Ignite Leadership: Scaling Product Teams and Quiet Leadership with Greg Weinger | Ep185

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Greg Weinger is the Senior Vice President of Product Management at SheerID and the creator of The Powerful Introvert podcast. With over 15 years of experience scaling B2B SaaS product teams at companies like Urban Airship, YesMail, and Jive Software, Greg brings a unique blend of technical depth, leadership insight, and introverted clarity to every role he takes on. In this episode, he shares lessons from building enduring product orgs, thriving as an introvert in high-stakes environments, and shaping the future of identity verification.

In Today’s Episode We Discuss:

00:01 – Welcome & Guest Intro

00:50 – Building Product Teams That Scale

05:08 – Mentoring & Giving Feedback

06:23 – From English Major to Tech Leader

10:09 – What Makes SheerID Different

11:30 – The Complexity of Global Verification

12:46 – Balancing the Roadmap

15:50 – Communicating Product Vision

17:15 – AI in Product Management

19:36 – Engineering to Strategic Leadership

22:08 – Starting The Powerful Introvert

25:44 – Introverts vs. Extroverts

29:21 – Beyond Shyness

31:03 – Inclusive Meeting Design

34:36 – Future of Identity Verification

36:05 – The Future of Product Roles

37:37 – Knowing Product-Market Fit

39:21 – Scaling Product Lines

40:43 – Rapid Fire: Underrated PM Trait

41:51 – Favorite Enterprise Product

44:30 – Hardest Product Launch

46:55 – Disagreeing with Product Philosophies

48:30 – Book Recommendation

49:49 – Product-Market Fit Mistakes

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