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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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This weekend was one for the record books! My pare This weekend was one for the record books! My parents (@pamhgardner) hit 5️⃣0️⃣ years of marriage! We experienced an amazing meal made by @willyjoechurch and @laurenmodafferi and the closest I have been to a fireworks show thanks to @jenniferfjones and Joe! Snow cones with @lucky_cob and @laurenobrien.lro 🍧Sunburn and swims all in-between! So thankful for all these people and this amazing time together! 🎆🎇
I think I took more pictures on their first trip t I think I took more pictures on their first trip to @wafflehouseofficial than I did the whole weekend! Pookie and team at the Laurinburg Waffle House made our meal so fun 🎩and enjoyable🧇! They even played “There is a raisin in my toast”! Well done Waffle House!
Had a pretty awesome weekend honoring Ben Mack and Had a pretty awesome weekend honoring Ben Mack and his family! We worked hard and the kids played SOOOOO HARD!! Can’t wait for next year!
These are good! Really helping me with my anxiety These are good! Really helping me with my anxiety and I am slower to trigger or worry. Glad I found something to give me some chill during this (perimenoposal) difficult time😩😳🤪. #amishreserve #amishreservepartner
Day 3: The O’Briens first time at @officialwrigl Day 3: The O’Briens first time at @officialwrigleyfield 🏟️and first Cubs game ⚾️. Turns out we brought the heat 🌇and it was a record breaking heat index of 104 degrees! Really thankful for @gallagherwaychi and the splash pad! It was HOTTTT🥵 but we had a blast (even if it was a misting fan blast😂)!!
Day 2 we spent at The Shedd Aquarium! I am not sur Day 2 we spent at The Shedd Aquarium! I am not sure we saw half of what we could see! And don’t worry they are rescuing and rehabbing animals at Shedd. Really neat to learn more about how they are saving certain species.
Day 1 in Chicago to visit some amazing friends! We Day 1 in Chicago to visit some amazing friends! We had so much fun swimming and eating and exploring the city!
A time was HAD this weekend! Super thankful to be A time was HAD this weekend! Super thankful to be with our family and friends this past weekend❤️ From the Tesla car shows to the polar bear plunges it was one for the memory books! @kodaho77 @christian__hm__ @kbgardne @bitnerjj @pamhgardner @allendwright
New headshots! Thank you to @corriehugginscreative New headshots! Thank you to @corriehugginscreative for knocking it out of the park for our Women in Product Charlotte chapter headshot event!!
Parents snuck away for an afternoon of golf! We ha Parents snuck away for an afternoon of golf! We had a blast! @kbgardne @pamhgardner
We also had a major birthday milestone! 5️⃣ ye We also had a major birthday milestone! 5️⃣ years old and an epic joint birthday bash! A party was had and super fun with the 🚒🎂
Such a sweet start to an epic weekend! @reid.h.obr Such a sweet start to an epic weekend! @reid.h.obrien Pre-K graduation🎓
Spring break 2025! So much fun with @bagadoughnutz Spring break 2025! So much fun with @bagadoughnutz and @blondedontist at Ocean Isle! This one will be hard to top!
Sharing a product Shawn absolutely loves! He just Sharing a product Shawn absolutely loves! He just upgraded his phone and got a new @venaproducts case! This is his 4th timing getting this case! He is loyal but also this case works really well for him! #venaproducts #venaproductspartner #phonecases
Not sure who is the most excited! Also this song i Not sure who is the most excited! Also this song is ridiculous and hilarious! But we joined the Golf Cart club - which is aptly timed with the @themasters happening! We may not be big golfers but we are big golf cart fans⛳️
He is a fan! I promise we feed him in the morning He is a fan! I promise we feed him in the morning regularly! This was the perfect crazy busy day to try this  @justfoodfordogs 👍🏼👍🏼from my Grady bear!  @stackinfluence #justfoodfordogs #justfoodfordogspartner  #freshdogfood #dogsarefamily #humangradedogfood #jffd
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Such a fun day at the Touch a Truck event hosted b Such a fun day at the Touch a Truck event hosted by @novanthealth We seriously had a blast and loved every event offered!!
Such a fun day celebrating my birthday💜! So luc Such a fun day celebrating my birthday💜! So lucky to have an amazing tribe from all my walks of life! Thank you for coming out and thank you to @carolinaascentfc for having us! The kids had a blast⚽️
In reality this was 5 hours of recording! My back In reality this was 5 hours of recording! My back hurts but dang so satisfying! #homeorganizing #diyorganizing
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