What do I want next?
Explore a move into UX, decide what you want from your next design role, or weigh senior individual contributor and design leadership paths.
Your career should work for you.
A dedicated space for people working in design to work through career questions, navigate change, and figure out what comes next.
QUESTIONS WE’LL WORK THROUGH
How can I grow?
Work through feedback, advocate for your growth, navigate product and engineering relationships, or find your footing as a design manager.
How do I make my next move?
Tell a clearer story in your portfolio and résumé, prepare for design interviews, and build a practical plan.
HOW COACHING WORKS
You don't need every answer figured out.
Sometimes you need someone outside your day-to-day life to help you see things differently. Someone who can listen, ask useful questions, and help you turn a knot of possibilities into a next step.
Design careers come with their own questions: how to show the impact of your work, where to grow next, and how to make your voice heard. Our work starts with your situation and what matters to you.
Testimonials
From people I’ve coached, mentored, managed, and worked alongside.
Ruth is a stellar mentor! She’s incredibly friendly and down-to-earth. She gave me concrete and detailed feedback that made a real difference.
I met with Ruth to discuss design leadership and potential next career steps. It was great to get an honest gut check.
She created a safe and welcoming space for me to share my thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment or reservation.
Ruth was able to share pearls of wisdom in the realm of design leadership. Multiple concepts on people management were truly insightful for how to lead highly productive UX teams.
Ruth always gives the best advice. She continuously guides me and helps me navigate the best path when it comes to my journey in the UX space. She is easy to connect with and extremely understanding. I appreciate her passion for UX and her willingness to help.
I had an absolutely incredible session with Ruth. She possesses exceptional insights, extensive knowledge, kindness, approachability, and is such a fun person to talk to! I sought advice on transitioning from academia to UX, and Ruth's response was remarkably thorough and articulate. It's truly impressive how she anticipated and addressed my questions even before I had the opportunity to ask them. I wholeheartedly recommend Ruth to anyone seeking valuable guidance in advancing their UX career.
Ruth gave super helpful tips on how to approach whiteboarding and portfolio presentations! She's a great active listener and very fun to talk to- I would definitely recommend booking a session with her!
Ruth is an active listener, extremely empathetic, and supportive. She gave me a lot of guidance on how to frame my portfolio, engage with clients, and draw upon my former professional experiences to amplify what I'm doing now. Ruth is amazing!
Ruth was so fun to talk to! She was able to give me some good advice about my past design experience relating to my current job search in UX Design. We also discussed how to present myself and my portfolio during the interview process. Her experience and knowledge was very insightful and I look forward to future calls!
Ruth has been amazing to talk to as a mentor, industry professional and a friend. She is super friendly and kind when answering my questions. I appreciate the candid advice on job hunting, portfolio building and the general advice on my career. Anyone lucky enough to work with her will clearly see the impact of her work immediately.
Ruth was incredible! She gave me great insights on how to improve my resume. She also gave me so many helpful interview tips! I'm excited to put her advice into practice and I look forward to having more sessions with her in the future!
Ruth was my first mentor on ADPList, and I feel super lucky to connect with her. She's genuine and specific. I can tell she has a lot of experience, also curious to learn. I will def schedule another session with her soon.
I met Ruth through ADPList while I was still working in the beauty industry, trying to figure out whether product design was a realistic career for me. Her questions made me answer that for myself, and they made me say out loud why I wanted design in the first place. Her feedback was honest and impactful. She believed I could make the switch before I did, and that's what gave me the confidence to go through with it.
You can tell she always leads with trust. She gave me ownership over my work, trusted my judgment, and stayed close enough to help me think through the hard problems without ever making me feel like I needed every answer figured out first. That balance of autonomy and support is rare, and it made me a better designer.
Working with Ruth was truly inspiring. As my manager and Head of Design, she led with thoughtfulness and grace, always putting her people first. She created an environment where designers could grow, feel supported, and do their best work.
At Thoropass, Ruth has been a steadfast advocate for her team, championing their growth, creating a supportive culture, and ensuring design had a real seat at the table. Ruth is a leader and facilitator at heart -- helping others think more deeply, collaborate more effectively, and deliver work they’re proud of.
Ruth also motivates and cares for her team. In a very short period, I saw substantial growth in all of her team members. To a person, every one of her direct reports gave unsolicited praise for making them better at their jobs.
Ruth has been that person for us over here at Namely. Ruth understands people and the business. She knew when to let the designers run free and when to keep them in the course. It's rare that I fully connect with a manager truly and with full confidence that they possess the skills and experience to back it up.
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