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#37 - Using Research to Write Next Level Copy with Joel Klettke of Case Study Buddy
This week on Awkward Silences, Erin and JH chatted with Joel Klettke, who has 6+ years of experience writing killer conversion copy for clients like Hubspot, Scott's C...
#36 - User Research as a Growth Engine at Early Stage Startups with Loic Alix-Brown
One of the key tenets of the Lean Startup approach is ensuring you have product-market fit. To find it, you'll need to talk to potential users, and get them to confirm...
#35 - Democratizing Research in Large Enterprise Companies with Luke Fraser of Stepwise Innovation
This week on the pod, Erin and JH chatted with Luke Fraser, Founder & CEO of Stepwise Innovation (formerly Paper Ventures). They work with insurance innovation and pro...
#34 - Self Care As A UX Researcher with Vivianne Castillo
Vivianne Castillo’s career has always been human-centered. She started off as a counselor, helping people navigate through complex issues, but eventually found her way...
#33 - Using Session Replay Tools to Supercharge Your User Research with Elyse Bogacz
This week on the pod, we chatted with Elyse Bogacz, who has worked on product on Drift, Runkeeper, and now NDVR. She walked us through how she uses session replay tool...
#32 - 7 Reasons Not To Do User Research with Michele Ronsen
Erin and JH chat with Michele Ronsen, founder of Curiosity Tank and General Assembly instructor. Michele talks to a lot of different people about user research, and sh...
#31 - Why No One Listens to Your Research Reports with Caitria O’Neill of Google
If you’ve ever presented research to a crowd of glazed over eyes, or sent around a detailed report only to hear back crickets, this episode is for you. After reading C...
#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...