Audrey Cheng shares her journey from lab scientist to CTO, why she redefined career success, and how UX and product can work better together.

Highlights include:

⭐ Why did you have to leave redefine career success?
⭐ Should product leaders be leading design orgs?
⭐ How do you involve stakeholders in UX design, in a meaningful way?
⭐ Should designers seeking influence consider a move into product?
⭐ How do you handle demands for features from stakeholders?

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Who is Audrey Cheng?

Audrey is the Chief Technology Officer at Imagr, the first vision-only, white-label, autonomous checkout solution that retailers can own, operate and scale themselves.

Before joining Imagr, she was the CPO at SnapComms, an Everbridge company. At the same time, Audrey was also the Head of Global UX for all of Everbridge’s products, working closely with the CTO - Dr. John Maeda.

Prior to Everbridge, Audrey was the VP of Product at Pushpay, the world-leading digital engagement and giving platform for churches.

In 2019, Audrey was recognised by Leading Women in Product, as the Product Leader of the Year for Australia and New Zealand.

A clear communicator and a passionate product person, Audrey has been invited to deliver talks at UXDX Asia Pacific and Mind the Product, and has been a repeat guest on the Fearless Product podcast.

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Find Audrey here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-cheng-b495a02/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/audjcheng

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