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Pod 14: Casey Winters (Challenge Day 14) 

Pod 14: Casey Winters (Challenge Day 14) 

by CarlyGardner | Aug 12, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

Many directions I can go with the reflection on Casey Winters’s interview with Lenny. The most present and relevant direction for me right now is Casey’s advice on interviewing. I have been in the interview game for about a year now. I like to think I have heard it...
Pod 13: Nickey Skarstad (Challenge Day 13)

Pod 13: Nickey Skarstad (Challenge Day 13)

by Deliverypath Service | Aug 12, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

When I listened to Nickey’s story I felt some kind of permission granted from her. Now I am not delusion, I know she was not talking to me! But I felt like her speaking about her transitions from one company to another to find the right fit for her gave me a sense of...
Pod 12: Manik Gupta (Challenge Day 12)

Pod 12: Manik Gupta (Challenge Day 12)

by CarlyGardner | Aug 12, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

I have always wondered about the product team behind Google Maps. When I was a “young” PM working at Kroger, we were experimenting with a 30 minute grocery delivery SLA for our customers. One of the features we felt really strongly about what the “Uber” concept of...
Pod 11: Merci Grace (Challenge Day 11)

Pod 11: Merci Grace (Challenge Day 11)

by CarlyGardner | Aug 3, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

I am absolutely fascinated with onboarding flows. I worked on a product where the onboarding fed the consumer’s preferences and helped us give them a more personalized experience once into the main offering. It was far from perfect but it got the job done and we saw...
Pod 10: Sanchan Saxena (Challenge Day 10)

Pod 10: Sanchan Saxena (Challenge Day 10)

by CarlyGardner | Jul 30, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

I fully acknowledge that I am a few years behind on this challenge! So it was really interesting to hear how AirBnB had to pivot during Covid. As someone who was expecting her first baby in May of 2020 so already in a place of pivot, I had already reduce my travel...
Pod 9: Teresa Torres (Challenge Day 9)

Pod 9: Teresa Torres (Challenge Day 9)

by CarlyGardner | Jul 29, 2024 | All, Podcast Challenge, Product Life

I LOVE Teresa Torres’s story!! I also LOVE her book and all of the free content she provides through the Product Talk website. I also LOVE doing Opportunity Solution Trees. If you have not worked through an opportunity using this framework I highly recommend you take...
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The most beautiful perfect angel. I am so in awe o The most beautiful perfect angel. I am so in awe of the strength of @erika__ewart Erika and Todd Ewart @bdi.build to honor Lila Grace Ewart by helping someone else in the absolute hardest time of their lives. I have been so vocal about my fertility journey and I am so humbled by the compassion being shown in this unexplainable, unimaginable, and absolutely heartbreaking time by this incredibly loving and wonderful family. If you can - donate to the fund to honor Lila Grace, Erika and Todd, and help others in their journey to becoming parents. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/charlotte/name/lila-grace-ewart-obituary?id=54425427
Day 4: Last day and all day on the boat! We had so Day 4: Last day and all day on the boat! We had some adult time at the pool thanks to the kids club and adult dinner thanks to Grandma having a sleepover and room service! In between we spent all the time we could at pool watching movies, swimming and eating all the things! It was a great day!
Day 3: Got off at Castaway Cay and had the most fu Day 3: Got off at Castaway Cay and had the most fun! Reid chased birds and swam like a fish! Cullen enjoyed the sand a little too much! We ate a yummy lunch on the island. And then had the absolute best time at the pirate party! Cullen’s turn to sleep through dinner but Bexley and Reid loved the show and dance party after!
Day 2: Beautiful views to wake up to! Breakfast bu Day 2: Beautiful views to wake up to! Breakfast buffet was perfect for us! Spent the morning running around the ship! Got off for Cullen to sleep through the Nassau tour and then he jumped 1 million times in the pool when we got back on because he was so well rested! Disney movies on loop! Went to Anna and Kristoff’s engagement dinner and had a blast!
Day 1: Very early morning flight! A lot of unknown Day 1: Very early morning flight! A lot of unknowns how to get to the port but we made it! Lessons learned. We were able to check out the kids club open house. Swim for a little but and then a Marvel themed dinner where Reid slept through most of it! Cullen ate his weight in pasta and LOVED Spiderman showing up! So thankful to be on the trip with @lucky_cob and @laurenobrien.lro !
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In true chaotic fashion some of our Christmas card In true chaotic fashion some of our Christmas cards came back because the stickers fell off! So if you didnt get one from us and usually do this is the cards with a few more highlights! Merry Christmas to everyone!! 🎄🎅🏼🧑🏼‍🎄
Officially a graduate of the Jenkins MBA program a Officially a graduate of the Jenkins MBA program at @northcarolina_stateuniversity 🐺👩🏻‍🎓🎓
I have been keeping a secret 🫣 I mainly didnt t I have been keeping a secret 🫣 I mainly didnt talk about it because I didn’t know if I could do it. But in a weird whim before I had Cullen-maybe the weirdest nesting instinct- I applied for the MBA program at NC State 🐺 After some interviews and paperwork - Somehow they let me in! I was going to do it over 6 years. Slow and steady. Take my time. But that didn’t happen 🤪 After one semester I knew if I was going to get a diploma I had to boogie. My goal was to get it done while our kids still went to bed early. So I did. I worked full time. I took 3 semesters of what they consider a full time course load. And I took care of my babies. It was a wild ride but last night I graduated with my MBA. Again with God’s perfect timing for my career journey. His perfect timing for my children’s lives. His perfect timing for my life. I feel pride but also am humbled. It is honestly a blur and if you asked me how I did it all I can say is I just executed. I didn’t think too hard but I also learned A LOT. Working for 20 years before starting didn’t hurt either. This started as something I always wanted to do. Bucket list. But in perfect time it helps me take a seat at the table. Excited to finally share what has kept me from having any time to do anything for the last two years! I highly recommend the two kids and MBA under two year program. #gowolfpack #poolecollege #jenkinsmba
Last call for holiday shipping! I do not normally Last call for holiday shipping! I do not normally recommend cleaning products as gifts but these special! Also if you work you lips like I do while cleaning the free lip mask will protect you! It is my favorite treat! #hughandgrace #safeproducts #millionmarkerapproved
These are always stressful, loud, and chaotic. But These are always stressful, loud, and chaotic. But somehow @lesliemasonphotography always knocks it out of the park! Literally this time! Love these park photos of our family! We missed some this year. I know we will cherish looking back on these for a long time!
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This was so fun! Highly recommend! This was so fun! Highly recommend!
I cant tell you how much I miss these pugs. I see I cant tell you how much I miss these pugs. I see Gee’s belly and I can still feel it! I see Fitz’s snaggle tooth and can still smell him! Gosh I miss them more than I ever thought would be possible!
This weekend deserves a permeant post! So much fun This weekend deserves a permeant post! So much fun! #jesseloveskelsey
She is 3️⃣!!! I dont even know how it has gone She is 3️⃣!!! I dont even know how it has gone so fast! Love this girl so so much. She pushes me everyday to do better, be better and love better. I am so honored I get to grow along side of her. She loves a good dress, her friends, cupcakes, swimming, and reading books. There is more but just know she is special and one to watch! Three-nager here we come!
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Had to post our photo session! So hot and stressfu Had to post our photo session! So hot and stressful but turned out so good! The girls end up in the ocean and the boys hammed it up at the end!
Family vacation 2023 - this trip was to celebrate Family vacation 2023 - this trip was to celebrate birthdays! It was so much fun! I want to remember despite the lack of sleep and teaching moments we had lots of laughs, sunscreen, swimming, and love. Blessed to have this family that loves to travel despite it not being easy at this stage!
Merry Christmas everyone! These babies were almost Merry Christmas everyone! These babies were almost popsicles by the end of this shoot and we didnt know we would be in any pictures but all that adds to the memories! We survived 2022 and on to it maybe getting a bit easier in 2023! Or maybe just more sleep!
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