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Embracing an international perspective through design with Jay Demetillo
Meet Jay Demetillo, a Filipino-American designer whose career and life spans worldwide.
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Leslie Luo
west & ease: the name
On how west & ease came to life
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Leslie Luo
Red Gaskell on striving for creative satisfaction through collaborations with friends
Meet Red Gaskell, a Filipino director and photographer based in Los Angeles.
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Leslie Luo
Introducing Voice Notes
Hi, I'm Leslie—the host and author behind west & ease. Voice Notes is my way of exploring my voice, and I'm sharing that journey with you.
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Leslie Luo
Finding your voice through honoring your strengths with Ashley Woodfolk
Meet Ashley Woodfolk, a Brooklyn-based mom and a full-time award-winning writer of books for kids and teens.
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Leslie Luo
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Shaping life and career through family as a north star with Faraz Ahmad
Meet Faraz Ahmad, a father, husband, brother, and a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix.
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Leslie Luo
Taking a leap of faith in choosing a career path and investing in research with Jing Jing Tan
Meet Jing Jing Tan, a psychology geek currently leading user research as a UX Research Manager at Uber Eats based in Toronto, Canada.
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Leslie Luo
Exploring life and the universe through the expression of art with LotyDoty
Meet LotyDoty, a Brooklyn-based artist and creative focused on exploring the vast universe and piecing together answers for a complex world.
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Leslie Luo
How hard work, community, and a bit of luck helped Kevin Garcia become a tech marketer
Meet Kevin Garcia, a tech marketer—currently Head of Product Marketing at Retool—based in San Francisco.
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Leslie Luo
Building empathetic relationships through honesty and vulnerability with Jason Au
Meet Jason Au, Toronto-based product designer, photographer, and avid foodie.
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Leslie Luo
Finding joy and inspiration through motion with Sylvia Boomer Yang
Meet Sylvia Boomer Yang, motion designer, illustrator, animator, and art director based in Oakland, CA.
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Leslie Luo
Dana Lee shares advice on getting started in the user experience research field within tech.
Subscriber-exclusive conversation with Dana Lee
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Leslie Luo
Finding connection through research in both life and work with Dana Lee
Meet Dana Lee. She shares her journey of how she got into research and how she’s applied similar approaches to her work throughout her life by exploring…
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Leslie Luo
Kevin Twohy on how he designed Hellosaurus from start to launch
Subscriber-exclusive audio conversation with Kevin Twohy
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Leslie Luo
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