berrycast: Recent Episodes
Cloudberry Creative
The Broken Rung: Only 11% of UX and design leadership positions are held by women. Join Cloudberry as we explore this topic with intrepid female leaders trying to mend the corporate ladder.
Lailla Elgohary, JPMorgan Chase
Design Director
Lailla discusses the value of maintaining a creative practice outside of work and how representation in leadership can cause a domino effect.
Links from the episode:
- Lailla's scifi comic, "Fluidum"
Evan English, American Express
Vice President, Product Design & Research
Evan shares her “s-shaped” journey into design and provides advice on building a trusted network and stretching yourself by learning new skills.
Kristin Wisnewski, IBM
Vice President of CIO Design
Kristin describes the meaning of a "true team,” outlining how diversity and authenticity enable team effectiveness to create the best work.
Meg Rush, MOBE
Chief Digital Officer
Meg discusses her career journey in the healthcare industry and provides astute guidance for up and coming digital leaders.
Links from the episode:
- Customers 2020 - The Walker Study
Amy Buckner Chowdhry, AnswerLab
CEO & Founder
Amy describes her company's unique culture and provides tactics for maximizing influence and tackling gender imbalance in UX leadership.
Links from the episode:
- Researchers, Please Join Our Pledge to Go Remote
- 5 Strategies To Maximize Your UX Influence
Cara Determan, Consumer Reports
Director of User Experience
Cara discusses being an introverted leader and offers insightful advice for pushing yourself and finding your voice.
Links from the episode:
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- The Leader of the Free World Is an Introvert. Here's How Obama Leads
Cynthia Kellam, TE Connectivity
Global Senior Director of Digital Customer Experience
Cynthia speaks from an anthropological perspective about the importance of creating experiences that are customer-first.
Links from the episode:
- The Design of Everyday Things
- Being Digital
- Clifford Geertz
Wendy Cown, Charles Schwab
Director of Operations and Accessibility, User Experience Design and Research Team
Wendy maps her career journey and pinpoints experiences that helped shape her into a UX team leader.
Link from the episode:
- Hurricane Cave Map
Alex Hurworth, Bloomberg
Mobile User Experience Team Leader
Alex shares how taking chances brought her to the industry and offers invaluable advice to those just starting out: Be brave!
Links from the episode:
- To grow as a designer, think beyond design
- Teach girls bravery, not perfection