User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth

Being a great UX designer begins and ends with being a great human. We can't pour an empty cup into

Episodes

Total: 108

Hitting Pause (2022)
2022/3/28

Life and career (re)focus this year have brought me to a place where I need to hit pause on this sho

080: Everything I Know (So Far) on Landing a Job in UX with Jason Ogle
2021/9/30

Video available on the show notes page at userdefenders.com/080 This is the last episode of 2021. Af

079: Listener Spotlight – Landing My First UX Job
2021/8/16

Here’s a fun treat I’ve never done before. In this episode I shine the spotlight on listeners Jordan

078: There and Back (and Forward) Again with Bob Baxley
2021/7/12

Bob Baxley, a Silicon Valley pioneer, takes us back in time through the history of Silicon Valley an

077: Conflict Resolution for People Who Hate Conflict with Josh Mauldin
2021/6/14

Josh Mauldin shows us how resolving conflict not only makes us better humans, but better designers.

076: User Research? Game On with Steve Bromley
2021/3/19

Join the UD Email List at userdefenders.com/join through March 2021 and enter to win a free signed c

075: You Belong Here with Jessica Gaddis
2021/2/15

Jessica Gaddis motivates us to realize that we belong here. Not only in the field of design, but in

074: Designers, Mind Your Business with Pek Pongpaet
2020/10/19

Pek Pongpaet teaches us how to be business-minded designers. He reveals how designers with business

073: The Unstoppable Designer with Jeff Gothelf
2020/9/28

Jeff Gothelf tells us how to be unstoppable designers. He debunks the mythical creature known as Pha

072: Everyone's a UX Designer with Jared Spool
2020/9/7

Jared Spool has been doing and defining UX long before many of us existed and/or even knew what it w

What the Next Season is Looking Like...
2020/6/21

This episode is me apologizing for the literal radio silence and filling you in on all the very vali

071: User Defenders Live – A Panel on Design Accessibility, Diversity & Ethics with Mina Markham, Derek Featherstone and Farai Madzima
2020/2/14

I had the great honor of being invited back to An Event Apart Denver (2019) to record a live podcast

070: Harnessing Life Experiences in Design with Shaheena Attarwala
2019/11/25

Shaheena Attarwala defends a woman’s right to design her own future, especially in the face of fierc

069: We Are All Pioneers with Sophia Prater
2019/11/11

Sophia Prater reminds us that we're all pioneers in a field that is changing every minute. She encou

068: People May be the Most Important Thing You Build as a Designer with Braden Kowitz
2019/10/28

Braden Kowitz reveals how human-centered design has everything to do with the humans we design and b

067: Design for How People Think with John Whalen
2019/10/14

Dr. John Whalen teaches us what it means to design for how people think. He reveals the powerful pri

066: Is Web Design Dead? with Jeffrey Zeldman
2019/9/30

Jeffrey Zeldman answers the provocative question, “Is Web Design Dead?”. He enlightens us to what th

065: Yes, AI will Replace Designers with Jasmine Oh
2019/9/16

Jasmine Oh informs us that AI will one day replace our current jobs as designers. She challenges us

064: How to Become Indistractable with Nir Eyal
2019/9/10

Nir Eyal teaches us how to harness the skill of the century…becoming Indistractable. He reminds us t

063: Mindset & Learning How to Learn with Jessica Ivins
2019/9/2

Jessica Ivins schools us on the critical value of a growth mindset in UX Design. She teaches us how