My SoulTeam

My SoulTeam - UX Talks Podcast

On this podcast, I interview design leaders from around the world to bring their valuable and diverse perspectives on some of the key questions related to UX career. So many hiring managers, so many minds, and the answer is (as always) "It depends" 😎 I will also be sharing various insights about cool design teams and other UX-related content. The goals are to help you find the right design team, increase your chances of getting hired, and become a better designer and a better human.

All Episodes

Christopher Behr – Design Lead (#17)

Jan 23, 2022 | design lead, design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Christopher Behr is the Design Lead at Impala, a remote-first B2B startup in travel industry. We talk about Chris’s journey in the Design industry and some key takeaways. We discuss the pros and...

Ashish Gurung – Head of Product (#16)

Dec 8, 2021 | interview, product leader, product manager, q&a

Ashish is the Head of Product at Visualping, a website change monitoring service for businesses and also people. Ashish shares how he got into Product from consulting and Project Management, and...

Rachel Krebs – Senior UX Designer (#15)

Oct 23, 2021 | design leader, faang, interview, q&a, ux designer

Rachel is a Senior UX Designer, currently working at a FAANG company. We talk about how Rachel got into the UX field, how her education in Chemistry and Business helped her gain skills that made her...

Nick Koveshnikov – Senior User Researcher (#14)

Oct 8, 2021 | design leader, faang, hiring manager, interview, q&a, researcher

Nick is a Senior User Researcher. We talk about his origin story and the aha moment when he was watching users not being able to figure out how to use their product, differences working on internal...

David Fitzgerald – Senior Technical Recruiter (#13)

Sep 23, 2021 | interview, q&a, recruiter

David is a Senior Technical Recruiter helping tech companies find candidates. We talk about his story of getting into the industry, how recruitment agencies works, the advantages, and disadvantages...

Irina Belova – Product Design Manager (#12)

Sep 6, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Irina is the Product Design Manager at Clio, a Vancouver-based tech company in the legal space. We talk about her journey from journalism to design leadership, the valuable experiences from the...

Stanley Lai – Director of Experience Design (#11)

Jul 31, 2021 | design leader, director, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Stan is the Director of Experience Design at a design agency. We talk about his journey in design, how he transitioned to the management role, how to stand out, the value of the previous experiences...

Janos Sitar – Certified Web Accessibility Specialist – Part 2 (#10)

Jul 25, 2021 | accessibility, interview, q&a

This is a continuation of my conversation with Janos. We talk about the future of accessibility as a practice, the assistive technologies, and the role of accessibility specialists. Also, we discuss...

Janos Sitar – Certified Web Accessibility Specialist – Part 1 (#9)

Jul 18, 2021 | accessibility, interview, q&a

Janos is an experienced certified web accessibility specialist who spent the last 5 years driving accessibility efforts in a large financial institution. We talk about his story of getting into the...

Rabiya Samji – Head of UX (#8)

Jul 11, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Rabiya is an experienced leader who has led several design teams and hired many designers. We talk about her journey starting from kinesiology to becoming a Head of UX at a digital product agency,...

Phil Kneer – UX Lead (#7)

Jun 26, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Phil is a creative design and UX leader with broad and diverse experience working with startups, government agencies, and large enterprises. We talk about Phil’s journey to becoming a UX lead...

Sarah McVean – Lead Design Instructor (#6)

Jun 20, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Sarah is a senior UX professional with a lot of experience in designing products, managing teams, and now teaching a UX course. We talk about building relationships on social media, volunteering and...

Andy Liu – Agency Founder and Design Hiring Manager (#5)

Jun 12, 2021 | design leader, founder, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Andy shares his story from getting curious about UX design to launching his own design boutique agency Futureform. We talk about having an open mind to working on different kinds of products across...

Vince Kwok – Director of UX and Design (#4)

Jun 5, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Vince has more than 15 years of experience building products and managing design teams for brands like Costco, Walmart, Air Canada, Staples, and more. Vince talks about his origin story and how he...

Jaybe Allanson – Product Design Manager (#3)

May 30, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Jaybe is a senior design leader with over 25 years of experience building products and services and leading teams. This is an episode from the “Q&A With Design Managers” series. Jaybe shares his...

Mark Wilson – Director of UX (#2)

May 23, 2021 | design leader, director, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Mark is a UX practitioner with over 10 years of experience and is currently working as a UX director at a digital innovation studio. This is an episode from the “Q&A with Design Managers”...

Joyce Logan – Digital UX Manager (#1)

May 15, 2021 | design leader, hiring manager, interview, q&a

Joyce is a senior UX professional with more than 10 years of experience across different industries. This is an episode from the “Q&A with Design Managers” series. Joyce shares her thoughts on...