On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with product marketing leader and career coach, Yi Lin Pei. They discuss how to build a cult following on LinkedIn, how to nail (and fail) an interview, how to accelerate into a leadership role, what the perfect 90-day onboarding plan looks like, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

This episode is going to be a bit unique. As a part of our new partnership with the Product Marketing Alliance, we get access to PMA’s robust dataset. With an expanded reach, and combined efforts in researching, synthesizing, publishing, and promoting insights, the partnership is committed to advancing the product marketing industry's collective knowledge - a great example is the Leadership Briefing Program coming to Austin, NYC, San Francisco, and London in 2024.  After presenting in both Austin and NYC in Q1, Devon gives Embracing Erosion listeners a peek into some of what was discussed, trends that data suggests will persist, and areas we should begin to re-evaluate as product marketing leaders in the years ahead.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Jay Roxe, a veteran marketing leader and the former CMO at several influential tech companies including HYPR and BitSight. They discuss his engineering past and what that taught him now as a marketing leader, why CMOs - much like product marketers, must master storytelling, why simplifying is multiplying, the ins and outs of cybersecurity and AI’s impact, how to be a people-first manager, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Jason Smith, the visionary CEO and Co-Founder of Klue. They discuss building bootstrapped businesses vs VC-backed, the risks associated with starting a company, why hiring is a make-it-or-break-it, the downside of corporate decision-making processes, the pros and cons of building in Canada vs the U.S., how often the company vision should evolve, and implementing a community-led growth model, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Michael Applebaum, the Vice President of Product Marketing at Indigo Ag and formerly of Tenable, Nexthink, IBM Security, and Opower. They discuss climate and agriculture technology trends and how to get into mission-driven companies, how the product marketing discipline has evolved over two decades, how pre-sales and sales ops can teach you to be a better product marketer, tips on how to become a better more effective leader, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Janine Gianfredi, the Chief Marketing Officer at Transcarent and the former Chief Marketing Officer at the United States Digital Service under the Obama Administration. They discuss the healthcare industry and why and how it needs to be simplified, the differences between making decisions at a startup vs an enterprise, lessons from working within Google's innovation unit, X, what it’s like getting recruited by the White House and serving as the Digital Service’s CMO, tons of leadership advice, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Tony Yang, the Growth Advisor to portfolio companies at Mucker Capital and MuckerLab, and the CEO & Co-founder of RevOptica. They discuss how early-stage companies need to think about growth, the most common mistakes startups make, product-centric messaging vs outcome-based messaging, the difference between demand creation and demand capture, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon sits down to make 2024 predictions alongside Jason Oakley (Founder of Productive PMM) and Derek Osgood (Co-founder and CEO of Ignition). Looking into 2024, they make predictions such as the continued convergence of product management and product marketing roles, B2B influencers now securing media budgets, AI creating a wider gap between average and great product marketers, a pivoted emphasis on retention and upsells, and a whole lot more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Ian Cairns, the co-founder and CEO of Freeplay and former product leader at Firstbase and Twitter. They discuss the power of conducting interviews before building a product, how LLMs will change how products are built and tested, the evolution of the AI ecosystem, practical fundraising tips and why there is such as stark difference raising for an AI company vs everything else, why remote work doesn’t necessarily mean an asynchronous culture, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Andrew Blancato, the Founder of Purpose Talent and former people and recruiting leader for companies like Kickstarter, Etsy, and Casper. They discuss how to architect early-stage company infrastructure, how to define culture, what it means to truly be mission-driven, how to effectively recruit executives, why building a network pays dividends, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Andy McCotter-Bicknell, the Head of Competitive Intelligence at Apollo. They discuss how to accelerate your career, the branding implications of being acquired, the future of go-to-market tech, how to initially build out a CI program, defining competitors vs alternatives, his vision for his community, Healthy Competition, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Lori Goode, the Chief Marketing Officer of Index Exchange. They discuss what working in hospitality can teach you about being a marketer, why the pace of innovation is what makes ad tech so attractive, the difference between mentors and sponsors, how to advocate for your career, why streaming TV remains so nascent and exciting, why consumer values must be reflected in brands, how ChatGPT is disrupting SEO, how to build your annual plans and budget, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Chris Mills, the VP of Product Marketing at Wrike. They discuss why product marketers make for great consultants and vice versa, where product marketing should sit within the organization, roles and responsibilities and the best ways to build stakeholder relationships, early-stage vs late-stage product marketing, the key considerations when defining a GTM strategy, the current (rocky) state of company valuations, and how SaaS pricing models will evolve. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Bryan Clayton, the CEO and Co-Founder of GreenPal. They discuss what business school can’t teach you about growing a business, how building a business can feel like playing a video game, the benefits of bootstrapping a business and tactically how to exit, why firsthand experience with the core problem is critical as a founder, and he leaves us with a simple equation for success: Success = Results - Expectations. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon provides his analysis of the top four product marketing trends to keep an eye on and speaks with thought leaders at the Product Marketing Summit in San Francisco. Devon and the group dissect trends such as career fragmentation and ownership, customer-centric roadmapping, product marketing KPIs and how to support business growth, and creator marketing. Guests include: Viv Luu, the Product Marketing Lead for Uber FreightDana Wolfe, the Sr Director of Product Marketing at Omada HealthSuyog Deshpande, the former Product Marketing leader at the likes of Samsara, Amplitude, and SalesforceMeenal Relekar, product marketing leader at StyleSeat, and formerly of Doordash, and Dropbox --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Amanda Malko, the former CMO at G2 and marketing leader at Mailchimp. They discuss why having an insanely loved product with customer evangelists is the key to a great company outcome, why leaders must set a clear vision and goals, how to weigh ROI and risk in decision-making, what the digitalization of photography can teach us about embracing AI, why a successful life shouldn’t mean “work at all costs", and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Kalyn New, the VP of Marketing at ROLLER. They discuss what wine tasting can teach you about marketing, what to do as a marketer if your audience doesn’t use or value digital channels, how to foster team collaboration and creativity, how leaders should balance transparency with authenticity, why saying no to new customers can be powerful, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Adrian Koehler, the Founder and Senior Partner of executive coaching firm, Take New Ground. They discuss how to escape a victim mentality and the power of accepting responsibility, leading with authenticity, how to ask the most difficult questions, the importance of creating a culture of leadership (and how), and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Tamara Grominsky, the Founder of PMM Camp and formally the VP of Product Marketing at Kajabi and Chief Strategy Officer at Unbounce. They discuss how to go from product marketing leader to a c-suite executive, break down how to launch a solopreneur business, how to diversify a product portfolio and revenue streams, how to use urgency and scarcity in your go-to-market strategy, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support

On this episode of Embracing Erosion, Devon chats with Nicole Silver, the SVP of Marketing at Volta. They discuss the intersection of technology, media, and climate awareness, why company and product positioning is never static, how carbon emissions and transportation are evolving, how a career in politics can teach you marketing tactics, how to make decisions with a macro-to-micro approach, and much more. Enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/devon-orourke/support