Dollars to Donuts

Steve Portigal
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Dollars to Donuts

The podcast where we talk with the people who lead user research in their organization.

Episodes

  1. 4D AGO

    53. Remembering Tomer Sharon

    Tomer Sharon passed away last week. I’m reposting his appearance on Dollars to Donuts from 2019. Show Links Episode transcript Episode (and show links) from 2019 From LinkedIn, announcement of Tomer’s passing The post 53. Remembering Tomer Sharon first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 4m

  2. 10/21/2024

    Interviewing Users anniversary and new audiobook!

    It’s the first anniversary of the second edition of Interviewing Users, and it’s now available as an audiobook. Listen to this episode for a sample. Show Links The post Interviewing Users anniversary and new audiobook! first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    31 min

  3. 07/30/2024

    52. Emily Sun of Hipcamp

    In this episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Emily Sun, the head of Design and Research at Hipcamp. We discuss staying engaged in work, designers doing their own research, and research at a small, growing company. There’s actually a big opportunity with smaller companies. At small startups, you are much closer to the […] The post 52. Emily Sun of Hipcamp first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    50 min

  4. 07/03/2024

    51. Tamara Hale of Splunk

    This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Tamara Hale, the Director of Product Experience – Research & Insights at Splunk. We talk about the long tail of impact, being an anthropologist of work, and having a creative practice. The ‘doing the research’ bit is only about a quarter of your job. The […] The post 51. Tamara Hale of Splunk first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 18m

  5. 06/26/2024

    50. Vanessa Arango Garcia of Delivery Hero

    In this latest episode of Dollars to Donuts, I talk with Vanessa Arango Garcia, Director UX Research & Research Operations at Delivery Hero. We discuss creating an engaged research community across a global organization, being accountable for impact, and how today’s challenges provide an opportunity for the research progression to grow. We care a lot […] The post 50. Vanessa Arango Garcia of Delivery Hero first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    59 min

  6. 06/19/2024

    49. Sarah Gregory of Coinbase

    This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my conversation with Sarah Gregory, Director of User Research for Consumer at Coinbase. We talk about research comms, archiving user research, and doing research that no one is yet asking for. Our email is designed for one very specific leadership stakeholder, and it is tailored to how that […] The post 49. Sarah Gregory of Coinbase first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 11m

  7. 06/07/2024

    48. Jamika Burge of Capital One

    In this episode of Dollars to Donuts I speak with Jamika Burge, the head of research for Data and AI at Capital One. We talk about her journey through academia, discovering user research, and intersectionality. Doing good – for me, as a researcher, and as someone who wants to do good in the world, it […] The post 48. Jamika Burge of Capital One first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 13m

  8. 06/04/2024

    47. Akshay Verma of Duolingo

    This episode of Dollars to Donuts features my interview with Akshay Verma, the head of User Research at Duolingo. We talk about being qualitative focused in an experimentation-driven organization, research team structures, team rituals, and sharing knowledge between researchers. I don’t actually want to bemoan or belabor this concept of a room that we’re invited […] The post 47. Akshay Verma of Duolingo first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 11m

  9. 05/24/2024

    46. Daniel Escher of Remitly

    In this episode of Dollars to Donuts I speak with Daniel Escher, Director of UX and Research at Remitly. We talk about more ways for researchers to add value, business questions over research questions, and the things that researchers worry about. Where I think collective identity can be limiting is when someone thinks of themselves […] The post 46. Daniel Escher of Remitly first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    1h 6m

  10. 05/16/2024

    45. Reggie Murphy of Zendesk (part 2)

    This episode of Dollars to Donuts features part 2 of my two-part conversation with Reggie Murphy of Zendesk. We talk about psychological safety at work, Reggie’s career journey, and online career resources for UX researchers. That helps the team be better researchers when they feel like they have a space where, man, I don’t have […] The post 45. Reggie Murphy of Zendesk (part 2) first appeared on Portigal Consulting.

    41 min
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About

The podcast where we talk with the people who lead user research in their organization.

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  • Creator
    Steve Portigal
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2025
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Steve Portigal
  • Show Website
    Dollars to Donuts

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