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Learn from some of the best product managers in the world through conversations hosted by The Product Management Center at the University of Washington. In each episode, Jeff Shulman, Red Russak, and Soumeya Benghanem dive into the tools, frameworks, and thought processes that will help drive success in product management.
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Join University of Washington professor Jeff Shulman for a seventh season exploring the far-reaching impacts of Seattle's physical and cultural transformation. Notable guests from earlier seasons of Seattle Growth Podcast include Hall of Famer Lenny Wilkens, 3-time NBA All-Star Detlef Schrempf, NBA champion Wally Walker, Sonics legend Slick Watts, Pete Nordstrom, Craig Kinzer, Port Commissioner John Creighton, Paul Lawrence, City Councilmember Tim Burgess, SDOT director Scott Kubly, Tim Burg ...
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker reflect on Armando Galarraga’s near-perfect game and the botched call on the final out on its anniversary; before focusing on the Blue Jays and their series in New York. Dan Shulman joins the show from Citi Field to discuss Chris Bassitt leaving the ballpark after his start to join his wife who is in labour and the reaso…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays 3-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers, particularly Kevin Gausman’s dominant outing and working with catcher Tyler Heineman. SNY’s Gary Apple previews the Blue Jays upcoming series against the New York Mets and talks about the young players contributing to their lineup, and how the bullpen has performe…
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Jeff and Kevin begin the show discussing the Blue Jays’ win over the Milwaukee Brewers, particularly Nate Pearson’s contributions to the bullpen. Howard Stutz of the Nevada Independent shares the latest news on the Oakland Athletics’ potential move to Las Vegas and how a new stadium will be funded (29:11). Blue Jays play by play voice Ben Wagner ch…
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Applications for the Inclusive Product Management Accelerator open June 8th. Learn more at foster.uw.edu/ipm-accelerator In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Avinoam Zelenko (LinkedIn) as…
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Jeff and Kevin open the show with their thoughts on Anthony Bass and his statement from earlier today at Rogers Centre. Brewers play by play broadcaster Jeff Levering previews this week’s Milwaukee-Toronto series and talks about how ex-Blue Jay Rowdy Tellez is contributing to the lineup (31:32). Jayson Stark of The Athletic discusses what he and ot…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker return from the weekend discuss the Blue Jays series win over the Minnesota Twins; particularly Jose Berrios’ outing and the job from the bullpen as they put up zeros in relief on Sunday. Afterwards, the guys take a look at how the weekend went for Toronto’s AL East rivals in the latest installment of “In The East” (33:1…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker open up the ‘Back Leg Line’ as Blue Jays fans weigh-in with questions and comments following a tough series against the Rays. Dan Hayes of The Athletic comments on Carlos Correa’s foot injury, why he’s surprised he avoided the IL, and why the Twins are better than their record indicates (55:19). Blair and Barker are then…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker provide instant reaction to the Blue Jays dropping the series finale against the Rays at Tropicana Field; as Toronto’s players called a meeting post-game in an effort to get things to turn around. Minnesota Twins SVP & GM Thad Levine discusses his ballclub as they get ready to welcome Toronto to Target Field for a weeken…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Rays’ decision to use position players on the mound in a nine-run ninth inning. Later on, the guys break down Aaron Judge’s latest home-run over the Orioles and his success hitting with two strikes, before opening up the ‘Back Leg Line’ for some questions. Former MLB Catcher and ‘Foul Territory’ host Erik Kra…
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In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board member Soumeya Benghanem welcome Leslie Thomas Jr. (Microsoft) as they discuss how PMs manage their energy and mental health. Work and personal life can be physically, emotionally, and mentally drain…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker provide their thoughts on Toronto dropping the series opener against the Rays as hitting with runners in scoring position continued to plague the team. Diamondbacks reporter Nick Piecoro re-visits the Lourdes Gurriel Jr. and Gabriel Moreno for Daulton Varsho offseason trade as Gurriel finds himself in the midst of a 15-g…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays’ disappointing showing at home as they got swept by the Orioles over the weekend after losing three of four to the Yankees. With Toronto starting their next series against Tampa Bay, Rays analyst Brian Anderson discusses how impressive Tampa has been this season especially at Tropicana Field (28:…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to the Blue Jays-Orioles series at Rogers Centre after Toronto struggled offensively and lost three of four against the Yankees. The Athletic’s Jim Bowden shares his thoughts on the Blue Jays, particularly Alek Manoah’s season to date, and the Orioles getting even better this year with the glut of talented pro…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap Toronto’s 3-0 extra innings win over the New York Yankees, thanks to Danny Jansen’s walk-off three-run home run. The guys discuss starter Chris Bassitt extending his scoreless innings streak, Jordan Romano pitching two innings for the win, the runners left on base, and the look of the Blue Jays’ lineup without Vlad…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap Toronto’s 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees, a game that was overshadowed by Domingo German’s ejection after a substance check from the umpiring crew. MLB insider Jon Morosi discusses the Blue Jays start to the season, and whether they should look at emptying a bit of their prospect cupboard and making an early seas…
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In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Michael W. Lam (Zoom) as they discuss how to thrive in a product led organization. PMs can thrive in a product-led organization by adopting a data-dri…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker start with the Blue Jays dropping the first game of the series against the Yankees last night, Aaron Judge peeking at the dugout, what he could have possibly been looking at and whether it was cheating or just good old-fashioned baseball gamesmanship. Then, Alek Manoah's struggles; is it a simple fix or a longer-term pro…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the weekend that was at Rogers Centre as the Toronto Blue Jays came away with an impressive sweep over the NL East leading Atlanta Braves! The guys break down the series, notably Danny Jansen’s clutch at-bat in the finale, Whit Merrifield on the basepaths, and Chris Bassitt pitching a complete game in the opener.…
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MLB insider Jeff Passan joins Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker to discuss Marlins phenom Eury Perez making his MLB debut and how he would rank the top MLB teams so far this season (28:31). Current Braves outfielder and long-time Blue Jay Kevin Pillar joins the show ahead of this weekend’s series at Rogers Centre and discusses hitting his 100th career ho…
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Jeff and Kevin recap the Blue Jays’ extra innings loss to the Phillies and discuss Bo Bichette’s error to end the game, Kevin Gausman’s bounce back performance, and Alejandro Kirk’s recent struggles at the plate. Braves President & GM Alex Anthopoulos looks ahead to the weekend’s TOR-ATL series and talks about Spencer Strider’s early-career success…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi following the Blue Jays’ 8-4 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies who discussed Alek Manoah’s latest start, his slider not being as effective as last season, and Ricky Tiedemann’s status after he left his start in Double-A last week (30:21). Phillies analyst and former MLB catcher Ben Da…
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Join us in Seattle for the Inclusive Product Management Summit on May 12th and May 13th. Info at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/ In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman welcomes Michael Broome (Vituity) and John Mark Nickels (Waymo) as they discuss how PMs can develop a team culture. …
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to the mini two-game series between the Blue Jays and Phillies and how Toronto’s hitters should approach Aaron Nola and Zach Wheeler. Phillies manager and Corunna, Ontario native Rob Thomson previews the matchup while discussing Bryce Harper’s return from Tommy John surgery and how Trea Turner is fitting in wi…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays weekend in Pittsburgh as they swept the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park; after getting swept themselves by the Red Sox. The guys examine Toronto’s division rivals in the latest installment of ‘In The East’ (29:47). David Samson discusses how the Cardinals are handling Willson Contreras (and his contrac…
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It is not everyday you get a chance to speak to someone who inspired you (and many others) as an artist and musician. On today's episode I was joined by Mr. Greg Norton, bass player for influential punk/alternative band, Husker Du. Husker Du was a powerhouse trio, born out of the Twin Cities in the 1980s. They left an indelible mark on future gener…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to the Blue Jays weekend series in Pittsburgh after getting swept by the Boston Red Sox. Travis Sawchik of The Score discusses the Pirates early-season success, if they could be buyers as the trade deadline approaches, and how he viewed Jose Berrios’ first month of the season (23:49). The guys open up the ‘Bac…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays latest loss to the Red Sox: Alek Manoah’s outing, staying in the game after getting hit by a comebacker, Toronto committing four errors, and the rough weather in Boston. Afterwards, they open up the ‘Back Leg Line’ with fan questions on George Springer, six-man rotations, and Charlie Montoyo. MLB…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss Daulton Varsho’s new adjustment at the plate paying dividends, and George Springer’s struggles atop the order before looking ahead to Alek Manoah’s start against Alex Verdugo and the Boston Red Sox. Sportsnet’s Joe Siddall comments on Springer’s slow start, how close he thinks we are to seeing Nate Pearson in hig…
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Join us in Seattle for the Inclusive Product Management Summit on May 12th and May 13th. Info at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/ In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board member Soumeya Benghanem welcomes Tatyana Mamut (Reforge) as they d…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap Toronto’s 6-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox as Alex Verdugo hit a game-winning walk-off home run off of Jordan Romano. The guys discuss Jose Berrios’ start, John Schneider’s bullpen usage, and Bo Bichette being locked in offensively before going to the Back Leg Line for a few questions. Caleb Joseph joins the show to …
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker react to the Blue Jays taking two of three against the Seattle Mariners and share their thoughts on: the bullpen, Chris Bassitt showing emotion in the dugout, Alejandro Kirk behind the plate, and Alek Manoah battling on Friday night. Afterwards, the guys present the latest edition of ‘In the East’ an examine how the week…
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I fell in love with punk rock music as an early teen in the 90s. The music was fast, the energy was potent, and the art was awe inspiring. That lead me on a journey to playing in various bands for over a decade. I made so many friends and fun music along the way. So when I found out there was going to be a punk rock museum built in Las Vegas, NV I …
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker look ahead to this weekend’s series against the Seattle Mariners where Teoscar Hernandez will make his return to Rogers Centre. Hall of Famer and hitting consultant Chipper Jones joins the show to discuss what he did to break out of hitting slumps and how it relates to the current Blue Jays (28:19). Former Mariners All-S…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays sweep of the White Sox and Yusei Kikuchi’s latest outing before opening up the ‘Back Leg Line’ for fan questions on the team’s off-day. Sportsnet’s Dan Shulman comments on the starting rotation’s recent success and Daulton Varsho contributing all over the diamond despite some inconsistencies at t…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays’ 7-0 win over the Chicago White Sox; particularly José Berríos’ strong start and Danny Jansen’s big game at the plate. Former White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham provides his thoughts on the series so far and what the Blue Jays can expect from Michael Kopech in the finale (26:21). Blue Jays pitc…
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Join us in Seattle for the Inclusive Product Management Summit on May 12th and May 13th. Info at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/ In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board member Red Russak welcome Anar Taori (Lovingly) and James Brand (Mi…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap Toronto’s 5-2 win over the White Sox as Cavan Biggio provided the offense with a three-run HR in the fourth inning, before going to the ‘Back Leg Line’ to answer a few listener questions (32:48). MLB Network’s Jon Morosi discusses the Rays continuing their winning ways, who could be selling at the deadline, and the…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' series win over the New York Yankees as starters Yusei Kikuchi, Alek Manoah, and Kevin Gausman were all on their game; especially Gausman who pitched seven shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi joins the show to discuss Manoah's bounce-back start and the starting rotation settlin…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker are joined by 30-year MLB umpire Brian Gorman who discussed Max Scherzer’s suspension after the Mets’ ace decided not to appeal (25:30). MLB Network reporter Mark Feinsand looks ahead to the Yankees-Blue Jays series, before discussing if this is Gerrit Cole’s best run as a Yankee and Shohei Ohtani’s visit to New York whe…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker go over the Blue Jays-Astros series finale where Houston prevailed with a 8-1 win. The guys discuss the Jays' inability to score with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, a solid start from José Berríos, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. getting called out on a pitch clock violation. Speaking of violations, the guys react to p…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss the Blue Jays' 4-2 road win over the Houston Astros where Chris Bassitt shut down Houston’s offence and both Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Matt Chapman went yard! Astros analyst and former third baseman Geoff Blum comments on the Astros-Jays series so far, Alex Bregman’s slow start offensively, and Houston’s starting…
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Join us in Seattle for the Inclusive Product Management Summit on May 12th and May 13th. Info at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/ In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and Soumeya Benghanem welcome Martie K. Burris (…
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Growing up in Malaysia and later joining the Army taught Joel Yi some valuable lessons. After coming to America he decided success was going to be his only option. Over ten years later, Joel Yi is now coaching entrepreneurs and salespeople all over on how to 20X-50X their sales. If you feel like you're in sales slump. Or, maybe your business is tak…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker go over Toronto’s 9-2 loss to the Houston Astros, highlighted by if the pitch clock affected Kevin Gausman’s performance and if tweaks should be made with the team’s batting order. The guys then answer a few calls on the ‘Back Leg Line’ (29:04), before speaking to Blue Jays analyst Caleb Joseph about if Bo Bichette shoul…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Toronto Blue Jays' weekend which saw them win two of three games against the previously undefeated Tampa Bay Rays; notably the starting pitching and Alek Manoah struggling again in his latest appearance. Afterwards, the guys examine the Blue Jays’ other division rivals in the latest installment of ‘In The East’…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker recap the Blue Jays' 3-1 loss to the Tigers and discuss Ricky Tiedemann’s nine strikeouts through three innings in his season debut with AA New Hampshire, before looking ahead to this weekend’s big series against the 13-0 Tampa Bay Rays! Rays GM Peter Bendix talks about what’s behind the team’s exceptional start, key con…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker break down the Blue Jays’ 4-3 win in extra innings over the Detroit Tigers, notably Kevin Gausman’s strong outing and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.’s defence. Blue Jays Manager John Schneider joins the show with his club having won seven of their last eight games to discuss the positive signs he’s seen from José Berríos, Alek Ma…
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Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker share their takeaways from the Blue Jays’ 9-3 win over the Tigers on a night where Kevin Kiermaier stole the show with an incredible highlight reel catch and home run! The guys discuss what they saw from Alek Manoah’s 4.1 innings of work, the bullpen pitching scoreless innings the rest of the way, and Brandon Belt who ha…
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Join us in Seattle for the Inclusive Product Management Summit on May 12th and May 13th. Info at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/ In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board member Red Russak welcome Charles Wartemberg (Netflix), Dosoo Ameny…
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The final home opener of the 2023 season takes place tonight at Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays host the Tigers! Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker discuss what they’re looking for from Alek Manoah tonight, the run differential of the American League East teams, Matt Chapman winning AL Player of the week, and the Orioles' new home run celebration. Later on…
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