the truth: Everyone is chasing AI. Everyone is updating their resume. But very few candidates are building the kind of narrative and positioning that creates belief, the thing that actually leads to offers. In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Deepak Tiwari, product leader at Meta, Google, Lyft, shared some of the clearest, most actionable insights on: What hiring actually looks like inside Big Tech right now and where AI is creating demand for Product ManagersTh...

3 weeks ago

38 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Leading Through Tech Transformations: Career Lessons and Strategic Moves with Vik Chaudhary

What does it take to lead and stay relevant through multiple waves of industry disruption? In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Vik Chaudhary, VP of Product, ex-Meta leader, MIT AI Lab alum, and veteran of three major tech revolutions: → SaaS → Cloud Infrastructure → Enterprise AI Vik has built products, led teams, and influenced strategy through it all. But what makes his perspective unique is how he adapts with clarity, decisiveness, a...

1 month ago

44 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

From Chaos to Clarity: How Top Product Leaders Drive Real Ownership

What does true ownership look like in product management, and why do so many teams miss the mark? In this episode of The Intentional Product Manager Podcast, I sit down with Kishore Narra, a product executive who's led high-impact teams at TaskRabbit, Coinbase, Meta, and more. We dive deep into what separates busy teams from effective ones, and how top product leaders drive clarity, impact, and alignment across the organization. We cover: Why reducing user friction isn’t always the right move...

1 month ago

35 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

What Makes a Great Platform Product Manager? Insights from a Salesforce VP

If you’ve ever wondered what separates good product managers from great ones, the kind who shape technology platforms and drive innovation across entire ecosystems, this conversation will spark new ideas, mindsets, and possibilities. In this week’s of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, host Shobhit Chugh reconnects with Ram Sangireddy, former VP of Product at Salesforce, who brings decades of experience leading in the world of platform and AI product management. This conversation isn’t ...

1 month ago

44 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Inside Product Hiring: Secrets from Those Who’ve Made the Leap

In this episode, Shobhit Chugh and Will Lowrey from Intentional Product Manager pull back the curtain on the exact system our clients use to stand out in a crowded product market and land senior roles faster. What you’ll learn: The state of the PM job market and why companies are still hiring, negotiating, and choosing from strong pipelinesAngle of Mastery positioning, and how it makes you the obvious hire, not just another candidateWhy a narrative-first approach beats resume tweaks and keyw...

2 months ago

37 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

The Secrets of Product Management Career Growth by Robinhood's Senior Director of Product

In this insightful episode of the Intentional Product Manager podcast, Shobhit from Intentional Product Manager speaks with Gina Pasqua-Abeles, Senior Director of Product Management at Robinhood. They delve into Gina’s career journey from her beginnings in SEO to leading trading products at Robinhood. The conversation covers three key themes: the work habits of top-performing product managers, the use of narrative for alignment, and shifts involved when transitioning from product management...

2 months ago

37 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

The Platform Playbook: Secrets to Agility, Ecosystems, and Growth

What does it take to build a platform that scales, delights customers, and powers entire ecosystems? In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit sits down with Dilip Poluru, a seasoned platform product leader with experience at Informatica and ActiveCampaign, to unpack the strategies behind successful platform management. Dilip shares actionable insights on: Turning deep customer insights into platform strategyDesigning for extensibility and co-innovationCrafting billi...

3 months ago

31 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Trust, UX, and the Future of AI Product Management

In this episode, Shobhit sits down with Saurabh Sharma, Chief Product Officer at You.com, to unpack what it takes to lead in the rapidly evolving world of AI. Saurabh shares his journey from starting out as an engineer at IBM, to building products at Google and OpenSea, and now driving applied AI innovation at You.com. Along the way, he reveals lessons learned from frontier markets like NFTs and AI search, where product–market fit is anything but obvious. This conversation dives deep into: Wh...

3 months ago

31 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Optimizing Your Job For Your Life: Designing Your Ideal Job

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, host Shobhit Chugh takes you deeper into Principle Two of the Intentional Job Search system: designing a job that fits your life, rather than squeezing your life into a job. Instead of chasing roles that look good on paper, Shobhit shares eight powerful outcomes that define a truly great job and career. You’ll learn how to spot opportunities that give you: A fulfilling, energizing weekWork that amplifies your natural strengthsGrowth ...

4 months ago

11 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

From Lab to Leadership: How an Einstein Visa Holder is Shaping Digital Health

From EB-1A “Einstein” Visa to Digital Health Leadership with Anu Ramakrishnan Anu’s journey is nothing short of inspiring, from immigrant bioengineering student to health tech product leader driving FDA-approved AI products and building connected health ecosystems at Samsung. Along the way, she’s also become a powerful advocate for immigrant success, securing the prestigious EB-1A visa herself. In this candid conversation, Anu shares: How to balance innovation with regulatory and clinical val...

4 months ago

36 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Controlling the First Impression: Take Back Your Power in Interviews

Interview success isn’t luck. It’s control. In this episode, Shobhit Chugh, CEO of Intentional Product Manager, reveals Principle 1 of the Intentional Job Search: The Split Second Principle. Learn how to take back power in your interviews by mastering the first impression, the moment that decides whether you’re seen as a leader or overlooked as just another candidate. Discover why recruiters and hiring managers decide almost instantly whether you’re a strong candidate and what you...

4 months ago

8 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Venti-Sized Career Moves: Lessons from Starbucks, Amazon, and McKinsey with VP Sekhar Putcha

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh reconnects with longtime friend and product leader Sekhar Putcha. Sekhar opens up about a bold, non-linear career path that’s taken him from supply chain roles at Amazon to consulting at McKinsey, and now to leading global supply chain product at Starbucks. But this conversation is more than just a resume walk. Sekhar shares: How optimizing for learning, not titles, shaped his careerWhat most PMs misunderstand about ope...

4 months ago

31 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Stop Guessing, Start Landing: The Intentional PM Job Search System

Most product managers treat the job search like a to-do list and end up overwhelmed, overlooked, or stuck in roles that don’t fit. In this powerful solo episode, Shobhit Chugh, founder of Intentional Product Manager, kicks off a groundbreaking series based on his upcoming audiobook The Principles of a Job Search. He shares the exact system that's helping product managers and leaders land aligned, high-impact roles, without the burnout or guesswork. 🎯 You’ll discover: Why traditional job searc...

4 months ago

5 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Mastering the CPTO Role — Bridging Product & Tech for Real Impact

The CPTO model is on the rise — but what does it really take to succeed when you're leading both product and engineering? In this episode, Shobhit Chugh chats with Shobhit Jain, a seasoned Chief Product & Technology Officer, about how unifying these two functions unlocks innovation, accelerates delivery, and drives smarter AI-native strategy. From shaping strategic roadmaps to scaling cross-functional teams, this conversation is packed with insights for PMs and tech leaders ready to grow ...

5 months ago

29 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

The Next Generation Product Leader: What AI Teaches Us About Confidence, Blind Spots, and Building Better Products

In this episode, Shobhit speaks with Jyothi Nookula, Director of Product Management at Netflix and a seasoned AI product leader whose career spans Amazon Web Services, Facebook AI, and Etsy. Jyothi is also the creator of the “Next Generation Product Manager Course” which helps product managers remain current in a rapidly evolving world. Together, they explore what it truly means to build AI-native products and why AI demands a fundamentally different approach to product management. Key...

5 months ago

27 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

How Great Product Leaders Win with Pricing, Data, and Influence

What do most PMs get wrong about pricing? Why do so many teams struggle to turn vision into action? And how do you build buy-in across the org when you're changing something as sensitive as price? In this episode, Alo Mukerji SVP of Product at U.S. Bank sits down with Shobhit to break down the real mechanics of product leadership, from high-stakes pricing decisions to translating customer insight into roadmap power. Whether you’re working on a SaaS product, exploring new monetization st...

5 months ago

25 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

You Should Always Be Interviewing: Staying Sharp, Visible, and Ready with Jennifer Moore

Even if you love your job — you should always be interviewing. Not because you're planning to leave. But because staying sharp, visible, and connected is part of leading well. In this episode, Shobhit sits down with Jennifer Moore — Chief Product Officer of Strategies that Spark consulting services — to unpack what it really means to lead with clarity in a messy, AI-shifting, emotionally charged environment. This isn’t just about job strategy. It’s about protecting your leverage, ...

6 months ago

38 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Leveling Up Your Product Leadership in the Age of AI with Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI

Join Shobhit, founder of Intentional Product Manager, as he sits down with Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI, to explore what it takes to lead and innovate in the age of AI. In this candid and insight-rich conversation, Karan shares lessons from his journey through multiple IPOs, global product leadership, and founding a cutting-edge AI startup. You’ll hear his take on building product orgs that scale, hiring and coaching high-performing PMs, and why talking to customers is still the most import...

6 months ago

35 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Scaling Product with Precision: Lessons from Amazon to High-Growth Startups

In this episode of the Intentional Product Manager Podcast, Shobhit Chugh sits down with Ajit Thupil, a seasoned product leader whose journey spans Amazon, McKinsey, and several high-growth startups—most recently as Chief Product Officer. Ajit shares a refreshingly honest look into what it really takes to scale product with precision, whether you’re operating inside a tech giant or leading growth at a startup. He unpacks the frameworks, mindset shifts, and hard-won lessons that helped him evo...

7 months ago

31 minutes

The Intentional Product Manager Podcast

Healing from a Toxic Workplace: Confidence, Clarity, and Career Growth

Toxic bosses. Gaslighting. Shattered confidence. If you’ve been there — you’re not alone. And more importantly: you can bounce back stronger. In this powerful episode, Shobhit Chugh (Intentional Product Manager) sits down with Sarah K. Ramsey — high performance coach and author of Becoming Toxic Person Proof — to unpack how product managers can rebuild after difficult work environments and get back to thriving. Together, they explore: The long-tail impact of toxic workplaces on confidenceHo...

7 months ago

27 minutes