Bela Stepanova
Chief Product Officer with deep experience scaling product teams and businesses through hypergrowth, known for leading product at Apollo.io and scaling companies from ~$40M to $200M ARR; focuses on people, data, design, and go-to-market platforms.
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Jan 30, 2026 • 60min
Apollo.io CPO on Why What Got You to $40M Won't Get You to $200M
Bela Stepanova, Chief Product Officer who scaled product and teams through hypergrowth, shares practical scaling stories. She explores why playbooks fail past $40M and the mindset shifts needed. Topics include avoiding silos, rethinking roadmaps, business-minded product decisions, non-negotiable technical foundations, and how AI alters product roles.
