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#30 - How 3 Mailchimp Researchers Landed Their Dream Jobs with Jud Vaughan, Khalida Nicole Sebree, and Christianne Elliott
There are many ways to become a UX Researcher. To learn more about the winding career paths many researchers take, Erin and JH talked to Jud Vaughan, Khalida Nicole Se...
#29 - Researching Your Own Users with Chad Aldous of Rentable
Researching with your own users means you have to make some special considerations. When was the last time they used your product? Where are they in the funnel? When w...
# 28 - The Three Tiers of Culturalization with Chui Chui Tan of Beyō Global
This is the third episode in our three part series on cross-cultural research. In this episode, Erin and JH chat with Chui Chui Tan, author of International User Resea...
# 27 - International Markets and Anthropology with Leia Atkinson of Shopify
This is the second episode in our three part series on cross-cultural research. In this episode, Erin and JH chat with Leia Atkinson, Staff Researcher at Shopify. Leia...
# 26 - Cross Cultural Research in Action with Elsa Ho
This is the first episode in our three part series on cross-cultural research. In this episode, Erin and JH chat with Elsa Ho, a Senior UX Researcher at Uber who works...
# 25 - Why Participants Participate in User Research with Brittany Rutherford of User Interviews
We’ve talked a lot about how researchers do research, now it’s time to hear from the participants. We invited our Participant Marketing Lead, Brittany Rutherford, and ...
#24 - What's in a Name? Building Custom Research Programs that Stick with Vicki Tollemache
How do you get everyone on board with research? Vicki Tollemache has found that building a branded research practice that's fun, engaging, and impactful is pretty effe...
#23 - How to Interview Customers Continuously with Teresa Torres of Product Talk
Teresa Torres is a master of continuous interviewing. As a product discovery coach and founder of Product Talk, she works with teams of all shapes and sizes to help th...
#22 - Stop Freaking Out About the Evils of Personas with Andy Budd of Clearleft
Personas are polarizing, some love them, but many love to hate them. This week, Erin and JH talk to Andy Budd, co-founder of Clearleft about why the social mediaverse ...
#21 - Why Surveys [Almost Always] Suck with Erika Hall of Mule Design
Surveys are everywhere. They bombard us at every turn, and most of them aren't even helping teams learn what they need to know. We chatted with Erika Hall, co-founder ...
#20 - Why Being Wrong is Right with Alec Levin of Learners
This week on the pod, we talked to Alec Levin, founder of the The UXR Collective and Learners. He chatted with us about something he thinks UX research needs more of—f...
#19 - What UX Researchers Can Learn From Children with Noam Segal of Wealthfront
This week on the podcast, Erin and JH talk to Noam Segal who recently gave a talk at the UXR Strive conference in Toronto, and after hearing all the buzz we had to cha...
#18 - Juggling Hardware and Software (and Service Design) Research with Susan Rice of Toast
At the end of the day, we’re really just lucky to be in this field. You get to learn all the time every day. And you can’t ever assume you know all the things because ...
#17 - Is It Ok To Recline Your Seat On An Airplane? with Bob Saris of User Interviews
This week, we’re doing something a little bit different. We’re talking to the CTO of User Interviews, Bob Saris, and a bunch of random strangers about one of the bigge...
#16 - How to Facilitate User Research in Any Team with Nicola Rushton
This week on Awkward Silences, we talked to pro UX designer and researcher Nicola Rushton. She's worked with teams large and small to facilitate fantastic research. Sh...
#15 - Starting a ResearchOps Practice with Kate Towsey
This week on Awkward Silences, we talked to Kate Towsey, a ResearchOps thought leader and advisor and founder of the Cha Cha Club—a members' club for ResearchOps profe...
#14 - How to Make a Potentially Awkward User Interview Less Awkward with Adam Sigel of Hometap
65% of homeowners have experienced anxiety related to their home. Adam Sigel wants to figure out how to get that number down. As the VP of Product at Hometap, a home e...
#13 - Make Qualitative Research Your Competitive Marketing Advantage with Katelyn Bourgoin
Talking to customers is pretty powerful stuff. This week Erin & JH talked to Katelyn Bourgoin, 3x startup founder and growth geek, about how qualitative research can b...