1:1 Coaching
I provide hands-on support with your portfolio, presentation, and interview prep with a custom plan tailored to you. We discuss how to maximize value in articulating design rationale and decisions.
I'm a Sr UX Designer at Amazon, 2 decades in design, Amazon Linkedin Design Champion, Top 1% Mentor on ADPList; now coach, content and course creator focused on helping you grow into senior, and principal IC leader.
- 80% (4/5) of my mentees mentees land jobs at FAANG post-session.
- In 2022, I've increase 261% ($62k) in salary with 8 designers.
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Why am I a good coach?
Through the majority of my design career over 18 years, I never had a mentor to guide me. Life was my lesson, navigating alone through trial and tribulations. Studies show the majority of people understand the value of mentorship, but only 14% actually get one. I was one of those people.
Coaching Impact
Year
2020
2022
2023
2023
Initiative
Official mentor at Thinkful's UX Program
Cohort Mentorship 137+ hours 1:1, 16 designers.
Top 1% for August 2023 of ADPList
Top 10 Female Mentor on ADPList (out of 18,338).
Outcomes
3 FT mentees, 1 grew from no design experience to product design at IBM.
Avg increase of 261% ($62k) in salary with 8 designers.
Top 1% mentor for August 2023 under UX Design
2,465 hours (~3.3 months) free mentorship to the community.
Free Adobe XD Design Resources
All content comes with live video and UI design assets distributed for free on my Behance page.
Adobe Live Speaker: UX / UI Design - VR Explore
2021 • Remote
We are faced with the new normal, a new reality during COVID19 pandemic. How do we keep connected while we social distance? Over the course of 4 hours stream, I talk about companies that are changing the landscape by introducing new ways of connecting through the use of video, VR, and AR.
4 Hours - iPad Designs iOS14
Total Views: 7K+ Day 1 (2.9k), Day 2 (4.9k)
Adobe Live Speaker: UX / UI Design - Outer Space
2019 • San Francisco, CA
Outer space app that provides a trip to the moon and back. Taking a close look at the space race between Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and other future tech leaders, how can we create an app to book a trip? The concept app showcases the amazing features of Auto Animate via XD
6 Hours - iPhone UI & Prototype
Total Views: 11K+ Day 1 (8.1k), Day 2 (2.7k), Day 3 (2.6k)
Adobe Live Speaker: UX / UI Design - Pollen E-commerce
2018 • San Francisco, CA
Pollen is a concept app to demonstrate a real-world business use case of an existing brick-and-mortar company looking to expand their sales vertical digitally and extend its brand loyalty to customers.
6 Hours - iPhone & Prototype
Total Views: 11K+ Day 1 (7.9k), Day 2 (2.9k), Day 3 (2.4k)
Recent Reviews
"Cat is an outstanding mentor who even took the time to touch base with me on any questions I had prior to our meeting. This really optimized our time together. Cat explained relevant processes on a high level and eased my mind regarding several items I was not sure about. Highly recommend." Alana Appel - UX Designer, Studied at Brainstation January 10, 2023
"Cat is a stellar mentor! I just graduated from a UX bootcamp, and wanted more feedback on my case study. I knew something was missing, but couldn't understand what. Cat was able to give me constructive feedback and actionable advice; all of which made so much sense, I couldn't believe no one else told me before. She's honest, thorough, and caring; everything one would hope for in a mentor" Tiffany, aspiring UX Designer, Mento Design Academy February 04, 2023
"Hey Cat! I hope you’re doing so well :) I just wanted to let you know: I got the offer from Amazon!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your help, truly."
Cat was an AMAZING mentor throughout my interview loops. She was extremely helpful and insightful about the end to end process, and what I appreciated most was how candid, open and honest she was with the tips and tricks she took me through. I asked for Cat's help specifically with the whiteboard challenge, and her patient and structured style was instrumental in helping me understand how to properly tackle a WBC prompt in the future. Moreover, Cat dedicated a huge amount of time above and beyond what we'd even scheduled together, showing that she really cared about how well I did in my interview. Lastly, I want to thank Cat for all her help - I ended up getting the job and am so super grateful! Mina - UX Design Amazon. Sept 21, 2021
"Cat is a truly amazing mentor who deeply cares about your growth and success. She gave me very thoughtful advice and shared her own experiences. She definitely went above and beyond with all the valuable insights and real-life examples. I feel so much more confident about developing my own career path. Plus, she shared more resources after our session. I’m so grateful to have her mentorship. Thanks a ton, Cat!!" May Park - UX Designer, iHeartMedia
"Cat goes above and beyond. She reached out to me weeks before our scheduled meeting and offered her mentorship ahead of time. She cares about her mentees and wants them to succeed! I strongly recommend booking a session with Cat."
Joelle. Sr Product Designer at Intuit - June 22, 21
"Over the past 10 months, you not only celebrated my wins, but you also turned every mistake into a learning opportunity. Your patience let me learn things the right way and words can't express my gratitude for everything that you've done. I couldn't ask for a better mentor! 🙏🏼" Tony Hartonias
"Cat is an amazing mentor - a great listener, clear, insightful and actionable advice, and most of all, even with all of her years in the industry and success, she is so down to earth and easy to speak with!"
Kristen Oshiro - Microsoft - June 21, 21
