My latest podcast guesting

Tough Stuff

A podcast by me, in collaboration with Product Academy.

One tough question. 20 minutes. Insights from incredible product leaders.

Promotional graphic for Product Academy featuring Tanja Lau, founder, and Francesca Cortesi, CPO and product advisor, with text indicating they will answer hard questions without BS answers, and the website www.productacademy.ch.

Francesca Cortesi 12/29/25 Francesca Cortesi 12/29/25

Episode #24: How do I build up my confidence? -with Parveen Downer

Confidence isn’t something you have or don’t have.
It’s something you build.
In this episode Francesca and Parveen Downer explores how small actions, preparation, and discomfort help you grow it.

Francesca Cortesi 12/29/25 Francesca Cortesi 12/29/25

Episode #23: Is it worth switching to Shape Up? with Stéphane Turquay

Hear Tanja and Stephane discuss about shape up

Francesca Cortesi 9/12/25 Francesca Cortesi 9/12/25

Episode #20: How do I manage my time better? -with Todd Birzer (Product Management Leader)

How do you make your calendar work for you and not the other way around? Todd Birzer shares his best time management techniques.

Francesca Cortesi 7/2/25 Francesca Cortesi 7/2/25

Episode #19: How do I do discovery in hardware? -with Kai Stevens (Product Leader & Discovery Coach)

How do you run product discovery when some decision are irreversible and the timeline can’t move? Kai Stevens shares creative lessons from building hardware at tado.

Francesca Cortesi 5/29/25 Francesca Cortesi 5/29/25

Episode #18: How do I develop products for internal users? -with Corinne Ruckstuhl (PM for data & Ai at SRF)

How do you build internal products your colleagues actually want to use? Corinne Ruckstuhl shares lessons from managing Data & AI tools at SRF.