Elevate Your UX Career
Elevate Your UX Career
Podcast Description
The podcast for mid-career UX designers who are ready to stop hiding their brilliance and start owning their impact. In this podcast, we bring you real stories from real designers sharing honest conversations about the messy, meaningful work of growing a career you’re proud of.
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Content Themes
The podcast covers topics like personal branding, self-advocacy, and strategic thinking in UX design, with specific episodes discussing overcoming career obstacles, embracing AI in design, and fostering relationships in design teams. For instance, episodes include practical mindset shifts to help designers articulate their value and share insights on advocating for themselves within their organizations.
The podcast for mid-career UX designers who are ready to stop hiding their brilliance and start owning their impact. In this podcast, we bring you real stories from real designers sharing honest conversations about the messy, meaningful work of growing a career you’re proud of.
Mitch Clements is a senior product design manager at nCino who shares his journey from Android developer to leading a design team that grew from 2 to 30 members. He discusses the importance of advocating for yourself and your team, building strong relationships, and continually evolving your career.
Mitch also offers practical advice for mid-career designers on overcoming common career blockers, leveraging community support, and developing both hard and soft skills to advance in the UX field.
00:00 Introduction and Importance of Advocacy
00:29 Meet Brittany Cates: Elevate Your UX Career
00:58 Introducing Mitch Clements: Strategic Vision and People First Mindset
02:18 Mitch’s Career Journey: From Developer to Design Manager
06:36 The Importance of Self-Advocacy in UX Design
11:27 Challenges and Strategies in Scaling Design Teams
15:14 Navigating Career Growth and Mentorship
24:14 The Unique Value of UX Designers in Tech
33:57 Building Strong Relationships in UX Teams
40:38 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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