#11- Bridging the gap between Technology and Management with Stephanie Knight

#15 - "Reflections and Perspectives" - Nishant Pandey

Engage in a captivating conversation as our guest speaker Nishant imparts his wisdom and insights about the landscape of Product Management roles, and how pursuing a MEM degree can propel you toward those opportunities.

Along the way, he'll also share intriguing lessons from his personal journey.

Nishant Pandey, a Global Product Leader at JLL Technologies and a Kellogg MBA graduate. With over 20 years of experience in product leadership and digital transformation, he is known for his expertise in launching and scaling award-winning B2B SaaS products. As a mentor and speaker, his passion for student engagement drives him to collaborate with Product Management clubs globally.

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Linkedin:

Nishant Pandey: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-pandey-56266b7/

Prakhar Gangwar:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakhar-gangwar/⁠

Duke MEM Product Management Club:⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-product/

#14 - A Rollercoaster Ride - Debdeep Basu

Join us in an engaging conversation with our special guest Debdeep Basu, a resilient Duke MEM alum. Discover Deb's riveting journey as he shares the highs and lows, from Microsoft's Azure Machine Learning to overcoming layoffs and excelling as a senior product manager at Weave. Gain valuable insights on collaboration, long-term career strategies, and life philosophies. Enjoy this compelling podcast by Duke MEM Product Management Club for a glimpse into the life of a product manager!

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Linkedin:

Debdeep Basu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basudebdeep92/

Prakhar Gangwar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prakhar-gangwar/

Duke MEM Product Management Club: https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-product/

#13 - Career Chronicles: Conversations with Jenny Sloop

In this episode, you can dive the world of career exploration with Jenny Sloop, the esteemed career coach at Pratt School of Engineering. In this enlightening podcast series, Jenny engages in thought-provoking conversations about careers, choices, and the journey to professional success. Whether you're a student, recent graduate, or a seasoned professional, join us as Jenny shares valuable insights, practical tips, and inspiring stories that will guide you on your path to a fulfilling and rewarding career. Get ready to unravel the mysteries of career choices and find clarity with Jenny Sloop as your trusted mentor.

Linkedin:

Jenny Sloop: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennysjohnson/

Venkesh Agarwal: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venkesh-agarwal-472150184/

Bhuvana Hanshika Immandi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhuvanahanshika/

From Blue Devil to Product Titan: Navigating Career Growth and Innovation

Hey there,

Thank you for dropping by to listen to MEM Talks. We welcome you to our page, and hope you enjoy this podcast, which is brought to you on behalf of the Product Management Club of Duke's Master of Engineering Management program.

In the premier episode of the Fall'23 semester, our MEM students, Palash Kothari and Kunal Gupta, were in conversation with one of our distinguished Duke alumni from the batch of 2015, Mr. Tarun Thapar, a former MEM student who has risen through the organization, to the rank of a Product Lead at Amazon.

In our recent podcast titled, "From Blue Devils to Product Titans: Navigating Career Growth and Innovation," Palash and Kunal had the opportunity of delving into Tarun's journey, extracting strategies for career growth, and his career path toward making him a successful technology-business leader in the contemporary space.

Get to know more about Tarun and our students by connecting with them over LinkedIn:

1. Tarun Thapar - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarunthapar/

2. Palash Kothari: https://www.linkedin.com/in/palash-kothari/

3. Kunal Gupta - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-gupta8/

If you found this podcast to be insightful, share it and spread the word, so that more people can gain the knowledge!

Stay tuned for more, and don't forget to follow us on our social media handles:

https://www.linkedin.com/school/dukemem/

https://instagram.com/duke_mem?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA

https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-product/

#11- Bridging the gap between Technology and Management with Stephanie Knight

In this episode, Janki Chandiwala talks to Stephanie Knight about why students choose to pivot to the business side of things and what it takes to be a successful manager. Stephanie Knight is professor, entrepreneur and and executive coach. She teaches several courses at both, Pratt School of Engineering and Fuqua School of Business, with a demonstrated history of success in the management consulting industry. She is a Mechanical Engineer from Northwestern University who then went on to pursue her MBA from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business who worked with McKinsey and Company for over 4 years in the past.

Listen to this podcast to know her views on young engineers moving forward to become managers and the advice she has to offer to become a good manager and a leader with a tinge of spring gushing.

Know more through:

Stephanie Knight's LinkedIn profile- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-knight-9b0b3314/

Janki Chandiwala's LinkedIn profile- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jankichandiwala/