UI Breakfast: UI/UX Design and Product Strategy

Jane Portman

Join us for exciting conversations about UI/UX design, SaaS products, marketing, and so much more. My awesome guests are industry experts who share actionable knowledge — so that you can apply it in your business today.

  • 35 minutes 44 seconds
    Episode 291: Shippable User Research with Alice Lee

    Is research still a great investment? Our guest today is Alice Lee, Strategy Director at Work & Co. You’ll learn about their shippable user research process, how to ask the right questions about things you don’t know, how they helped GoFundMe with their charity action page, and more.

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    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

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    7 February 2025, 7:00 am
  • 29 minutes 47 seconds
    BDTP. Bullseye Customer Research with Michael Margolis

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Michael Margolis, UX Research Partner at Google Ventures. You'll learn about their bullseye customer sprint, the difference between an ideal customer profile and the bullseye customer, how to apply prototypes, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes

    Thanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.

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    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. It matches the complexity of your customer data, including many-to-many relationships between users and companies. Book your demo call today at userlist.com.

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    24 January 2025, 7:00 am
  • 32 minutes 51 seconds
    Episode 290: Creativity in Digital Product Design with John Roescher

    Can creativity become your competitive advantage? Our guest today is John Roescher, founder of Raw Materials. You’ll learn about their framework for client projects, how they helped Volta scale and get acquired, why differentiating yourself is a difficult journey, and more.

    Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

    Step into Wix Studio to see more at wix.com/studio

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    10 January 2025, 7:00 am
  • 27 minutes 15 seconds
    BDTP. Product SEO with David Pasztor

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to David Pasztor, founder of UX studio and Ranking Raccoon. You'll learn why they built a platform for link collaboration, how to target transactional keywords, how they’re doing SEO for their own product, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes

    Thanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.

    Sponsor

    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. Onboard, engage, and nurture your customers, as well as marketing leads. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    20 December 2024, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 38 seconds
    Episode 289: OKRs in Product Development with Jeff Gothelf

    How do you make your OKRs truly customer-centric? Our guest today is Jeff Gothelf, a coach, trainer, speaker, and author of five books. You’ll learn how to identify and drive results, why cross-functional collaboration is important in determining OKRs, how to get started with OKRs, and more.

    Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

    Step into Wix Studio to see more at wix.com/studio

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    6 December 2024, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 6 seconds
    BDTP. Storytelling in SaaS with Stephen Steers

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Stephen Steers, sales coach, consultant, and storyteller. You'll learn about why you should sell the outcome, how to choose the right story to tell, how to apply storytelling in your sales calls, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes

    Thanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.

    Sponsor

    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. It matches the complexity of your customer data, including many-to-many relationships between users and companies. Book your demo call today at userlist.com.

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    22 November 2024, 7:00 am
  • 39 minutes 8 seconds
    Episode 288: User-centered Decision-making with Jason Giles

    How do you make truly informed product decisions? Our guest today is Jason Giles, VP of Product Design at UserTesting. You’ll learn how to choose the right research method, how to develop a customer-informed intuition, the elements of a research program, and more. 

    Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

    Step into Wix Studio to see more at wix.com/studio

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    8 November 2024, 7:00 am
  • 37 minutes 20 seconds
    BDTP. Managing Priorities with Harry Max

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Harry Max, speaker, coach, consultant, and author of Managing Priorities. You'll learn about the DEGAP process, the four approaches to prioritization, prioritization processes in large organizations, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes

    Thanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.

    Sponsor

    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. Onboard, engage, and nurture your customers, as well as marketing leads. To follow the best practices, download our free printable email planning worksheets at userlist.com/worksheets.

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

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    18 October 2024, 7:00 am
  • 46 minutes 4 seconds
    Episode 287: Career Growth for Individual Contributors with Cliff Seal

    What does career growth look like for a designer in an enterprise company? Our guest today is Cliff Seal, UX architect at Salesforce. You’ll learn about the push-and-pull dynamics in decision making, setting the right foundation with your mentor, the complexities of a mature product, and more.

    Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

    Step into Wix Studio to see more at wix.com/studio

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

    Leave a Review

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    4 October 2024, 7:00 am
  • 34 minutes 29 seconds
    BDTP. Implementing Self-service SaaS with Franciska Dethlefsen

    Today we have another episode of Better Done Than Perfect. Listen in as we talk to Franciska Dethlefsen, Head of Growth Marketing at Amplitude. You'll learn about their journey from being completely sales-led to launching a self-serve plan, how they approached pricing and packaging, how it all ties with their free plan, what channels they use to provide support, and more.

    Please head over to the episode page for the detailed recap and key takeaways.

    Show notes

    Thanks for listening! If you found the episode useful, please spread the word about this new show on Twitter mentioning @userlist, or leave us a review on iTunes.

    Sponsor

    This show is brought to you by Userlist — an email automation platform for SaaS companies. It matches the complexity of your customer data, including many-to-many relationships between users and companies. Book your demo call today at userlist.com.

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

    Leave a Review

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    20 September 2024, 7:00 am
  • 33 minutes 39 seconds
    Episode 286: Experience-led Branding with Doug Hughmanick

    How does experience-led branding help big companies create memorable products? Our guest today is Doug Hughmanick, Head of Creative and founder of ANML. You’ll learn how big brands think about user experience, why learning motion skills could be helpful for designers, some practical tips for applying experience-led branding, and more.

    Podcast feed: subscribe to https://feeds.simplecast.com/4MvgQ73R in your favorite podcast app, and follow us on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Podcasts.

    Show Notes

    This episode is brought to you by Wix Studio — the new web platform for agencies and enterprises. The magic of Wix Studio is its advanced design capabilities which makes website creation efficient and intuitive. Here are a few things you can do:

    • Work in sync with your team on one canvas
    • Reuse templates, widgets and sections across sites
    • Create a client kit for seamless handovers
    • And leverage best-in-class SEO defaults across all your Wix sites

    Step into Wix Studio to see more at wix.com/studio

    Interested in sponsoring an episode? Learn more here.

    Leave a Review

    Reviews are hugely important because they help new people discover this podcast. If you enjoyed listening to this episode, please leave a review on iTunes. Here’s how.

    6 September 2024, 7:00 am
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