DiscoverYour Life After TechEp 012: Kristina Kennedy: From UX Research to French Pastries
Ep 012: Kristina Kennedy: From UX Research to French Pastries

Ep 012: Kristina Kennedy: From UX Research to French Pastries

Update: 2025-05-01
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Kristina Kennedy's career journey takes us from the familiar terrain of tech layoffs to the total yum of French pastry kitchens. Having worked seven years in user experience research, her professional path took an unexpected turn when she was laid off. Rather than immediately jumping back into the tech job hunt, Christina paused to reconsider what truly brought her fulfillment.

During the isolation of the pandemic, Kristina discovered baking as a source of presence and joy. She then pursued internships in both boulangerie (bread making) and patisserie (pastry making) in Lyon, France, where she currently lives. While financial realities have temporarily paused her full transition to becoming a pastry chef, the seed has been planted for a future that looks dramatically different from her tech career.

Find Kristina on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/KKENNE or reach out directly via ActionInsights.net, the research agency she co-founded focusing on e-learning products.


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Ep 012: Kristina Kennedy: From UX Research to French Pastries

Ep 012: Kristina Kennedy: From UX Research to French Pastries

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