Shows
LaunchPod | Product Management PodcastBuilding iconic customer experiences with Susan Stavitzski, Principal PMToday, our guest is Susan Stavitzski, Principal Product Manager at CarMax, and was previously the director of product at Hatch, a small software startup.
Susan's career didn't follow a straight trajectory in product management, however — she originally started in marketing, where she developed an obsession with talking to customers.
On today's episode, Susan talks to LogRocket's VP of Marketing, Jeff Wharton, about the importance of creating an iconic customer experience, both online and in-store; engaging in continuous customer feedback and field research, including practical examples and strategies her team employs, such as self-service appraisal models an...
2024-07-2336 min
Product TalkEP 273 - CarMax Sr. Product Leader on Product Management: Reality vs. PerceptionProduct managers are like acrobats. They are required to juggle countless responsibilities. There is so much input that they have to take in, evaluate, and understand to make sure they are meeting the needs of their users. So, what does it take to be successful as a product leader? This week, Product Leader and ProductTalk host, Neha Shah, interviewed CarMax Product Leader Susan Stavitzski on the skills required to be a great product leader.
2023-02-2232 min
The Product Science PodcastThe Susan Stavitzski Hypothesis: The Best Way to Get Better at Discovery is to Do It Over and Over AgainSusan Stavitzski is an experienced Product Leader with experience working in the software industry for start-ups, SMB and enterprise companies. She has a passion for taking manual, bulky processes and turning them into powerful, automated, scalable solutions to empower teams.
In this episode of the Product Science Podcast, we cover the role of product marketing, the nitty-gritty process of doing continuous product discovery, and what it’s like working in a strong product organization with empowered teams.
Read the show notes to learn more: https://h2rproductscience.com/the-susan-stavitzski-hypothesis-the-best-way-to-get-better-at-discovery-is-to-do-it-over-and-over-again
2022-11-2237 min
Coffee with ProductTake Every Opportunity with Susan StavitzskiTune in to listen to Susan Stavitzski, Senior Product Manager @ CarMax, share the stories behind some of her best product wisdom & career tips for new and aspiring product managers.Susan's product wisdom & career tips discussed in this episodeHow to develop customer empathy? Go talk to as many people as possible every single day.3 buckets of PM specialties; customer-focused, tech-focused, business-focusedYou can stand out as an aspiring PM by taking on personal projects, put your ideas out there, get feedback from others, don't just sit on it and do nothingEveryone has workarounds when the...
2022-01-2445 min
Lessons In Product ManagementAligning With Product Marketing For Better Product Launches with Susan Stavitzski - Director of Product at HatchOn this episode of Prodcast, I sat down with Susan Stavitzski, Director of Product @ Hatch!
Susan shared how and why she made the transition from Product Marketing to Product Management and how her background as a product marketer has not only helped in her roles in product, but it's also given her a unique perspective on the relationship between the two roles.
She also explained the three different types of product managers:
- Technical PM
- User-Focused PM
- Business-Minded PM
2020-03-1617 min