Meet Veronica Jones! After working as a hairdresser for a decade she decided to make a career switch. She finished an immersive UX Bootcamp last June and has been working as a design consultant in Washington, DC. We will cover the pros and cons of going to a Bootcamp, tips on staying positive during a job search, and how technology shapes our lives and shifts cultures.

Veronica's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vdesignjones/

Portfolio: www.vdesignjones.com

Today we are chatting with Maya, who pivoted her career into design. 

We will cover anthropology, ethnography, messy information, and a crazy story on how her poor phone-numbers-saving skills led to seeing an unexpected guest in a restaurant!

Maya's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmukhopadhaya/

Maya's website: www.mayamukhopadhaya.com

Today UX Untamed girls are chatting with Fergie, a United States Navy pastry chef turned UX designer. She supported multiple clients like Acxiom, Indeed Innovation, Cambio, DOPE Coffee, and etc.

Join us for UX vs red velvet cake analogies and some mental health tips!

Fergie's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthafergus/

Are you ready to find out what happens when you get catfished? Wait no more! Check episode 11 with April Damaso (she/her). 

Besides dating failures she will be talking about her UX career and the experience studying design at Capilano university.

Today we are talking to Max Ramos, a self-taught product designer. He has a degree in Computer Science, but now mainly focuses on helping early stage startups using his design expertise. He is also a community coordinator @ the Vancouver Design Check In Community. He loves helping others, so hit him up if you need any advice!

Where you can find Max:

Portfolio : https://maxramos.webflow.io/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxraamos/

Dribbble - https://dribbble.com/maxramos

List of resources Max mentioned:

https://thefutur.com/learn

https://www.udemy.com/user/joenatoli/

https://www.youtube.com/c/femkesvs/videos

https://www.youtube.com/c/AJSmart/videos

https://www.designbetter.co/books

https://abookapart.com/collections/books

https://www.youtube.com/c/DeltaCX/videos

https://www.adplist.org/

It is finally here...2021.  A year of hope? New jobs? Significant moments? Let's find out!

P.S. Julieth will talk about the first full-time UX job she finally landed! Drop everything (including your coffee) and listen to this amazing episode. We promise to wipe your spilled coffee from the kitchen counter afterward :P

Today we are chatting with amazing Jacquie Wortley, product designer, and educator living her dream life in Mexico (she worked really hard for it!). There are so many nuggets of wisdom we can't even narrow them down! This episode will definitely expand your mind :) 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinewortley/

Jacquie's design consultancy startup: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jacquie-io/about/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacquieio/?hl=en

A book Jacquie mentioned: Radical Candor by Kim Scott

Victoria Cubbon is an entrepreneur, graphic & web designer, illustrator, and most recently, a community builder based in Vancouver, BC. Through her two businesses, Victoria Cubbon Creative and Creative Women Community, Victoria creates work that inspires well-being and creativity in others. Victoria lives in North Vancouver with her partner and kitten, Timmy.

Where you can find Victoria:

https://creativewomencommunity.com

https://www.instagram.com/creativewomencommunity/

https://victoriacubbon.com

https://www.instagram.com/victoria_cubbon/

Today we are chatting with our lovely acquaintance Liz Barraza who Alie met in-person (whaaat) in January 2020 before we-shall-not-name-that-mess started :)

We will be talking about Liz's journey as a developer and UX designer, the soft skills she implements in her daily life; as well as her trips all over the world including being stuck on a ferry with Russian men! A must-listen. Binge it please :)

Liz's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizbarraza/

IterateUX LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iterateux/

IterateUX website: https://iterateux.com/

IterateUX meetup page: https://www.meetup.com/Iterateux/

Today we will be talking about soft skills needed to be a great UX designer. Which one do you think is the most important?

Bonus: Alie will be sharing quotes from her "friends" like Thomas Edison and others, reviving Frankenstein, and finding out if her coworkers talk behind her back -- you can't miss this! :P