Episode 128: Scaling Product Operations with Blake Samic, Former Global Head of Product Operations at Stripe and Uber

In this episode of Product Thinking, Blake Samic, Former Global Head of Product Operations at Stripe, joins Melissa Perri to discuss the evolution and importance of product operations, the role of product ops in supporting product management teams, and the strategies employed to build successful teams and improve the product experience.

Blake played a significant role in establishing and expanding Stripe's Product Operations, leading a global team of over fifty professionals. Under his guidance, the team successfully orchestrated and assisted in over 200 beta tests and product launches annually. Before his tenure at Stripe, Blake held influential positions at Uber for three years as the Global Head of Product Operations and Global Program Manager for Driver Devices.

His accomplishments extend beyond Uber, as he previously served as the Director of Product Management at Shoutlet. Blake is channeling his wealth of experience and expertise toward establishing Product Operations at OpenA.

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Previous guests include: Shruti Patel of US Bank, Steve Wilson of Contrast Security, Bethany Lyons of KAWA Analytics, Tanya Johnson Chief Product Officer at Auror, Tom Eisenmann of Harvard Business School, Stephanie Leue of Doodle, Jason Fried of 37signals, Hubert Palan of Productboard, Blake Samic of Stripe and Uber, Quincy Hunte of Amazon Web Services

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