Street Artist to Atlassian GM & VP Product, Enterprise Strategy & Planning - Natalia Baryshnikova

Before becoming Atlassian’s GM & VP Product, Enterprise Strategy & Planning, Natalia Baryshnikova was a street artist, commissioned for projects like painting walls at private rave events, where she learned the valuable lesson of utilizing her work as a distribution channel for reaching new potential customers. In this episode of the Platform Podcast, Natalia breaks down the essential skills she’s learned to be most valuable to a product manager, the importance of attention to detail, becoming a General Manager, and advice she shares with other aspiring Product Managers.

00:00 - Introduction

03:39 - Experience working at a law firm

04:52 - Shifting roles to a General Manager

06:00 - Advice to other aspiring Product Managers

07:30 - Having grit as a Product Manager

09:15 - Inspiring people to care

10:55 - Authentic inspiration

13:50 - Overcoming challenges

15:52 - Making the move into Product Management

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