I was walking my dog when I had an idea. What would happen if I gave AI the opportunity to create a podcast about me? So, I went to Notebook LM and Bench and uploaded all of the documentation about myself that I’ve produced over the past few months. I’ve been creating all of this […]

In this episode, I’m joined by Ryan Bell, a UX practitioner with over a decade of experience, currently working at Amazon on Prime Video and Amazon Studios internal tools. We reminisce about their earlier days working together at ADP and discuss Ryan’s journey from being an intern to becoming a lead organizer for Orange County […]

In this episode, we share how less than 10 hours of research saved millions of dollars, countless hours of work, and turned a multi-quarter project into a streamlined four-sprint success. It’s a perfect example of why even quick research can make a massive impact. The challenge began with a team tasked to improve supplier onboarding […]

In this episode, I share a few helpful ways that I’ve used AI in my workflow as a the sole, and a bit lonely, UX designer in a fast paced organization. I discuss how I’ve used AI for work summarization, turning my daily notes into comprehensive weekly and monthly reports. This approach has proven invaluable […]

In this episode, I dive into the importance of understanding design principles and laws, rather than just focusing on mastering design tools. Here’s a summary of what I covered: The Trouble with Social Media Design Content I’ve noticed that most social media content about design focuses on tool usage, like Figma tutorials. There’s a real […]

Learn about my 23 years as a User Experience designer and leader. As I dive into creating and hosting this podcast, I feel like it’s important that you know a bit of my history. That’s the point of this episode, an introduction to me and how I got here. Now, you could just cruise over […]

Welcome to the Design Block podcast. In this episode, I’ll do a quick intro about myself and my 23 years in User Experience and Product Design. I’ll give a quick preview about what the podcast will be about and why I chose now to create and publish a UX centered podcast.