Between Product and Partnerships Podcast

Conversations with product, partnership, and engineering leaders about how to build, support,
and scale integrations and SaaS ecosystems.

In this episode, Cristina speaks with Chris Samila, Co-Founder of Partnership Leaders, about strategies for successfully activating company ecosystems. They dive into what differentiates top-performing ecosystem leaders, how services can be transformed from a support function into a growth driver, and the latest trends in partnership compensation and career development.
Published:
October 16, 2025
In this episode Cristina speaks with Arvita Tripati about her journey from customer service to leading product management in regulated healthcare. They explore the challenges of building AI-driven products, navigating FDA requirements, and making high-stakes decisions under pressure.
Published:
October 1, 2025
In this episode, Pandium CEO Cristina Flaschen talks with Beth Beese, Director of Partnerships at Loopio, about building a partnerships function from the ground up, aligning with product and CX, and why ecosystems are key to scaling SaaS.
Published:
October 1, 2025
In this episode, Cristina Flaschen, CEO of Pandium, sits down with Ben Marks, longtime developer advocate and open source champion, to explore the evolving role of ecosystems and communities in the tech industry.
Published:
October 1, 2025
In this episode, we speak with Heather Flanagan, Principal at Spherical Cow Consulting, and Shon Urbas, CTO of Pandium, about the real-world challenges of building integrations that involve identity, compliance, and data governance.
Published:
July 17, 2025
In this episode we sit down with Kayleen Standridge, Senior Technical Product Manager at Stellar Cyber to discuss the unique challenges of building integrations in cybersecurity.
Published:
July 4, 2025
In this episode, we sit down with Archna Carlstone, Head of Product at Carputty to discuss building, scaling and evolving SaaS platforms.
Published:
June 20, 2025
In this discussion, Cristina sits down with Faria Anzum, Developer Experience Product Design Lead at Canva, to explore her approach to SaaS integrations, developer experience, as well as the impact of AI on building scalable partner ecosystems.
Published:
June 11, 2025
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