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The CPO Code

by Ryan Ollerenshaw

The CPO Code is a research series. Each episode, Ryan Ollerenshaw sits down with a working Chief Product Officer to map the actual route to the role: the jobs that mattered, the moment that could have gone the other way, and what they really look for when they're the one hiring PMs today. Every conversation follows the same structure, so the answers build into something bigger than any single episode: a growing, comparable dataset on what actually gets a PM promoted to the top seat. For product managers plotting their own path to CPO.

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Episodes

  1. From Graduate Scheme to CPO: Martin Röver-Parkes on Product Marketing into Product Management

    Martin Rover-Parkes stood in front of 400 people at a signature business and told them he didn’t care about signatures. Weeks into his first CPO role, he made the point that what the company sold was about to be commoditised. In this episode, he explains why that moment is the real difference...

  2. From VC to CPO: David Gummer on Breadth, Outcomes and a Non-Linear Path

    There is no standard route to Chief Product Officer. David Gummer, ex-CPO at Red Gate, went from consulting and venture capital to BT, then into product. He talks about why breadth beats a linear career, what makes a CV stand out, and how to get commercial ownership before you have the title. If...

  3. A Series of Good Bets: Damon Macklin on the Design Route to CPO

    This is Damon Macklin's journey from UX designer to Chief Product Officer. He didn't plan to become a CPO. His career was a series of harder problems, and every step up forced him to rethink what the job actually is. First he thought it was writing good requirements. Then running a good roadmap....

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The CPO Code is a research series. Each episode, Ryan Ollerenshaw sits down with a working Chief Product Officer to map the actual route to the role: the jobs that mattered, the moment that could have gone the other way, and what they really look for when they're the one hiring PMs today.

Every conversation follows the same structure, so the answers build into something bigger than any single episode: a growing, comparable dataset on what actually gets a PM promoted to the top seat.

For product managers plotting their own path to CPO.

HOSTED BY

Ryan Ollerenshaw

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The CPO Code is a research series. Each episode, Ryan Ollerenshaw sits down with a working Chief Product Officer to map the actual route to the role: the jobs that mattered, the moment that could have gone the other way, and what they really look for when they're the one hiring PMs today. Every...

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