🎙 Welcome to the Women Who Tech show!
In this heartfelt and reflective 12th episode, I sit down with Alina Korol - design leader, researcher and mentor - for a candid conversation about design leadership and self-employment, her personal and professional transformation over the past few years, joy of process over result, and the power of self-belief.
⚡ Note: the episode is recorded in Ukrainian
🔥 We dive into:
✔️ Why transformation often hits personal and professional life at once - and how crisis can spark real change
✔️ Alina’s go-to books and resources for navigating life’s turning points
✔️ The meaning behind Notice little things and how it ties into mindfulness (go see Perfect days by Wim Wenders full of Japanese philosophy of Wabi-sabi! 🥰)
✔️ The people who believed in Alina early on and how that made her her
✔️ How the UN Women Leadership Program became a life-changing experience
✔️ What it is like to kickstart an education program that many designers grew to love and the upcoming Product bootcamp announcement!
✔️ Alina’s unique insights into modern Ukrainian startups character
✔️ Testing hypothesis with founders
✔️ How Ukraine leads in client-oriented services and digitalisation
One quote that stuck with me after our conversation: “Don’t let to diminish yourself and dim the inner light on the path of transformation”.
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🔗 Alina on LinkedIn
🔗 Alina offers consulting and mentorship here
🔗 Lisa on LinkedIn
Music by Make Like a Tree
BONUS
Education
https://progresiya.biasless.world/
Books
https://shopcatalog.com/products/the-mountain-is-you
https://shopcatalog.com/products/when-youre-ready-this-is-how-you-heal
