#6 - SMU Product Club: A Kickstarter to the PM Community

ft. Lee Yi Zhen and Vaishnavi Singh  14 March 2024

In this special episode, we learn more about the journeys of Yi Zhen and Vaishnavi as SMU undergraduates, as well as their perspectives of how SMU Product Club have shaped their prospective careers.

Summary and key points

Timestamps

0:16 Guests introduce themselves

0:50 Guests share their insights about student life in SMU

3:24 Yi Zhen reveals the behind-the-scenes on collaboration between SMU Product Club and NUS Product Club

8:35 Guests elaborate on their experiences with Product Management Experience (PME) programme

14:25 Vaishnavi reflect on how their experiences with SMU Product Club has benefitted her internship experience

19:25 Guests share their long-term aspirations for SMU Product Club

26:15 Guests discuss their plans for future collaborations with other student clubs

About the Guests

Lee Yi Zhen

With a Diploma in Business Administration from Singapore Polytechnic, Yi Zhen's Customer Experience internship at Love, Bonito has influenced her to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Business Management at SMU, majoring in Communications (Data, Design and Communications track). Having developed her interest in both user experience and product management, Yi Zhen has worked hard to delve into the world of product as an undergraduate, now leading SMU Product Club as its President - launching many new large-scale initiatives including collaborating with NUS Product Club on organising the inaugural 2-part PM Career Series as well as Product Networking Night, all to promote the brand awareness of her club with her fellow peers in other faculties in SMU.

Vaishnavi Singh

Given her involvement in multiple student clubs such as SMU Product Club, SMU Legal and Innovative Technology (LIT), SMU Artificial Intelligence Club and SMU Cognitaire, it is no surprise that Vaishnavi, as a well-connected individual, was able to secure multiple internships despite only being a sophomore, including her current AI PM internship role at Confide, a tech start-up that specialises in whistleblowing products, performing AI Risk Analysis for whistleblowing use cases and creating an AI Regulatory Compliance Engine for multiple jurisdictions. With her outspoken personality, Vaishnavi, as the Events Director of SMU Product Club, will also be one of the hosts for our Product Networking Night.