Fail Faster

#410 - There's life outside of design

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Culver is a Senior Product Designer with 6 years of experience at Frost Bank where she crafts experiences that help Texans improve their financ...

#409 - Conversions are a byproduct of great customer engagement

08 Aug 2023

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Prashant Kumar, VP of Products at Bluecore, a retail marketing platform that enables marketers to connect casual shoppers to the products that transfo...

#408 - Are we failing due to lack of governance?

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us as we demystify Web 3 and blockchain technologies with Sumeet Ahuja, Former Vice President - Product at Circle. Circle is a global financial t...

#407 - Where does UX lack in Financial Services products?

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Jeremy Katzeff, Head of Buy Side Solutions at Golden Source, as he shares successes and failures in financial services UX. Golden Source is a lea...

#406 - Moving from trends to being authentic!

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Fail Faster, we sit down with Daniela Shuffler, VP, Head of Product Design at The Knot Worldwide. Daniela shares her interesting an...

#405 - High performing teams, serving high performing humans!

01 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

InfoBeans' Fail Faster team welcomes Luis Mata, CTO of Metabolic Living Technology. He shares the secrets of empowering individuals in their health an...

#404 - The 10-second customer journey

28 Jul 2023

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Todd Unger is the Chief Experience Officer of the American Medical Association, where he has driven record growth and gained international recognition...

#403 - Unlocking new frontiers of user experience

28 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jeremy Abrams is a self-taught UX practitioner. His unique blend of formal education and self-led learning led him through the rough-and-tumble world ...

#402 - Design Research is the key to unlocking innovation

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elizabeth Benker is a user experience and product design leader. She builds design teams that launch human-centered products. In her 20+ years in the ...

#401 - Designers mindset - experience, learn and adapt!

26 Jul 2023

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Dave Clark believes that the right design approach can create amazing experiences, solve practically any problem, and create massive business value. H...

#400 - Contracting when you are new in your career

26 Jul 2023

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Michael Hough is a highly skilled designer with over 23 years of experience. He has held various roles, including Flash animator, HTML email designer,...

#399 - The revolutionary perspectives of design, transformation, and shifting paradigms

26 Jul 2023

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Yannis Paniaras is an accomplished Principal Level Director and Designer with extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary product development an...

#398 - We are all immigrants in the future

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As Head of Product Design & Research at Oracle, Jod Kaftan leads a design practice that strives to meaningfully impact climate change and provide SaaS...

#397 - Design systems for evolved experiences

18 Jul 2023

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Jeremy Smith is an analytical creator who believes that there is an underlying structure to every experience and outcome we have. His efforts to decod...

#396 - Diving into UX Seas and Exploring Digital Depths

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Braun has over 20 years of leadership experience managing teams of UX designers and developers. In that time the work he has  done has helped i...

#395 - Design dive: Crafting the perfect product

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sergio Trevino is a creative-thinking manufacturing engineer with a deep passion for problem-solving by design. He graduated from UANL, Nuevo Leon Sta...

#394 - Gaming Revolution: Unlocking Secrets to Exceptional Platform Design

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Reyes is currently serving as the Director of User Experience at Light & Wonder, where she leads a global, cross-functional team in creating user ...

#393 - The Tech Titan's Entrepreneur Journey

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rajeev Tiwari is an Entrepreneur and a Software Engineering Leader. He is a co-founder of Talentnook Inc and drives the company's Product and Engineer...

#392 - The design of business and the business of design

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Andy Goodman is a pioneer of the User Experience and Service Design industry and a well-known thought leader in the design space with many writing cre...

#391 - Staying true to the purpose of creating meaningful impact

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Juan Carlos, VP of Product at Intercare Therapy in the Fail Faster podcast as he explores the transformative power of change and the pursuit of m...

#390 - Serving with a B2H - Business to Human Mindset.

12 Jul 2023

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Join us on the Fail Faster Podcast as we dive into the experiences and insights of Eric Erway, a seasoned product experience leader at cart.com. In th...

#389 - Opening up opportunities with HOW MIGHT WE!

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kerin Smollen, Corporate Vice President of Design Thinking and Strategy at New York Life Ventures shares her journey of over 22 years in design thinki...

#388 - Belly Flops into the deep end!

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Wright, is a multifaceted individual with a passion for effective communication and public relations. Fueling his commitment to lifelong learnin...

#387 - Think Big, Trust Yourself and Make it Happen

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bhavini is a seasoned Tech Executive (CTO/VP) with over 25 years experience driving Business and Customer outcomes. She has led team transformations t...

#386 - Designing for All: Harnessing the Strengths of Diversity and Inclusion

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Crystal Woodard is an accomplished Director of Enterprise UX Design & Research at Lumen Technologies, leading a global, multi-disciplinary team of pro...

#385 - Melodies of Innovation powered by AI

07 Jul 2023

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Francis Phan is a product design leader, creative technologist, and music producer in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has a diverse background in media...

#384 - Becoming the leader that you wanted to have

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on the "Fail Faster" podcast as we dive into the world of user experience design with Christie Lenneville, Vice President of User Experience a...

#383 - From human factors to human research

06 Jul 2023

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Martin Koltz - he is originally from Northern Illinois, and went to the University of Illinois initially to study engineering but ended up in Aviation...

#382 - Predictive Analytics and User Empowerment through Connected Data and AI

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nicholas Jackson is a Creative Director living in New York City. His work is concentrated in innovation, storytelling, interactive design, advertising...

#381 - Beyond Interfaces: Exploring UX and Design Philosophy

04 Jul 2023

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Ashutosh Kaushik is a UX design leader originally from Mumbai, India. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering and a Master's degree in...

#380 - Leading from backstage!

04 Jul 2023

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Nick Eberhardt is the current Director of UX for RAPP Chicago — where he leads a team of UX researchers, architects and designers on the US Army acc...

#379 - Focusing on outcomes when delivering Healthcare experiences.

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on the "Fail Faster" podcast as we dive into the world of healthcare innovation with our guest, Pacssu, a VP of Design at a leading healthcare...

#378 - Building great AI takes a Village

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Sheppard, Director of UX Conversation Design at Fidelity Investments is a 6-year veteran of the CAI industry who has lead design engagements for ...

#377 - From Star Wars to Success: Quest for Personal Growth and Creative Leadership

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Zimbelman, Vice President Stratehy & Design at Citi is an accomplished Executive Marketing & Creative Director with a proven track record of driv...

#376 - Shaping Culture with Service Design

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We are joined by Vijay Chakravarthy, Practice Director, Service Design & Strategy at Philips, to uncover the power of service design in creating bette...

#375 - Embracing a beginner's mindset to leap into innovation

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join Brianna Frank, Vice President of Product and Design at IBM Cloud, as she shares her journey and experiences in the tech industry on the Fail Fast...

#374 - Should we build it?

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Fail Faster Podcast, Rob Hedrick, is the Director of Product Design at American Express joins us. Rob discusses how the company all...

#373 - Multicultural Leadership: Challenges & strategies for leading diverse teams in a multicultural context

23 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Naren Roy, Vice President of Product Management at Foundation Partners Group is a Product and General Management executive that has helped scale multi...

#372 - We are a sum of our experiences

22 Jun 2023

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Sergi Luvish, VP of Software Development, HealthEdge joins us to share about his unique journey that led him to where he is today. He is getting read...

#371 - The "Do Not Touch" Button!

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join host Vandana as she interviews Maureen Carter, VP Design/UX, Digital Brands, Experiential Design at BET Networks, ( a subsidiary of Paramount). M...

#370 - Bringing Value to Immigrants with Product Management

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This Fail Faster podcast episode features Yasmin, the Global Director of Products at RIA Money Transfer. Yasmin talks about her background, her love ...

#369 - SOLUTION is less important than discovering the PROBLEM

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join us on the Fail Faster podcast as we dive into the world of product development and innovation with John Guillaume, the former head of design and ...

#368 - What's luck got to do with it?

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Bowker, Director of Experience Design at EverQuote, a Boston based online provider of insurance policies joins us as she explores the role of...

#367 - Bring your fun, creative superpower to a serious industry!

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shardool Pandit is VP, Head of Design at OneMain Financial, a leader in offering non-prime customers responsible access to credit and is dedicated to ...

#366 - Change needs to have a compelling story!

26 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Hall, VP of Design at CoStar, a leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. Jessica also is a C...

#365 - How to look for your next UX role in the current climate of Layoff's

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Daan is a UX leader who has been in the field for 23 years building UX teams at a variety of companies, large and small. He is a UX Designer and Resea...

#364 - Designing for Impact, 25 Years of UX Design Leadership

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jason Pace, Head of UX Design, Core UX Community & Culture at Google is a UX and design executive with 25 years of experience leading teams to delive...

#363 - Unlocking the Secrets of Human-Centered Design

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Debbie Levitt, MBA, is the CXO of Delta CX, and since the mid-1990s has been a CX and UX consultant focused on strategy, research, training, and Huma...

#362 - Blaze your own Trail

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Karishma Lalwani, Senior Director of Product Management, Platform Scalability Apps is a technology leader, keynote speaker, early startup investor an...

#361 - Bringing AI and Other Emerging Technologies to Products and Product Design

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

For over two decades, Dave Skuratowicz has been leading Product Design teams in creating products for companies that include Google, Apple, Disney, a...

#360 - Putting People First: Making Finance Human-Centric

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Suhas Reddy, Senior Vice President of Product at Pathward, is passionate about bringing human centricity to all things finance. In his current role, h...

#359 - Uxers are like sales people, who create behavioral change!

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stacy Holmstedt, Director of Product Design at Progressive Leasing, a leading provider of in-store, ecommerce, and app-based point-of-sale lease-to-ow...

#358 - The Scent of Imagination

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Villalovos, Executive Director, Zenon Management Consulting joins us to share some amazing stories from the trenches of delivering creative expe...

#357 - Rejection is also great feedback

28 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Freeda Johnson, Director of Product Offering - Honeywell General Aviation and Bendixking joins us to share her very unique journey from being a commer...

#356 - Embracing Failure: Turning Setbacks into Learning Opportunities through Personalized Journeys

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sneha Narahalli is a technology leader who is driving the transformation of the industry through innovative and simple product development. Her upbri...

#355 - Innovation in downturn

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Janet Covey, VP, Head of Design Operations and Design Systems at Bakkt, has been involved in design throughout her life with a background that is as ...

#354 - Building high-belonging & high-performance cultures

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A seasoned product leader, startup advisor, and speaker, Govind Wakhlu, joins us for an insightful conversation about his exciting journey of self-dis...

#353 - Pixel-Perfect Design

17 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Park is a former design head of Customization and Personalization UX at Google. She continues expanding her territory as an entrepreneur and a ...

#352 - Unleashing the power of Behavioral Design

14 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gretchen Rodriguez, Chief Product Officer at Crediverso is an Entrepreneurial-minded Product Leader with experience designing and launching global fi...

#351 - Designing for a Better World

07 Apr 2023

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Stuart Silverstein,Director, Service Design & UX at Corebridge Financial with over 20 years of design experience. His focus as a designer is to make w...

#350 - From Front Page News to Front Line Security

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Willis, Portfolio head of UX Design for Authentication, KYC, and ID platform at U.S. Bank joins us to share her unique path from Journalism to ...

#349 - Revolutionizing Products through Behavioral Designs

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Schmidt, Lead, Behaviour Design at ATB Financial is an applied behavioural scientist who helps companies use behavioural science and behavioural...

#348 - Minimum Inputs, Maximum Impacts

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vikash has over 15 years of professional experience in the Technology industry, and he loves solving complex problems at scale. He has a bachelor's d...

# 347 - Designing the future with innovation mindset

27 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jaladhi is a UX design leader with 17 years of experience in delivering products people love. He leads the Product Design, User Research, and Technic...

#346 - Leadership Strategies for Building Innovative Solutions

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Raghu has over 22 years of experience leading technology initiatives across consumer internet, retail and eAuction; conceiving and implementing techno...

#345 - Would you rather waste 2500 design hours on 250 screens or create a design system?

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Erin O'Donnell Howard, Executive Director of Product and Design at Charles River Labs joins us to share her unique journey of leading this research & ...

#344 - Dashboards as Products

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Reber, Sr. AVP Healthcare Solutions Architect at EXL, a business evolution partner who tailor solutions to make better business decisions and driv...

#343 - Evolution of Design

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Ehrhardt, a design and innovation leader, currently with Visa, with over 20 years diverse background in Experience and Innovation Strategy, Integ...

#342 - How Design can superpower your Insights

23 Mar 2023

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Ingvald is a hands-on, award-winning design leader who has helped innovate and commercialize over 100 products, services and experiences across a vari...

#341 - Fintech Solutions that have "Spirit"

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Tischer, Director of Design & Innovation at Associated Bank joins us to share how he is creating improved digital customer experiences in a re...

# 340 - Learnings from long-standing product career

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Luitjens is the Vice President of Product for Korn Ferry's Talent hub Suite.   Sean has an extensive background working in strategic roles ac...

#339 - The intersection of creativity & strategy

20 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Martin is a design leader, who has worked in some form of product or marketing design for over 15 years. Spending most of his career in agencie...

#338 - Outputs VS Outcomes

13 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amberdeep Aurora (or Amber) currently leads the Product Management function for Whirlpool Corporation's eCommerce Business, spanning six different dig...

#337 - From designing pop-culture merch to designing lending experiences

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Khyati Shah, Director Experience Design at Rocket Companies, a publicly traded company involved in many different industries, including mortgages, fin...

#336 - Asking the question what don't you like?

09 Mar 2023

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Collin Keen, Director of Collaborative Design at SEI a Financial services company delivering technology and investment solutions that connect the fina...

#335 - Against all odds

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Awn's 20-year career has taken the winding path from gluing his fingers together and stabbing himself with an x-acto's as a young graphic designe...

#334 - Continue to practice & own your craft

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shanelle is an author, inventor, and empathetic product design leader with over 17 years of design experience where she has won awards for her design ...

#333 - Design is a new liberal art

06 Mar 2023

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Josh Lee is a product design and UX leader with experience across multiple industries focused on bridging gaps between management and design.

#332 - Creating multi-channel frictionless customer experiences with empathy

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Taylor, Director of Product Development at Fiserv shares with us how he is creating great customer experiences for delinquent financial customer...

#331 - Making the customer "Whole"

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel DeFriend Design Director and Adam Zuckerman, Director, Product Development and Modernization join us today from USAA which is a provider of ins...

#330 - By failing to plan, you are preparing to fail

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vishal Sharma is an Engineering Leader with diversified experience across all facets of Software delivery. Currently, working as Chief Architect for R...

#329 - The art of telling a story

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ann Meneses AVP Design Lead at LPL Financial is featured in this episode. LPL Financial is a leader in the retail financial advice market enabling ind...

#328 - Disrupting how the Real Estate experience touches everyone!

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Srinivas Paluri, CTO at RentBase and a visionary technical leader for tomorrow. RentBase is a brand new startup aiming to be the first all-in-one plat...

#327 - Transforming the Casino Industry

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Landon Stanfield Director of Product Management, Digital Payments at Everi Holdings Inc. joins us for this episode. Everi is a diverse collection of a...

#326 - Situational awareness is critical for great UX design

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon Walter is the Director of Software and Control User Experience at Rockwell Automation. Jon has a passion for designing software user experiences f...

#325 - Become a better human product to overcome challenges

10 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mitadru Dey is a pro bono career coach who helps early to mid-career professionals (typically with less than 10 years of experience) achieve their pro...

#324 - Staying Relevant in Shifting Markets

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Fritz is the Executive Design Director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Stephen talks about his path of growth spanning over 20 years as a Design leade...

#323 - Bringing Improv Comedy Principles to Create Innovation in Healthcare

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Erdner, Senior Director of Product Management at LabCorp joins us. He takes us back in time to when his career started in the Media industry, wh...

#322 - Impacting product innovation, process efficiency and bottom line with AI/ML

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

May Wu, Senior Director, Carelon, a data and analytics-driven platform delivering clinical insights so each person can access proven value-based care....

#321 - The intersection of Discovery, Design & Delivery

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shravan Chandrasekaran heads Product Management at Marsh McLennan, the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy, and ...

#320 - Designers as effective Business Partners

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Kazaryan, Head of Product Design at CreditWise at Capital One joins us to share his very interesting path where his passion for art forms like p...

#319 - Is your problem a symptom of a deeper problem?

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Pogue Brady is the VP of Service Design Strategy at US Bank joins us to share her very intriguing journey leading to her current role. In this epi...

#318 - Design for tomorrow and build for today

12 Jan 2023

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Ken Hubbell is a pragmatic futurist. He designs for tomorrow and builds for today. He has a Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design, video production, ...

#317 - Good Design is remarkable but a Great Design is invisible

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Teil Wise is a creative problem solver who is committed to building positive and collaborative cultures that allow dedicated, effective teams to thriv...

#316 - Innovation is making sound decisions in new territories and ruthlessly prioritizing towards success

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anu Shetty is a passionate Product Director at Nationwide Insurance. She joins us to share her story of why she likes being in the product space. Anu ...

#315 - Simplicity is the best approach to design

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Valerie Vacante is an award-winning global innovator; she is the VP of Solutions Innovation for Dentsu, where she uncovers cultural trends, commerce...

#314 - Design is an interface for relationships and productivity

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Denise Burchell is a creative leader with over 20 years of experience in human centered design. She has been on the Salesforce Design team for almos...

#313 - Lean into Learning

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Derek Boman is a design leader working in the fintech space. He's currently Director of Product Design at Avant, whose mission focuses on providing cr...

#312 - Challenge your own bias to create deep value

28 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Isabel Harvey, Director of Innovation Experience Design at Travelers insurance joins us to share her unique journey from an Industrial designer to evo...

#311 - In order to innovate, you need to first win over your audience

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erica is a Senior Director of Product at Warner Bros. Discovery. As a product manager, one of her obsessions is to fix all things inefficient - whethe...