Develop Great Managers

In this podcast, I interview Sarah Tarter, Global Campaigns Specialist at Rubrik. Rubrik is Sarah’s first company since graduating from college. She previously held the roles of Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Specialist, Demand Generation & Content. Sarah graduated from Santa Clara University with degrees in English Language (with a concentration in Rhetoric & Writing Studies) and Political Science. Sarah had a range of jobs and internships while at college in marketing, sales, advocacy, and writing. She spent time volunteering. And as a part of a sorority. I wanted to have Sarah on the show as part of my effort to bring new and different perspectives, and to focus on specific topics that are interesting to you, my listeners. In this podcast, we talk about Marketing.

In this podcast, I interview Sarah Tarter, Global Campaigns Specialist at Rubrik. Rubrik is Sarah’s first company since graduating from college. She previously held the roles of Marketing Coordinator and Marketing Specialist, Demand Generation & Content. Sarah graduated from Santa Clara University with degrees in English Language (with a concentration in Rhetoric & Writing Studies) and Political Science. Sarah had a range of jobs and internships while at college in marketing, sales, advocacy, and writing. She spent time volunteering. And as a part of a sorority. I wanted to have Sarah on the show as part of my effort to bring new and different perspectives, and to focus on specific topics that are interesting to you, my listeners. I have known Sarah for a number of years, watching her go through school and start her first job. This is what we talk about in this first podcast.

This week Anthony Ferrario is back on the podcast, this time to discuss product managers and software developers. We talk about the roles, what he liked and disliked about each, how they need to work together, and other related topics. As a refresher, Anthony is a software developer at Pure Storage, where he has been for 3 ½ years. He recently moved into software development. Prior to that, he was a senior product manager. Before joining Pure, Anthony was with Brightedge. He started there after graduating from college in the sales organization. He quickly moved into customer support. He left for a short time to work at Zenefits and Levitt Insurance. And then returned to Brightedge as an R&D Consultant and moved into Product Management. Anthony graduated from UC Berkeley with bachelor’s degrees in History and Economics. While there, he was on a competitive Indian dance team and walked onto the Cal Bears football team. I hope you enjoy!

This week I am really happy to have Anthony Ferrario on the podcast to discuss his background. Yes, Anthony is my son. He is the oldest of two. My other son is Nick, who is a personal trainer in Virginia. Anthony is a software developer at Pure Storage, where he has been for 3 ½ years. He recently moved into software development. Prior to that, he was a senior product manager. Before joining Pure, Anthony was with Brightedge. He started there after graduating from college in the sales organization. He quickly moved into customer support. He left for a short time to work at Zenefits and Levitt Insurance. And then returned to Brightedge as an R&D Consultant and moved into Product Management. Anthony graduated from UC Berkeley with bachelor’s degrees in History and Economics. While there, he was on a competitive Indian dance team and walked onto the Cal Bears football team. I hope you enjoy!

In this podcast, I talk to Anup Gosavi, CEO of startup Spext, about his career journey. Spext allows you to edit audio the same way you edit text, saving time, and producing a great result. Spext also provides a very unique consumption experience, providing the transcription of the audio and allowing you to select snippets that you can share with others in email or on social media. As a quick summary - Anup grew up in India. He went to college there for engineering. He started his career there working in Product Management and Marketing. He then moved to the US where he continued his education focusing on digital marketing, design, and business. This prepared him to go out on his own focusing on user experience and then starting his own company. I got to know Anup through an angel investment opportunity. I was excited by the Spext product for my podcasts. I talked to him about the plans that they have moving forward and decided to become an investor. I continue to spend some time with Anup and have grown to appreciate his vision, leadership approach, and desire to solve customer problems. I hope you enjoy hearing from Anup about the path he has taken to get to where he is today.

In this podcast, I interview Anup Gosavi, CEO of startup Spext. Spext allows you to edit audio the same way you edit text, saving time, and producing a great result. Spext also provides a very unique consumption experience, providing the transcription of the audio and allowing you to select snippets that you can share with others in email or on social media. As a quick summary - Anup grew up in India. He went to college there for engineering. He started his career there working in Product Management and Marketing. He then moved to the US where he continued his education focusing on digital marketing, design, and business. This prepared him to go out on his own focusing on user experience and then starting his own company. I got to know Anup through an angel investment opportunity. I was excited by the Spext product for my podcasts. I talked to him about the plans that they have moving forward and decided to become an investor. I continue to spend some time with Anup and have grown to appreciate his vision, leadership approach, and desire to solve customer problems. I think you will enjoy my interview with Anup.

In this podcast, I talk to Josh Lory, Senior Director of Product and Technical Marketing at VMware, about his career journey. In his current role, Josh focuses on driving awareness and adoption of AI-powered technologies to dramatically help customers to be successful, leading with VMware Skyline. Josh has been at VMware for more than 9 years. He held leadership roles in Software-Defined Data Center Architecture, Global Technical Alliances, and Americas Technical Partnerships. Prior to VMware, Josh was at Accenture in IT Infrastructure. Before that, he was at Stony Brook University, Jericho Computing, and Connoisseur International Distributors. And prior to all of that, Josh was in the United States Air Force as part of Security Forces - Nuclear ICBM - doing a job that he likely can’t talk about:) Josh got his AAS in Criminal Justice at Community College of the Airforce, his Bachelors of Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and completed the Engineering Leadership Professional Program at UC Berkeley College of Engineering. I got to know Josh when I convinced him to move from New York and from the Partner organization at VMware, into my team developing VMware Validated Designs. Josh also worked with me in the Global Servies organization where we reinvented support and built VMware Skyline. Josh is a father of twin boys, an amazing connector, a great storyteller, with high-energy, excellent technical knowledge, and a drive to succeed. I hope you enjoy hearing from Josh about the path he has taken to get to where he is today.

In this podcast, I interview Josh Lory, Senior Director of Product and Technical Marketing at VMware, where he focuses on driving awareness and adoption of AI-powered technologies to dramatically help customers to be successful, leading with VMware Skyline. Josh has been at VMware for more than 9 years. He held leadership roles in Software-Defined Data Center Architecture, Global Technical Alliances, and Americas Technical Partnerships. Prior to VMware, Josh was at Accenture in IT Infrastructure. Before that, he was at Stony Brook University, Jericho Computing, and Connoisseur International Distributors. And prior to all of that, Josh was in the United States Air Force as part of Security Forces - Nuclear ICBM - doing a job that he likely can’t talk about:) Josh got his AAS in Criminal Justice at Community College of the Airforce, his Bachelors of Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and completed the Engineering Leadership Professional Program at UC Berkeley College of Engineering. I got to know Josh when I convinced him to move from New York and from the Partner organization at VMware, into my team developing VMware Validated Designs. Josh also worked with me in the Global Servies organization where we reinvented support and built VMware Skyline. Josh is a father of twin boys, an amazing connector, a great storyteller, with high energy guy, excellent technical knowledge, and a drive to succeed. I think you will enjoy my interview with Josh.

This week I talk to Pashmeen Mistry about Product Managers. We discuss the role, how they operate, what skills are required, how to work most effectively with them, and more. Pashmeen is an expert in the field of Program Management. I am fortunate to have him on the podcast. Here is a bit about his background. Pashmeen has just recently joined Amazon as a product manager. He will be working in the AWS team where he will have the opportunity to engage with customers in driving the adoption of a number of services. Prior to joining Amazon, Pashmeen was a Senior Product Line Manager at VMware, where he lead the effort around VMware Skyline - the core of telemetry and machine learning-based proactive support. Before joining VMware, Pashmeen was at BlueJeans Network and before that at Cisco Systems. Pashmeen has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from VJTI and completed the Stanford Ignite, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. I know Pashmeen well. We hired him into my organization at VMware when we were reinventing support. He did an absolutely amazing job of driving and guiding Skyline to become the fastest-growing and largest SaaS product at VMware. In this second session, we dig deeper into how managers can work most effectively with Product Managers. How managers should work with Product Managers. Examples of best experiences working with managers. The support that Product Managers need to be successful. How Product Managers are measured. Finding a good work-life balance. I hope you enjoy.

This week I talk to Pashmeen Mistry about Product Managers. We discuss the role, how they operate, what skills are required, how to work most effectively with them, and more. Pashmeen is an expert in the field of Program Management. I am fortunate to have him on the podcast. Here is a bit about his background. Pashmeen has just recently joined Amazon as a product manager. He will be working in the AWS team where he will have the opportunity to engage with customers in driving the adoption of a number of services. Prior to joining Amazon, Pashmeen was a Senior Product Line Manager at VMware, where he lead the effort around VMware Skyline - the core of telemetry and machine learning-based proactive support. Before joining VMware, Pashmeen was at BlueJeans Network and before that at Cisco Systems. Pashmeen has a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from VJTI and completed the Stanford Ignite, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. I know Pashmeen well. We hired him into my organization at VMware when we were reinventing support. He did an absolutely amazing job of driving and guiding Skyline to become the fastest-growing and largest SaaS product at VMware. I split the podcast into two parts. This podcast provides a good overview of Product Management. The role of the Product Manager. How this role differs across companies. Who the Product Manager works most closely with. The kinds of challenges Product Managers face. The skills required for a Program Manager to be successful. I hope you enjoy.

This podcast describes an editing and content consumption platform called Spext that I have started using which dramatically simplifies the podcast creation process and allows listeners to more effectively listen to and share segments of my podcasts. I have been podcasting for more than 2 years and have released 74 Develop Great Managers podcasts. It has been quite a journey – like nothing I have ever done before! I am a content expert but had no experience interviewing, recording, editing, or posting podcasts. I enjoy creating podcasts and love helping managers to learn from the experts. But I have not been happy with the amount of time that I spend editing, assembling, and improving the quality of the final product. That is, until now! I hope you enjoy!!

In this podcast, I share my thoughts on a good article, "Leading During a Pandemic, Four Critical Questions for Senior Leaders to Consider", about leading during a pandemic. The article and my comments are for ANY leader, not just senior leaders. This is a great time to understand the challenges, leverage technological innovation, and step up as a leader. Be a part of defining the new normal!

Welcome to the second of two podcasts on Technical Program Managers (TPMs) with Orna Berryman. Orna, my guest and expert on the topic, has worked at great companies, including Intel, One Workplace, Cadence Design Systems, Electronic Arts, NVIDIA, VMware, Google, and Facebook! She has experience in training, organizational development, development management, program management, release management, and of course management of technical program managers. I got to know Orna at VMware where she demonstrated incredibly strong leadership and management skills.  I could not be happier to have Orna on the show!! This podcast focuses on how managers work with TPMs and some challenges that TPMs face and how they deal with them. I hope you enjoy!

Welcome to the first of two podcasts on Technical Program Managers (TPMs) with Orna Berryman. Orna, my guest and expert on the topic, has worked at great companies, including Intel, One Workplace, Cadence Design Systems, Electronic Arts, NVIDIA, VMware, Google, and Facebook! She has experience in training, organizational development, development management, program management, release management, and of course management of technical program managers. I got to know Orna at VMware where she demonstrated incredibly strong leadership and management skills.  I could not be happier to have Orna on the show!! This podcast focuses on what TPMs do, how they interact with other teams, roles and responsibilities, and the key skills they need to have. I hope you enjoy!

This podcast will help you to become strategic. It breaks this down into three aspects. Earn the right to be strategic by demonstrating good management skills. Get yourself ready by understanding your company, competition, industry, customers, and technology. Start doing the things that will make you strategic. These include taking a large perspective, being positive, challenging the status quo, being realistic, looking for ways to drive revenue, or identifying opportunities to reduce costs. I am sure you will get value from listening!

In this podcast, I talk to Rupinder Saini who just recently joined Google as Director, Google Cloud Support Operations, about her career journey. Prior to this, and for the last 13 years, Rupinder was at VMware as an executive in the Global Support Services organization. And before that, she worked at 01 Communique. Rupinder has a Systems Analyst / Computer Science degree from Sheridan College and completed an Executive Women’s Leadership Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. I had the opportunity to work with Rupinder while at VMware. She ran a good part of the support organization in Broomfield, Colorado while I was driving the reinvention of the support model. She was someone that volunteered to help, brought a tremendous amount of experience, and always delivered! I think you will get a lot out of my interview with Rupinder.

In this podcast, I interview Rupinder Saini who just recently joined Google as Director, Google Cloud Support Operations. Prior to this, and for the last 13 years, Rupinder was at VMware as an executive in the Global Support Services organization. And before that, she worked at 01 Communique. Rupinder has a Systems Analyst / Computer Science degree from Sheridan College and completed an Executive Women’s Leadership Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. I had the opportunity to work with Rupinder while at VMware. She ran a good part of the support organization in Broomfield, Colorado while I was driving the reinvention of the support model. She was someone that volunteered to help, brought a tremendous amount of experience, and always delivered! I think you will get a lot out of my interview with Rupinder.

In this podcast, I respond to a request from a listener. The scope and complexity of his request are huge. As a result, I have focused on one aspect, which is driving change. I discuss how important it is for managers to become great at evolutionary change. And how it is the unique manager who is confident, verging on cocky, that can also drive something revolutionary. I hope that this podcast will be both interesting and helpful!

In this podcast, I talk to Anil Virmani, an experienced technology executive most recently with Adara, about his career journey. Anil has had the opportunity to work at some great companies, including VMware, Coraid, Juniper Networks, Stratus Computers, HP, and Wipro. During his time with these companies, Anil has managed all aspects of product development and support. Anil has his degree in computer science and throughout his career has worked on deep areas of technology across compute, networking, and storage. He has also worked most recently in big data and machine learning. I got to know Anil while at Juniper. He was one of the seasoned leaders that I had the opportunity to work with while we were transforming the way JunOS was built and tested. Anil is a leader who is deep technically, but his focus is on people. It is this combination that has made him successful, and the reason I wanted to have him on the show. I know you will enjoy hearing from Anil!

In this podcast, I interview Anil Virmani, an experienced technology executive most recently with Adara. Anil has had the opportunity to work at some great companies, including VMware, Coraid, Juniper Networks, Stratus Computers, HP, and Wipro. During his time with these companies, Anil has managed all aspects of product development and support. Anil has his degree in computer science and throughout his career has worked on deep areas of technology across compute, networking, and storage. He has also worked most recently in big data and machine learning. I got to know Anil while at Juniper. He was one of the seasoned leaders that I had the opportunity to work with while we were transforming the way JunOS was built and tested. Anil is a leader who is deep technically, but his focus is on people. It is this combination that has made him successful, and the reason I wanted to have him on the show. I know you will enjoy hearing from Anil!