What I shipped, what I carried, what I learned in 2025
When I came back from maternity leave...
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My resume score is 41%, and I DGAF
How to create a resume in 2025
95% of AI investment fails today
According to Q3 2025 MIT research report: The GenAI Divide
Prompt: What makes me stand out
Build your unique value proposition career coach
Dogs not barking: the quiet crisis nobody's talking about
84% burnout, AI bloodbath, and why I'm not really a designer anymore
Will AI take my UX job?
TLDR: No, in fact I'm AI
Women volunteer for unpromotable work 48% more than men
And men know if they wait long enough, we'll do it anyway
I committed newsletter suicide
Here’s what I’ve been thinking about for 3 months...
How to introduce yourself at a conference
Attended my first Grace Hopper Celebration after 20 years in tech. I'm sharing tips on empowering women and non-binary folks in our field. Learn to craft your story, showcase your value, and use diverse skills to stand out.
Special voiceover life update episode - the good, the bad, the ugly
In this issue, I cover Grace Hopper Conference, burnout from RTO, and toxic teams
How to KISS - Keep it short, stupid
Navigating the challenges of a new team, I find myself caught in the crossfires of conflicting work styles, tackling issues of execution, culture, and politics.
Your current brand is probably invisible
6 formulas for becoming memorable in one sentence
AI
Figma with AI, new team, and angelina jolie
Next generation of design work and being in a new team
AI
The AI-revolution in UX design
A new era on ways of working
Career Growth
Onboarding to a new team in thirty days
If you are starting a new project with a new stakeholder, a new job, or even a new team, what should you do in the first 30 days?
Leadership
Cultural challenge: innovation conflicts with operational efficiency
Closing the chapter of my first team
Leadership
The power of confidence lies within vulnerability
Authenticity demands imperfection and vulnerability
Career Growth
10 things I learned from women leadership
We are bold women.
Life
Linkedin content experimentation
Greetings from Seattle
Writing
Learnings from writing a newsletter for a year
I'm still here...
Research
Premium Edition: How to design innovation - video
84% of company leadership believe innovation is a high priority, but 94% of them are dissatisfied with the performance of the innovation. A great product and service is long-lasting, but how do we know the idea today will stick?
Frameworks & Mental Model
How to speak about complex topics to college students
I presented a talk called "How do you design innovation" at the University of Chicago and SAIC, focusing on customer-centric design and exploring Jobs-To-Be-Done. I aimed to cover this complex subject in less than 18 minutes.
Early Career
How to level up to senior designer
I am working on a new Youtube series "Speedrun to Senior" where I speedrun a designer with 2 years of experience
Satire
There should be a course for being laid off
"Cat, are our jobs safe? Google is laying people off."