Elevate your UX career with human guidance from an experienced UX leader
Get unstuck with a flexible, customized 1:1 career strategy and portfolio review.
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Four hours. Four steps. A personalized career strategy framework..
The rules of the game have changed. With crowded job markets and the rise of AI, standing out takes more than just a standard portfolio template. You don't need another online course—you need real human guidance. Get personalized feedback from a mentor who knows exactly what today's hiring managers are searching for.
Four hours. Four steps. A personalized career strategy framework.
Core Focus Areas
Portfolio & Narrative Audits: Move beyond pixel-pushing. We’ll reshape your case studies to highlight business impact, problem-solving, and your unique design voice.
Strategic Positioning: Learn how to present yourself as a high-value product thinker—whether you are aiming for a senior promotion or making a mid-career pivot.
AI-Era Career Proofing: Integrate modern AI workflows into your process while doubling down on the human skills algorithms can't replicate: empathy, facilitation, and product intuition.
Interview & Offer Guidance: Prepare for high-stakes presentations, whiteboarding sessions, and salary negotiations with a veteran who has sat on the other side of the table.
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Meet your instructor:
Backed by 30 years of hiring and scaling high-performing design teams, I offer sharp, diagnostic mentorship to help you bridge the gap to your next senior leadership role.
I’ve spent three decades in the design trenches—leading teams, launching products, and reviewing thousands of portfolios as a hiring manager. I’ve watched tools evolve from early web layout software to modern AI platforms, but one constant remains: great design careers are built on clarity, narrative, and human connection.
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Why the career clinic strategy works:
Typical "Portfolio Review" support
Focuses on output: UI screens, wireframes, and generic double-diamond diagrams.
Views the portfolio as a scrapbook: A chronological archive of everything ever built.
Chases trends: Blindly adopting bento grids or copying AI templates.
Feeds the AI "slop": Producing homogenized content that looks like every other candidate.
Focuses on positioning: Who are you, how do you think, and why are you irreplaceable?
Views the portfolio as a product: A purpose-built marketing asset tailored for an exhausted hiring manager.
Uncovers the narrative arc: Curating stepping stones that guide the reviewer through an authentic journey.
Highlights the human margin: Showcasing hard decisions, technical friction, and business metrics.
The "UX Career Strategy Clinic"
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I created the Career Strategy Clinic because automated portfolio scanners and generic online advice leave talented designers feeling stuck. I offer the 1-on-1, empathetic guidance I wish I had coming up—helping you cut through the noise, articulate your true value, and navigate your next big career leap with confidence
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