Speak Up and Stand Out: Strategic Skills for Product Designers
Cheryl Chepusova
Staff Product Designer
Grow from doing the work to owning your impact
AI is accelerating how quickly teams can produce work but that also means output alone is less differentiating.
For designers, this isn’t a new problem, but it is a more urgent one. Designers have always needed to communicate their value, but as the role evolves and AI takes on more of the execution, what helps you stand out is how clearly you communicate your taste, your decisions, and your impact.
This course is for product designers who are thoughtful, reliable, and trusted, but often stay heads-down or prioritize execution over making their impact clear. You’ll learn how to make your work visible, communicate with clarity, and grow in a way that’s aligned with you, not just what’s asked of you. You’ll also build awareness of the patterns that keep you in execution mode, so you can show up with more intention, confidence, and direction in your day-to-day work.
This course includes:
👉 4 live sessions with feedback, coaching, and community
👉 (Optional) 15-minute live coaching with Cheryl after the course
What you’ll learn
Move beyond execution and stand out for how you think, communicate, and shape decisions
Frame your work so it lands with product, engineering, and leadership
Speak with clarity and confidence, without over-explaining or second-guessing
Complement your speed and vibe coding with clear framing, so your work is seen for its impact, not just its volume
Show up with clarity and direction in cross-functional conversations
Build trust by making your thinking and impact easy to follow
Take ownership of your growth without carrying everything yourself
Use the right language and moments to advocate for your work and direction
Recognize and shift the patterns that keep you in execution mode
Work with more intention, not just more effort
Learn directly from Cheryl
Cheryl Chepusova
Staff-level designer with 14+ years leading product teams across 3 continents
Who this course is for
Mid-level product designers doing strong work, but stuck in execution and unsure how to make their impact visible
Designers on global or distributed teams who struggle to clearly communicate their thinking across async, cross-functional work
Thoughtful or introverted designers who want to stand out for their impact without self-promotion or overextending themselves
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Cheryl Chepusova in a real-time, interactive format.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
APAC-friendly timing
This course is uniquely timed so designers in Asia timezones can fully participate in live sessions — no more joining past midnight or missing out.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Maven Guarantee
Your purchase is backed by the Maven Guarantee.
Course syllabus
4 live sessions • 4 projects
Week 1
May
26
Communicating Design Decisions with Conviction
Tue 5/262:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)May
28
Lead Cross-Functional Conversations with Clarity
Thu 5/282:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Conveying Decisions & Taste
Stakeholder Clarity & Influence
Week 2
Jun
2
Make Your Work Visible Every Week
Tue 6/22:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)Jun
4
Find Your Professional Edge
Thu 6/42:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Strategic Visibility in Practice
Defining and Articulating Your Design Impact
Schedule
Live sessions
4 hrs
Come prepared to unpack why communicating your work is hard, practice clearer ways to speak about decisions and taste, and stand out with strategic impact while learning directly from other product designers in the room.
Tue, May 26
2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Thu, May 28
2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Tue, Jun 2
2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Thu, Jun 4
2:00 AM—3:00 AM (UTC)
Frequently asked questions
$575
USD