What happens when the design dream meets reality?

Two junior designers with completely different backgrounds - Emily (graphic design to UX via NYC to London) and Amina (English teacher to product designer) - share their unfiltered journey into tech.

Spoiler alert: It's nothing like the bootcamp ads promised.

Join me, Frieda, and my co-host for this special episode Venessa, as we dive deep into the skills gap between education and industry, the truth about AI tools in design, and why soft skills are becoming the ultimate differentiator. From imposter syndrome to stakeholder management, this is the conversation every aspiring designer needs to hear.

Make sure to connect with us:

• Venessa Bennett | LinkedIn
• Amina Bikulova | LinkedIn
• Emily Kehrli | LinkedIn

Along with Rally from EchoUser as a guest host for this episode, we (finally!) sat down with Felix from ADPList where we spoke about his journey founding ADPList to now, the future of mentorships and we spoke a bit (maybe a bit more) about how AI can help improve people's skills. We also cover about cultural differences between Singapore, the US, and other parts of the world.

As usual, drop us an email at [email protected] if you have any questions, suggestions or just wanted to say hi!

In this episode, Frieda is joined by a panel of experts from the UK and the US, including

Together, we discussed the current state of the tech job market, reflecting on its rollercoaster journey over the past few years:

In this episode, we're excited to have a couple of experts joining us: Stefan, co-founder of Mindstone, and Andrew, product design from Meta. Together, we'll dive into the fascinating topic of generative AI and explore its impact not just in the creative and art space but also in software development, research, and companies' responsibilities in using available online data. We'll unravel what's real and what's not, and why it matters. Additionally, we'll discuss the potential harmful intentions that can arise with machine learning.

Get woke and let's dive in! [email protected]

So, in this episode we're gonna chat about what it's like working in Singapore versus London. We're super excited to have our very first guests - Maeve from Revolut Design and Aman from Product. They're gonna spill the tea about their personal learnings, challenges, and overall experiences while working in London and Singapore. Can't wait to hear what they have to say!

As usual, please send any feedback and questions to [email protected]!

In this episode we’re sharing our journey to the tech world, including why we chose design and research, how design and research were involved the shift from business-led product into more customer-centric product mindset, to our first ever interview, and how to stand out from the crowd in this competitive market by utilising what’s already on the existing market.

Tune in to see if our journey can help you on yours! As always, send us any feedback or questions to [email protected]

As this is a pilot episode, we want to give you a bit of background about us. We talk about what we do, how we knew each other, how we got into Tech, what did we do before and what we're thinking of doing with Woke up in Tech,

Chat to us, or send us any questions to [email protected]