Coaching

How I can best help you will be based on what you are trying to achieve. We’ll spend 1-2 sessions figuring this out. I want to help you, not EVERYONE, which is why coaching is a real-time conversation, not you watching 12 hours of talking head videos.

Let me help. Especially if you are wandering through your career like a … I dunno. Something. It’s on the tip of my tongue. Zombie maybe?

Types of activities:

  • Resume + LinkedIn and Portfolio reviews

  • Providing feedback on Qualitative research

  • Improving design workflows within a team

  • Navigating internal politics

  • Ways to manage a team more effectively

  • Creating order within chaotic organizations

  • Better Career Ladders/Lattices

Focus areas:

  • Leadership

  • Senior practitioners

  • Neurodivergence (ADHD, ASD)

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Testimonials

Cassie, Designer

“Matthew is rad to play D&D with. And, it turns out, if he learns the party Druid is struggling to find a job IRL, he will make it his mission to fix that. Matthew helped me not just completely rewrite my resume, but rethink how I present myself and my design experiences. He also connected me to the company I'm now working at, so another 100 XP for networking!”

-Ildikó, Senior Designer

“I met Matthew at a session he organized through Studio VO to help improve UX designer portfolios. I found his way of suggesting improvements and changes to be unlike the standard hard-ass coaches out there. Somehow he's mastered the art of making you feel good about yourself, but at the same time still point out ways you can improve. He's been an instrumental mentor in my career, making me realize my value, strengths, as well as how I can improve, and 95% of the time, I'm smiling or laughing my way through meetings with him. He has a knack for presenting new information without making me feel stupid for not knowing something.”

Peter, Design Manager

“Matthew has guided me through many challenges during my career in UX. When I started, he helped me see past tools and methods and understand problems underlying designs. As I grew into my career, he connected me with the broader design community. And when I became a manager, he showed me how to lead other designers. He has seen everything; twice. There’s no better person to help you find your way in UX.”

Katya, Senior Researcher

“When I update my resume on my own, it might take me weeks. I procrastinate, I struggle to find the right words and/or projects to talk about and I am not completely satisfied with what I would write on my own. With Matthew’s help, the resume was taken to the next level in one session! Matthew’s suggestions were to the point, affirmative (“Yes, you can drop info about internships you did 20 years ago”), and gentle. I felt guided, advised on the current best practices, and not criticized. Now I am off to find a new job!”