In this episode, Vincent and Amanda talk about what it means to be a design leader. Vincent shares what he's noticed in helping hundreds of designers successfully break into the UX industry. Vincent Brathwaite is a Caribbean American multi-disciplinary design leader, educator, speaker, and husband to Magalie Lachoua. He’s a visionary with a keen ability for assessing an idea’s potential and bringing its possibilities to life. His passion is to build bridges between cultures and unite people by t...
Oct 13, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda and Jasmine talk about Jasmine's experience in grad school — why she took that route, how she's using what she's learning at work, and how she's juggling school, work, and life. Jasmine shares how embracing our humanity helps us be better designers, colleagues, and friends. She drops some truth bombs that Amanda honestly needed to hear amidst UX Hustle Summit. And while this episode is being published post-UX Hustle Summit, it was recorded just prior. Jasmine is a UX Lead...
Oct 06, 2021•53 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda talks about the 3 ways you'll future-proof your design career at the 2021 UX Hustle Summit. She's also offering a discount for listeners! LISTENER DISCOUNT: Come to the UX Hustle Summit - September 24 & 25: https://uxhustle.org/tickets/podcast Join the UX Hustle Slack community --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uxhustle/support...
Sep 15, 2021•14 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda and Joe talk about FEAR. Fear of speaking up, fear of looking dumb, and the fear of failure. Joe shares his experience working with hundreds of thousands of UX students and in a number of UX organizations -- showing you how to overcome fear so that you can make a real impact not only as a UX designer but as a person in your own life. This episode isn't just for those of you breaking into UX, but it really speaks to the real life experience and challenges of being a UXer a...
Sep 08, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda and Alex talk about the power and importance of your story. Alex walks through his process of the Transformation Story Arc so that you can show up more authentically inside and outside your career -- and even use those stories to land that next role if you're feeling like there's more for you out there. Stay tuned for singing, laughing, and lots of story-telling. Alex believes when you tell your story you change the world. As an actor, youth pastor, and public speaker for...
Sep 01, 2021•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda and Charli talk about Charli's experience as a Creative Director and hiring manager at ConvertKit. Charli shares tips on how to stand out when job hunting, how she manages her design team, and how she's used her content creation to future-proof her career. Charli will be returning to the UX Hustle Summit stage on our Career Path panel so if you loved this episode make sure you grab your ticket at uxhustle.org. Charli was a keynote speaker at the 2020 UX Hustle Summit and ...
Aug 25, 2021•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode Amanda and Chad talk about what Chad's learned from his own experience of breaking into UX design and helping students at General Assembly. They discuss the power of mentorship, networking, and interview tips -- and ways to be more successful in a job hunt and find your way in this expansive industry. Chad grew up believing in the inherent worth of human life. Regardless of a person's skill level, ability or contribution to the world, they have value. People matter, and the creat...
Aug 18, 2021•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we welcome back Sophia Prater to the UX Hustle Podcast. Sophia and Amanda geek out about all things object-oriented UX (OOUX), talk about entrepreneurship -- shifting from consulting to facilitating to her own certification course, and what it takes to commit to your vision for your business and career. Sophia also gives us a sneak peak at the talk she'll be giving at the UX Hustle Summit all about using OOUX to future-proof your career. Sophia Prater is founder and lead UX desi...
Aug 11, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep 32•Transcript available on Metacast In this Episode, Amanda and Cassie talk about designing your career and reputation through all the twists and turns that life, tech, and design bring you. We talk about the privileges allotted to working in tech and the responsibilities that brings. And how to make an impact by using your design skills for good. Cassie is a design leader at Webflow, working to build an ambitious, creatively-empowering web authoring tool. In the past she has served as Design Directors at Glitch and the Mozilla Fo...
Aug 04, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Jessie and Amanda openly discuss the ups and downs of associating UX to your personal identity and an all-in mindset. After burning out in a past tech career and diving into UX head first, Jessie and Amanda talk about the challenges of giving our career more meaning and the pressure we put on ourselves. As Jessie's dove into her love for poetry, she talks about what she's learned through the creative process and how it relates to her UX career. Jessie is an experience designer b...
Jul 28, 2021•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Amanda talks about what to do when you're feeling overwhelmed, overworked, or just in a messy place. After coming back from a holiday weekend, it can feel like you need another vacation right away. Amanda shares what she's doing to combat this feeling and ultimately design a sustainable way of working for the long term. Links: Come to the UX Hustle Summit - September 24 & 25 - Early Bird on Sale now until July 24th: https://uxhustle.org Join the UX Hustle Slack communi...
Jul 14, 2021•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this Episode, Amanda and Varun discuss how to implement Research in a way that is sustainable, valuable, and ethical. We talk about ways to research with cross-functional partners, the power of saying "I don't know" and acknowledging the implicit bias and challenges that come with research, annnnd Amanda talks about her UX wrestling persona. Varun is cofounder and Head of Research at Apple & Banana where he believes that everyone can do fruitful research. Varun has spent his career immers...
Jul 07, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast Denise Nicole Francis is an Atlanta based Sr. Product Designer at a well-known Customer Relationship Management corporation with a focus in User Experience Design. Formerly a designer at The Weather Channel | An IBM Business, and a Visual and Creative Designer with Grammy award winning singer/songwriter India.Arie (who she still moonlights with as a designer) she still believes that her past ventures as an Architect with various Atlanta-based Architecture firms, shaped who she is today. In this ...
Jun 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 27•Transcript available on Metacast Amanda Worthington is a UX Researcher and Designer with a background in civil engineering. She is organizing the third annual UX Hustle Summit, the world's only virtual UX career conference, and she has signed-on to become the next host of the UX Hustle Podcast. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia's final episode as host, Sophia and Amanda discuss the importance of daily affirmations, how the lines between work/life balance have become blurred over the past year, the overwhelm of opportunity ...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tara Codrington is a Web Project Specialist with the Government of Alberta, Canada. She began her career in television, but followed her knack for breaking down complex problems into the online world, where she discovered a passion for accessible design and inclusive writing. In this episode, Sophia and Tara discuss defining who your project really serves, guerrilla user testing, and advocating for those who can't advocate for themselves. LINKS: Connect with Tara on LinkedIn: https://www.l...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep 25•Transcript available on Metacast This episode is a little different! Sophia will take you through the basics of OOUX and the ORCA process. Then, together, we will take an example project through the first round of ORCA, the Discovery Round. Grab a pen and paper and get a hand-on lesson in this awesome way of kicking off your UX design efforts. GET YOUR DISCOUNTED SPOT FOR THE OOUX WORKSHOP: https://oouxsummerschool.eventbrite.com?discount=UXHUSTLELOVE LEARN MORE ABOUT GETTING OOUX-CERTIFIED: https://www.rewiredux.com/services/c...
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Kamilah Benjamin is a creative director and UX designer at Statefarm Insurance, a freelance brand design consultant, a leader and mentor in debt management, healthy living, and decluttering. And if that wasn't enough, she spends her free time practicing photography, designing typography and doing floral arrangement. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Kamilah discuss how to navigate corporate acronym overload, the importance of mindset while living amid the sometimes abrupt changes of the...
Jul 31, 2020•59 min•Ep 23•Transcript available on Metacast Amber Hicks is the very first Certified OOUX Strategist to be on the podcast. She was an elementary school teacher before changing careers to become an OOUX Designer for Norfolk Southern. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Amber talk about how OOUX gives you the tools to iterate on literally anything, how using storytelling can help you get buy-in more quickly when selling clients and engineers on the intention behind your designs, and whether or not we should be teaching UX to third gra...
Jul 16, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Angel Banks has worked as a product manager and UX designer. She's also a speaker and organizer for the Atlanta tech community where she works to ensure an inclusive environment for the marginalized and underrepresented in tech. In this episode, Sophia and Angel discuss making the tech industry safe and inclusive for all, whether UX designers should learn to code, and job hunting as a woman of color. LINKS: Angel Banks https://twitter.com/angelmbanks https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelmbanks/ http...
Jul 02, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the podcast, Sophia gives updates on all the changes happening: in her business, in her personal life, and in her mind. You’ll also be the first to get the scoop on Cohort 3 of the Object Oriented UX Certification Program. LINKS: OOUX Strategist Certification Program—Early Bird spots are on sale! (Sept 30th through Dec 2nd) https://www.rewiredux.com/services/certification OOUX Summer School (August 22&23) http://oouxsummerschool.eventbrite.com/ (You’ll get a $4...
Jun 18, 2020•19 min•Ep 20•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the podcast, Sophia, Ahren, and Bob discuss how taxonomies differ from folksonomies, how folksonomies differ from ontologies, and how common vocabularies keep design projects on track. Ahren Lehnert is a knowledge management professional who has worked across many industries including marketing, health care, Federal and State government agencies, commercial and ecommerce, geospatial, oil and gas, telecom, and financial services. Bob Kasenshak has worked in business devel...
Jun 05, 2020•2 hr 36 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast Sophia has found success as a UX designer, speaker, Object-Oriented UX workshop facilitator, UX community leader, writer, and podcaster. In this episode, Sophia discusses leveraging your day job, calendar blocking, teaching what you want to learn, creating personal accountability, being the "8-bit" version of whatever you want to be--all the methods she has found useful in bringing her endeavors to fruition and how you can use them to achieve your own side hustle success. Course for free f...
May 21, 2020•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ben Simmonds is a senior UX practitioner with 20 years of experience making technology better in London, Sydney, and now in Bristol as an independent consultant. As a compliment to UX Design, Ben is also a certified Performance, Stress, and Productivity coach. He runs "UX Without The Stress" workshops to help teams and individuals navigate complex, demanding projects. In this episode of the podcast, Sophia and Ben discuss teaching what you want to learn, the information architecture of stress, a...
May 08, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, speaker, and workshop facilitator who specializes in helping people and companies live and work deliberately. He's also a dear friend of Sophia's and a fellow Georgia Tech alum. In this episode of the podcast, they discuss how to listen to and act on those "quiet dreams" we all have, how to prototype the big life changes that can come from that, and how to formulate great workshop facilitation. Enjoy! LINKS: Learn more about living deliberately by following ...
May 01, 2020•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bram Wessel is a Principal and Founder at Factor Firm, an information architecture consultancy out of Seattle, Washington that has done work for a few brands you've probably heard of including Adobe, Amazon, Disney, Intel and Microsoft. Bram has spent more than 20 years as a human-centered design professional, thought leader and speaker advocating for the IA/UX discipline. As if he wasn't cool enough, he also teaches the discipline to the next generation via his advanced User Experience an...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Caroline Sober-James has journeyed from database architect to UX designer to a fellow object-oriented UX evangelist. She’s the UX Director at Acumium in Madison, WI, where she strives to lead her team with “radical candor.” We discuss how leaders can create an environment for innovation and how team members can demand it. We look at how OOUX can help with client meetings as well as debate how OOUX applies to fantasy games, board games, and classic Nintendo. Enjoy! LINKS: Radical Candor: ht...
Feb 19, 2020•54 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast In this conversation, I talk to Ben Callahan, Sparkbox founder and design system expert. At Sparkbox , Ben has created an amazing workplace that facilitates learning, exploring, asking questions, and pet projects. We talk about how that awesomeness came to be and what’s working well today. (Team leaders, please take notes.) We also talk about taking time to tinker and figure yourself out—while the world seems to change right underneath your feet. Of course, we get into design systems...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast If you listen to the UX Hustle Podcast, you probably also listen to the User Defenders podcast , amiright? In that case, you might think you know Jason Ogle. Think again. In this super-candid episode, I interview THE interviewer. We get into his rocky path to becoming a UX designer and leader within the UX community. We talk about habit forming, design’s role in business, web design in the ’90s, the most important thing to communicate in a UX interview, the AI takeover, and so much more. We also...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast In this interview with Mailchimp UX Researcher Beth Godfrey, we talk about career, personas, socializing research, and public speaking for introverts. We get into how Beth transitioned from a UX generalist within an agency to focus on what she really loves: user research. The episode of full of belly laughs and golden nuggets—enjoy! Helpful Links: Beth’s Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethgodfrey/ Designing for Emotion book: https://amzn.to/36pft3V NNg Newsetter: h...
Oct 31, 2019•58 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast Paul McAleer is the Content Strategy Director at Bouteous , an award-winning digital innovation agency. He joins us today to talk about the infuriating information architecture of pants (or lack thereof) as well as how progressive disclosure can help the usability of a UX portfolio. We also get into the distinction between IA and Content Strategy and where they overlap. Enjoy! https://www.bounteous.com/ https://www.paulmcaleer.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
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