”Visibility is how clearly our work, our impact, our leadership, are being recognized by our teams, our peers, the wider organization and broader community. it's not about being seen, it's about ensuring that the value you add is acknowledged and understood,” Marily Nika, Ph.D

In this episode Marily joins host, Surbhi Gupta, to discuss how she has built her visibility to include work inside and outside of where she works. Marily has built a reputation as a product leader broadly by educating through courses, books, a substack newsletter and a LinkedIn profile filled with information. Her work is followed by over 124K people on LinkedIn and her courses on Maven have been taken by over 8,000 people.

🎧 Episode Highlights:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

02:06 Defining Visibility

03:10 Marilee's Journey to Visibility

05:22 Building Technical Visibility

07:05 Taking Risks and Early Success

08:41 Overcoming Shyness and Anxiety

09:58 Advice for Women in Tech

12:01 The Importance of Networking

17:09 Debunking Myths About Visibility

20:17 Leveraging LinkedIn for Visibility

27:49 Balancing Multiple Roles

28:37 Creating and Teaching Courses

31:39 Final Advice and Encouragement

Resources

• 🌟 Where to find Surbhi

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/surbhi7/

• 💫 Where to find Marily

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marilynika/
On Substack https://substack.com/@marilynika?
On Maven https://maven.com/marily-nika/ai-product-management

• 🙋‍♀️ Where to find Women in Product:

On LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-product/posts/
Website https://womenpm.org/
Join the Community https://womenpm.org/wip-community/

Educating, Informing and Engaging with Marily Nika