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Teresa Cain on the Many Roles of a Product Manager

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Teresa Cain, Director of Product Management UX and Design at TreviPay, about how to take critical feedback on your product, building a structure to support the different areas of product, and advice for PMs.

Omar Javier Lyles on Realizing the Potential of your Impact in Business

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Omar Javier Lyles, Vice President, Head of Small & Mid-market Business Design at Capital One, about customer needs versus the business objectives, measuring your impact, and finding what fuels you.

Subhasree Chatterjee on Designer and Data Analytics Partnership

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Subhasree Chatterjee, Lead Data Analyst at LexisNexis, about eliminating a transactional relationship between designers and data analysts, tips for designers on how to approach data analytics, and more.

James Jordan on the Evolution of the Product Manager

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with James Jordan, Founder of Producto, about the current state of the product market, how to successfully collaborate between product and design, and key attributes product managers need to lead a team successfully.

Jim Morris on Exponential Growth with Product Management

On this episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Jim Morris, Founder, Product Discovery Group, about the importance of talking directly to users, fitting product into user lives, and the balance between collaboration and decision making.

Kevin Hawkins on Design at a Global Scale

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Kevin Hawkins, Global UX Director at Glovo, about applying research to a global audience, collaborating at a large scale company, and how to get and keep a job in UX today.

Ryan Leffel on UX in the Travel Industry

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Ryan Leffel, Head of Design at Priceline, about design nuances in the travel industry, advice for new designers, and what he has learned from starting a business from the ground up.

Brian Peterson on Meeting Customer Demand in Product

On this first episode of Where Product Meets Design, Alex chats with Brian Peterson, VP of Product, about the importance of communicating with the customer, how there is no product without design, and where the two cross paths in his industry.

Bob Baxley on the Medium of Software

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Bob Baxley, SVP of Design at Thoughtspot, about reengaging in your work, what his advice would be to new designers today, and more insights about the medium of software.

Erica Heinz, Founder & Principal Product Designer, 4D Thinking Studio (edited)

On this episode of Design Leader Insights, Alex chats with Erica Heinz, Founder & Principal Product Designer, 4D Thinking Studio. Erica emphasizes the importance of usability, inclusivity, and personalization. She introduces her new book, Think in 4D, which encourages designers to move beyond traditional 2D design layers and consider deeper user interactions over time. Erica shares insights from her work, stressing the value of low fidelity in design and the need to avoid dark UX patterns. She also offers advice for new designers on staying flexible and exploring multiple solutions.