Design Leader Insights

This series explores the day-to-day life and perspectives of design leaders. Listen to hear useful insights into the field of digital product design across various technology companies.

Design Leader Insights - Subhasree Chatterjee

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Subhasree Chatterjee, Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis, about eliminating a transactional relationship between designers and data analysts, tips for designers on how to approach data analytics, and more.

07-27
10:23

Where Product Meets Design - Teresa Cain

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Teresa Cain, Director of Product Management UX and Design at TreviPay, about how to take critical feedback on your product, building a structure to support the different areas of product, and advice for PMs.

07-25
10:32

Design Leader Insights - Ryan Leffel

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Ryan Leffel, Head of Design at Priceline, about design nuances in the travel industry, advice for new designers, and what he has learned from starting a business from the ground up.

07-20
10:25

Where Product Meets Design - James Jordan

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with James Jordan, Founder of Producto, about the current state of the product market, how to successfully collaborate between product and design, and key attributes product managers need to lead a team successfully.

07-19
10:28

Design Leader Insights - Kevin Hawkins

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Kevin Hawkins about applying research to a global audience, collaborating at a large scale company, and how to get and keep a job in UX today.

07-12
10:24

Design Leader Insights - Bob Baxley

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Bob Baxley, SVP of Design at Thoughtspot, about reengaging in your work, what his advice would be to new designers today, and more insights about the medium of software.

06-15
10:35

Where Product Meets Design - Brian Peterson

On this first episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Brian Peterson, VP of Product, about the importance of communicating with the customer, how there is no product without design, and where the two cross paths in his industry.

06-09
10:49

Where Product Meets Design - Jim Morris

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Jim Morris, Founder, Product Discovery Group, about the importance of talking directly to users, fitting product into user lives, and the balance between collaboration and decision making.

06-01
10:27

Design Leader Insights - Gloria Osardu, PhD

Alex chats with Gloria Osardu, PhD and Senior Director, Head of Research and Insights at Gusto about nurturing relationships for collaboration, identifying the business North Star to drive the customer experience, and insights into the importance of Research.

05-31
10:24

Design Leader Insights - Alastair Simpson

Alex chats with Alastair Simpson, VP, Design at Dropbox, about implementing a new remote workflow focused on what benefits the employee and productivity, maintaining a level playing field, and how a nonlinear work day operates.

05-30
11:34

Design Leader Insights - Matt Raw

Alex chats with Matt Raw, VP of Product Design at the New York Times, about implementing new design operations at an established company, what advice he'd give to new designers, and more.

05-03
10:43

Design Leader Insights - Paul Smith

Alex chats with Paul Smith, VP of Design at Aalto, about designing products that anyone can utilize, tips for collaborating with difficult partners, and his perspective on establishing design at smaller new companies.

04-21
11:07

Design Leader Insights - Katherine Karaus

Alex chats with Katherine Karaus, Senior UX Writer at Google, about applying UX writing to research, required skills to become a UX Writer, and her advice for how to build out your portfolio.

04-14
10:40

Design Leader Insights - Felix Lee

Alex chats with Felix Lee, Co-founder at ADPList, on creating career inclusivity, the importance and benefits of mentorship, and where ADPList is headed for the future.

04-04
10:35

Design Leader Insights - Jessica Rosenberg

Alex chats with Jessica Rosenberg, Director of Brand Design and Creative at Webflow, about how low-code tools are revolutionizing the web, advice for new designers, and hot takes about Artificial intelligence.

03-03
10:30

Design Leader Insights - Leah Russell

Alex chats with Leah Russell about applying experience design principles across different industries, different strategies to run and organize a team, and the importance of continuous learning.

02-24
10:08

Design Leader Insights - Abhijit Thosar

Alex chats with Abhijit Thosar, Head of Research and Design at Amazon, on solving complex industry problems, collaboration horizontally and vertically, and the three sets of skills and competencies that designers need to have.

02-23
10:44

Design Leader Insights - Eric Atkinson

Alex chats with Eric Atkinson, Director, UX Insights at Toast, on influencing strategy as a designer, how research can inform strategy,  and fostering inclusive design.

02-22
10:29

Design Leader Insights - Emilie Mazurek

Alex chats with Emilie Mazurek, Senior UX Designer at Barstool Sports, about working at Barstool Sports, what advice she has for new designers, and tips for applying to UX positions in a competitive market.

02-02
10:06

Design Leader Insights - Michelle Hyams

Alex talks with Michelle Hyams, Director of Design at EY,  about her approach to service design, the Venn diagram of innovation, and the importance of being persistent if you are passionate about design.

01-24
10:48

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