The benefit.design Podcast - A podcast for creatives.

Thank you for listening to the benefit.design podcast!  
HOST: Kanika Rao 
GUEST: Jingle Chen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jingle-chen/

In this podcast episode, Jingle, a UX designer at McGraw Hill, shares his journey into UX design and talks about his UX design degree program. He also discusses his day-to-day role as a UX designer at McGraw Hill and shares lessons he learned from a hardware startup. Jingle also shares how he prepared for his first role and offers advice for junior designers on creating effective portfolios.

Watch other episodes here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM0rWoAQT-O-q42GkFhTDmEleSiqqw3lW
Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ozbYf0cJcXmYSJsWSOULq?si=b46f090ffbf445bd
Donate Today: https://www.benefit.design/donate
Partner Organizations: https://www.benefit.design/nonprofits  

:00 - Introductions :29 - Journey into UX Design 3:10 - UX Design Degree Program 7:15 - Day to day role as a UX Designer at McGraw Hill 10:32 - Lessons learned from hardware startup 18:53 - How have you prepared for your first role 26:27 - Advice for Jr. Designers about portfolios 31:35 - Closing questions

A podcast for creatives. Join host Kanika as they dive into the world of design, sharing tips and advice on how to jumpstart your career, advance your skills and stand out. Each episode will feature interviews with designers and professionals in the industry who will share their valuable insights and experiences on building a successful career in design. You'll also learn about the latest design trends, techniques, tools, and networking strategies to help you connect with other designers and professionals in the field.

Season 1: Episode 3 - 2022

Thank you for listening to the benefit.design podcast!  

GUEST: Nick Finck | https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickfinck/

In this podcast episode, Nick shares his journey through 20+ years of design and talks about his early career roles and introduction to UX. He also shares tips on defining your mantra for your career, learning through roles and focusing your interests, healthy approaches to imposter syndrome, learning from failing and situational leadership.

HOST: Kanika Rao

Partner Organizations: https://www.benefit.design/nonprofits

Donate Today: https://www.benefit.design/donate

00:00 - Introductions 00:41 - Nick's Journey Through 20+ Years of Design  04:03 - Early career roles and intro to UX 07:40 - Defining your mantra for your career 10:15 - Learning through roles and focusing your interests 16:40 - Healthy approaches to imposter syndrome  23:40 - Learning from failing 27:15 - Situational leadership 29:04 - Sharing knowledge for networking 39:52 - Understand recruiters and mentors 59:05 - Closing questions 1:01:00 - Growth mindset and failures

A podcast for creatives. Join host Kanika as they dive into the world of design, sharing tips and advice on how to jumpstart your career, advance your skills and stand out. Each episode will feature interviews with designers and professionals in the industry who will share their valuable insights and experiences on building a successful career in design. You'll also learn about the latest design trends, techniques, tools, and networking strategies to help you connect with other designers and professionals in the field.

In this podcast episode, AJ, shares the story behind the company's creation and the meaning behind its name. He also discusses his day-to-day role and the benefit.design community, as well as reflecting on his own growth as a leader, the addition of new team members, and the future of the company. AJ also shares lessons learned in the industry and advice to new designers.

Partner Organizations: https://www.benefit.design/nonprofits 

Donate Today: https://www.benefit.design/donate 

00:00-00:20 - Introduction 00:21-02:19 - How did benefit.design start? 02:20-04:11 - Where did the name come from? 04:12-10:06 - What is your day to day role? 10:07-11:20 - benefit.design Community 11:21-14:59 - How have you evolved as a leader? 15:00-17:12 - New team members 17:13-19:32 - Future of benefit.design 19:33-20:49 - End of year for benefit.design 20:50-27:30 - Lessons learned in Industry 27:31-29:14 - Closing

A podcast for creatives. Join host Kanika as they dive into the world of design, sharing tips and advice on how to jumpstart your career, advance your skills and stand out. Each episode will feature interviews with designers and professionals in the industry who will share their valuable insights and experiences on building a successful career in design. You'll also learn about the latest design trends, techniques, tools, and networking strategies to help you connect with other designers and professionals in the field.

Season 1: Episode 1 - 2022