Ioana engages in a thoughtful discussion about burnout with guests Meg Rye and Laurence Galland.

This episode was recorded in partnership with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wix Studio.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode:

0:46 intro

02:05 Wix sponsorship message

04:11 - Guests' background and interest in burnout

07:36 - Observations on designer experiences and industry challenges

15:57 - Symptoms and manifestations of burnout

20:17 - Steps to take upon realizing burnout + prevention tips

28:23 - Advice for those facing burnout threats

38:54 - Key takeaways

Our guests:

Meg Rye (she/her) - founder of Good Maven, recruiter and coach.

Meg’s been at the center of the global design community for 20+ years, working with professionals to build ambitious and fulfilling careers.

Most recently, Meg was the first international design recruiter at Meta. She led the team’s growth from 4 to 700 designers across 13 countries, while building a strong community and culture made up of product designers, content designers, user experience researchers, and artists.

She’s built teams, hiring processes, and programs for enterprise, agency, start-up, and cultural institutions, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Meta Reality Labs, Publicis Sapient, Havas, eBay, Comcast, Siemens, Verizon, The Wharton School, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Laurence Galland has worked with a huge range of teams and individuals and has vast experience across career management, leadership skills development, change management, self-development, business set up/scale up and work/life balance.

Before becoming a coach, she spent 10 years in consumer goods and tourism organisations as a senior HR professional. She holds a Professional Coach Certification (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation (ICF), an Individual Team Coach Accreditation (ITCA) from the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) and Masters degrees in international business and business administration.