Design To Be Conversation
The Design To Be Conversation podcast is a series of conversations with design leaders about how investing in their EQ has impacted their design careers. Rachel Weissman, the host of our show, is a serial entrepreneur and award-winning designer turned executive coach and keynote speaker, helping ambitious leaders transform uncertainty and change into a catalyst for growth, creativity, and innovation. Learn more about Rachel at www.racheldweissman.com.
Design To Be Conversation
Bob Baxley: Broaden your career horizons
Bob Baxley is a design executive, advisor, mentor, and advocate who has built, managed and led UX teams at some of Silicon Valley’s most respected companies. With a career spanning three decades, Bob's work at Apple, Pinterest, Yahoo!, and elsewhere has touched hundreds of millions of users around the world. Currently, Bob serves as the Senior Vice-President of Design at ThoughtSpot, a business intelligence, and data analytics platform. Committed to recruiting and inspiring the next generation of designers Bob also mentors individuals and advises organizations working to improve the profession and practice of digital product design.
We dive into his motivation to continue designing, how he’s adapted throughout his career, what’s going on with the design industry, and why he’s inspired for what’s next.
