The Way of Product with Caden Damiano

Imagine hiring a company whose value proposition is more revenue? That's the promise of Wunderkind, an agency based in NYC that uses creativity and design as levers to drive business growth. In this episode, I chat with their VP of design, Richie Lokay, about running a large design org the levers they focus on at Wunderkind to drive business growth. Connect with Richie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richielokay/Work at Wunderkind: https://www.wunderkind.co/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

In this episode, I discuss the product design role with Peter Loving, owner of the agency, UserActive, and the differences between UX and Product Design. I recommend this interview to anyone wanting to figure out what specialty they are going to focus on in their career. Connect with Peter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterloving/Work with UserActiveIf 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

In this episode, I talk with Senior Director of Product Erica Gann Kitaev about how emotion and sentiment can be big indicators of product success. This episode is a great deep dive on delight.Connect with Erika: https://www.linkedin.com/in/egann/Careers at Thomson Reuters: https://www.thomsonreuters.com/en.htmlIf 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

In this episode, I chat with Ian Peterman, Founder of the Peterman Design Firm, about the value of time and consistency when working out innovations. This interview will get you hyped to stick to something long-term because that's what it takes to be an impact player in the industry. Connect with Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianpeterman/Work with the Peterman FirmIf 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

In this episode, I talk with serial entrepreneur Richard White, founder of Fathom, about how he balances vision and execution, and how to translate research insights into actual product roadmap moves.Connect with Richard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rrwhite/Download Fathom 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

In this episode, I talk to Pek Pongpaet, CEO of the almost decade-old agency Impekable, about the lessons he has had to learn to grow his agency by not designing. This is a great episode for designers who want to grow into business operators.Connect with Pek: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pekpongpaet/Careers at Impekable: https://www.impekable.com/Listen to Pek's Podcast 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

A discussion on what good and bad strategy is and how innovation actually works. 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

Essay on how to carry yourself as a professional designer. 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

How to identify ideas and requirements that are not backed by real discovery work.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

An essay on what it takes to create a meaningful career and life.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