Stories that
move teams forward
Talks on design, leadership, and building products that matter. From intimate team sessions to global stages.
Stories that
move teams
forward
Talks on design, leadership, and building products that matter. From intimate team sessions to global stages.
Featured Talks
Talks I deliver to teams and stages around the world
Design the Future
Rekindle the true power of design in your daily craft
Your best tool isn't a strategy deck — it's your hands in the work. This talk is about reigniting the craft of design to guide teams towards bigger goals, clearer conversations, and a shared vision of what the future could look like.
Dream Bigger. Know Deeper.
Two lessons that changed how my teams design
From the smallest startups to tech giants, two lessons have shaped everything. Know your customers so well you can tell their story. Then pick up the tools and design the future you see — because nothing aligns a team faster than showing them what's possible.
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Other topics I speak on
Storytelling at SafetyCulture
Designing a product for 2 billion frontline workers
How do you build empathy for people you've never met, in places you've never been? By telling their stories. A look inside how storytelling drives every product decision at SafetyCulture.
3 Lessons Every Designer Must Learn
A lifelong personal journey with design
Three hard-won lessons from years of designing and leading design teams. The kind of things nobody tells you early enough.
- •Detach the emotion from the work
- •Know your superpower
- •Speak their language
From App to Platform
SafetyCulture's transformation journey
The story of how SafetyCulture grew from a single-purpose app to a full operational platform — and how design led the way through rethinking architecture, navigation, and identity without leaving millions of users behind.
Building Design Systems That Scale
From component library to design language
What it really takes to build a design system that works across mobile, web, and embedded devices for a global product. Practical lessons from scaling across platforms and dozens of product teams.
The Designer Who Codes
Why building is the ultimate design skill
When designers can build, the gap between vision and reality disappears. This talk explores how learning to code changed the way I design, lead, and ship — and why it might be the most valuable skill a designer can pick up.
Leading Through the AI Shift
Helping design teams thrive in the age of AI
The biggest shift in tooling since the move to digital is already here. This talk shares practical strategies for integrating AI into design workflows without losing craft, taste, or team culture.
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