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Empathy Explorers Podcast

ruud.exploor

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Frequency: 1 episode/65d. Total Eps: 7

Exploring ways to pursue your passion. In the Empathy Explorers Podcast you'll hear conversations with people who are on that same journey. Interesting guests from different fields share the blueprint to their journey. Dive deeply into the habits and goals the fellow Explorers share with us. Let's make it actionable and practical!

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https://www.instagram.com/sixcinquieme
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https://www.instagram.com/ux.effects
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#8: Moving from the Aviation Industry to UX - With Christian Korff (@ckorffux)

Thursday, May 20, 2021 • Duration 01:20:43

In this episode Christian Korff joins the show to talk about his career path and the ability to change industries you work for. Christian worked for the Aviation Industry and eventually became a UX manager at E-Pages. You'll learn about the difficulties in the Aviation Industry and the important part of testing your software. We also talk about the ways he was able to use that knowledge in his current job. It's an exciting transformation and shows the possibilities of career paths you can take if you're open to it. We discuss the importance of (UX) designers within a company and the obligation we have to stand up for our beliefs. Enjoy the show!

Question of the episode:

How do you evangelize UX to the non-UX people within your company?

Let us know!

Christian can be found here:

https://twitter.com/ckorffux

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can also use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there.

The Empathy Explorers Podcast is available on all podcast platforms.

https://twitter.com/ruud_exploor

https://www.instagram.com/ruud.exploor/

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#7: Growing a Creative Agency as a couple | Ashley Phillips & Miro LaFlaga (@sixcinquieme)

Monday, February 22, 2021 • Duration 01:17:51

In this episode Ashley Phillips and Miro LaFlaga join the show to talk about their creative journey. The couple started a creative agency years ago and we unravel the start and the steps it took to create Six Cinquieme (@sixcinquieme). Their character traits make a great combination as well as the foundation of their relationship. As a couple they have been able to grow the agency in numbers as well as exposure. They’ve been on an episode of The Futur, probably the biggest creative agency on social media, lead by Chris Do. We talk about how they got that interview and what social skills are helpful for such situations. Ash & Miro are community driven, they always want to give something back. They create workshops for students to help them with their journey and the struggles they face. Ash & Miro share their failures and roadblocks to show it’s a normal path if you want to create growth and better yourself. All in all a packed episode with two of the most stylistic people I know. Enjoy the show!

The question of the episode is:

If you knew that everything you know up to now was a lie, would you start all over?

Let us know!

Six Cinquième can be found here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sixcinquieme/

Website: https://www.sixcinquieme.com/

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can also use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there.

The Empathy Explorers Podcast is available on all podcast platforms.

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#5 - Answering your questions!

Episode 5

Friday, November 6, 2020 • Duration 35:18

What are tips for people starting out in UX Design? How can you speed up your design process? What F1 race would you watch live?
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A lot of different questions. This episode is full of it. Last few weeks you were able to send in questions for me to answer. There was a lot of variety in the types of questions, but I was able to segment them in a few different categories. I also do some recommendations during the episode and those are all listed in the description, in case you're interested.
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The giveaway is at the end. Thank you if you follow along and was kind enough to write down a question. It's much appreciated! The winner also got a DM to receive his prize.
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🎧 Episode 5 is live. Listen to the Empathy Explorers Podcast on your favorite podcast platform.

Show notes:

Joe Natoli Courses: https://www.skillshare.com/user/joenatoli

NNGroup: https://www.nngroup.com/

Jacob Cass: https://justcreative.com/

#empathyexplorers #empathyexplorerspodcast #podcast

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#4: Learning from failures and growing a Twitter Community - With Doug Collins (@DougCollinsUX)

Episode 4

Friday, September 11, 2020 • Duration 01:15:45

In episode 004 Doug Collins joins the show. Doug is an UX Designer, worked at multiple companies across different roles, and once saw the importance of User Experience Design and completely dove into that. Doug shares how he got to that point. He had to learn a lot from the failures that crossed his path but found a way to keep going. Doug now has a big design community on Twitter (25.000 followers by the time of writing). We discuss what works for him on the platform, how he keeps his followers engaged in the conversation and how he grew such a following. He calls it relatively easy to do, so keep listening if you want to grow a twitter following for yourself!

Enjoy the episode!

The question of this episode from our guest is:

What do you do for your own mental health and self care?

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can also use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there. You can find Doug Collins on Twitter (and other social platforms) @DougCollinsUX where he shares everything about UX Design, Job hunting, Research, Dark Patterns and dinner images.

The Empathy Explorers Podcast is available on all podcast platforms.

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#3: Coaching & Mentoring as a designer - With Helena Bukovac (@buttondujour)

Episode 3

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 • Duration 01:07:17

Welcome back! It's been a while but I'm happy to resume the Empathy Explorers podcast with a new episode. Helena Bukovac joins the conversation as we discuss topics that involve coaching and mentoring, business conferences, the importance of a passion project and much more. Helena lives in Croatia and is a teacher at Algebra University, coaches students on Springboard and Design Lab, while also working at an agency (Emondo). How she is able to manage all that, is one of the first questions that popped up. I share a stigma I have around business conferences and I hope Helena is able to counter that. She also shares her knowledge on 'learning and adapting' and gives an insight in why she started her Instagram as Buttondujour. Enjoy the episode!

The question of this episode from our guest is:

What is your passion project and why aren't you doing it?

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can also use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there.

You can find Helena on Instagram @buttondujour where she shares valuable insights and the design systems she mentions.

If you like to talk to me, you can find me here:

Instagram: @ruud.exploor

Twitter: @ruud_exploor

Youtube: ruud.exploor

All social links can also be found here: https://linktr.ee/ruud.exploor

#2: User Research & Design Systems - With Helena Zrinski (@ux.effects)

Episode 2

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 • Duration 01:03:07

In this episode I talk to a fellow designer and she is from Croatia. Helena Zrinski started her Instagram in October of last year and has seen quite a lot of growth in engagement. We cover the content she makes, what drives her to do Instagram posts and the Design Systems she reviews. Helena shares the books that gave her the best UX insights (psssh: She also has a couple of post about those books on here Instagram). An episode with some tips to start off your Instagram journey. Enjoy the episode!

The question of this episode from our guest is:

Do you really follow your passion? And how are you living your life that way?

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can alsu use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there.

You can find Helena on Instagram @ux.effects where she shares valuable insights and the design systems she mentions.

If you like to talk to me, you can find me here:

Instagram: @ruud.exploor

Twitter: @ruud_exploor

Youtube: ruud.exploor

All social links can also be found here: https://linktr.ee/ruud.exploor

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#1: Managing your time as a designer - With Anzor Abazov (@sevenxdesign)

Episode 1

Sunday, April 26, 2020 • Duration 01:14:54

In this episode I have a pleasant conversation with a fellow UX Designer. His name is Anzor Abazov and he is from Russia. We cover a lot of different topics in this episode. Anzor had a post that went viral and I really want to dive deeper in what his thoughts were at that time and how to follow up on a viral post. We look at the differences between Russia and the Netherlands for the creative space and talk about his time management regarding freelance work, agency work and his last year in university.

The question of this episode from our guest is:

Who inspires you?

Please let us know what you thought about the episode, it would mean a lot to us! You can alsu use #empathyexplorers to find al the valuable information in one spot and start a discussion there.

You can find Anzor on instagram @sevenxdesign where he shares valuable insights for the UX workfield and portfolio work that he created.

If you like to talk to me, you can find me here:

Instagram: @ruud.exploor

Twitter: @ruud_exploor

Youtube: ruud.exploor

All social links can also be found here: https://linktr.ee/ruud.exploor

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