The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people.

The Product Pivot is a podcast by Prodfolio that goes beyond the surface of product management. Through candid conversations with PMs, leaders, and hiring managers, we explore what it actually takes to grow, lead, and navigate the product world — from breaking in to shaping what comes next. Each episode brings honest stories, practical insights, and perspectives you won't find in a textbook. Whether you're early in your PM journey or deep in the craft, there's something here for you. Follow for new episodes, guest announcements, and insights to support your growth in product. https://prodfolio.io/podcast

The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people. is a business podcast hosted by TheProductPivot, with 31 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

TheProductPivot hosts The Product Pivot: Real conversations with product people., a business show with 31 episodes published.

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  Episode #31

  Inside the YC Team Shipping 5 Features a Week with Brendan Doyle, Product Lead at Campfire

  Aug 18, 202654 min

  Brendan Doyle would rather hire a great accountant with zero product experience than a great PM with no domain experience. He's not joking, and he defends it. Brendan is Product Lead at Campfire, the AI-native ERP, where his team ships four to five features a week. Before that he bootstrapped a lease accounting company with one engineer, sold it in 2025, and took two months off. He found the Campfire job by scrolling the Y Combinator site. Now his team ships four to five features a week. His roadmap goes six months out and no further, on purpose. Also covered: why he sometimes builds without talking to customers first, what breaks when product outruns the rest of the org, what an LLM still can't do in technical accounting, and what he gave up going from founder to PM. Support the show Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn Checkout Prodfolio: https://prodfolio.io/

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  Episode #30

  How a Side Hustle Can Fund Your Passion with Jamme Alexander, Founder of Engineering Women

  Aug 11, 202640 min

  Jamme Alexander , founder of Engineering Women, got licensed to bartend for eighteen dollars because a stranger on Facebook was looking for help. Within thirty days she cut out the middleman and that side hustle became Zen Events. Later, Zen Events became the thing that funds her real passion: teaching youth, including her own 16-year-old daughter, to fly certified drones and build with AI. In this episode, she talks about the FAA pilot course she's building from scratch, the youth unemployment number that keeps her up at night, and why she almost skipped the biggest tech event of her career. What does it actually take to build a business that isn't a tech product but still runs on product instincts? Listen here for the breakdown. Support the show Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn Checkout Prodfolio: https://prodfolio.io/

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  Episode #29

  The Title Did What Skills Couldn't with John Fontenot, Founder of Path2Product

  Aug 4, 20261h 8m

  John Fontenot sent out more than a hundred product applications and heard nothing. Then his title changed, and recruiters started calling within two weeks. He's the founder of Path2Product and a Principal Product Manager who pivot internally: sales, then UX research, then product. On this episode of The Product Pivot, we dive into the experience paradox nobody in product chats about - you need experience to get the job that gives you experience. What actually convinces a recruiter to bet on someone with no product title yet? Why does John tell aspiring PMs to go work for a private-equity-backed company instead of the hyped VC startup? Listen to hear it all. Support the show Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn Checkout Prodfolio: https://prodfolio.io/

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  Episode #28

  Vibe Coding Won't Get You Hired as a PM with Aaron Kesler

  Jul 21, 20261h 10m

  Aaron Kesler , co-founder and Head of Product at Rozie Synopsis, has sat across from a lot of candidates in 2026. His take: most of them skip the one thing he's actually trying to evaluate. In this episode, we break down what a weak interview answer sounds like versus a strong one, why "I vibe coded a solution" isn't a story, and the test Aaron uses to check if a candidate can really think like a product manager. We also dig into what makes a case study land with a hiring manager who isn't technical and where he draws a hard line on PMs shipping code to production. Support the show Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn Checkout Prodfolio: https://prodfolio.io/

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  Episode #27

  Building Your Way Into Product with David Nduka, Founder of Navim AI

  Jul 7, 20261h 8m

  David Nduka had one week left in Canada when a single mistake on his work permit caught up with him. What he did in the four days that followed became a company. David is the founder of Navim AI , an immigration tech startup, that has helped several people navigate the difficult path of gaining residency. He is also a product manager at Kweeve , and a two-time founder who's built most of his products alongside a full-time job. In this conversation with Meagan and Santi, he traces the path most people never notice they're on: the user interviews you run without knowing they're user interviews, the prototype you ship in two weeks that used to take six months, the moment traction quietly rewrites your confidence. What does building your way into product actually look like when you never called it product? Listen to his story here. Support the show Connect with Santiana: Santiana's LinkedIn Connect with Meagan: Meagan's LinkedIn Checkout Prodfolio: https://prodfolio.io/

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