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Manage Your UX Career Like a Business

Hosted by IxDF Orlando
Nov 11th, 2024
7:00pm - 8:00pm (UTC -05:00)
Online, https://meet.google.com/qdq-bawk-qbx, Orlando, FL
14 IxDF Members (and some non-members) are attending
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Meetup Details

Hi IxDF Orlando, let’s meet online and discuss UX!

For this online meetup, I will share my insights from over 20 years in software design and development on how to “Manage Your Career Like a Business”.

This discussion is valuable no matter where you are in your UX career journey. It will help you

  • Land your first or next job in UX

  • Advance your career

  • be resistant to layoffs

  • be resilient when you do get laid off

This is a collaborative discussion so please bring your experiences and share them!

Save the date, grab your laptop (or phone), and let’s see each other online!

Meetup Conversation

Kenyon Congdon
Hi all! Please use this discussion thread to discuss Manage Your UX Career Like a Business held on Nov 11, 2024. Feel free to ask questions about the place, date and time, agenda of the meeting, or anything else.
Kenyon Congdon

I just realized Nov 11th is Veterans Day. I could move this up a week to Nov 4th if you all prefer.

Ana Gomez

I think I would be able to attend both dates :)

Alexa Trenk

Hi Kenyon! Thank you so much for organizing this event and discussing important topics that I (most likely all of us) appreciate! Nov 11th would be perfect for me as I am off of work that day. Will it be recorded and emailed to us if it’s moved up to Nov 4th? I am in the beginning process of trying to transition into UX from special education teacher and am currently taking a bootcamp certification and IDxF as well!

Kenyon Congdon

Hi Alexa, It will be recorded no matter which day we end up on. I look forward to helping you get started on your UX journey!

Gail Lynn Fox

Thank you for organizing this, Kenyon. It sounds great! I could do the 4th or 11th, but the 4th is preferred.

Evelio Saravia

happy Halloween 👻✨

Gail Lynn Fox

Hello! Is this gathering set for the 4th or the 11th? Thanks in advance!

Kenyon Congdon

This meetup is still scheduled for the 11th, one week from today! I look forward to seeing everyone there!

Remember this one is online-only! The link is in the meeting invite.

Kenyon Congdon

I’m looking forward to seeing everyone tonight at this virtual meetup!

Kenyon Congdon

Ok, I’m sorry the meeting got cut off at the end! I raced through the last four slides like I was being chased by a bull in Pamplona! I think I just finished the last slide when the meeting ended.

Here is a link to the deck:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UhjBg5gVvvb4u3tOeXrSxYr0cbd_3u5Wo1I8nlfTyW4/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you everyone for coming and sharing in the conversation. I wanted to wrap up with taking ideas for future topics. One that I would like to see is Motion Design. I don’t have experience with using tools for motion design so if you have experience with that or know someone, let me know!

If you have ideas for future meetups, please message me or start the discussion in the Orlando group thread.

See you all again very soon!

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