How to get the most out of product coaching - Lily Smith (Managing Director, BBC Maestro) and Randy Silver (Product and Leadership Coach)

About this episode

Lily Smith discusses product coaching and her experiences in the tech industry with Randy Silver.

Our Hosts Lily Smith enjoys working as a consultant product manager with early-stage and growing startups and as a mentor to other product managers. She’s currently Chief Product Officer at BBC Maestro, and has spent 13 years in the tech industry working with startups in the SaaS and mobile space. She’s worked on a diverse range of products – leading the product teams through discovery, prototyping, testing and delivery. Lily also founded ProductTank Bristol and runs ProductCamp in Bristol an...

People in this episode

Host: Lily Smith

Guest: Randy Silver

Topics covered

• product coaching
• consulting
• product management
• startups
• leadership

Keywords

• product coaching
• consultant
• product manager
• SaaS
• mobile
• mentorship
• discovery
• prototyping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC Maestro

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