003 - Power of Storytelling, People First, and Understanding Mental Models with Eli Gold Ferrer of Upwork

Today I’m talking to Eli Gold Ferrer.

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Eli is now a Product Design Manager on the Payment & Services Team at Upwork, the world’s work marketplace. Before this role, he was a product design leader in companies such as Wabtec, Home Depot, and more.

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During our conversation, we went over a variety of topics such as the power of storytelling, being a design manager, working with cross-functional teams, and so much more.

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Highlights:

⭐ Do design processes matter?

⭐ Power of storytelling

⭐ Why did you become a design manager?

⭐ How to work with cross-functional team members

⭐ Advice for a new manager

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Not Just Pixels is a student-led UX Design podcast that strives to help you grow as a designer and get that next design internship or job. This is the podcast I wished I had as a design student, and I hope you’ll get something valuable from this show.

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Have a great day! :)