7min Product Master Series

Lade Tawak is an Experience Designer & UX Researcher who has worked with startups, agencies, and multinationals across the globe. She has an academic background in Psychology. She is passionate about Jesus, teaching, and building products, people, & communities.Where to find Lade: Website: http://ladetawak.com/LinkedIn: https://linkedIn.com/in/ladetawakSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Ogeh is an experienced product designer practicing human-centered design and crafting products and services with multidisciplinary teams at scale.Where to find Ogeh:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogechukwu-ezeonu/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ogehezeonu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/OgehEzeonuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ogeh-ESupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

June Barasa is a strategic, innovative, and data-driven Product Manager in technology and innovation with diverse experiences in product development. She loves working on innovative and challenging products that enable people to become more efficient in their day-to-day.Mentions:Pomodoro Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_TechniqueStudy Verse: https://studyverse.live/Parkinson's law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_lawWhere to find June:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/junebarasa/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Chris describes himself as a problem-solver with a knack for design. His design career is influenced by a background in Economics, International Trade and non-profit-management. His design style tends to be minimalist and symmetric, striving for simplicity and convenience.Where to find Karl-Chris:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nsabiyumvakc/Website: https://www.nsabiyumva.io/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nsabiyumva_Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Alex Wokabi Karanja is a design lead at Safaricom and a big believer of design with why. Through designOps (operational and project support), and collaboration with other different teams, he helps the entire business deliver value and superior experiences.Where to find Alex:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-wokabi-7aa4a48b/  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Greats_WokabiSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Vanissa Wanick is a Design Researcher, UX Designer & Educator. Currently, she is a Senior Lecturer in Interaction Design at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton. Vanissa has more than 10 years of international experience in digital design and user experience design, working as a designer for several companies in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vanissa has also published more than 20 papers in the area of games design, gamification, user interface design, brand experience, VR/AR/XR, cross-cultural design and engagement.Mentions:Design for a Better World: Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered - Book by Don Norman: https://amzn.eu/d/ej0lqJVDesignerly ways of knowing - Book by Nigel Cross: https://oro.open.ac.uk/39253/8/designerly%20ways%20of%20knowing%20ds.pdf (The Open University)Where to find Vanissa:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanissawanick/Twitter: https://twitter.com/vanissaRead her upcoming book: Reinventing Fashion Retailing: Digitalising, Gamifying, Entrepreneuring:  https://link.springer.com/book/9783031111846Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Lavet is a service and experience designer at African Leadership Group. She uses her design skills to tackle issues in the social impact space and has experience working in various sectors, including humanitarian aid, education, mental health, and climate restoration. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the streets of Bangkok and trying the local street food. Where to find Lavet:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lavet-adhiambo-9a1641116/Twitter: https://twitter.com/BarazaLavetInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lavet.love/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Pier is a digital product designer who loves to push great ideas to life through a human-centered approach. He has shaped digital products across different industries such as entertainment, banking and mobility. He’s currently tackling new challenges as Design Lead at Snapp Mobile.Mentions:Eisenhower Matrix: https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix/Quadrant 1: DoQuadrant 2: ScheduleQuadrant 3: DelegateQuadrant 4: DeleteTalks and blogs on the learns from building the app for storing pictures (Shutter Points) that was sunsetted:https://pierluigirufo.com/project/shutter-pointshttps://medium.com/snapp-mobile/meaningful-motion-design-and-how-to-implement-it-631dacd01395https://medium.com/snapp-mobile/design-for-the-dark-theme-9a2185bbb1d5Where to find Pier:Twitter: https://twitter.com/pierluigirufoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierluigi-rufo-04299040/Mastodon: http://%40Pier@snapp.social/Snapp Mobile Germany: https://www.snappmobile.io/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Lemuel is a Product Manager at The Room, a social impact startup in Africa. Legal background & experience in leading African law firms. Transitioned to startup ecosystem: Sales, BD, Research & APM. Currently leading product discovery for new onboarding, activation & community engagement experiences. Plus, co-organizer of Africa Product Peers. Mentions:The 70-20-10 Learning Model:70% of learning happens through doing the job20% of learning happens through peer learningand 10% of learning happens via classroom environment.Dovetail: Repository platform for insights https://dovetail.com Four tenets to leadership from the African Leadership Group (AL Group):Self leadershipPeople leadershipStrategic leadership and Commercial leadershipWhere to find Lemuel:Linkedin: https://www.linkedIn.com/in/lemuelabishua Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lemuelabishuaWebsite: lemuelabishua.comIG: Africa Product PeersSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Charity is a Product Designer with 4+ years of experience working to solve problems at the intersection of business, consumers and technology. She has designed experiences for a diverse set of customers in ed-tech, e-commerce, fintech, and security, on mobile, web and desktop. She currently works at Microverse as a Product Designer, formerly a Experience (UX & Service) Designer.Mentions:Quote: "If You're Not Embarrassed By The First Version Of Your Product, You’ve Launched Too Late" ~ Reid HoffmanWhere to find Charity:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charity-mbaka-830474131/Company: https://www.microverse.org/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Eric is an accessibility advocate, designer, developer, writer, and speaker.Where to find Eric:Website: https://ericwbailey.website/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericwbailey/Mastodon: https://social.ericwbailey.website/homeSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Raven L. Veal, PhD is a Senior Strategic Designer at BCG X. Prior to joining BCG, Raven led innovation strategy at Citi Ventures and design research at IBM. Overall, Veal is passionate about advancing health equity and financial inclusion through the design of new ventures.Mentions:Quote: "We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves." ~ Nikki GiovanniWhere to find Raven:Personal website: https://www.ravenveal.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenveal/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravenvealInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravenlveal/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Benjamin Hoppe is a Freelance Designer in Toronto. He designs and builds software with the goal of reducing friction and creating unique user experiences. Where to find Benjamin:Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbenjaminhoppeReadCV: https://read.cv/hoppeWebsite: https://benjaminhoppe.co/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Monica currently works as an Experience Design Manager at the ICRC, where she manages a team of UX Designers as well as the UX Design practice at the organization. Whether it's hosting design meetups, sharing design jobs online or writing about changes in the industry - anything that connects designers with one another gets her excited.Mentions:"Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems" - Scott Galloway. From The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning book by Scott Galloway:  https://profgmedia.com/book/the-algebra-of-happiness/A User Manual for Me:https://cassierobinson.medium.com/a-user-manual-for-me-d3a851fbc694Where to find Monica:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicarayscott/Medium: https://medium.com/@monicarayscottSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Courtney is a mixed methods researcher living in the Detroit, USA area. Her research experience includes automotive, govtech, voice AI and finance. She loves helping teams make evidence-based decisions that improve people’s lives and meet business objectives. Where to find Courtney:Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrigamiUxLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdsnede/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Rebecca Blakiston is a Senior UX Researcher at Ad Hoc, a company that improves government services. Previously, she was a UX Strategist and Librarian at the University of Arizona. She has a decade of experience advocating for data-informed, empathy-driven decisions.Mentions:'Seven Second Pause of Silence' sometimes called the 'Seven Second Rule': https://www.edutopia.org/article/extending-silence/https://realsocialskills.org/2015/02/19/7-second-rule/https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seven-second-rule-michael-landers/  The Four Tendencies book by Gretchen Rubin: https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/The "Obliger" Tendency from The Four Tendencies book: https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/obliger/Where to find Rebecca:Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlakistonRLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/uxrebeccaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steadfastlibrarian/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Shpetim Ujkani is a Sr. Staff User Experience Designer at Google. He is designer connecting humans and computers, shaping tools for people and mentoring. Currently, responsible for leading the design at Mandiant ASM within Google Cloud Security and coordinating all core design initiatives—including establishing a consistent design system and improving cross-functional collaboration within many teams and design efforts.Where to find Shpetim:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShpetimUjkaniLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shpetimujkani/UnSplash: https://unsplash.com/@shpetimujkaniSupport the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Kofi is a product designer based in Accra, Ghana. He values human connection, growth & openness. He also enjoys solving difficult human problems through design. Previously, he was at Mest as a tech fellow teaching product design and mentoring. Where to find Kofi:Twitter: https://twitter.com/kofijoyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kofijoy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senam-kofi-22b06254/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Sasha Petrov is passionate about building things that have never been built before. Currently he is focused on creating products that empower individuals to become the best version of themselves utilizing technology and AI.Mentions:Collaborative Product Design - Book: https://www.agux.co/book/collaborative-product-design/overviewSasha’s Blog: https://petrov.substack.com/Where to find Sasha:Substack newsletter: https://petrov.substack.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/o-petrov/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!

Otobong Okoko, Senior Product Designer at Zalando.  He started his journey in tech as a front-end developer and transitioned to design over a 12-year professional career. His superpower is asking questions to empathize and uncover challenges that are not easily communicated and enjoys giving back to the community through mentoring.Where to find Otobong:Twitter: https://twitter.com/otobongsoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/otobong/Support the showWhere to find the show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries Email: 7minprodseries@gmail.com Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8 Where to find Lewis: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app. Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾 Thanks for listening!