Latest Uxd Podcast Episodes
#70 Kelly Ling | Customer Experience Lead @ Doordash + Independent Leadership Coach
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - December 13, 2021 15:33 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsThis week’s episode breaks down what innovation looks like at a fast-moving, fast-growing start-up such as Doordash, with Kelly Ling. Kelly’s innovation trajectory across healthcare, consumer good brand management and consulting has led her to now innovating across Customer Experience and Suppor...
#69 Janna Gilbert | President @ Luminary Labs
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - December 06, 2021 19:09 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Janna Gilbert, President of the innovation consultancy, Luminary Labs reflects on her background in business, innovation, and consulting and what it takes to work in innovation. She breaks down her experience of working with the Department of Education on rethinking vocational e...
#68 Eugenia Marshall & Wendy Rose Berry | Founders @ ConditionHER, Executives @ Warner Bros. & NKSFB
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 30, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn today's episode, Eugenia Marshall and Wendy Rose Berry talk about their juggling and balancing act of co-founding a sexual wellness product, ConditionHER, as well as keeping up with their day jobs as executives at Warner Brothers and NKSFB. They share the ins and outs of being "employed entre...
The Rise of Mindfulness Apps with Frank Bach, Lead Product Designer at Headspace
Better Product - November 30, 2021 10:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsYou’ve probably heard of, or even used, the widely popular mindfulness app Headspace. And even if you haven’t used the product to meditate, it’s likely you’ve encountered the brand elsewhere—through its Netflix series, perhaps, or through partnerships with other health products. Frank Bach, lead...
#67 Lindsey Metselaar | Host @ "We Met at Acme" Podcast + CEO @ Lindsey's Lunchbox
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 24, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Lindsey Metselaar shares how she navigated her way from getting fired from a job in 2016 to launching her own social media agency, and how a romantic break-up ultimately led her to create (and monetize) a successful dating podcast. She explains why going with her gut, knowing he...
Establishing Generational Health for Black Families with Tiffany Whitlow, NOWINCLUDED Co-Founder
Better Product - November 23, 2021 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhat do you do when your voice isn’t recognized by the healthcare industry? From a lack of Black physicians to clinical trials not having enough Black participants, the odds are stacked against Black patients seeking care from a system that wasn’t built for them. Tiffany Whitlow co-founded the p...
#66 Amy Jones Vaterlaus | Global Head of Innovation @ Adidas
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 22, 2021 14:53 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Amy Vaterlaus shares her strategies for looking into the future of consumer goods. She explains how she applied her background in mechanical engineering and robotics to lead multiple teams at Adidas, often working on physical products with technological components. She talks abo...
Closing the Gap in Neurological Health Care with Elizabeth Burstein, CEO of Neura Health
Better Product - November 16, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWhen Elizabeth Burstein began enduring chronic migraines, she struggled to find access to quality care when she needed it most. Like the thousands of other people with serious neurological conditions, connecting with professionals who could help was a persistent challenge. So she and her partner...
#65 Jessica Anselmi | Vice President, Marketing @ The Sill
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 15, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Jess Anselmi talks about leveraging her experience in PR with clients like General Mills and Jiffy Lube to step into the innovation space, working in various roles, including Chief of Staff to the Dunkin Donuts CMO. She explains how demonstrating functional expertise and underst...
Combating the Unspoken Metabolic Health Crisis with David Flinner, Levels Co-Founder
Better Product - November 09, 2021 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsMetabolic health is the foundation of our bodies; it’s what turns the food we eat into the energy we need to live. But despite playing a huge role in our energy levels, athletic performance, and weight loss goals, metabolism remains little explored as a health topic. That’s why David Flinner dec...
#64 Lisa Edwards | President & COO @ Diligent
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 08, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Lisa Edwards expounds on a wide-ranging career that’s taken her from an undergraduate degree in International Relations to roles at Bain, Visa, and Salesforce. She talks about the role networking has played in making adjacent career moves, the importance of sharing with peers, a...
How Aavia Shows ‘Hormones Don’t Discriminate’ with CEO & Co-Founder Aagya Mathur
Better Product - November 02, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsAagya Mathur started her career with the goal of helping people. In high school, she designed artificial arteries for patients; now, she leads the hormone health company Aavia as co-founder & CEO. Today Aagya is on a mission to demystify hormone health and birth control. She talks about how ...
What Mistakes Slow Down My UX Research? w/ Nikki Anderson
The Product Design Report - November 02, 2021 08:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsNikki Anderson is the founder and managing director of User Research Academy—an online school to help people enter the field of user research—and a frequent writer in the field. We discuss common mistakes that can make your research less effective and less efficient. We discuss: Forgetting our...
#63 Lynn Povich | Women's Rights Activist, Author of "Good Girls Revolt"
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - November 01, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Lynn Povich reflects on her early career as a journalist at Newsweek and the opportunities that were denied to her fellow women reporters, which informed the subject of her 2012 book “Good Girls Revolt.” She talks about the importance of having Eleanor Holmes Norton as the lawye...
Big Data & 'Enlightenment As A Product' In The Age Of Health Tech
Better Product - October 26, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsWe’re kicking off our latest series on Health Tech by exploring the rise of Big Data, wearable tech, and what it means to be “enlightened” by a product. Often, enlightenment is understood in a spiritual sense; in the age of wearable health tech and personalized digital products, enlightenmen...
#62 Linda Armbruster | Co-Founder + Managing Partner @ Spark Works
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 25, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Linda Armbruster discusses her journey of building out Spark Works, a strategic human-centered innovation firm, pulling from her background in the academic discipline of innovation. Taking her passion of lifelong learning and an insatiable desire to connect interdisciplinary cap...
When is it okay to skip UX research? w/ Ioana Teleanu
The Product Design Report - October 21, 2021 03:07 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIoana is a UX Manager at UI Path, Co-founder of Mento Design Academy, and creator of UX Goodies. In this episode, we chat about when you should (or shouldn't) do research and if it's ever okay to skip research. We discuss: Focusing on your research question and if you might already have the an...
#61 Janelle James | SVP, Head of Media & Technology @ Ipsos UU
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 18, 2021 12:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Janelle James talks about the changing landscape of marketing, market research, and the role of both in innovation. Reflecting on her time as a Black woman in America throughout the various steps in her journey, from her MBA at Harvard to moving to Italy, Janelle sees intersecti...
#61 Janelle James | SVP, Head of Media & Technology @ Ipsos
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 18, 2021 12:15 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Janelle James talks about the changing landscape of marketing, market research, and the role of both in innovation. Reflecting on her time as a Black woman in America throughout the various steps in her journey, from her MBA at Harvard to moving to Italy, Janelle sees intersecti...
Unpacking Dollar Shave Club’s “No B.S.” D2C Approach with Tsega Dinka
Better Product - October 12, 2021 18:06 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsYou might remember Dollar Shave Club skyrocketing to popularity after they released a viral video and embraced a “no B.S.” approach to business. As one of the first major D2C brands, the company used insights they gained at the front of the pack to pioneer a budding industry. In many ways, how w...
#60 Laura Joss | Global Director, CX Product Research @ Motorola
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - October 11, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Laura Joss talks about how she brought her academic background in behavior and decision-making, including a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, to the product research team at Motorola. She explains how her job has changed during her 11 year tenure, how she built an all-female intern...
Boardable’s Krista Martin on Representation & the Future of Non-Profits
Better Product - October 07, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsNon-profit boards are experiencing a culture shift. For the first time, many boards are leaning into virtual formats, creating new opportunities for more people to get involved. Krista Martin, vice president of growth at Boardable, examines these changes every day in her work. She explains ho...
Which tools can help me with UX Research? w/ Anfisa
The Product Design Report - October 07, 2021 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAnfisa is a Senior UX designer at Citrix, creator of the Into UX Design course, and content creator on Instagram. In this episode, we chat about some of our favorite research tools and how to use them for more efficient UX research. We discuss: How our need for research tools differs depending...
Creating a Frictionless D2C Experience with Liana Herrera, Bottomless
Better Product - October 05, 2021 13:24 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsSolving your own problems can be a shortcut to discovering a need in the market. Liana Herrera, Co-founder of Bottomless, recognized an opportunity to disrupt the coffee industry while working through her own frustrating experiences. She joins us to share her journey and how her team is transfor...
080: Everything I Know (So Far) on Landing a Job in UX with Jason Ogle
User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth - September 30, 2021 01:20 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 159 ratingsVideo available on the show notes page at userdefenders.com/080 This is the last episode of 2021. After nearly two years of outlining the content for this episode and nearly two months (at time of writing) of recording and editing, here's everything I know (so far) on landing a job in UX. I ho...
Staying Curious and Examining the Failures of D2C with Ben Clark, Casper
Better Product - September 28, 2021 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsBen Clark is the Chief Technology Officer of the leading D2C mattress company Casper Sleep. As a senior tech leader of a popular D2C brand, Ben says it can be difficult to stay ahead of the curve and set trends. For him, the key to success in D2C is simple: stay curious and examine your failures...
#59 Alexandria Stried | Chief Product Officer @ Ellevest
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - September 27, 2021 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Alexandra Streid tells about how a cold LinkedIn message led her from the product team at Weight Watchers to a startup in the financial services sector. She talks about leveraging her expertise about women and behavior change to make an impact creating financial products to bett...
Monkeying Around with Product Brand
Better Product - September 21, 2021 09:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 51 ratingsFrom Mailchimp’s humble monkey beginnings to a huge acquisition and SurveyMonkey’s recent rebrand, we’re talking about brand glow-ups & grow-ups in this episode. Consider it a “what not to wear” for brands. Meghan and Christian explain how MailChimp and SurveyMonkey have used their brands to ...
#58 Peilin Corbanese | Vice President, Analytics + Innovation @ Gerber Life
WIN/WIN: Women in Innovation - September 20, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsIn this episode, Peilin Corbanese talks about her career in marketing, founding her own company, and how she made the decision to take a role working in the life insurance space. She discusses the challenges around innovating in a regulated space and why she sees opportunities for tech giants to...
Quicker UX Research Synthesis w/ Lindsey Martin
The Product Design Report - September 15, 2021 04:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLindsey Martin is a UX Director at Lucid and former UX Research Lead. In this episode, we chat with her about how to make the UX research synthesis process more efficient. We discuss: The real definition of synthesis and its importance Doing synthesis as you go Synthesizing with a buddy Lev...
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