In episode 14 of The Product Design Podcast, Seth Coelen interviews Femke, a Product Designer from Toronto, Canada. She currently works at Wealthsimple, which is a financial services company. Previously she worked for Uber on both the ride and Uber Eats sides of the business.
She keeps busy with content creation for her YouTube Channel supported by her Instagram, email newsletter, and Design Life podcast. She also supports the design community through a job board to help designers find jobs and mentors designers through superpeer.
Femke shares her advice on getting into product design and provides details on how she has successfully moved along her career path. We are so excited for you to listen to this episode!
During our interview with Femke you will learn:
๐จ How Femke found her interest in product design
๐ Uber: how she landed a job at what it was like working at one of the biggest unicorns in the industry
๐ฑ Why planting seeds early always pays off
โ๏ธ Content creation: how she does it all and how she measures success
๐ก Three tips for someone getting starting in product design
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Make sure to follow Femke after the podcast to stay on top of what she is up to!
- Twitter: @femkesvs
- Instagram: femkedotdesign
- YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/femkedesign
- Website: https://www.femke.design
- Design Life podcast: https://www.designlife.fm/
- Femke's superpeer Link: https://superpeer.com/femke
Additional mentioned links:
- Wealthsimple: https://www.wealthsimple.com/en-ca/
- Medium: medium.com