Press & Speaking Engagements
Out in Tech
Leadership Conference
Gold Cohort Facilitator • SEP 2024
Led a cohort for Out in Tech's Leadership Conference of over 500 LGBTQ+ tech professionals – from managers to C-Suite execs focusing on leadership and professional development.
GrowthSchool
Discover Your Perfect Product Management Role • MAR 2023
This play-along, interactive talk walks you through the exact questions to ask yourself in order to figure out which Product role is right for you, so you can truly shine.
Business X Design Conference
What Designers and Product Managers can learn from each other • SEP 2 2022
In this session, Product leader Simone Nili will share her learnings of the best way for designers and product managers to work together, and how they can get better at their own functions while challenging each other.
An Inside Look at CNN
An Inside Look featuring Underscored • AUG 23 2022
In this event, we will hear from the team at CNN Underscored. CNN Underscored is approaching its five-year anniversary and is one of CNN’s fastest growing businesses and new sources of revenue.
Product School
Inner Workings & Best Practices for Product-Led Transformation • AUG 12 2022
In this panel, we will be discussing Product-led Transformation with our moderator Sadaf Zahid, Group PM at Typeform; alongside Simone Nili, CNN; John Kennedy, Amazon; and Imran Qureshi, Google.
Product School
Combating Burnout as a Product Manager • AUG 18 2021
In this chat, Product Director, Commerce at CNN Simone Nili talks about strategies for identifying and avoiding burnout in high-pressure, fast-paced product roles.
Product School
The Future of Ecommerce • MAY 2021
In this chat, CNN's Product Director of Commerce Simone Nili discusses the user behavior and technology trends shaping the future of eCommerce as more customers make online purchases than ever before, and what Product Managers should know about this "new normal" to best meet their users' needs.
Global Experience Summit 2020
Product Live: What Kind of Product Manager Am I? • NOV 17 2020
By breaking down the day-to-day responsibilities of PMs working in different roles, org types and business models, this play-along, interactive talk walks you through the exact questions to ask yourself in order to figure out which Product role is right for you, so you can truly shine.
Product-Led Alliance Festival
Navigating Product Management in Media • NOV 10, 2020
In the last decade, the entertainment industry has fused with user-facing tech more intrinsically than ever with new streaming methods, hyper-personalization and subscription services disrupting the linear TV and theatrical film market. Traditional media companies now compete side-to-side with emerging tech companies for eyeballs, engagement and loyalty. In this chat, Product Director Simone Barsky Nili talks about what it means to be a Product Manager in a world where major media companies must pivot their long-established cash cow businesses to capture digital-first consumers.
BigLight Briefings
Innovate & Adapt: Entertainment Media, Lockdown and Growth • OCT 7, 2020
When COVID-19 precipitated national lockdowns worldwide, almost every sector - from retail to airlines - faced an existential threat.
In the fourth Biglight Briefing, we will be joined by Simone Barsky Nili, Product Director at Discovery Inc to explore the strategies entertainment media brands employed to overcome serious challenges and realise such stellar growth - and identify the lessons retainers can learn along the way.
#ProductCon
Panel: Achieving Product-Market Fit in Saturated Markets • SEP 2020
Moderated by Richa Pareekh. Product Lead at Uber. Panelists include:
Simone Barsky. Director of Product at Discovery
Aurimas Adomavicius. President of Devbridge Group
Alexa Maturana-Lowe. Director of Product at Fivetran
Tech Circus TV
Tech Circus Meets: Simone Barsky • AUG 2020
In this interview with Simone Barsky, Director of Product, Home & Commerce at Discovery Inc, we will be discussing her career background, how and why she went into product, and the learnings she’s had along the way!
Product Tank Portland
What Kind of Product Manager Am I?: Simone Barsky • JUL 2020
A Product Management job can take many shapes and forms. This play-along, interactive talk walks you through the exact questions to ask yourself in order to figure out which Product role is right for you, so you can truly shine.
VICE
Moodica Is the Netflix of Zen Video Content: Interview with Simone Barsky • MAY 2017
VICE catches up with Simone Barsky, Project Lead of Moodica, the online trove of gorgeous high-definition footage that’s like meditation for your eyeballs.
The Verge
Moodica’s relaxation videos are the next level of slow TV • MAY 2017
Talking to Creators, Simone Barsky describes Moodica, a free library of videos created to relax, de-stress, and calm viewers, as a “mental vacation.”
Big Apple Film Festival
BAFF Chats: Simone Barsky • APR 2015
Simone Barsky, formerly of the Sundance Now, discusses the future of documentary filmmaking and distribution with Big Apple Film Festival director Jonathan Lipp.