Making UX Work with Joe Natoli
Hello and welcome to making UX work; I’m Joe Natoli. Our focus here is on folks like you doing the tough, often unglamorous UX work in the real world. My guests will share their struggles, their successes, and their journey to and through the trenches of product design, development, and of course, user experience. Before we get into it, I’d like to give a shout out to our sponsor, Stache Studio — a streetwear clothing brand focusing on quality products with a positive message, inspired by the resilience to turn a negative situation into a positive outcome. The Stache mantra is that Even in the darkest times, there is a light revealing prosperity. Find your light and let it guide you through the darkness. Visit stache.studio to check out their incredibly well-designed products and learn more.
Episodes
19 episodes
Episode 19, Tanya Netayavichitr: The Power of WE
In both my previous experience working with her company as a consultant and this conversation, it becomes very clear very fast that Tanya Netayavichitr is someone who lifts every person she comes in contact with to greater heights. As you'll he...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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59:45
Episode 18, Will Sykora: Do things that scare you!
My guest for Episode 18 of Making UX Work is Will Sykora, who’s been working in design for over a decade, from a start in traditional graphic design to immersing himself in digital and web experiences. He’s worked in a multitude...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:00:17
Episode 17, Nick Finck: removing fear, reaching out and remaining hungry
For this first episode of Season 3, I'm breaking my "no rock stars" rule. Because although he would never describe or consider himself as such, Nick Finck is a rock star — in the absolute best sense of the word.For over 25 years, Nick h...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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1:35:15
Episode 16, Rich Harrison: don't "push back" — pull forward.
My guest Rich Harrison has 15 years of design leadership experience, partnering with over 50 organizations. He has served as a UX lead, team leader, and senior designer for higher education, Fortune 500 companies, government, nonprofits,...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:09:14
Episode 15, Helen Arvanitopoulos: PREACH!!!
Helen Arvanotopoulis describes herself as a Design Thinking Preacher, UX Evangelist and Service Design Advocate. She is currently Head of UX for the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Aegon NV, working across Europe, Asia and America helping busine...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:10:59
Episode 14, Russ Troester: inspiration, encouragement + resilience
Russ Troester is still very new to UX, but he's definitely in the right place because, in his own words, he has a passion for “helping to make things suck less.” While he especially enjoys the research-related portions of the UX design...
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1:10:27
Episode 13, Hida Behzadi: It's the thinking, not the making
My guest today is Hida Behzadi. While she is a graphic designer by trade, she’s also worked as a creative director, a UX strategist, a design lecturer, and continues to work as an art instructor. In addition to her design ac...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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1:21:01
Episode 12, Rajeev Subramanian: Not Knowing is OK
My guest today is Rajeev Subramanian, who describes himself as the "poster child" for continuous career evolution, and after talking to him I agree with that description. From gigs in sales, marketing, software development, e...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:07:10
Episode 11, Jason Ogle: Your Mess is Your MESSAGE!
My guest today is Jason Ogle, who describes himself as a passionate user defender — fighting for users who are victims of bad design decisions. He's an influential podcaster whose amazing USER DEFENDERS podcast is continuing ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:06:13
Episode 10, Kristin Currier Ludlow: YES WE CAN!
My guest today is Kristin Currier Ludlow, a Digital Designer with over 20 years of helping people shop better online and in stores.In my experience, retail is one of the toughest industries to advocate for and create UX c...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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57:58
Episode 09, Peter Kaizer :: Designing with the head, the heart and the hands
My guest today is Peter Kaizer, a UX designer and developer with over 20 years of professional experience. What’s particularly interesting is that Peter started his career making things with his hands, namely what he calls "functional ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:07:59
Episode 08, Mary Shaw :: UX Troubadour
Mary Shaw's more than 20-year career has taken her from accomplished touring singer-songwriter to marketing strategist to web designer to UX consultant to some of the biggest brands in the world. Mary's first career was that ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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53:09
Episode 07, Anne Dougherty :: Behind all great UX is equally great content
My guest for this month's episode is Anne Dougherty.Anne is a writer and a UX and content architect who is passionate about making excellent user experiences, film, curling, and, by her own admission, the Oxford comma.
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:01:27
Episode 06, Jason Bowden :: Faith, Hope and UX
My guest for this month's episode is Jason Bowden.Jason’s core disciplines lie in 3 focused areas: UX design strategy, creative direction, and mentorship. He’s been a designer his entire life, but professionally since 2001 or so.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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57:47
Episode 05, Doug Collins :: "There is no Plan B."
My guest for this month's episode is Doug Collins.Aside from being one of the most positive and generous people I’ve ever met, Doug’s UX work spans a variety of industries ranging from the financial world to sports entertainment.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:03:49
Episode 04, Lisa Baskett :: Grace Under Pressure
My guest today is Lisa Baskett; she is a veteran digital designer with over 17 years of crafting experiences for a wide variety of clients — from one person business ventures to big brand enterprise organizations.Currently, she sp...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:20:59
Episode 03, Esther Schinkel :: Gamification, Higher Education and Life as a UX Team of One.
Today we head to the Netherlands to talk with Esther Schinkel, who, in her own words, is passionate about making the web usable. And as I think you’ll hear, she takes a great deal of pride and joy in that endeavor. Esther beg...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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53:09
Episode 02, Leon Strydom :: Job searches, design obsessions and a dog named Process.
Hailing from the UK, my guest Leon Strydom has been working in and on the web since 2008, splitting his time between visual design and front-end development, while frequently turning his talents to print-based design work as well....
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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53:15
Episode 01, Daniel Bosnjak :: Planes, Passion and UX.
My guest Daniel Bosnjak is a multidisciplinary designer from Croatia, focusing on UX Design, Brand Strategy and crafting usable, beautiful digital products. Over the last 15 years he’s applied his design and UX talents to successful webs...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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57:56