Grow your design credibility at any tech company

Design work is never one-size-fits all. Early-stage, growth-stage and mature companies want and need different things from Design. To gain credibility and influence as designers, we must identify and adapt to those needs. Today, guest speaker Tommy Geoco and host Ryan Scott will chat about what it takes to adapt, succeed, and become influential as a designer at tech companies of any stage.

You'll learn from

Ryan Scott (Host)

Founder @ Accelerate Design, Former Design Lead @ Airbnb & DoorDash, UC Berkeley MBA

Ryan Scott is a multidisciplinary designer who has led cross-functional teams to launch some of today’s most recognizable products.

As an early employee at DoorDash, he spearheaded live order tracking, mobile group orders, and the launch of in-app food photos. At Airbnb, Ryan led major redesigns of checkout flow, messaging platform, search platform, and mobile website.

After earning his MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Ryan now coaches and teaches critical business skills to emerging-design leaders.

Tommy Geoco

Author of UX Tools Newsletter (80k+ Readers), 14 yrs of product design experience

With over 1M followers on LinkedIn, TikTok and Instagram, Tommy Geoco is a leading voice in the design industry.

Over a 14-year career in Silicon Valley, he’s also experienced design at every scale. From co-founding multiple successful companies, to being a sole-designer at small startups, and leading teams at large companies, Tommy has seen what it takes for designers to succeed.

He currently lives in Phoenix with his wife and 4 boys, while building UXTools.co, a design education newsletter and platform with more than 80,000 readers.

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