Designed Today

Individual Contributor to Manager (w/ David Hoang) // Ep. 111

My guest today is David Hoang, who in my opinion has one of the best Design Twitter accounts. I've been following him for some time and have learned a ton about design leadership in the process. To be able to have him on the podcast today is an absolute pleasure, and you're going to love it.I've mentioned that the Designed Today podcast is changing, and in today's intro, I'll finally give you some details on what that change is going to look like. In short, things evolve. This podcast needs to evolve just like your career is evolving. What does your career evolution look like? Well, you may be nearing an opportunity or crossroads of leadership and management. Does your company provide tracks for both individual contributors and managers? What are the responsibilities that come with each? And how do you know what track is right for you? Today we'll dive into what you need to consider before transitioning from and IC to Manager. Find David:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhoang2/Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidhoangPlease consider subscribing to Designed Today on any of the popular podcasting platforms.**********************************Ready to join the email list or Slack community, receive your invite here: https://designedtoday.com/community/Designed Today brings you insights to help bridge the world of Design & Business. Learn how you can improve your design, branding, marketing, and advertising skills all in one place. In this show, we'll explore the startup world, flexing the entrepreneurial muscles, from a user experience perspective**********************************Podcast: https://pod.link/designedtodayWebsite: https://DesignedToday.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Designed.TodayLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspear/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillonwinspear

Next Level of Goals (w/ Drew Bridewell) // Ep. 110

Drew Bridewell is a fellow content creator with tons of experience to draw from which include companies like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Invision. Today he's away from the corporate world to pursue his own endeavors which include leveling up UX designers across the world. In today's episode, Drew takes us through the four different types of goals which we should all be setting, and helps us create an action plan to achieve those goals. You'll want to listen to this episode as it's jammed packed with actionable insights. Find Drew:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abridewell/Courses & Newsletter: https://www.nextlevelux.me/Please consider subscribing to Designed Today on any of the popular podcasting platforms.**********************************Ready to join the email list or Slack community, receive your invite here: https://designedtoday.com/community/Designed Today brings you insights to help bridge the world of Design & Business. Learn how you can improve your design, branding, marketing, and advertising skills all in one place. In this show, we'll explore the startup world, flexing the entrepreneurial muscles, from a user experience perspective**********************************Podcast: https://pod.link/designedtodayWebsite: https://DesignedToday.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Designed.TodayLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspear/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillonwinspear

Soft-Skills: Empathy (Week 7) // Ep. 109

It's the grand finale of our Soft-Skills mini-series! These last 7 episodes with Uncle Mikey have been a blast and I've learned a ton. Today is no exception. In our last episode, we dig one of the top UX Buzzwords... Empathy. What is it? Do you need it? How can you get it? All in today's episode. This series came about after a recent LinkedIn post caught some attention and found over 100 comments on the topic. You can see the original post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dillonwinspear_hey-linkedin-fam-i-wanted-to-ask-all-my-activity-6705972662327394304-xEZAPlease consider subscribing to Designed Today on any of the popular podcasting platforms.**********************************Ready to join the email list or Slack community, receive your invite here: https://designedtoday.com/community/Designed Today brings you insights to help bridge the world of Design & Business. Learn how you can improve your design, branding, marketing, and advertising skills all in one place. In this show, we'll explore the startup world, flexing the entrepreneurial muscles, from a user experience perspective**********************************Podcast: https://pod.link/designedtodayWebsite: https://DesignedToday.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Designed.TodayLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspear/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillonwinspear

The Recruiter Dilemma (w/ Joe Taft) // Ep. 108

It's no secret that my feelings towards recruiters are… rough at best. Corporate recruiters have never done me any favors other than escorting me to an interview, which in truth, I could have done on my own. Agency recruiters are another ball of fun. They tend to be a sizable percentage of my LinkedIn connection requests, followed by a surface level conversation where I’m treated like a commodity. Then this episode happened. I can’t say “it's all changed” but understanding is definitely improved. My guest today is Joe Taft, and talented UX Designer with over 5 years of industry experience. Currently, he’s a Senior UX Designer with USAA, but in a past life… he was a recruiter.In this episode, Joe talks about the role of recruiters from both an agency and corporate perspective. We talk about how we can sift through the bad recruiters to find the good ones, the ones that will have your back, and actually help you land a position in the industry. My hope is that after this episode, if you’re between jobs, or looking to get your foot in the door, you’ll know how you can benefit from a relationship with a UX recruiter. Find Joe:LinkedIn: Joe Taft | LinkedInTwitter: Joe Taft (@JoeTaft) / TwitterPlease consider subscribing to Designed Today on any of the popular podcasting platforms.**********************************Ready to join the email list or Slack community, receive your invite here: https://designedtoday.com/community/Designed Today brings you insights to help bridge the world of Design & Business. Learn how you can improve your design, branding, marketing, and advertising skills all in one place. In this show, we'll explore the startup world, flexing the entrepreneurial muscles, from a user experience perspective**********************************Podcast: https://pod.link/designedtodayWebsite: https://DesignedToday.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Designed.TodayLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspear/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillonwinspear

Soft-Skills: Listening (Week 6) // Ep. 107

We've been fortunate to have the one and only Uncle Mikey part of our Soft-Skills mini-series over the last couple of months, and today's episode shows why he's one of the best.  Today we break down the soft-skill of listening, and Uncle Mikey has prepared a really fun way for us to discuss and remember it for next time. This series came about after a recent LinkedIn post caught some attention and found over 100 comments on the topic. You can see the original post here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dillonwinspear_hey-linkedin-fam-i-wanted-to-ask-all-my-activity-6705972662327394304-xEZAPlease consider subscribing to Designed Today on any of the popular podcasting platforms.**********************************Ready to join the email list or Slack community, receive your invite here: https://designedtoday.com/community/Designed Today brings you insights to help bridge the world of Design & Business. Learn how you can improve your design, branding, marketing, and advertising skills all in one place. In this show, we'll explore the startup world, flexing the entrepreneurial muscles, from a user experience perspective**********************************Podcast: https://pod.link/designedtodayWebsite: https://DesignedToday.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/Designed.TodayLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonwinspear/Twitter: https://twitter.com/dillonwinspear