For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Chelsea Choquette. Chelsea is a product designer with a background in public relations and communications, who made the natural pivot into UX after leading marketing and design teams for nearly 10 years. With a deep love for storytelling and a strategic mindset, Chelsea has spent the last several years designing enterprise-level products for companies like The Home Depot and LexisNexis, as well as supporting clients across a wide range of industries, including B2C, B2B, SaaS, etc.

Most recently, Chelsea launched Hello Happy, a health and wellness community designed to empower and educate women on their path to becoming the happiest and healthiest versions of themselves. Hello Happy blends science-backed tools, personal storytelling, and a warm, supportive brand voice to make mental health and personal growth feel less overwhelming and more accessible for women.

Outside of work, Chelsea can usually be found reading with a coffee in hand, collecting vinyl records, traveling to see live music with her husband, and volunteering with animal shelters around Atlanta.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Jin Han. Jin is a product design lead and co-founder at Nearville, a peer-to-peer platform helping communities share and connect in new ways. With 6+ years of experience in UX and product strategy, she’s passionate about designing products that foster trust, joy, and meaningful connection.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Marlinda Galapon. Marlinda is an Automations & AI Specialist at Figma, with a background leading CX, AI, and automation strategy at Zendesk, Adobe, and Salesforce. She brings a strategic lens to AI adoption, systems design, and customer experience, helping teams operationalize LLMs, improve support efficiency, and design workflows that scale.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Luany Leone. Luany is a Senior UX Designer at Adobe, community organizer at Designed Minds, UX mentor, and advocate for using design thinking to craft intentional, purpose-driven careers. After overcoming the hurdles of a career change and navigating the grind of the job search process, Luany is now dedicated to empowering designers to approach their job search strategically. She helps them cut through the noise, focus on what matters most, and turn the process into an opportunity for growth and design their careers with clarity, intention, and confidence.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our next episode, we have a very special guest, Juan Rodriguez. Juan is a User Experience Designer who brings a rare fusion of artistic creativity, leadership, and strategic problem-solving to every project. With a foundation in retail management, sales, and community leadership across multiple industries and countries, he approaches UX with a deeply human-centered lens. His passion lies in transforming complex user pain points into seamless, intuitive experiences that both delight users and drive measurable business growth. This diverse background enables Juan to empathize across cultures and collaborate effortlessly with cross-functional teams. As a designer, storyteller, and bridge-builder, he is committed to crafting innovative digital solutions that resonate with people and propel businesses.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our 4th episode, we have a very special guest, Muna Abdulkader. Muna is a Product Designer who’s navigated this journey firsthand. After spending 5 years in her dream job in the arts, she embarked on a non-linear transition to dream job 2 in UX design. With experience across SaaS companies and nonprofit organizations, Muna brings a thoughtful perspective on mental blockers, mindset shifts, and the growing pains that come with building a career in design from scratch. Muna’s also leading an upcoming DM workshop series on navigating mental blockers in UX careers!

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For our third episode, we have a very special guest, Matt Paek. 

Matt is a Senior UX Designer with a background in psychology and web development currently working as a consultant at Slalom. For close to 8 years, Matt has contributed to or led 10 different product teams both as a consultant and in-house designer, and he's enjoyed working in 6 unique industries. With such a wide breadth of experience, Matt has a ton of stories to tell and learnings to share of the different working styles and expectations of being a consultant versus an in-house designer, so come join us!

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For the second episode, we have a very special guest Karun Mukhi. Karun is a product designer based in NYC who grew up in Bombay, India and has worked in many industries including automotive, healthcare, jewelry, home decor and most recently, fintech. He loves solving problems and finding creative solutions for complicated situations. When not being a designer, he writes for an aviation magazine and (tries to) play the drums.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.

For the first episode, we have  very special guests, Komal Rao and Devon Bray:

Komal is a Product Designer at a Healthcare AI startup where she’s shaping the future of intelligent, user friendly healthcare experiences. She’s passionate about conversation design, making AI interactions feel less robotic and more human. An advocate for design communities, she thrives on collaboration, believing the best ideas emerge when people share, learn, and create together!

Devon is a web designer who loves diving into challenges and finding thoughtful solutions. She's driven by curiosity, loves collaborating with others, and enjoys exploring new tools and techniques to spark new ideas.

About the hosts:

Sara Barber is a UX Designer at Arizona State University, specializing in accessibility. With five years of experience crafting intuitive and exciting designs, Sara has experience scaling solutions from startups to service organizations and larger institutions. Sara co-hosts the Designed Minds Podcast and serves on the Out in Tech UIUX chapter leadership team. Sara also loves self-publishing zines and co-founded Bisbee Zine Fest!

Moyai Fujimura is a product designer specializing in design systems. Coming from a non-traditional path into design, she values shared learning and vulnerability. As a co-host of the Designed Minds podcast and community organizer, she aims to create spaces where designers can share openly, connect authentically, and grow together.