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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 262: Growth Design with Brent Palmer

How does product design relate to the company’s growth goals? Our guest today is Brent Palmer, the product design manager at Mixpanel. You’ll learn about their shaping process, how their design team contributed to the development of their new pricing, how to deal with cross-functional teams, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 258: Data-driven Design Systems with Berk Çebi

How can you measure the success of your design system? Our guest today is Berk Çebi, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Zeplin. You’ll learn what a design system is, how their customer interviews led to a new product, when you should start investing in design documentation, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 255: Running a Design Vision Program with Nick Myers

How exactly do you run a successful design vision program? Our guest today is Nick Myers, VP of Design and Research at Patreon. You’ll learn what a design vision program is, its components, why it’s applicable to any company size, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 253: Brand Voice & Tone with Reese Fuller

How do you make sure your product “sounds” on-brand? Our guest today is Reese Fuller, lead writer at Work & Co. You’ll learn what brand voice looks like as a deliverable, the process of developing it, how to approach overhaul projects for mature brands, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 252: Building a Content Strategy Practice with Natalie Marie Dunbar

How do you build a sustainable content strategy practice? Our guest today is Natalie Marie Dunbar, author of From Solo to Scaled. You’ll learn what a content strategy practice is, how different teams work together to implement it, the five components of the content strategy practice blueprint, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 249: Slow Design with Pree Kolari

What does “slow design” mean for us, practitioners? Our guest today is Pree Kolari, VP of design at Klaviyo. You’ll learn about the three thesis statements of slow design, why design is important in building long-term relationships, how to build a remarkable product, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 244: Employee Experience with Jen Briselli

What is employee experience, and how does it affect the downstream user experience? Our guest today is Jen Briselli, chief design strategy officer at Mad*Pow. You’ll learn about the components of employee experience, why organizations should care to improve it, how to map the ecosystem through a service design lens, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 239: Product Management for UX with Christian Crumlish

Portrait of Christian Crumlish

Can designers succeed in managing products? Is it a natural path forward? Our guest today is Christian Crumlish, product consultant and the author of Product Management for UX People. You’ll learn how product managers benefit from UX knowledge, how and when startups should focus on their PM efforts, tips for learning product management as a designer, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 238: The Allied Team Model with Anthony Armendariz

Portrait of Anthony Armendariz

Today we explore “the allied teams” model, which combines the benefits of a design agency and an in-house team. Our guest is Anthony Armendariz, co-founder and head of design at Funsize. You’ll learn how Anthony finds designers in a competitive hiring landscape, why enterprise clients still value agency work, what team structures work best within large companies, and more.
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UI Breakfast Podcast. Episode 235: UX Hiring with Sarah Doody

Portrait of Sarah Doody

How can UX designers position themselves to land the best suitable roles? Our guest today is Sarah Doody, UX researcher, designer and founder of Career Strategy Lab. You’ll learn what companies look for when they are hiring designers, tips for crafting your portfolio, creative ways to scope projects before starting, and more.
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