164 – 👩💻 Build a Community with Jenny Shen
In this episode we get to speak with Jenny Shen: Strategist, Speaker, Mentor, and Senior UX/Product Designer. We discuss Jenny’s...
In this episode we get to speak with Jenny Shen: Strategist, Speaker, Mentor, and Senior UX/Product Designer. We discuss Jenny’s career journey and what she is up to now in Amsterdam. We talk about such points as: how to build your brand, getting involved in the community, and gender equality in our industry. We also dive into the ways that Jenny is giving back to the community by providing UX design mentorship, and additionally contributing to the Ladies that UX Global Leadership Team.
Show Links
- Jenny’s Twitter @jennyshen https://twitter.com/jennyshen
- Jenny on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennyshen1/
- Jenny on Medium: https://medium.com/@jennyshen
- Jenny’s Website: http://jennyshen.com
- Mentorship: http://jennyshen.com/mentorship.html
- I set a goal to speak at 1 conference by end of 2017. Here’s how I overachieved it by 4X: https://medium.com/women-talk-design/i-set-a-goal-to-speak-at-1-conference-by-end-of-2017-heres-how-i-overachieved-it-by-4x-4ca4e77935e7
- Ladies that UX: http://ladiesthatux.com/
- Greater Than Code: http://www.greaterthancode.com/2018/09/20/098-designing-for-inclusion-with-jenny-shen/
- Join Jenell Pizarro at Monthly Code & Coffee @ Krungthep: https://secure.meetup.com/register/?ctx=ref
- 64,000 employees in corporate America (of different races and ethnicities and LGBTQ women) were surveyed on their workplace experiences. This study includes stats like how more women especially people of color and lesbians face microaggressions than men. https://womenintheworkplace.com/
- My ‘How to raise awareness of UX and build a community’ Medium article: https://medium.com/@jennyshen/how-to-raise-awareness-of-ux-and-build-a-ux-community-fd61c6d7637f
- Buffer’s Transparent Salary Calculator https://buffer.com/salary
- 2018 UX Industry Study (with salary ranges from different countries) https://www.loop11.com/ux-industry-study/
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Art-Not-Giving-Counterintuitive/dp/0062457713