It’s never too late to learn — I saw a screen that broke pretty much every content design best practice I could think of. I wanted to change it but didn’t have any data to back up my hypothesis that making a change would pay off. All I knew was that the screen looked bad. I made…

I had to, didn’t I? — AI is the talk of the town! And as a writer, I suppose I would be remiss not to have a POV. So here we go. Generative AI is a tool The worst iteration of anything I write is the first one. That’s the version I’m more than happy to let someone else suck at…

Make your own silver linings — When I left academia and moved into tech, my first role was half product, half marketing. …

Developers, designers, UXers, managers, marketers — 1,700 attendees, 70 speakers, 5 halls, 2 days — Last night I flew back from my first live international conference. Being flown abroad to speak was an exciting milestone in my career! The first day the ~20 international speakers had breakfast at the hotel, went on a guided walking tour of Prague, lunch together out, and then met up…

BrainTraffic published thought-provoking insights on the future of Content Design which inspired this post :) Being a beacon of the current conversation is one of the things BrainTraffic does best! Here are my takeaways and additional thoughts. Predictions about the evolution of the field As tech becomes more sophisticated, the content challenges will too We’ll start reaching…

If you’re already hiring them, let them do their job — You wouldn’t ask a developer to do QA automation although they probably could. You wouldn’t ask a product marketer to drive growth marketing though they probably have some idea of how to do it. That’s because strong companies hire strong talent and then let them do the thing they’re most…

Adjusting to the next role in a content design journey — I recently started a new role and lots about it — some expected and some unexpected — is different than what I’m used to. I’m grateful for an amazing team who is thoughtful and patient as we fall into our rhythm. If there’s one umbrella takeaway for everything I’m experiencing…

Why I don’t wanna be a “senior” — Like many of us in tech these days, I just went through a job search. Thankfully, I found my perfect match after just about 2 months — I fully appreciate that this is not to be taken for granted and I am grateful for the stars that aligned. I also…

Getting vulnerable to answer my most frequently asked question — I get asked a lot, “How do you do it?” 3 degrees, 3 kids, 2 career pivots, conference talks, expat, published book, etc. etc.… The truth is, I don’t really think a lot about doing these things, I just do them, and so I find myself at a bit of…