Jessica Gaddis's guest appearances

Jessica Gaddis

User Defenders – UX Design & Personal Growth

Self-Made Web Designer

Booting Up

Chris Coyier

Sarah Doody

Nir Eyal

Seth Godin

John Whalen

Tom Ross

Nick Loper

Denise Jacobs

Samuel Hulick

Laura Klein

Jason Ogle

Andy Vitale

Jeff Barnaby

Derek Featherstone

Jonathan Pimento

OwlTail

Jessica Gaddis is a Product Designer at Twitter that taught her way into the field. She worked at Netflix and did some pro-bono work too. Listen in on her secrets to learning:  6:30 How she discovered product design and started learning 13:38 Why she didn’t go to a bootcamp (but still used one) 19:28 Getting experience without a job 22:38 Product design is impossible without collaboration 23:56 Real-life design is different from those listicles 29:45 Process for kicking off her job search 33:14 The structure of tech company’s like Netflix teams 38:16 Finding peer mentors to make the first year easier 45:50 Difference between designing internally vs. for clients 52:40 What she would do if she was trying to break into product design today 54:35 What designers need to do in their first year of their career  Follow Jessica on Twitter to stay updated on her latest work. PLEASE throw us a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE if you learned something new!                                                                                                          ------------------ Follow us on LinkedIn for all our events &amp; tips: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/booting-upOr Twitter works too: https://twitter.com/BootingUpPodJoin our community of bootcamp grads on Discord at: https://prentus.co/community

Jessica Gaddis is a Product Designer at Twitter that taught her way into the field. She worked at Netflix and did some pro-bono work too. Listen in on her secrets to learning: 6:30 How she discovered product design and started learning 13:38 Why she didn’t go to a bootcamp (but still used one) 19:28 Getting experience without a job 22:38 Product design is impossible without collaboration 23:56 Real-life design is different from those listicles 29:45 Process for kicking off her job search 33:14 The structure of tech company’s like Netflix teams 38:16 Finding peer mentors to make the first year easier 45:50 Difference between designing internally vs. for clients 52:40 What she would do if she was trying to break into product design today 54:35 What designers need to do in their first year of their career Follow Jessica on Twitter to stay updated on her latest work. PLEASE throw us a REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE if you learned something new!                                                                                                          ------------------ Follow us on LinkedIn for all our events &amp; tips: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/booting-up" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/booting-up</a>Or Twitter works too: <a href="https://twitter.com/BootingUpPod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BootingUpPod</a>Join our community of bootcamp grads on Discord at: <a href="https://prentus.co/community" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://prentus.co/community</a>

8: Self-teaching Product Design, pro-bono projects, and life at Netflix with Jessica Gaddis of Twitter

Jessica Gaddis motivates us to realize that we belong here. Not only in the field of design, but in this often painful and perplexing world we call home. Why? Because somewhere, sometime, somehow...someone needs us. She inspires us to find our community because they’re already out there, searching for us and waiting for us to connect with them and even lead them. She reveals how she was able to on a very limited budget go all in and learn UX and go on to get her foot in the door as a Product Designer. From 0 to Netflix, and now Twitter. She touches on the unwelcome voice in many of our heads known as imposter syndrome, and reveals how she’s been able to successfully combat it. She also shares with us how advocating for black women in design by opening up her calendar as a mentor has been one of the most rewarding and impactful design decisions she’s ever made.  Origin Story (5:05) Growing Up In a Techie Home (8:48) Journalism + UX? (11:42) The UX of Learning UX (18:21) Teaching Should Be Every Company’s Core Value (32:15) Have You Overcome Imposter Syndrome? (44:14) How Do We Find Community? (50:00) The Deep Value of Mentoring (57:59) What Do You Want On Your Headstone? (70:13) UX Superpower? (74:09) UX Kryptonite? (75:37) UX Superhero Name (77:38) Habit of Success? (78:02)  UX Resource or Tool (81:04) Recommended Book (83:11) Best Advice (84:56) Connect &amp; Keep Up (87:21)  Check out the detailed show notes including mentioned links, transcript and Eli Jorgensen's astonishing superhero artwork at userdefenders.com/075 This episode is made possible by Editor X. Editor X gives you a wide workspace with total CSS control powered by smooth drag &amp; drop on a platform where every tiny detail has been carefully considered. That means you can let your creativity run wild and build your most creative sites yet. I can keep trying to describe it to you, but you should really go see it for yourself. Visit userdefenders.com/EditorX and discover a new standard in web design

Jessica Gaddis motivates us to realize that we belong here. Not only in the field of design, but in this often painful and perplexing world we call home. Why? Because somewhere, sometime, somehow...someone needs us. She inspires us to find our community because they’re already out there, searching for us and waiting for us to connect with them and even lead them. She reveals how she was able to on a very limited budget go all in and learn UX and go on to get her foot in the door as a Product Designer. From 0 to Netflix, and now Twitter. She touches on the unwelcome voice in many of our heads known as imposter syndrome, and reveals how she’s been able to successfully combat it. She also shares with us how advocating for black women in design by opening up her calendar as a mentor has been one of the most rewarding and impactful design decisions she’s ever made. <ul> <li>Origin Story (5:05)</li> <li>Growing Up In a Techie Home (8:48)</li> <li>Journalism + UX? (11:42)</li> <li>The UX of Learning UX (18:21)</li> <li>Teaching Should Be Every Company’s Core Value (32:15)</li> <li>Have You Overcome Imposter Syndrome? (44:14)</li> <li>How Do We Find Community? (50:00)</li> <li>The Deep Value of Mentoring (57:59)</li> <li>What Do You Want On Your Headstone? (70:13)</li> <li>UX Superpower? (74:09)</li> <li>UX Kryptonite? (75:37)</li> <li>UX Superhero Name (77:38)</li> <li>Habit of Success? (78:02)</li> <li> UX Resource or Tool (81:04)</li> <li>Recommended Book (83:11)</li> <li>Best Advice (84:56)</li> <li>Connect &amp; Keep Up (87:21)</li> </ul> Check out the detailed show notes including mentioned links, transcript and Eli Jorgensen's astonishing superhero artwork at <a href="https://userdefenders.com/075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">userdefenders.com/075</a> This episode is made possible by Editor X. Editor X gives you a wide workspace with total CSS control powered by smooth drag &amp; drop on a platform where every tiny detail has been carefully considered. That means you can let your creativity run wild and build your most creative sites yet. I can keep trying to describe it to you, but you should really go see it for yourself. Visit <a href="https://userdefenders.com/editorx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">userdefenders.com/EditorX</a> and discover a new standard in web design

075: You Belong Here with Jessica Gaddis

Resources:Jessica’s Twitter AccountJessica’s WebsiteWeb Design Starter Kit CourseRelated Articles:How to Build a UX Design Portfolio that Gets Your HiredWhat Does it Mean to Be a UX Designer

Resources:<ul><li><a href="https://twitter.com/MariaGaddis" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica’s Twitter Account</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jmgaddis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jessica’s Website</a></li><li><a href="https://selfmadewebdesigner.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Web Design Starter Kit Course</a></li></ul>Related Articles:<ul><li><a href="https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/how-to-build-a-ux-design-portfolio-that-gets-you-hired/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to Build a UX Design Portfolio that Gets Your Hired</a></li><li><a href="https://selfmadewebdesigner.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-ux-designer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Does it Mean to Be a UX Designer</a></li></ul>

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