The emerging practice of product operations with Evan Ravensdale & Lauren Kish from 99 Designs

Joining Georgia today are two incredible people from 99Designs; Evan Ravensdale, Senior Product Director & Lauren Kish, Product Operations Lead. Today we are exploring the emerging practice of product operations.

Evan is a long-time product leader who is experienced in building different types of products across a variety of markets. He is passionate about building teams that are truly empowered, learn rapidly through experimentation and are connected to customers & users.

Lauren recently relocated back to Melbourne after working in San Francisco where she established a career in product operations after being employee number 1 at a music discovery app at WillCall & then blurring the lines between product & operations at Ticketfly (Eventbrite).

In this episode we discuss:

✓    What is product ops?

✓    What is the value behind product operations?

✓    When is the right time to build a product operations team?

✓    Who can take on a product operations role?

 

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Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanravensdale/

 

 

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About your host, Jade Bennett

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. Not only is she your host, but also the founder and owner of boutique talent agency, Middleton Executive, specialising in the recruitment of Product professionals across APAC, and is a self-professed Product Management geek.