Cross-Functional Collaboration Empowers Product Growth (with Natalie Mandriko)
Monday, June 7, 2021
In this episode of The Product Manager Podcast, I spoke with Natalie Mandriko, a product manager at GroundTruth with experience spanning both B2B and B2C products.
Natalie’s background uniquely qualifies her to discuss cross-functional collaboration, as she has worked across software development, QA, and product management roles. At the time of our conversation, she was working as a growth product manager for WeatherBug, managing partnerships and leading growth analytics initiatives.
We explored:
- How to guide collaboration across teams with diverse skill sets
- Ways to use data effectively when working across departments
- The importance of understanding your own strengths and weaknesses as a product manager
- How cross-functional collaboration directly contributes to product growth
The conversation offered practical insights for product managers looking to improve their collaboration skills and leverage diverse teams for better product outcomes.
This episode was part of my work as founding host of The Product Manager Podcast (2021-2022), which has since grown to reach over 100,000 downloads.