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What is UX?
The show dedicated to inspiring, educating, and motivating UX designers both new and seasoned. Guests share their UX journey, career, and industry experience.
What is UX?
S4E6 Interview with Ana Lara, Lead UX Designer at Cisco, Sr UX Manager at T-Mobile
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Pek Pongpaet
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Season 4
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Episode 6
Ana Lara is an award-winning app product and strategic designer with more than ten years of experience. She has worked with different clients such as Microsoft, Coca-Cola, and Hilton. She was one of the earliest UX team members at T-Mobile, where she led and transformed one of their most important apps into an award-winning mobile experience. Later she transitioned to lead a team of strategists building omnichannel end-to-end customer journeys, seeking user-centric solutions to their pain points. Three months ago, she joined Cisco, leading a new app experience. She recently joined the ADP List community as an active mentor.
In this episode, we talked about:
- Ana's role at Cisco
- Industry awards
- Building a good team, dedication and research
- Career journey at T-mobile
- Internal award at T-mobile
- How to balance personal and professional life
- Empathy in the workplace
- How did Ana start in design and her design journey
- What qualities to look for when looking for a designer
Links:
Book: Design Thinking Toolbox