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Beyond Product Management
Beyond Product Management is a podcast that explores the unexpected intersections of product management with other disciplines, industries, and ideas. We go beyond the usual frameworks to uncover fresh perspectives, unconventional insights, and the skills that truly set great PMs apart.
Episodes
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Why Now? The Case for Protecting Your Business Before It’s Too Late
To wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Heather and John answer the question every small business owner is asking: Why should I invest in cybersecurity now?…
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Well, Actually: Security Without the Mansplaining
This was supposed to be an episode about why PDRM focuses on female founders and small businesses instead of chasing big-ticket enterprise contracts. Halfway…
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Anatomy of a Phishing Attack, Part 2: How AI Changed the Game
If your idea of a phishing email is a long-lost prince promising you a fortune, it’s time for an update. In Part 2 of our Cybersecurity Awareness Month series…
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Anatomy of a Phishing Attack, Part 1: You Are the Target
Phishing is still one of the easiest ways into a business, because the attacker isn’t really after your systems. They’re after you. In the first episode of…
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What Is the Dark Web? A Plain-English Guide for Business Owners
You’ve heard about the dark web a hundred times, but has anyone ever actually explained it to you? For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Heather breaks it down in…
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Protect the Family You’ve Built: Keeping Your Kids Safe Online
Some of the most important things we’ve built aren’t businesses. They’re our kids. Heather shares 15 years of lessons on keeping kids safe online, from Club…
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Privacy vs. Security: Why Your Business Needs Both
Privacy and security get used like they mean the same thing. They don’t. Treating them as one can leave a gap in your business you don’t even know is there. In…
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100 Episodes In: What I've Learned and Where We're Going
One hundred episodes! Since our first episode launched on February 20, 2025, this podcast has become a much bigger part of my life and our business than I ever…
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Protect the Business You've Built: Why Cybersecurity Awareness Month Matters for Female Founders
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and in this kickoff episode, Heather breaks down what the month is, why it exists, and why it matters so much for…
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Inclusive Strategy Isn't Charity — It's Competitive Advantage
Inclusive strategy isn't charity — it's competitive advantage. In this episode, Heather sits down with Celeste Warren, who spent 28 years at a Fortune 100…
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The Stack Behind the Strategy
Heather opens up the actual tech stack running PDRM Consulting and PDRM Cyber — not a resource list, but why each tool earns its place, how it feeds strategy…
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"Never Waste a Good Storm": Building Employee Loyalty Through Real Care
What actually makes an employee stay when a bigger paycheck is one phone call away? Heather sits down with Ian Watts, CEO of Employee Success Company, to…
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Building a Portfolio Career: Leaving 20 Years at MetLife to Design a Life You Love
Guest: Jennifer Doty — CPA by background, nearly 20-year veteran of MetLife (product, marketing, M&A, and ultimately running U.S. Group Benefits operations)…
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How PDRM Consulting Really Started (And Why It Took Me Three Years to Grow Into It)
In this solo episode, Heather steps away from guest interviews to share the real story behind PDRM Consulting — not the polished version, but the messy, honest…
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My Pricing Philosophy: The Good, the Sore Spots, and What It Cost Me to Learn
In this solo episode, Heather shares her real, unfiltered pricing philosophy — from a timid first offer with hidden pricing, to an honest in-house debate over…
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The Story I Never Told: What 17 Years of Parenting Josh Taught Me About Building a Business
Today my youngest, Joshua, turns 17 — and it's his senior year, so this one's a little bittersweet. Everyone who knows Josh knows he's one of the kindest…
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Build Your Personal Board of Directors (Before You Need It)
When you're a solo founder, every decision — pricing, hiring, whether to take the client, whether to pivot — lands on you alone, usually at 11pm with nobody to…
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Why Saying No Is a Growth Strategy
Early on at PDRM, Heather took on a client she knew wasn't right — vague scope, no decision-maker on the call, every red flag waving. She said yes anyway, out…
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Who Actually Needs Access? A Security + Product Take
Least privilege isn't just a security rule — it's a product decision. In this solo episode, Heather breaks down access control through two lenses that don't…
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What Two Master's Degrees Taught Me About Building a Business
Heather just finished her second master's degree — and she'll be the first to tell you it wasn't about the letters after her name. In this solo episode, she…
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The Co-Working Call That Changed Everything: How Founder Isolation Led to Security Besties
Founders are surrounded by people all day — clients, teams, family — and can still feel completely isolated. Not lonely exactly, but without anyone to be…
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Delegation Isn't Losing Control
Heather gets honest about the last few weeks of band camp season — and what it actually took to be present for it. Rather than repeating last year's pattern of…
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You're Not Too Small to Get Hacked — You're the Exact Right Size
"We're too small to get hacked." Heather hears it almost every week, said a little dismissively, a little tired — like it's obvious, like it's settled. And it…
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From Debate Team to the C-Suite: Saying Yes to AI (Carefully), with Jordan Mazur
In this episode, Heather sits down with an old friend — she and Jordan Mazur competed together on their high school speech and debate team, and two decades…
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Managing It All (When You Actually Can't)
Band camp starts August 3rd. Josh starts his senior year August 18th. I'm co-president of the band boosters. We're deep in Scouts. Ash is home finishing their…
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The Bodyguard, Not the Alarm: Why Cybersecurity Is a Business Protection Strategy (Not a Compliance Checkbox)
Most founders treat cybersecurity like a next-quarter problem — invisible, technical, easy to push to the bottom of the list, underneath "hire," underneath…
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Me, You, and a Cup of Coffee: Inside Security Besties Community
For years, Heather said no to building a community — even when everyone told her she should. In this raw, unscripted episode, she explains why her first…
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No Soft Landing: Sprinting to $100K Before Band Camp Takes Over
In this solo episode, I'm doing something I don't usually do until after it's already over — talking through a sprint while I'm still in the middle of it. In…
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Why Security Belongs on a Product Management Podcast (And Why Nothing Here Is Changing)
You might have noticed something shifting over here — more security content, more direct conversation about protecting the business you've worked so hard to…
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I Know I Can Help You. I Just Don't Know How to Tell You That
Episode Summary Heather gets honest about the gap between knowing you can help someone and actually being able to say it out loud. This isn't a sales episode…
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The Imposter Feeling Is a Systems Problem
Episode Summary Heather is back — and she's being real about why she was gone. In this solo episode, Heather pulls back the curtain on an unplanned hiatus, a…
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When No Is the Most Strategic Thing You Can Say
Heather's challenge for you: Message her on LinkedIn or Instagram and tell her the one thing you are not willing to compromise on. Because that one thing?…
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Why We're Pivoting — And Why It's the Best Thing I Could Do for You
In this solo episode, Heather gets real about a major shift happening inside PDRM Consulting — and why it's not a step back, but a step toward doing deeper…
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What Real-Life Travel Teaches You About Running Your Business
This summer looks a little different around here. There's a conference in Charlotte where PDRM is a sponsor, college visits on the calendar, and — true story —…
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The Midnight Test: How to Know If Your Offer Really Has Product-Market Fit
What if the best way to understand product-market fit had nothing to do with data — and everything to do with a midnight ear infection? In this episode…
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From Chaos to Predictable Pipeline with Javier Lozano Jr.
What does a fractional CMO actually do — and how is it different from hiring a consultant? In this episode, Heather sits down with Javier Lozano Jr., a…
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From Legos on the Office Floor to Lead Developer: A Conversation with Ash
In this special episode, I sit down with someone near and dear to my heart — my daughter Ash, a senior computer science major at Slippery Rock University and…
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Rooted in Strategy: Data, Devils, and Building a Business You Actually Want
What happens when two strategists who geek out over data, clarity, and female entrepreneurship finally sit down together? This episode. Heather is joined by…
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Raised to Lead: What My Mom Taught Me About Product Management
Happy Mother's Day from Beyond Product Management. In this special solo episode, Heather Miller sets the guest chair aside and gets personal — sharing what her…
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From Risk Underwriter to Matchmaker: How Elizabeth Eiss Is Helping Small Businesses Finally Scale
Elizabeth Eiss didn't set out to build a matchmaking firm. She set out to solve her own problem. After decades in corporate America — starting as a risk…
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From the Dinner Table to the Boardroom: How People First Leadership Builds Better Businesses (with Erin Treacy)
What does frozen custard have to do with leadership? More than you'd think. In this episode, Heather sits down with Erin Treacy, business and leadership coach…
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My Honest Q1 Review: What We Hit, What We Didn't, and What It Actually Means
What does it really look like to close out a quarter honestly — the wins, the misses, and the meaning behind all of it? In this episode, Heather goes long on…
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The Women Who Shaped My Leadership (Long Before I Entered a Boardroom)
In this deeply personal episode, Heather reflects on the women who shaped her leadership long before her career in product management began. From her mother…
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Why Boundaries Start With Your Personal Vision
In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather Miller explores the real foundation of strong boundaries—and why they start long before you say “no.” For…
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Founder Readiness: The Hidden Risk Behind Startup Success with Logan Yonavjak
In early-stage startups, investors often bet on the founder—but how do you actually evaluate whether someone is ready to lead a company? In this episode of…
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Clarity Over Chaos: Building a Business While Raising Humans
In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather shares a deeply personal perspective on balancing motherhood while building a business. After speaking at…
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Loving Accountability: The Secret to Great Product Teams
In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather explores the reality of teamwork inside product organizations — beyond corporate buzzwords and…
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Why Great Leaders Aren’t Born — They’re Developed (with Stephanie Gnau)
Many professionals are promoted into leadership roles—but very few are actually taught how to lead. In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather sits…
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Stop Softening Your Message: Boundaries and Strategic Ambition
As we approach International Women’s Day, Heather Miller explores a different angle of the conversation around women in business. In her work with founders…
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From Hustle to Stewardship: The Identity Shift That Changed Everything
This isn’t a revenue recap. It’s a real inspection. In this birthday-month reflection, Heather shares the identity shift that defined the past year — not a…
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Hustle Is Ego. Clarity Is Strategy.
Hustle feels productive. Clarity creates impact. In this episode, Heather breaks down why constant motion is often just ego-protection in disguise — and how…
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The Bulldoze Cycle: Why Women Entrepreneurs Burn It Down Too Fast
You check the numbers. They’re not where you wanted them to be. And suddenly your brain says: “Maybe I’m not cut out for this.” In this episode, Heather Miller…
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Wishful Thinking Is Not a Product Strategy
Wishful thinking feels productive. “If I just launch this, revenue will fix itself.” “If I build the right offer, the right people will come.” But hope is not…
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From Friction to Five-Star: How Client Experience Protects Your Business
In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather is joined by Blythe, a client experience designer who describes herself as “Gordon Ramsay meets a Disney…
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Why Founders and Product Leaders Talk Past Each Other
Founders optimize for speed. Product leaders optimize for longevity. And when those two perspectives collide, tension isn’t just inevitable—it’s costly. In…
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Why Planning Still Matters in Uncertain Times (and How to Do It Right)
PDRM Consulting's mission is to help businesses reduce risk, specifically in the fields of Cybersecurity and Product Management. Heather bridges the…
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Why You Need Better Filters Before You Commit Your Energy
Everything feels important—but that doesn’t mean everything deserves your energy. In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather Miller shares the story…
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AI Is a Tool, Not a Teammate: Design, Strategy, and the Future of Human-Centered Products
AI is everywhere right now—and depending on who you ask, it’s either going to save product teams or replace them entirely. In this episode of Beyond Product…
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When Confidence Is Questioned: Women, Authority, and the Double Standard
This episode is different. Recorded nearly nine months ago and never released, this conversation is real, raw, and deeply personal. It may land differently…
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Leading Through Change: How to Influence, Align, and Navigate Even an Ineffective Boss
In this episode of Beyond Product Management, Heather Miller sits down with Jennifer Soy Long, founder of Selby Group, LLC, to explore the art and science of…