In this podcast, we have special guest Grace Ling, founder of Design Buddies. We covered the following topics:
Grace’s journey of being a designer, founder, and creator
Why designers and founders need to be on LinkedIn
LinkedIn growth strategies
Unconventional networking tips for designers
How can introverts network and put themselves out there
How Grace built a community of 150K designers and why she founded Design Buddies
How to find balance being a creator and a founder
How to build a personal brand and more
About Grace Ling
Grace Ling is the founder of Design Buddies, currently based in San Francisco. She is a UX designer, illustrator, and content creator and has traveled to more than 30 countries. She is recently hosting a hybrid conference on designing the future. She grew the Design Buddies community to 150K audience and 36K followers on LinkedIn.
Resources shared by Grace Ling
Conference: https://design-the-future.joinlearners.com/
Grace’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/graceling/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/irungracepace/
Design Buddies community: https://www.designbuddies.community/
Feel free to connect with Grace.
About John Rodrigues, your host of this podcast.
John Rodrigues is the Founder of Productlearn.io and currently working as a Sr. Product Designer at JPMorgan Chase. He is a Career Coach and recently launched a book, "Landing a Design Job with Confidence." He has been designing products for 7+ years and continues to design human-centered SaaS products for B2B and B2C companies. Some of his past work has been mentioned on the New York Times and Philly CHI.
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