The Way of Product with Caden Damiano

Today we learn from a veteran of the product design industry, Kevin Bailey from Product Design Agency "Design 1st". We talk about abandoning the term designer in favor of "product development specialist" and what we need to focus on to increase the odds of success for our product in the market. Learn more about Design 1st This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Great teams make great products, great design teams get companies to the next level. My guest is Justin Tan, Cofounder and Design Leader at Turtle Design. In this episode, we chat about helping companies get the right design hires for any stage of growth. Connect with JustinTurtle Design This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

In this episode, I interview Doorloop's VP of Product, Noam Grebel, about the role of VP of Product.Connect with Noam This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

My guest today is Jared Odeguard, a design director and certified coach.In this episode, we talk about the most proven and effective style of management: Coaching.Connect with Jared This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

My guest today has airdropped into multiple cities and set up fully functional design teams for the worldwide design agency Lollypop.Anjali Deswandikar talks about hiring and establishing a design culture. We discuss diversity and how to foster it and scale something larger than yourself. Connect with Anjali This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

How do you harness your ideas? How do you create things that are worth making? In this episode, I chat with Joey Cafone, author of "The Laws of Creativity" a comprehensive book on the creative process. Buy "The Laws of Creativity"Connect with Joey This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Repost of one of my top listened-to episodes. With a couple of Google conversation designers. Michael is currently working on conversation design at Meta. If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Audio essay on impact in stops in your career. If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

Season 6 finale! In this episode, I talk with Anthony Armendariz about the culture he and his wife have built at Funsize, the prolific Austin TX-based design agency. We talk about reducing designer churn and the lessons he had to learn so he could grow Funsize. Connect with Anthony: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyarmendariz/Work at Funsize: https://www.linkedin.com/company/funsize/Listen to Anthony's podcastIf you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com

I have personally never worked in a company with a dedicated UX researcher, so I reached out to, Varun Murugesan, one of the contributors to UX Research publication Apple & Banana, to learn how to properly utilize a full-time research role in a design org. Connect with Varun: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varunsmurugesan/ Check out Apple & Banana's new book.If you get any value out of this show, or if it has helped you in any way, please subscribe to “Thinking Out Loud About Design” for free to get the distilled learnings on being a staff-level individual contributor. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.wayofproduct.com