Design Q&A Podcast with Batsi and Extraordinary People: Recent Episodes
Batsirai Madzonga
Hi! I'm Batsi, welcome to my design Q&A podcast with extraordinary people. I love having conversations with leaders in design, product, innovation, and technology. Here's hoping you find design inspiration for today and food for thought for tomorrow. Enjoy!
Living legend Dan Mall joins us to speak about all things Design Systems! Dan ran a design system consultancy called SuperFriendly for over a decade. He now creates content to teach designers about design systems, design processes, and design leadership.
In this session, Dan is giving away two of his design courses worth over $800!
This man is a phenomenal design leader! I'm excited to give you a chance to meet Celso Borges, Product Design Director at Xero. I often call him my Sensei, because without him I would not be the designer I am today. He lit a spark inside me that still persists to this day. I have no doubt that he will inspire you too! In this session, we talk about experience design and design mentorship. Learn what it takes to be a great leader and inspire design teams to excel at their craft.
I am super excited to have Jeneba Wint, Design Systems Manager at Charter Communications. Jeneba has spent the last 10 years in tech, focusing on digital transformation, digital content management, and design operations. She is a Digital Futurist, Systems Thinker, International Speaker, and more!
As a Design Systems Manager, Jeneba sits at the intersection of strategy, process, and operations to bring efficiency at scale. She will talk about her role at Charter Communications, why every systems team needs a process person, and the value of process and systems design for a Design Systems team.
An exciting opportunity to look under the hood of how teams at technology giants like Meta approach design systems. Come learn from Davy Fung, the Product Design Lead, Design Systems at Meta.
Check out his podcast here too for more context on the work he is doing!
https://anchor.fm/designsystemofficehours
In this session, we talk to Amber Jabeen, Director of DesignOps at Delivery Hero MENA. Discover how Design Ops can be implemented in teams of varying levels of design maturity.
Super excited to speak with Asher Kennedy about recruitment and relocation. Asher has placed several candidates over his career and can provide some great tips on getting hired and what to expect when relocating. Come and find out why he thinks the UAE and Saudi are the 'hottest' places to live and work right now!
Design Systems are more than just Figma styles and components. The most critical word in Design Systems is... 'System'. Thisis a masterclass to learn the crucial part code plays in making robust scalable design systems. Join us as we help re-position Design Systems as Product Systems.
A live Q&A where I answer your questions about UX and product design. I often receive messages from designers asking similar questions. I hope that this video will not only provide the answers you are looking for but perhaps even answers to questions you do not yet know to ask!
Here by popular demand! We chat with Brandon Busuttil about the wonders of web3 and the Metaverse. Come find out what his agency Digital Grind is doing in this space and how you can get involved in the future of the web.
I have invited Demitrie Koutandos a Talent Director at Fearless to talk about the global recruitment space. If you have questions about your CV, portfolio, how to land your dream job, or how to get noticed on LinkedIn Demitrie is here to help.