Nathan Isaacs

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Welcome back to Insights Unlocked.

In this episode, Jason sits down with product designer and author Kat Small to explore what it really means to grow your impact without becoming a manager.

They unpack the mindset shift from craft to influence, the power of invisible work, and how senior designers can lead through communication, clarity, and confidence.

Enjoy the show.

Welcome to the Insights Unlocked podcast.

I'm Nathan Isaacs, Senior Manager for Content Production and User Testing.

Joining us today as host is Jason Giles, User Testing's Vice President of Design.

Welcome back, Jason.

And today's guest is Kat Small.

Kat is a staff product designer, game maker, and author of the recently published book, The Staff Designer.

She spent her career shaping impactful digital experiences at companies like SoundCloud, Asana, and Etsy.

And she's here to share how individual contributors can lead, influence, and drive change without becoming managers.

Welcome to the show, Kat.

Welcome back to Insights Unlocked.

In this episode, we're joined by design and research leaders from TrueStage to talk about how they transformed UX research from an ad hoc inconsistent effort into a scalable, trusted practice embedded directly within their design team.

We dig into their cookbook framework, how it changed stakeholder conversations, and what it takes to operationalize research without slowing teams down.

Enjoy the show.

Welcome to the Insights Unlocked podcast.