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The Product Design Podcast

Seth Coelen, CEO at UX Cabin

59 episodes

6 months ago

Welcome to the Product Design Podcast!🎙 Hosted by Seth Coolen, founder of UX Cabin, where we create world-class web and mobile apps. In this episode, we're diving deep into how to secure a UX or product design job in 2024 despite the tough market conditions. Whether you're new to the field or looking to make a career change, we've got actionable strategies for you.🚀Key Topics Covered:Leverage Your Network: Leverage personal connections, attend meetups, and use LinkedIn effectively.Expanding Y...

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Welcome to the Product Design Podcast!🎙 Hosted by Seth Coolen, founder of UX Cabin, where we create world-class web and mobile apps. In this episode, we're diving deep into how to secure a UX or product design job in 2024 despite the tough market conditions. Whether you're new to the field or looking to make a career change, we've got actionable strategies for you.🚀Key Topics Covered:Leverage Your Network: Leverage personal connections, attend meetups, and use LinkedIn effectively.Expanding Y...

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Episodes (20/59)

The Product Design Podcast

How to Land a UX or Product Design Job in 2024

Welcome to the Product Design Podcast!🎙 Hosted by Seth Coolen, founder of UX Cabin, where we create world-class web and mobile apps. In this episode, we're diving deep into how to secure a UX or product design job in 2024 despite the tough market conditions. Whether you're new to the field or looking to make a career change, we've got actionable strategies for you.🚀Key Topics Covered:Leverage Your Network: Leverage personal connections, attend meetups, and use LinkedIn effectively.Expanding Y...

1 year ago

27 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

The Product Design Podcast - Update with Seth Coelen

👋 Hey there, loyal podcast listeners.We have an update from Seth on The Product Design Podcast.Don’t hesitate to reach out and share your thoughts and ideas to help shape the future of the show!👀 Don’t forget to catch up on all 56 episodes https://www.uxcabin.com/the-product-design-podcastThanks for listening to The Product Design Podcast with Seth Coelen, CEO at UX Cabin!Where to find UX Cabin: 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/uxcabin 📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uxcabin/💻...

2 years ago

2 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Niel McLean - Building a Design Team With Servant Leadership

In episode 56 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Niel McLean, Director of Product Design at Evolus. Niel brings his perspective of a servant leader, sharing what he has learned about leadership throughout his career.During our chat, Niel shared how he got his start in design and how mentorship had been a key to his long-term success. He discusses how to gauge if your team is burning out and how to nurture your team to ensure their long-term success. This episode will help l...

2 years ago

50 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Adam Perlis - UX Recruitment Strategies: Top Tips for Designers

In episode 55 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Adam Perlis, CEO and Founder of Academy, which offers UX recruitment and staffing. He has had a fascinating design journey that led him to where he is today.During our talk, Adam shares the career lows that launched him into his career highs, his unique approach to UX recruitment, and what he looks for in product design talent. Adam also gives excellent strategies for applying to different companies, regardless of how long yo...

2 years ago

55 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Sheryl Cababa - Systems Thinking for Designers

In episode 54 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Sheryl Cababa, Author of Closing the Loop: Systems Thinking For Designers and Chief Strategy Officer at Substantial. Her book dives into how powerful a systems thinking mindset is for designers and provides tools and frameworks to help define the systems that surround your work.During our chat, Sheryl provides us with an overview of the three concepts of systems thinking for designers, the cascading impact and barriers of sys...

2 years ago

53 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Mimi Nishiguchi - Realistic Strategies for Transitioning to UX Design

In episode 53 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Mimi Nishiguchi, Senior Product Designer, and YouTube Content Creator. You have probably seen her YouTube channel, where she shares videos on all things UX, including topics like boot camps, a day in the life of a UX Designer, and her couch confessions related to her experience switching to a career in UX.During our chat, Mimi shares her take on boot camps, tips on switching to a UX career, advice on getting an initial interv...

2 years ago

51 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Nathalie Stratton - Mission-Driven Product Design

In episode 52 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Nathalie Stratton, Co-founder and Head of Product Design and Engineering at Hearth. Hearth Display is a digital touchscreen for family management and productivity, made to lighten the load of organization for busy families.During our chat, Nathalie discusses her early transition from architecture to product design. Nathalie shares how she was inspired to create Hearth, the challenges she faced during the product design and la...

2 years ago

48 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Danielle Thompson - Emotional Intelligence: A Designer’s Superpower

In episode 51 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Danielle Thompson, Founder of Design Match,where they connect ambitious startups with the perfect designers for their projects!During our chat, Danielle talks about how she has progressed along her career path by creating products and launching businesses. Danielle dives into how powerful the proper support can be along your product design career path and why working on your emotional intelligence will set you up for long-ter...

2 years ago

53 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Bryan Zmijewski - How to Build Trust With Clients and Teams

In episode 50 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Bryan Zmijewski, Chief Instigator at ZURB, where Helio was created and a product design company that has been in business since 1998.During our chat, Bryan shares how ZURB was created and his approach to running a business for 25 years. Bryan gives his point of view on what it takes to be a successful business owner for several years, how he builds trust with his clients and team, and the steps he takes to gain clarity so he ...

2 years ago

53 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Shruti Goli - How to Succeed by Failing as Much as Possible

In episode 49 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Shruti Goli, Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Trymata, where you can build digital experiences users love with their usability testing and product analytics solutions (formerly TryMyUI.)During our chat, Shruti shares her journey into tech and her inspiring take on how failure can propel you forwardalong your career path. She gives advice on what she learned while landing an internship at Microsoft (on her second attempt) and failin...

2 years ago

49 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Brent Palmer - From Questions to Success: How Socratic Superheroes Lead Teams

In episode 48 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Brent Palmer, Product Design Manager at Mixpanel, a leading product analytics software company.During our chat, Brent shares how his career path led him into product design leadership and how he knew that was the right path for him. He advises where he has found success in managing a large design team and nurturing culture at scale while helping his team do their best work and flourish in their career paths. This episode is p...

2 years ago

51 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Jason Garrison - Switching Subjects: From Teacher to UX Researcher

In episode 47 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jason Garrison, Qualitative UX Researcher at AnswerLab, a full-service user experience insights firm helping create experiences people love.During our chat, Jason shares his UX journey and path from internship to full-time UX Researcher. He offers fantastic insights into what led him to his current role, including strategies on portfolio development, networking, interviewing, and how to accept feedback from your manager or te...

2 years ago

53 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Chris Shepard - How to Create and Launch Your Own Digital Product

In episode 46 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Chris Shepard, Cofounder & CEO at Wisiwig, the collaborative browser design tool to achieve pixel-perfect UI design.During our chat, Chris shares how a free meal led him to his first UX Design role, how he decided to take the entrepreneurial route and start his own product, and what you can learn from his journey from ideation to launching Wisiwig! This episode is filled with fantastic advice if you have ever considered c...

2 years ago

46 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Justin Zalewski - Solo to Squad: How freelancing prepares you for agency life

In episode 45 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Justin Zalewski, Director of Product Design & Strategy at Studio Science, a design and innovation agency that exists to help smart businesses deliver experiences that work better.During our talk, Justin shares his experience building a successful freelance business, offers advice on breaking into the UX space, and gives advice on building and leading a design team at an agency.During our interview with Justin, you will le...

2 years ago

54 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Jarvis Moore - Culture Clash or Fit: Finding Your Perfect Workplace

In episode 44 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Jarvis Moore, Sr. Product Designer at LinkedIn.During our talk, Jarvis shares insights on separating yourself from the pack when networking and interviewing, and determining if a company culture will fit your needs before accepting a position.During our interview with Jarvis, you will learn:😮 How a logo and a love for research landed Jarvis in product design👀 His career low that confirmed the importance of company culture🎯 Ho...

2 years ago

52 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Karsten Rowe - Talent is overrated and practice is underrated

In episode 43 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Karsten Rowe, Director of Product Design at Axon; a mission-based organization focused on public safety.During our chat, Karsten shares how he launched his career path, the soft skills he believes are underrated, where he has found the most powerful bursts of career growth, and his advice on breaking into mission-driven product design.During our interview with Karsten, you will learn: 🚀 How Karsten launched his career path 🔥 ...

2 years ago

59 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Scott Hurff - Tinder to Churnkey: A journey from B2C to B2B

In episode 42 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Scott Hurff, Founder and CPO at Churnkey, a platform that fixes every type of churn by supercharging all aspects of customer retention. Scott is also the creator of Super Like, a product feature he led while at Tinder, which allowed users to pay extra to get an edge at making a match.During our chat, Scott shares where he gathers creative inspiration away from the screen, what he learned while working at Tinder, and the ...

2 years ago

52 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Kim Hodges - Following universal design principles to improve accessibility

In episode 41 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kim Hodges, Director of Digital Accessibility at the University of South Carolina. Kim has a fascinating origin story that led him to accessibility, which he tells us in the full episode. He has over fourteen years of personal and professional experience making digital environments more functional for individuals with disabilities.During our chat, Kim shares exactly what led him to a career in digital accessibility, the bigge...

2 years ago

57 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Kate Syuma - Growing a product design career you will love

In episode 40 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Kate Syuma, Head of Growth Design at Miro. Over the last five years at Miro, Kate has grown from an IC Product Designer to a Product Design Lead and up to her current role. Her insights on career growth and keeping things fresh as your career progress are fantastic!During our chat, Kate shares how to organize your career path and grow as a designer while not getting tired of your job. We also talk about how she set herself up...

2 years ago

56 minutes

The Product Design Podcast

Sarah Doody - Product strategy when the product is you

In episode 39 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Sarah Doody, Founder and CEO of Career Strategy Lab, a job search and career accelerator program for people in UX, tech, and product. Sarah started as a UX Researcher and Designer with different startups in New York City. She opened a research and design consultancy in 2012 and is now focused on career development and coaching with Career Strategy Lab.During our chat, Sarah shares how she strategically designed her career pat...

2 years ago

58 minutes