United States

Will Vaughan

Introduce yourself, define mentoring expectations and goals. Learn and grow together.

Making remote and globally distributed teams work for you and your needs.

Learn essential burnout prevention techniques and replenish physical and emotional energy.

Talk to people who have learned to manage their imposter syndrome.

Strategies for maximizing your design internship or co-op program.

How to successfully prepare and position yourself for a job promotion?

How to ask for a promotion and negotiate for salary raise?

How to think about design career paths and what progression looks like for designers?

Get actionable feedback on your resume or portfolio.

Talk to people who've broken into the tech industry and learn their stories.

Best practices for running productive design critiques.

Methods of prototyping and solution validation. When to use which kind of prototype (eg. Webflow, Notion, etc)

Manage team expectations and get the most out of your meetings.

Learn how to properly present your work and share ideas and opinions.

How to work with team members with different skill sets but towards a common goal?

Methods and models of exploring, deciding and delivering design.

Managing being the only designer at your company and working with non-designers.

Ways and resources to improve your design skills.

Navigating the working relationship with PM's and engineers as a designer.

Ways to provide constructive feedback to team members.

How to conduct interviews, what to ask, and how to analyze your results? (eg. user interview)

What are design systems and how to work with them?