What Does a Product Manager Actually Do All Day?
One of us thought product management was just being bossy with slides. Then we invited someone who actually does it, and none of us were sure what we do all day anymore.
Published 23 July 2026
About this conversation
This is the episode where we try to explain a job everyone has heard of but almost nobody can describe. Our guest walks us through what product managers actually do, the skills nobody tells you matter, and how she ended up in the role without the right background.
“A lot of jobs exist in the gap between what people say and what they actually need.”
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