7min Product Master Series

Raven L. Veal, PhD is a Senior Strategic Designer at BCG X. Prior to joining BCG, Raven led innovation strategy at Citi Ventures and design research at IBM. Overall, Veal is passionate about advancing health equity and financial inclusion through the design of new ventures.

Mentions:

• Quote: "We have a world to conquer...one person at a time...starting with ourselves." ~ Nikki Giovanni

Where to find Raven:

• Personal website: https://www.ravenveal.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravenveal/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ravenveal
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ravenlveal/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

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Benjamin Hoppe is a Freelance Designer in Toronto. He designs and builds software with the goal of reducing friction and creating unique user experiences.

Where to find Benjamin:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrbenjaminhoppe
• ReadCV: https://read.cv/hoppe
• Website: https://benjaminhoppe.co/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

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Monica currently works as an Experience Design Manager at the ICRC, where she manages a team of UX Designers as well as the UX Design practice at the organization. Whether it's hosting design meetups, sharing design jobs online or writing about changes in the industry - anything that connects designers with one another gets her excited.

Mentions:

• "Nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems" - Scott Galloway. 
  • From The Algebra of Happiness: Notes on the Pursuit of Success, Love, and Meaning book by Scott Galloway:  https://profgmedia.com/book/the-algebra-of-happiness/
• A User Manual for Me:
  • https://cassierobinson.medium.com/a-user-manual-for-me-d3a851fbc694

Where to find Monica:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monicarayscott/
• Medium: https://medium.com/@monicarayscott

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

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Courtney is a mixed methods researcher living in the Detroit, USA area. Her research experience includes automotive, govtech, voice AI and finance. She loves helping teams make evidence-based decisions that improve people’s lives and meet business objectives.

Where to find Courtney:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrigamiUx
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cdsnede/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Rebecca Blakiston is a Senior UX Researcher at Ad Hoc, a company that improves government services. Previously, she was a UX Strategist and Librarian at the University of Arizona. She has a decade of experience advocating for data-informed, empathy-driven decisions.

Mentions:

• 'Seven Second Pause of Silence' sometimes called the 'Seven Second Rule': 
  • https://www.edutopia.org/article/extending-silence/
  • https://realsocialskills.org/2015/02/19/7-second-rule/
  • https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/seven-second-rule-michael-landers/ 
•  The Four Tendencies book by Gretchen Rubin: https://gretchenrubin.com/books/the-four-tendencies/
• The "Obliger" Tendency from The Four Tendencies book: https://gretchenrubin.com/quiz/the-four-tendencies-quiz/obliger/

Where to find Rebecca:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlakistonR
• LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/uxrebecca
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steadfastlibrarian/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Shpetim Ujkani is a Sr. Staff User Experience Designer at Google. He is designer connecting humans and computers, shaping tools for people and mentoring. Currently, responsible for leading the design at Mandiant ASM within Google Cloud Security and coordinating all core design initiatives—including establishing a consistent design system and improving cross-functional collaboration within many teams and design efforts.

Where to find Shpetim:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShpetimUjkani
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shpetimujkani/
• UnSplash: https://unsplash.com/@shpetimujkani

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Kofi is a product designer based in Accra, Ghana. He values human connection, growth & openness. He also enjoys solving difficult human problems through design. Previously, he was at Mest as a tech fellow teaching product design and mentoring.

Where to find Kofi:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/kofijoy
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kofijoy/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/senam-kofi-22b06254/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Sasha Petrov is passionate about building things that have never been built before. Currently he is focused on creating products that empower individuals to become the best version of themselves utilizing technology and AI.

Mentions:

• Collaborative Product Design - Book: https://www.agux.co/book/collaborative-product-design/overview
• Sasha’s Blog: https://petrov.substack.com/

Where to find Sasha:

• Substack newsletter: https://petrov.substack.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/o-petrov/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Otobong Okoko, Senior Product Designer at Zalando.  He started his journey in tech as a front-end developer and transitioned to design over a 12-year professional career. His superpower is asking questions to empathize and uncover challenges that are not easily communicated and enjoys giving back to the community through mentoring.

Where to find Otobong:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/otobongso
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/otobong/

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

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Bavithra is a Product Manager with the MoneySmart Group. Bavithra enjoys the dynamic nature of product management and has 4 years of experience doing all things Product in Tech companies. On her free time, you can find her on the yoga mat or chilling with a good book.

You can find Bavithra on LinkedIn. 

Where to find the show:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/7minProdSeries
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/7min-product-master-series/
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/7minProdSeries
• Email: [email protected]
• Tell us how we’re doing: https://forms.gle/THrAepw1kWRbbBeZ8

Where to find Lewis:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/ngeshlew
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngeshlew

If you like the show ❤️, please be sure to tell a Product person and subscribe to us on Spotify, Apple podcast or your favorite podcast app.

Don’t forget to leave us a rating ⭐️ or comment because it helps to other people to discover our show 🙌🏾

Thanks for listening!