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How Top Design Leaders Influence At Scale

Hosted by Rachel Kobetz, Doug Powell, Kristin Skinner, and Bob Baxley

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What you'll learn

Increase your impact through XFN partnerships

Develop strong relationships with partners, stakeholders, and executives through ongoing communication.

Build trust and influence across teams

Understand cultural dynamics, power players, and how decisions get made.

Leverage the power of shared outcomes to drive collaboration

Team across the enterprise and cross the finish line together.

Understand how to gain buy-in, approval, and support

Warm the room for strategic conversations, make your proposals collaborative, and optimize your 1:1s.

Why this topic matters

Building strong and trusting relationships with your peers and cross-functional stakeholders across your company is crucial to be successful. Join Rachel Kobetz, Doug Powell, Kristin Skinner, and Bob Baxley as they share best practices and perspectives from working in large organizations.

You'll learn from

Rachel Kobetz

Chief Design Officer, PayPal

Rachel is Chief Design Officer of PayPal. Previously, Rachel held executive design leadership roles at Expedia Group, Bank of America, Amazon, and Samsung.

Doug Powell

Executive design leader, consultant & coach

Doug Powell is a former VP of Design at both IBM and Expedia. He served as the national president of AIGA, the professional association for design in the US between 2011-2013.

Kristin Skinner

Chief Experience Officer, Author, Global VP Design

Kristin is Founder and Chief Experience Officer at &GSD, an Executive Advisory. She is co-author of Org Design for Design Orgs: Building and Managing In-House Design Teams. Previously, Kristin held executive design leadership roles at Expedia Group, Chase, Capital One, Microsoft, and Adaptive Path.

Bob Baxley

Writer, Speaker, Advisor – 
Former Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, ThoughtSpot

Bob Baxley is a designer, executive, and advisor who has built and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies including Apple, Pinterest, and Yahoo!.

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