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Episode 37 - From Management Consultant to Product Manager (with Deepti Tadala)
21 Feb 2021
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About the Episode
Deepti is a Technical Product Manager with Synacor, a technology firm based in upstate New York, and a former management consultant with Deloitte. She's also a Founding 200 Member at Product School, former Content Lead for Products by Women, and a member of Toastmasters International.
We talk about a lot, including:
- The difference between Technical Product Managers and non-Technical Product Managers
- The importance, even as a TPM, of having close contact with customers and considering the market
- How working as a Management Consultant for Deloitte prepared her for Product Management, and how it didn't
- The troubles of getting that first Product Management job when racing against the immigration clock
- Learning to be a Product Manager and the importance of walking the walk
- Her passion for education and using her story to inspire others and pay it forward
- The importance of learning public speaking skills even if you don't want to speak publicly
- The importance of having a platform for women to share experiences and support each other
- Her power morning schedule and what it helps her to achieve
Contact Deepti
You can reach out to Deepti on LinkedIn.