The Product Edge

Jade Bennett
The Product Edge

From circus child to stunt show girl, to where she is today: Australia's leading Product Management recruitment expert and a Professional Development and Mindset Coach with a relentless passion for unlocking the potential in others. Jade Bennett is also the Founder and Director of boutique talent agency, Middleton Executive, specialising in the recruitment of Product professionals across APAC. Having spent over 15 years helping Product leaders build high-performing teams across Asia Pacific and the UK, Jade understands how diverse and broad the Product Management sector is. In this Podcast, she will be facilitating, challenging and exploring Product-related ideas with thought leaders who have amazing stories to share. The Product Edge takes you on a journey into the minds of exceptional product leaders, entrepreneurs, creators and hustlers. In each episode, you’ll be introduced to experts in their field with the hope that we’ll provide you with the skills, insights and tools that you need to level up your career as we discuss ‘all things Product’ with APAC’s leading Product minds. Get social with your host, Jade: linkedin.com/in/jadebennett twitter.com/Jadey_Bennett instagram.com/jadebennett_me facebook.com/jadebennettme

  1. 2023/06/12

    How to ensure product teams are focused on driving tangible business value with Nicole Brolan

    In the latest episode of The Product Edge, Jade Bennett interviewed Nicole Brolan, Chief Product Officer. Nicole has lead product teams for businesses such as Redbubble and Xero. Before that, she spent 15 years at cnet.com.au, where she progressed her career from Associate Product Manager to Chief Product Officer. And during this time, as she navigated her career, she found the time to complete a business degree and have a baby boy, Benji. Nicole believes that product folk should remember the product basics when the landscape is evolving rapidly. Use your core product skills and focus on the problem you are trying to solve, keeping the customer in mind. Jade and Nicole discussed how to ensure that product teams focus on driving tangible business value.  In this episode, you’ll discover:  What the traditional landscape and market conditions looked like for product folk.How has this shaped their roles.The impact of current market conditions on product managers.What product managers need to do differently.How can product managers ensure their team’s success.The impact on the future of product management. Connect with Nicole Brolan:  LINKEDIN   Connect with Jade Bennett: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER    Get social with The Product Edge:      Follow on: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM    To join The Product Edge mailing list: https://theproductedge.com.au/

    38 分鐘
  2. 2023/05/28

    Episode 40: The importance of great product management in becoming Product-led with Mike Zarif.

    In this latest episode of The Product Edge, Jade Bennett interviewed Mike Zarif, Product Director for Propel Ventures. Mike is an experienced product leader with a track record in developing and leading high-performing product teams focusing on user experience. He has spent the last ten years launching and scaling products in early-stage startups to large corporations locally and globally. Mike believes Product Management can be a little like being on a rocket ship where you need to be open-minded, and you can’t be too robust or stringent in your thinking. According to Mike, you need to stay humble to deliver great product management in a product-led organisation. Jade and Mike discuss what great product management looks like and how it can support a business to become Product-led.  In this episode, you’ll discover:  The fundamentals of great product management.The fundamental difference between product management at a corporate versus the start-up scale-up space. What does it mean to be Product-led. The benefits of being Product-led.Possible challenges of being Product-led. Connect with Mike Zarif:  LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mzarif Website – www.michaelzarif.com   Connect with Jade Bennett: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM    Get social with The Product Edge: Follow on: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM    To join The Product Edge mailing list: https://theproductedge.com.au/

    33 分鐘
  3. 2023/05/14

    Cultivating Curiosity: Why product leaders need to drive a culture of continuous curiousness with Amanda Ralph

    In this latest episode of The Product Edge, Jade Bennett sits down with Amanda Ralph, the Principal Product Manager at PaperCut Software, the global leader in print management solutions.  Amanda has worked with some of Australia’s leading companies including Qantas, NAB, KPMG and AustralianSupera and co-founded Product Women which now has over 6000 members. Amanda has been recognised as one of the leading Women in Product and this year as one of 25 Global Women Product leaders to follow, by ProductBoard.   Amanda believes that cultivating curiosity is essential for product folk to achieve success and shared this Walt Disney quote with us.  “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and trying new things, because we are curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Today, Jade and Amanda discuss what it takes to cultivate curiosity under product folk. In this episode, you’ll discover:  The importance of cultivating curiosity for product folk. What does curiosity look like? How to foster a culture of curiosity. The tools and guidance rails product leaders can provide their teams to explore. How to assess curiosity during the hiring process?  Connect with Amanda Ralph:  LINKEDIN Connect with Jade Bennett: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM   Get social with The Product Edge: Follow on: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM To join The Product Edge mailing list: https://theproductedge.com.au/

    39 分鐘
  4. 2023/04/30

    Creating Psychological safety in the workplace and building high performing teams with Julie Starovoitova

    In this episode of The Product Edge, Julie Starovoitova shared her insights about how psychological safety can help you build high performance teams with our wonderful podcast host, Jade Bennett. With a background in Positive Psychology one of Julie's core beliefs is that work can (and should!) be enjoyable and rewarding and that happens when you set your people up for success and create an environment where they can do amazing work. Julie is on a mission to build human-centric, high-performing, transparent, and positive organisational cultures. Over the span of her career she has been working with senior leaders across different industries including tech, retail and logistics to intentionally craft workplace environments where employees can thrive and the organisations perform at their highest level.  Julie was named among one of Australia's most innovative People & Culture leaders by HRD Australia in 2023.  In this episode, you’ll discover: ✓    What psychological safety is  ✓    How psychological safe environments contribute to high-performing teams ✓    Practical ways in which you can build psychological safety into your teams ✓    The role personal agency and positive psychology play in individual and team success ✓    How decision-making is facilitated by clear communication and psychological safety Connect with Julie Starovoitova : LinkedIn - https://au.linkedin.com/in/juliestarovoitova  Connect with Jade Bennett: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM Get social with The Product Edge: Follow on: LINKEDIN I FACEBOOK I TWITTER I INSTAGRAM To join The Product Edge mailing list: https://theproductedge.com.au/

    50 分鐘

簡介

From circus child to stunt show girl, to where she is today: Australia's leading Product Management recruitment expert and a Professional Development and Mindset Coach with a relentless passion for unlocking the potential in others. Jade Bennett is also the Founder and Director of boutique talent agency, Middleton Executive, specialising in the recruitment of Product professionals across APAC. Having spent over 15 years helping Product leaders build high-performing teams across Asia Pacific and the UK, Jade understands how diverse and broad the Product Management sector is. In this Podcast, she will be facilitating, challenging and exploring Product-related ideas with thought leaders who have amazing stories to share. The Product Edge takes you on a journey into the minds of exceptional product leaders, entrepreneurs, creators and hustlers. In each episode, you’ll be introduced to experts in their field with the hope that we’ll provide you with the skills, insights and tools that you need to level up your career as we discuss ‘all things Product’ with APAC’s leading Product minds. Get social with your host, Jade: linkedin.com/in/jadebennett twitter.com/Jadey_Bennett instagram.com/jadebennett_me facebook.com/jadebennettme

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