Designing Up

I’m joined by Helen Arvanitopoulos , Senior Manager of UX at Decathlon Digital. Helen’s journey spans startups, enterprises, and digital transformation at scale. In this conversation, she shares deeply reflective thoughts on where design leadership is heading and why curiosity, authenticity, and agency are more important than ever. What we talked about: - How AI is reshaping design roles, from ICs...

In this episode, I’m joined by Rich , a SaaS veteran and founder of Flow , a productivity assistant shaped by customer insights and curiosity. We dive into: - Lessons from 10+ years in enterprise B2B software - How customer success and design must partner to create products customers love - The role of AI and analytics in shaping the future of design leadership - Building a side hustle into a real...

Listen at: Apple • Spotify • YouTube Avi Ashkenazi is a senior director of product design at Deel (ex Shopify & Samsung), joins me to unpack what design leadership looks like when the stakes are high. We trace his path from musician to designer, design experiences at Samsung to scaling design at Shopify and now at Deel. Avi shares why taste and being opinionated matter more than ever, how AI is re...

n this episode, I sit down with Andrea Ramirez , head of product design & UXR at Lingoda. Andrea’s perspective is refreshingly real: leadership isn’t about having every solution ready. It’s about asking better questions, creating space for ideas to grow and guiding teams through uncertainty with confidence. If you’re a designer, leader, or simply curious about where our field is headed, this conve...

Listen at: * Apple * YourTube * Spotify In this episode, I sat down with Sam for a deep dive into what it really means to be a design founder in today's landscape. We explore the entrepreneurial mindset that drives successful design leaders and discuss the concept of "high agency" – that crucial ability to take ownership and drive change from within. Sam opens up about his journey in coaching and...

Listen at: * Apple * YourTube * Spotify My mission is to showcase what design leadership really looks like, bring you diverse perspectives from people who've actually done it and most importantly – help you figure out your own path to get there. Every episode is designed to give you something actionable you can use in your own journey. In this episode I was joined by Hamid Hadi, where we talk abou...