The Intentional Product Manager Podcast
Are you a high-performing product manager looking to reach the next level of success in your product career?
Shobhit Chugh will show you how.
Shobhit left a full-time roll at Google to help ambitious product managers position themselves to become product leaders, so they can raise their income as much as 50%, command the respect their hard work deserves, and make an impact they can truly be proud of.
To learn more about how to take your product management career talk to us at https://www.intentionalproductmanager.com/apply
The Intentional Product Manager Podcast
Leveling Up Your Product Leadership in the Age of AI with Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI
Join Shobhit, founder of Intentional Product Manager, as he sits down with Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI, to explore what it takes to lead and innovate in the age of AI.
In this candid and insight-rich conversation, Karan shares lessons from his journey through multiple IPOs, global product leadership, and founding a cutting-edge AI startup. You’ll hear his take on building product orgs that scale, hiring and coaching high-performing PMs, and why talking to customers is still the most important skill in the AI era.
Whether you're a rising PM or an experienced product leader, this episode is packed with actionable insights on navigating fast-moving tech, scaling AI-native products, and leading with clarity in a complex world.
You’ll Learn:
- How to stand out in your product career—especially in AI-first environments
- The biggest hiring mistake PM leaders make (and how to avoid it)
- Why voice AI is still misunderstood—and how Alice AI is changing that
- Karan’s unique coaching approach for growing strategic PMs
- Practical advice on building privacy-first products for enterprise
- How to adapt (and thrive) as technology evolves at breakneck speed
Episode Breakdown:
00:00 – Welcome + Introduction
00:30 – Meet Karan M Gupta, CEO of Alice AI
00:59 – Rapid-fire icebreakers
01:55 – Leading across cultures and continents
05:08 – How AI is shaping our daily lives
06:46 – Karan’s journey from engineering to product leadership
10:27 – The story behind founding Alice AI
13:59 – Common myths in voice intelligence
16:32 – Earning trust with large enterprise clients
18:23 – Building privacy into product DNA
9:04 – What Karan looks for when hiring PMs
21:10 – Coaching product managers for long-term growth
23:31 – AI’s accelerating role in product management
25:44 – Staying adaptive in a rapidly changing tech landscape
31:07 – Lightning round: leadership lessons & tools
33:25 – Final thoughts + Shobhit’s closing takeaways
Connect with Shobhit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shobhitchugh/
Connect with Karan M Gupta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karanmg/
www.intentionalproductmanager.com