What is UX‪?‬ Pek Pongpaet

Natalia is a design leader from La Paz, Bolivia and now works in Dallas, Texas as Director of Product Design for Cariloop, a caregiver support company focused on relieving the stress and anxiety felt by all caregivers. After interning at advertising agencies she fell in love with the interaction design portions of campaigns and quickly transitioned into the world of user experience. She’s had the great fortune of working with some exciting brands, most notably Verizon, 7-Eleven, Animal Supply Company, Coca-Cola and Qdoba, before ultimately adopting the mission of helping caregivers. Natalia is a strong believer in thoughtful design, and intentional storytelling, and works hard to bring empathy, emotion and quality to products.


In this episode, we talked about:


What is Cariloop?Natalia’s role at CariloopHow Cariloop serves peopleTransforming customer’s journeyNatalia’s background and how did she get into designNatalia’s advice on people who are struggling to become a better designerNatalia as an artistWhat do expect if you will try Cariloop’s services


Links:


https://cariloop.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/cariloop/
Connect with Natalia

Meesh Lin began designing and launching websites at age eight by learning from her self-taught web designer mother. She's had an unconventional path to design—having freelanced, contracted, and designed-in house for start-ups and public companies over the last 6+ years. Today, Meesh is designing Okta's first consumer product.


Inspired by her design journey, she discovered a deep passion for mentorship and helping aspiring designers and technologists break into tech. Also, having worked alongside so many different people and personalities on global remote teams, Meesh has mastered the art of leveraging soft skills to build authentic relationships at work, which lead to effective cross-functional collaboration and happier teams.


Meesh mentors for ADPList, Co.Lab, and First Round Fast Track. She also provides design advice for early-stage start-ups. Prior to Okta, Meesh designed at Lilt, 15Five, Reddit, eBay, and Gigster.


In this episode, we talked about:


What is Okta?How did Meesh learn design from her momHow to find opportunities as new designersPay gapsHow to advocate for yourselfHow to get people to engage more in a meetingMeesh’s first job and her challengesFrom archaeologist to designer


Links:


https://meesh.design/
https://twitter.com/meesh_lin
https://www.instagram.com/meesh.lin/

Peter Szalontay is the DataGoat/CEO at DataMilk, it is a team of data science and UX experts on a mission to empower eCommerce brands to build AI-powered UX on the level of Big Tech. DataMilk’s Smart UX suite enables fast, fluid, and predictive digital experiences that boost user engagement and gross profit.


In this episode, we talked about:


How Artificial Intelligence will impact UX DesignWhat is AI software called “DALL-E”Peter’s career at GooglePeter on creating businesses out of AI applicationsWhat UX means to “DataMilk”

Links:


Connect with Peter
https://www.datamilk.ai/
 

Alicia is a Product Design Director for IT Products at Rippling - the platform that frees smart people to work on hard problems! She has been a designer across industries, including higher education, academia, insurance, pharmacy, e-commerce, and technology, and is an Adjunct Instructor at Columbia College, where she focuses on how to prepare for moving from college to what your life as a designer will be like. She co-organizes the Ladies that UX Chicago meetup, where she brings conversations like accessibility, ethics in design, and emotional intelligence to the community.


In this episode, we talked about:


How to get a job after being unemployed for a yearHow to see if a company is a good fit for you using organizational designTips on career strugglesUX driven transformationHow did Alicia get into designAlicia’s role at RipplingWhat is Rippling and how does it serve people?

Links: 


Connect with Alicia
https://twitter.com/mika_jo
https://www.rippling.com/
https://adplist.org/mentors/alicia-joy-warren 



Hiring:


Product Designer: https://www.rippling.com/careers/5035370003?gh_jid=5035370003
Lead Product Designer: https://www.rippling.com/careers/5201191003?gh_jid=5201191003
UX Researcher: https://www.rippling.com/careers/5035351003?gh_jid=5035351003

Erick Arias is an Experienced Product Designer with a demonstrated history of transforming the way enterprises build software. He is currently the Sr. Product Designer at Meta (formerly known as Facebook, Inc.)
In this episode, we talked about:


Erick’s advice and tips with portfolio reviewsHow did Erick get into designWhere did Erick grow up and the story of his upbringing Erick’s first job as a designerErick’s mentorship at ADPlistLinks:
erickarias.com
https://adplist.org/mentors/erick-arias
https://twitter.com/erickarias
https://medium.com/@earias1

Nima H. K. graduated from York/Sheridan Program in Design, and is a passionate storyteller obsessed with user experience and telling the right story at the right time. Currently a design director in San Francisco, and just recently designed and built a SaaS product from scratch. He has 16+ years of experience working as a freelancer, at design agencies, and startups. He is happy to share his findings throughout this journey to inspire other designers.


In this episode, we talked about:


Building team for design orgMentoring at ADP listLearning from people in regards to passion and leadershipLessons, advice and principles on building great teamsCareer strugglesOpinion on consulting vs full-time employee debateAnd MUCH MORE!


Links and Resources


Five Love Languages
https://adplist.org/mentors/nima-h-k
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimahk/


Hiring!


Director of Product Design: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3126648593
Senior Product Designer-Strong UI: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3141175010
User Experience Research Lead: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3060459257
Senior Product Designer-Design System: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3141169643