Beyond UX Design

Dec 11 2024 129 ep. 50 mins 17
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Beyond UX Design’s mission is to give you the tools you need to be a truly effective UX designer by diving into the soft skills they won’t be teaching you in school or a boot camp. These soft skills are critical for your success as a UX professional.

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106. From Applications to Offers: Funnel Your Way to Success with Lena Kul

Dec 11 2024 72 mins  
Can reframing your job search as a recruitment funnel unlock new opportunities and lead you to your ideal UX role?In this episode, we’re stoked to have Lena Kul, a leading recruiter and job-search advisor for UX designers and UX Researchers, on the show. With years of experience building top-tier design teams in Europe and running a flourishing advisory practice, Lena offers

105. Teaching Them How to Learn: The Most Crucial UX Skill of All with Erica Heinz

Dec 02 2024 53 mins  
In a field where tools change regularly, is teaching adaptability more valuable than any specific skill?This week, we’re joined by Erica Heinz, a veteran UX designer and educator with over two decades of experience. Erica challenges traditional approaches to UX education, advocating for a paradigm shift that prioritizes teaching students how to learn rather than focusing sole

THROWBACK: Articulating Flexibility: How UX Designers Can Adapt and Thrive with Tom Greever

Nov 26 2024 64 mins  
Are you unwittingly sabotaging team dynamics with an inflexible mindset?Today’s conversation with the one and only Tom Greever peels back the layers of what it means to be a great designer beyond the pixels and wireframes. Tom sheds light on why being flexible isn’t about compromising your vision, but rather, enhancing collaboration and outcomes.We get into the nitty-gr

104. Design Diplomacy: Crafting Better Products Through Strategic Relationships with ÌníOlúwa Abíódún

Nov 22 2024 79 mins  
How can UX designers transform their roles from creative executors to strategic partners?In this episode, I sit down with ÌníOlúwa Abíódún, a principal product designer working in growth at Gen Digital. With a fascinating background that includes law, fashion design, and UX, Ini brings a unique perspective to the conversation about how designers can become more business-savvy

103. Unlocking LinkedIn's Hidden Value: Meaningful Relationships Over Useless Likes with Ronnie Battista

Nov 13 2024 49 mins  
What if the key to LinkedIn success isn’t about how many posts you make but how you engage with others?This week, I’m joined by Ronnie Battista, a seasoned UX leader in the experience design community with over two decades of expertise. Ronnie, who recently joined Chubb to lead their experience lab, brings valuable insights from his extensive consulting background and 1

102. Thinking Outside the UX Box: A Designer's Guide to Career Reinvention with Ricardo Brito

Nov 07 2024 52 mins  
What if your UX design skills are the key to unlocking career opportunities you’ve never imagined?This week, I sit down with Ricardo Brito, a former UX designer who reinvented himself as a career and life coach. Ricardo shares his journey from burnout in the tech world to discovering a new sense of purpose beyond his design title. We dig into why designers often struggle to s

Design Byte: The Tale of the Stakeholder From Hell

Oct 31 2024 12 mins  
What happens when your stakeholder is actually a demon from the darkest depths of UX hell? Can good design principles exorcise even the most diabolical of bad user experiences?In our special Halloween episode, listen for a wild ride through Silicon Valley’s dark side. We’re trading our usual insights for incantations as we follow the misadventures of Sarah, Mike, and Em

THROWBACK. The Yin to Leadership's Yang: Unpacking the Unsung Role of Followership with Dr. David Leitner

Oct 29 2024 83 mins  
Before we can talk about leadership, we have to talk about followership.If you’re anything like me, when you heard the term “followership” for the first time, you thought it was a made-up word. Almost like it’s a joke… Who wants to be a follower when you can be a leader?Lots of people.A lot of folks have no desire to lead teams or become senior executi

101. Life After Tech: Redefine Yourself and Discover New Work Opportunities With Debbie Levitt

Oct 24 2024 69 mins  
What if you won’t always have a job in tech?What if you’re done with tech? What if tech is done with you?This week, I welcome back UX strategist and author Debbie Levitt to discuss her latest book, “Life After Tech: Redefine Yourself and Discover New Work Opportunities.” Debbie shares her insights on the changing tech landscape and why tech professionals sho

100. The Entry Level Paradox: Breaking Into UX with Mitch Clements

Oct 15 2024 75 mins  
It seems like every job requires experience, but you can’t get experience without a job.If that’s the case, how do you break into the UX industry?In this episode, I sit down with Mitch Clements, a senior product design manager at nCino, to unravel the paradox many aspiring UX designers face: needing experience to get a job but needing a job to get experience. Mitch, who