The Product Design Episodes
Conversations with the best and brightest in product design
How they got to where they are today.
What mistakes they made along the way.
What advice they have for you as you navigate the world of product design.
Niel McLean - Building a Design Team With Servant Leadership
Are you interested in becoming a more impactful leader? Niel McLean shares his insight into being a servant leader and nurturing his team. He provides advice for current and aspiring leaders that will help them learn how to build a strong and effective team. Learn more about how Niel became inspired to go into leadership and how his experience has shaped him as a leader from the full discussion on The Product Design Podcast.
Adam Perlis - UX Recruitment Strategies: Top Tips for Designers
Are you interested in learning what it takes to get recruited by top companies? Adam shares his unique approach to recruiting product design talent. He also provides strategies for applying to different types of companies and explains why now may be a great time to enter the industry. By taking his advice and putting forth a targeted effort toward your goal, you will have the opportunity to change your career trajectory.
Sheryl Cababa - Systems Thinking for Designers
Wondering how systems thinking impacts designers? Sheryl Cababa shares her insights on systems thinking for designers. With tips on introducing the concept to your organization and a few visual frameworks to employ in your practice, it was an enlightening discussion that will prepare you to dive into systems thinking.
Mimi Nishiguchi - Realistic Strategies for Transitioning to UX Design
Considering a switch to a UX career path? This article covers Mimi Nishiguchi's advice on overcoming obstacles during a career switch. Her suggestions include facing your fears, betting on yourself, learning as much as possible, and taking your interview prep deeper. With the right attitude, resources, and determination, you can successfully transition to UX Design.
Shruti Goli - How to Succeed by Failing as Much as Possible
In episode 49 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Shruti Goli, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Trymata, where you can build digital experiences users love with their usability testing and product analytics solutions (formerly TryMyUI.) During our chat, Shruti shares her journey into tech and her inspiring take on how failure can propel you forward along your career path. She gives advice on what she learned while landing an internship at Microsoft (on her second attempt) and failing five times before making her breakthrough product. This episode is packed with the tips and tricks you need if you are just starting in product design or are ready to create and launch your own product now!
Danielle Thompson - Emotional Intelligence: A Designer’s Superpower
In episode 51 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Danielle Thompson, Founder of Design Match, where they connect ambitious startups with the perfect designers for their projects! During our chat, Danielle talks about how she has progressed along her career path by creating products and launching businesses. Danielle dives into how powerful the proper support can be along your product design career path and why working on your emotional intelligence will set you up for long-term success. She also shares how she came up with the idea for Design Match and how she found quick success with this product. If you are looking to get work as a Product Designer, Design Match may be for you! This episode is filled with fantastic advice for all designers, regardless of how long they have been in the game.
Bryan Zmijewski - How to Build Trust With Clients and Teams
In episode 50 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Bryan Zmijewski, Chief Instigator at ZURB, where Helio was created and a product design company that has been in business since 1998. During our chat, Bryan shares how ZURB was created and his approach to running a business for 25 years. Bryan gives his point of view on what it takes to be a successful business owner for several years, how he builds trust with his clients and team, and the steps he takes to gain clarity so he can lead the direction of a project effectively. This episode is filled with tips and tricks for anyone already running a business or those who want to get started and would like to understand more of what goes into running a business in our industry!
Brent Palmer - From Questions to Success: How Socratic Superheroes Lead Teams
In episode 48 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Brent Palmer, Product Design Manager at Mixpanel, a leading product analytics software company. During our chat, Brent shares how his career path led him into product design leadership and how he knew that was the right path for him. He advises where he has found success in managing a large design team and nurturing culture at scale while helping his team do their best work and flourish in their career paths. This episode is packed with advice for product designers at any stage of their career path, whether you are a junior looking to grow into a manager or a senior leader looking to improve your management style.
Chris Shepard - How to Create and Launch Your Own Digital Product
In episode 46 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Chris Shepard, Cofounder & CEO at Wisiwig, the collaborative browser design tool to achieve pixel-perfect UI design. During our chat, Chris shares how a free meal led him to his first UX Design role, how he decided to take the entrepreneurial route and start his own product, and what you can learn from his journey from ideation to launching Wisiwig! This episode is filled with fantastic advice if you have ever considered creating and launching your own product!
Justin Zalewski - Solo to Squad: How freelancing prepares you for agency life
In episode 45 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Justin Zalewski, Director of Product Design & Strategy at Studio Science, a design and innovation agency that exists to help smart businesses deliver experiences that work better. During our talk, Justin shares his experience building a successful freelance business, offers advice on breaking into the UX space, and gives advice on building and leading a design team at an agency.
Jarvis Moore - Culture Clash or Fit: Finding Your Perfect Workplace
In episode 44 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jarvis Moore, Sr. Product Designer at LinkedIn. During our talk, Jarvis shares insights on separating yourself from the pack when networking and interviewing, and determining if a company culture will fit your needs before accepting a position.
Karsten Rowe - Talent is overrated and practice is underrated
In episode 43 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Karsten Rowe, Director of Product Design at Axon; a mission-based organization focused on public safety. During our chat, Karsten shares how he launched his career path, the soft skills he believes are underrated, where he has found the most powerful bursts of career growth, and his advice on breaking into mission-driven product design.
Scott Hurff - Tinder to Churnkey: A journey from B2C to B2B
In episode 42 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Scott Hurff, Founder and CPO at Churnkey, a platform that fixes every type of churn by supercharging all aspects of customer retention. Scott is also the creator of Super Like, a product feature he led while at Tinder, which allowed users to pay extra to get an edge at making a match. During our chat, Scott shares where he gathers creative inspiration away from the screen, what he learned while working at Tinder, and the secret he believes can make your product make you a lot of money!
Kim Hodges - Following universal design principles to improve accessibility
In episode 41 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kim Hodges, Director of Digital Accessibility at the University of South Carolina. Kim has a fascinating origin story that led him to accessibility, which he tells us in the full episode. He has over fourteen years of personal and professional experience making digital environments more functional for individuals with disabilities. During our chat, Kim shares exactly what led him to a career in digital accessibility, the biggest mistakes and most common misconceptions of accessibility, and the best strategy to follow when starting a new project to ensure your product is functional for individuals with disabilities. Kim’s interview is packed with things to consider, from an accessibility standpoint, as you approach your next project.
Kate Syuma - Growing a product design career you will love
In episode 40 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kate Syuma, Head of Growth Design at Miro. Over the last five years at Miro, Kate has grown from an IC Product Designer to a Product Design Lead and up to her current role. Her insights on career growth and keeping things fresh as your career progress are fantastic! During our chat, Kate shares how to organize your career path and grow as a designer while not getting tired of your job. We also talk about how she set herself up to land her first job and then be discovered by Miro. Kate’s approach to growth will help you no matter where you are in your career path right now!
Sarah Doody - Product strategy when the product is you
In episode 39 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Sarah Doody, Founder and CEO of Career Strategy Lab, a job search and career accelerator program for people in UX, tech, and product. Sarah started as a UX Researcher and Designer with different startups in New York City. She then opened a research and design consultancy in 2012 and is now focused on career development and coaching with Career Strategy Lab. During our chat, Sarah shares how she strategically designed her career path and grew her network while honing a critical skill she believes launched her into her successful career! We also discussed Sarah's 3-part product strategy to propel your career path, and the top myth UX professionals believe about recruiters.
Ahmad Kadhim - Will Adobe screw up the Figma acquisition?
In episode 38 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Ahmad Kadhim (also known as AK), Co-founder and VP of Product at 3RM, a Web3 startup. He made his way into tech over ten years ago through a Bootcamp and has worked as a developer, designer, and product manager during his career. AK advises on how to break into tech and the latest on the Figma acquisition by Adobe during our chat. We also dive into what we hope to see come out of this shift that has rocked our industry and AK’s inspiring closing thoughts on how this acquisition could change the future of design.
Brad Frost - The value of design systems
In episode 37 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Brad Frost, Creator of the Atomic Design Philosophy and Design Systems Guru. He runs his own consultancy where he helps people with design systems and assists companies by setting them up to design systems correctly. Brad shares where the Atomic Design philosophy came from, what he did to spread this concept to others, and the power a design system can have for any organization. He also gives tips on how to set up a design system when you do not have a dedicated resource to do it for your company.
Tom McCormack - Career coach's guide to breaking into product design
In episode 23 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Tom McCormack, a Career Coach specializing in product design and product owners. During Tom’s career, he has worked primarily with product designers but has experience in other fields like data science, data analytics, web development, and product management, to name a few. As a career coach in this space, Tom has a different perspective on how to break into UX. From the length of time it can take to find a new job to the pitfalls he has seen job seekers fall into, Tom shares loads of advice that can help give you a fresh perspective during your job search.
Adam Sadowski - Leadership qualities that all managers must have
In episode 36 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Adam Sadowski, Design Director here at UX Cabin! Adam joined our team a few months ago and has been doing fantastic work leading and mentoring the UX Cabin design team. Adam shares what he has learned along his career path, from breaking into product design to moving up through mid-level management and then up to a senior-level role where he leads an entire design team. His advice can help you figure out what to do next to level up and set yourself on the right path for a senior-level product design leadership position. No matter where you are currently on your product design career path, there is so much to learn from this episode!
Kelsey Houghton - Digital ethics in product design
In episode 35 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kelsey Houghton, Chief Product Officer at Finotta, a FinTech startup that builds software to help financial institutions increase revenue while simultaneously improving the financial health of their customers. Kelsey offers her perspective on many topics, including the difference between product and project management, digital ethics in FinTech, and the importance of diverse thought in product design. She also discusses with Seth the barriers she has faced as a woman in tech and the soft skills that can help build confidence when experiencing imposter syndrome.
Colton Schweitzer & Ludovic Delmas - Become a Kickass UX Designer in 24 weeks
In episode 34 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Colton Schweitzer & Ludovic Delmas, Co-Founders of Kickass UX, an online training platform to help transition designers into a career in UX design. During their individual journeys into UX, they identified the need to help designers get the experience they need to move into UX design. They decided to work together and create Kickass UX, an opportunity for designers to build their skillset and learn how to create research-based products for businesses and users. Seth, Colton & Ludovic discuss the varied paths into UX so you can determine what would work best for you!
Jess Brown - Individual contributor or manager: Which path is best?
In episode 33 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jess Brown, Staff Product Designer at Faire. During her career, Jess has worked as the Head of Design and Director of User Experience. Still, she decided to switch up her career path and head back into working as an individual contributor. Jess shares why she decided to return to IC after working in management and her insights on how her work experience still applies to her current role. Seth and Jess also discuss the difference between the two career paths and how you can decide which route is best for you.
Morgan Denner- The missing link between Bootcamps and your first job
In this episode of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Morgan Denner, Chief Experience Officer at Tech Fleet and Lead UX Designer at hopscotch. He has a background in sales, IT, and product development which ultimately led him to UX. While transitioning into UX, Morgan identified a gap between his education and practical, real-world experience. This gap inspired him to create Tech Fleet, a community-driven re-skilling platform for UX, Product Management, Development, and many other tech roles. He shares what he has learned along his career transition into UX and tips for finding your edge in the industry and finding success in the application process.
Jeremy Miller - Are you cut out for enterprise UX at a big corporation?
In episode 31 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jeremy Miller, Senior Staff Experience Architect at GE Aviation! He is also a mentor and a Retro Time Podcast host where they talk about software, from product design to software development, and the soft skills needed to make it in our industry. Jeremy has worked in agency, startup, and large corporate environments throughout his career. During our chat, he let us know what led him to enterprise UX for a large corporation. Jeremy also shares the skills that have helped him climb the ranks and tips for working in a large corporate environment.
Jayneil Dalal - How to cold email, network and apply for jobs as a designer
In episode 30 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jayneil Dalad, Staff Designer, Mentor, and Host of the design MBA show! He took a significant leap of faith and transitioned into UX after starting a career as an electrical engineer. During Jayneil’s career in UX, he has worked as a Product Designer, Lead, and Instructor and gained so much wisdom along the way. At the lowest point of his career, he realized the need to become an expert at networking to create opportunities for himself. He has developed and fine-tuned his cold email, networking, and job application techniques ever since. In this episode, Jayneil shares all of his secrets with us!
Simran Mhatre - How to land an internship at a FAANG company
In episode 29 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Simran Mhatre, a Product Design Intern at Meta. Simran is originally from India and moved to the United States in 2021 to further her education. She is a graduate student at Indiana University Bloomington, studying Human-Computer Interaction. Simran worked long and hard to land her internship at a FAANG company and shares all the tips and advice she put into action to get where she is today. If you are trying to break into UX or looking to change jobs in UX, listen to her fantastic advice on portfolios, resumes, and networking!
Steven Steiner - 4 things to do when you want to find a job in UX
Kicking off season two with episode 28 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Steven Steiner, Founder of Career Coach for Designers, where he coaches designers to help them level up during any point of their career. Steven has gained over ten years of experience as a designer and design manager at agencies, start-ups, and in-house teams. This experience and his passion for helping others led him to career coaching and gave him so much valuable advice to share that he has learned along his career path.
Brian Lin - When a Bootcamp doesn't lead to a job
In episode 25 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Brian Lin, Director of Product Design at Lunchbox, where he oversees product design and product research teams. Brian has been in the game for over twenty years and has witnessed the evolution of product design firsthand. This episode brings tons of advice straight from a hiring manager's perspective, which will help you regardless of what level you are at in your product design career path.
Matias Fiori - Building a career rooted in design fundamentals
In this episode of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Matias Fiori, our lead product designer at UX Cabin, who lives in Uruguay. Matias has worked at UX Cabin for over two and a half years. Over the last couple of years, Matias has grown from an individual contributor on projects to helping to lead design teams for various projects. He brings so much value to our team through his graphic and product design expertise and shares excellent advice on how he has found success in product design during this episode.
The Product Design Podcast - Best of Season One
In episode 27 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen celebrates the end of season one with a look back on the top fan-rated clip from each featured guest on the show! It is hard to believe a year has passed since we initially launched the podcast, and it is really fun to hear the best pieces of advice from throughout the year. It has been quite the ride, and we genuinely hope that you have gotten as much out of it as we have! Over the last year, your support helped us reach over 14,000 downloads, and we have received so many comments on how helpful the conversations on the show have been! You all are the reason we do what we do. Bringing valuable advice to our audience is our number one goal, and it means so much to have all of your support!
Michael Riddering - How a self-learner became a course creator
In episode 26 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Michael Riddering, Founding Designer of Maven and Creator of Figma Academy. Many of you may already know him as Ridd! Ridd has worked for his own startup and spent time building more experience through freelancing and agency work. He currently lives in Michigan and started working remotely for Maven last year. He spends his days thinking about online course platforms, marketing, and teaching design.
Jed Bridges - The strategy of being a generalist
In episode 22 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jed Bridges, who is currently a digital designer working on products and digital experiences during the day. At night he works on traditional print design, graphic design, and personal projects. During Jed’s career, he has collected a lot of great advice to help product designers at any stage of their careers. He shares what to focus on during your education and what not to do in an interview. He also sheds some light on finding the right mentor for you and the best approach to different job opportunities. This episode is packed with advice to help you along your career path.
Jason Garrison - Switching Subjects: From Teacher to UX Researcher
In episode 47 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jason Garrison, Qualitative UX Researcher at AnswerLab, a full-service user experience insights firm helping create experiences people love. During our chat, Jason shares his UX journey and path from internship to full-time UX Researcher. He offers fantastic insights into what led him to his current role, including strategies on portfolio development, networking, interviewing, and how to accept feedback from your manager or team once you land the job you want! This episode is filled with excellent advice for anyone looking to get into UX, especially if they are curious about becoming a UX Researcher!
Nathalie Stratton - Mission Driven Product Design
In episode 52 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Nathalie Stratton, Co-founder and Head of Product Design and Engineering at Hearth. Hearth is a digital touchscreen for family management and productivity, made to lighten the load of organization for busy families. During our chat, Nathalie discusses her early transition from architecture to product design. Nathalie shares how she was inspired to create Hearth, the challenges she faced during the product design and launch process, and what she feels is the most valuable skill set for anyone looking to launch their product into the world. This episode is filled with great advice and learnings on bringing a product to market!
Jean Kaluza - Don't box me in bro
Meet Jean Kaluza, the lead UX Researcher at UX Cabin, as Seth interviews her in our second Team Member Spotlight. Jean is a founding member of UX Cabin and has been working with Seth for about 2 years. Her approach and experience changed the foundation on which UX Cabin was built and her expertise has been invaluable to the team. During our interview with Jean, you will learn how she met Seth and how her role has transitioned. In addition, Seth dives into questions about Jean's career path leading up to when they met, and her favorite things about being on the UX Cabin team.
Danielle Justilien - How a Bootcamp and a strong portfolio can launch your career
In episode 21 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Danielle Justilien, a UX Designer at IBM, who works on software design for IBM's partner experience. Danielle's early interest in graphic design and her expertise in marketing led her to UX. Once Danielle decided to make this change in her career path, she determined her next steps. She started with a free Bootcamp, extended her network as she learned, perfected her portfolio, and after starting her search for her first job in UX, she quickly landed her position at IBM. Danielle has tremendous insight into how to get a strong launch into UX Design. During our interview, Danielle shared what she did to boost her portfolio and set herself up for success in the interview process as she moved into UX Design!
Elizabeth Alli - Full circle: from teaching piano to teaching product design
In episode 20 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Elizabeth Alli, a Product Designer, Mentor, and Founder of DesignerUp, where you can learn UX/UI and Product Design online! Elizabeth shifted from her education in classical music to product design early in her career. This transition led her to become an entrepreneur that headed into Silicon Valley, where she continued to learn and grow in her craft and experienced many of the highs and lows of her career path. During our interview, Elizabeth shares what she has learned and offers advice on navigating a career switch and getting into product design!
Peter Loving - When freelance success teaches you to lead others
In episode 19 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Peter Loving, Founder of User Active, his agency, where they create software interfaces that users love. He is a Product Designer based in Barcelona and originally from London in the UK. Peter transitioned from a degree in product design focused on interior lighting and furniture but quickly realized that the toolkit he gathered in this area easily translated into UX and software design. He shares with us his journey into freelance and then how he founded and has grown his agency from there!
Joseph España - How a pandemic layoff turned into a career payoff
In episode 18 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Joseph España, a Senior Product Designer at UX Cabin who lives in California. Joseph has worked at UX Cabin for over a year now and brings many gifts and talents to the design team. Joseph shares valuable advice on what to learn when you are getting started in product design and how to find your way to a high point in your career, even as you may experience bumps along the way.
UX Cabin Interns - Internship 2.0: the good, the bad, and the ugly
In episode 17 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews The UX Cabin interns, Muneerah Abdulrahman (aka Moon), David Applebee, Joe Montero, and Karen Mork. These four individuals were selected from over 800 applicants who applied to participate in the UX Cabin Internship 2.0 back in the fall. During our interview with the UX Cabin interns, you will learn about each intern's unique experiences during their time at UX Cabin. In the full podcast episode, they share the good, the bad, and the ugly and how they feel about the field of product design now that they have finished this part of their learning journey!
Jesse Showalter - Skills that will take you further than talent
In episode 16 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jesse Showalter, a freelance UI/UX designer, and online educator. You have probably watched his popular YouTube Channel, which just hit 200K subscribers where he shares videos about design, code, and life! 🔥 Jesse has a very interesting journey that led him into product design. His ability to self-assess and follow his heart has led him to become an inspiring mentor and content creator that provides immense value to the design community. Listen to the full episode to hear more about his journey in design, what he has learned in his career, and the advice he offers to new designers!
Dennis Cortés - What culture can do for your design team
In episode 15 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Dennis Cortés, the Head of Design at Northstar, a financial wellness company. He has worked in teams of all sizes, both in-house and agency, during his career. You may also know of him through his YouTube Channel where he shares product design tips and the music he creates, which is excellent to listen to while you create! This episode is filled with loads of career and leadership advice, no matter how long you have been in product design or your current role. During the episode, Dennis shares how he transitioned into management and works as a leader on his teams.
Femke van Schoonhoven - How to stand out as a product designer through content creation
In episode 14 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Femke van Schoonhoven, a Product Designer from Toronto, Canada. She currently works at Wealthsimple, which is a financial services company. Previously she worked for Uber on both the ride and Uber Eats sides of the business. She keeps busy with content creation for her YouTube Channel supported by her Instagram, email newsletter, and Design Life podcast. She also supports the design community through a job board to help designers find jobs and mentors designers through superpeer. Femke shares her advice on getting into product design and provides details on how she has successfully moved along her career path. We are so excited for you to listen to this episode!
Jadene Aderonmu - Strategies to land your first job as a product designer
In episode 13 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jadene Aderonmu, a Senior UX Designer at a digital design consultancy in the UK called Methods! She transitioned from a degree in traditional graphic design to a career in product design, where she also enjoys focusing on user research. She also spends time creating content for her design advice-based YouTube Channel and helping others as a Design Mentor! Jadene shares several tips on how to move into a career in product design when you have a degree in a different area of design. We are so excited for you to listen to this episode!
Travisse Hansen - From product management to full stack product designer
In episode 12 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Travisse Hansen, a UX/UI Designer and Developer that is part of the UX Cabin team! He is one of the founding members of UX Cabin and has worked on numerous projects in the few years that he's been here. Travisse shares valuable advice he has collected as he moved from product management to product design and development. We are so excited for you to listen to this episode!
Furquan Ahmad - How to increase your chances of success in product design
In episode 11 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Furquan Ahmad, a Product Designer in the UK. Furquan has a unique journey into product design, where he completed an apprenticeship at Ford. The experience he gained during his time at Ford prepared him to move into a new role in big tech. Furquan is heavily involved in the Figma community, provides excellent content on his YouTube Channel, and has a massive amount of advice to share to help you along your career path!
Jake Taylor - How soft skills can help advance your product design career
In episode 10 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jake Taylor, a principal product designer outside Denver, Colorado. Jake shares his proactive approach to presenting work, receiving feedback, advancing his career, and negotiating with developers Jake has held several positions in the UI, UX, and product design space, and he has loads of advice to share!
Denise Francis - A journey from architecture to product design
In episode 9 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Denise Francis, a product designer working for a large CRM company in the Atlanta area. She shares how an early interest in fine art led to an educational path towards architecture and then how she landed in product design! During our interview with Denise, she shares how many years ago, her side hustle, and the famous singer, songwriter, and Grammy Award winner helped change the course of her career and led to an incredible career path that changed her life. She also provides valuable advice to help strengthen your design career, when it is applied to your life!
Andrea McKinley - From K-12 Education to Product Design in 3 months
In episode 8, Andrea McKinley chats with Seth Coelen about the bold career pivot from teaching k-12 to becoming a UX designer. Andrea joined UX Cabin full-time, following her participation in our first internship program earlier this year. During our interview with Andrea, you will learn how she made a bold leap in her career from teaching to becoming a UX Designer. She also shares her experience during her internship with us and the exciting updates to the 2.0 version of the UX Cabin internship opportunity!
Eric Lobdell - Designing phone skins to leading design systems at Facebook
Meet Eric Lobdell n this episode of The Product Design Podcast. He is a product designer that leads the design systems at Facebook! Eric lives in Oakland, California, in the Bay Area, and he is a typography enthusiast! During our interview with Eric, he shares several specific ways that product designers can manage a long-term career in the industry. From getting started to staying relevant and leading large design systems teams, we have collected great pieces of knowledge from him to share in this article.
Jon Moore - How to build a career in product design
Meet Jon Moore in this episode of The Product Design Podcast. He is the Product Design Principal at INNOVATEMAP, a digital product agency in Indianapolis, where he leads a team of product designers. He's passionate about design systems, tooling, and helping new designers grow in their craft. During our interview with Jon, you will learn more about how he built his career path in product design and the leadership role he is currently in today. He provides excellent advice and tips, including: -Tips for new and aspiring product designers -Top two areas to focus on when navigating through a career in product design -How to best support a team when you have become a leader in product design
Mike Dick - If you stick your hand out someone will shake it
Meet Mike Dick in this episode of The Product Design Podcast. Mike has led design system teams at Quora, twitch, and SurveyMonkey. He has started several of his own companies, which have been acquired, and he currently is focused full-time on working on his new finance product, Gather. During our interview with Mike, you will learn how he got started in design, the strategies he used to land jobs at big companies, Mike's thoughts on designers who code, and insights into how he approaches product design.
Predrag Beocanin - An overnight success in 15 years
Meet Predrag Beocanin, the Lead Front-End Developer at UX Cabin, as Seth interviews him in our first Team Member Spotlight on The Product Design Podcast! Predrag has been with UX Cabin from the very early days and has been a huge support in getting the company to where it is today. His experience in design and development, along with his passion for figuring things out, has made him an invaluable part of the team. During our interview with Predrag, you will learn how he met Seth and what led him to join the team. In addition, Seth dives into questions about Predrag's learning and career path leading up to when they met, and the highlights of his time at UX Cabin so far.
Christine Maggi - How to find your place in product design
Meet Christine Maggi in this episode of The Product Design Podcast. She is a Sr. Product Designer from the San Francisco Bay Area and is well known for her Design Gal YouTube channel that helps newbie designers navigate their way through their careers by sharing her own experiences and what she's learned over the years. During our interview with Christine, you will learn more about her journey as a Product Designer - the highs and lows, and where she sees herself in the future. We find out how she made her way into becoming Design Gal, what she has learned by building timeless content to share on YouTube, and her experience since she started her channel. Make sure to listen in to find out what she will be up to next!
Meet the Host Seth Coelen
In this episode of The Product Design Podcast, we meet the host Seth Coelen. He is the Founder of the product design company UX Cabin, and the creator of Bootsketch, which saves designers time by giving them Bootstrap components in Sketch format. Seth will share a bit of his career path in UX Design and dive deeper into why The Product Design Podcast is being created!
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