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Agentic AI Execution
by Leena Agarwal
The podcast for TPMs, product managers, and builders shipping real AI systems. No hype, no frameworks — just honest conversations about what it actually takes to move from model to production.Topics include agentic AI, AI program execution, stakeholder alignment, technical roadmaps, and building trust in AI-driven orgs. Hosted by Leena Agarwal, 18-year TPM veteran from Amazon and Meta.New episodes every week. Built for tech leaders who ship.
Episodes
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Developer GTM in Agentic Era | Ep 33
In this episode, Ankit—former engineer, award-winning AI researcher, and DevRel leader at Rime— break down the harsh realities of scaling Agentic AI We cover why AI models excel inside constraints but struggle with enterprise edge cases, how developers should position themselves in the age of…
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Why AI Demos Work, But Production Systems Fail | Ep 33
In this episode, Ankit—former engineer, award-winning AI researcher, and DevRel leader at Rime— break down the harsh realities of scaling Agentic AI We cover why AI models excel inside constraints but struggle with enterprise edge cases, how developers should position themselves in the age of…
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Let an AI Trade My Money (And It Beat The S&P 500): Evolution in Agentic Commerce | Ep 32
In Episode 32 of the Agentic AI Execution Podcast, Mitesh breaks down what actually happens when AI touches real money. From connecting Claude to Robinhood's MCP server and building decision journals to beat the S&P 500, to the massive battles in agentic commerce, merchant risk profiles, and...
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AI vs. Human: How to Find Your True Purpose Without Losing Yourself | Ep 31
In Episode 31 of the show, Leena sits down with Christina, a London-based purpose and career coach, TEDx speaker, and host of the *Eudaimonia Life Show*.With the massive surge of AI and automation, it’s easy to feel lost in the short-term rush. In this powerful conversation, Christina dives deep...
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You Got Wings, Now What? Navigating the Agentic AI Wave with Shylaja | Ep 30
In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, host Leena Agarwal sits down with tech leader Shylaja (ex-Anthropic, Airbnb, Amazon, Meta, Netflix) to explore how artificial intelligence and agentic workflows are reshaping Technical Program Management (TPM) and software development life cycles....
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Voice AI: Demos vs. Production with Google Developer Expert Akshay | Ep 29
Welcome to episode 29 of the Agentic AI Execution podcast! In this episode, Leena sits down with Akshay, a Google Developer Expert (GDE) for Android, Developer Advocate, and founder of the Android Engineers Community in India. Akshay shares his journey of building with Agentic AI, starting with a...
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People Over AI: The Scarce Skills TPMs Need in the Agentic AI Era | Ep 28
In Episode 28 of Agentic AI Execution, host Leena Agarwal sits down with James (Senior PM, former Staff TPM, and author of The TPM Craft newsletter) to unpack how agentic workflows are reshaping technical leadership roles across startups, mid-sized companies, and large enterprises.James breaks…
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Agentic AI: The Future of TPMs & Product Roles | Ep 28
In this episode, Leena sits down with senior product manager, former staff TPM, and TPM Craft newsletter author James to chat about how software execution is getting faster and cheaper—and what that actually means for product and TPM roles. We get into some really interesting areas, including…
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The dark side of AI productivity: burnout, bot-sitting, and survival in tech. | Ep 27
In Episode 27 of the Agentic AI Execution podcast, host Leena sits down with Technical Program Manager and coach Liudmila to uncover how AI is doubling expected workloads in the tech industry. They dive into the reality of "bot-sitting" (spending hours fixing AI-generated mistakes), practical...
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Stop AI Slop From Ruining Your Codebase | Ep 26
In this episode AWS Community Peter break down a holistic framework for AI adoption. Discover why top-down AI mandates fail, how engineering and product teams must adapt their specifications, and why standard ROI metrics are measuring the wrong things.If your team is trying to figure out how to...
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Why AI Pilots Fail? | Ep 25
If your team is still running Story Points and Fibonacci on AI projects, today's guest says that math is already broken.In this episode, from actionable frameworks to the hard truths about AI ROI, Shivam argues that before you implement the technology, you absolutely must fix your broken…
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Real AI vs. AI Wrappers: How VCs Spot Fake Agentic Startups (Ep. 24)
She's evaluated hundreds of AI pitch decks — and she can spot a real agentic AI company from a wrapper in two sentences. In Episode 24, I sit down with Sonia, Managing Partner at Zentara Ventures and founder of Dekode Health, to unpack what actually separates AI companies with real ROI from the...
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Agentic AI is Changing Marketing, Ads & Customer Acquisition | Episode 23
Are you throwing money into a black hole with paid ads? Deepti, founder of Uplaud and former product lead for Meta's monetization engine, explains why the future of growth isn't more ad spend—it's customer trust.In this episode of Agentic AI Execution with Leena Agarwal, we dive into why customer...
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Good Judgment Beats Good Context | Episode 22
Aadil has spent 16 years as a TPM across Apple, Google, Nike, and Humane — and he's convinced the biggest risk in the AI era isn't using these tools too little. It's reaching for them before asking whether you even need to. 🕒 Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro & The Airtable Epiphany 00:53 - Why Good...
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Builders vs. Marketers with AI | Episode 21
As Preethy highlights in the podcast, technical founders frequently fall into the trap of thinking "if I build a great product, it will sell itself". But as engineering and AI code generation become commoditized, building is no longer the bottleneck—customer validation and distribution are....
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The Perception Gap: Why Great Work Gets Overlooked | Episode 20
Are you doing the best work of your career, yet someone else keeps getting the credit? In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, host Leena sits down with Uma, a leadership coach and the author of Sought After Leader. After spending more than two decades at Microsoft, Uma realized a hard truth:...
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Will AI Take Your TPM Job? | LinkedIn Senior Staff TPM Ankur Gupta| Ep 19
Could your program survive two weeks without you? If the answer is no, you’re not running an operation—you’re a single point of failure with a job title.In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, host Leena sits down with Ankur Gupta, Senior Staff TPM leading AI Infrastructure at LinkedIn (and…
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Build Structure - Don't Chase Tools | Ep. 18
In this episode, I sit down with Michael—a technical product management leader who has spent the last ten years building TPM teams from scratch. Together, we explore what agentic architecture looks like inside an engineering org and the mentorship that separates teams winning with AI from those…
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Is Agentic AI FOMO Real? How to Lead When Half Your Team is AI Agents | Ep. 17
In Episode #17 of the Agentic AI Execution Podcast, host Leena sits down with Myra Deshmukh—a 10-year Amazon veteran and founder of Leadership Lab—to break down what leadership actually looks like when half your team consists of AI agents. If you've been feeling "Agentic AI FOMO" or overwhelmed…
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What actually separates teams that ship AI from teams that are just demoing it?
With AI accelerating data flow, human alignment and judgment have become the ultimate bottlenecks in product development. If you are still relying on traditional, slow decision hierarchies, you are falling behind in the age of agentic intelligence.In this episode of *Agentic AI Execution*,...
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60% of Web Traffic is AI: Why You Must Stop Building for Humans
**The internet has fundamentally changed.** Over 60% of web traffic is now driven by AI agents, not humans. If you are still building landing pages and products exclusively for people, you are missing the biggest shift since the dot-com boom.In this episode of *Agentic AI Execution*, Mariane—Head...
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Why AI Agents Still Make Wrong Calls — Even With Perfect Memory | Adelina, Founder of Rory Plans
What if the hardest problem in AI agents isn't memory — it's judgment?In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, I sit down with Adelina — former colleague at Cruise, later at Vercel, and now founder of Rory Plans, building AI agents for organizational decision-making.We get into why agents with...
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Why Your AI Agent is One API Key Away From a $20,000 Disaster 💸
*Are you vibe coding your way into a massive cloud billing nightmare?*AI agents are already writing code, reviewing ads, and making autonomous decisions. But who is actually watching them? In this episode, Leena sits down with Lulu, a data infrastructure expert who has scaled systems at Capital...
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Why AI Products Fail: Faster Execution Isn't Enough | Ex-Meta & Microsoft PM Revital
Engineering velocity just skyrocketed. Code is being written, tested, and shipped 10x faster than ever before thanks to generative and agentic AI.And yet — product failure rates are rising.Why? Because speeding up execution doesn't automatically mean progress. The bottleneck was never…
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Is The TPM Role Dying?
In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, Priyanka Shinde—founder of Solomate AI and former TPM leader at Meta and Cruise—joins the show. Following the massive wave of tech layoffs, Priyanka shares raw insights on why your job title might change, but your core execution and leadership skills are...
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Why Your AI Will Go Rogue (And How to Stop It)?
Most companies fall in love with their AI on day one. Nobody asks what happens on day two.In this episode of Agentic AI Execution, I sit down with Noelle Russell — Employee #10 at Amazon Alexa, founder of the AI Leadership Institute, and closing in on 1 million views on her TED Talk.We cover:→…
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Your Time Is the New Currency | Energy, Innovation & Agentic AI
Anya Eydman advises startups, utilities, and government agencies on deploying real innovation in energy and critical infrastructure — some of the most regulated environments in the world.She's a 2x founder who has built partnerships across 400+ organizations and generated $15M+ in strategic...
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What separates a real builder from someone just chasing the shiny thing?
Brendan Beh has run hundreds of hackathons across APAC and built AI.SEA — a grassroots network of 10,000+ builders across 8 APAC countries. He knows exactly who holds up under pressure and why.In this episode we cover:→ How to move fast in hackathons without blowing things up→ Why AI is best...
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Your Job Roles Aren’t Dissolving, They’re Evolving. Here’s How to Survive.
The Ultimate Tech Survival Guide: Rebuilding After Tech Layoffs & Thriving as an AI TPM 🚀What do you do when a "Reduction in Force" hits you at one of the biggest tech companies in the world?In this episode, we sit down with Kopal, a tech program leader with 15+ years of experience across Intel,...
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What does a responsible agentic AI workflow actually look like?
Ilya co-founded AWS Chatbot — now Amazon Q for Developers — before large language models even existed. Today he builds agentic AI platforms and has one of the most thoughtful personal AI systems I've come across. We worked together at AWS, and this conversation reminded me why his thinking has...
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Vibe Coding Won't Save You — Here's What Will | Agentic AI Execution Ep. 5
Former Amazon Senior PM and Maven instructor GK joins the show to explain why "vibing" with AI isn't enough to build professional-grade systems. She introduces Spec Engineering—her tactical framework for moving beyond the prompt to build high-quality, deterministic AI agents.📌 Timestamps:0:00 -...
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AI Agent Signed a Legal Contract in Vietnam (Without My Permission) 📉 | Agentic AI Execution Ep. 4
In 2026, 36% of all new ventures are solo-founded. We are witnessing the birth of the "Invisible Enterprise"—a model where human founders stop "doing" and start "directing" a swarm of autonomous agents to handle everything from revenue operations to legal negotiations.In this episode of Agentic…
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Why 95% of AI Agents Never Ship (and How to Be the 5%) | Agentic AI Execution Ep. 3
95% of AI agents never leave the demo stage. They look great in a prototype — and then collapse under real production pressure.In this episode, Jyothi Nookula (ex-AWS, Meta, Netflix | 12 patents | 1,500+ PMs coached) breaks down exactly what separates the agents that ship from the ones that don't…
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AI Is Killing Junior Devs. A 23-Year Amazon Vet Tells The Truth | Agentic AI Execution Ep. 2
Is AI quietly ending the junior developer career path?Leah Melvoin spent 23 years at Amazon — she joined when the company had ~100 employees and left as a Principal TPM who personally resolved over 200 engineering pain points. She created the Voice of the Developer program and wrote the leveling...
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Former Meta TPM: Why Most AI Programs Fail | Jenny Truong
Most AI programs fail—not because of the technology, but because of broken trust and misaligned decision ownership. In this debut episode of Agentic AI Execution, Jenny Truong (14 years at Meta leading Newsfeed and Stories) joins Leena Agarwal to break down the honest, practical playbook for...
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The podcast for TPMs, product managers, and builders shipping real AI systems. No hype, no frameworks — just honest conversations about what it actually takes to move from model to production.Topics include agentic AI, AI program execution, stakeholder alignment, technical roadmaps, and building trust in AI-driven orgs. Hosted by Leena Agarwal, 18-year TPM veteran from Amazon and Meta.New episodes every week. Built for tech leaders who ship.
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