You didn’t become a designer to push pixels.
You became one to lead design.
Mentorship that helps you move beyond design work to guide decisions, influence stakeholders, and step into real product leadership.
You’ve put in the hours.
You might have…
Focused on honing your craft through hours on figma, AI and tutorials
Learned about all the UX principles and heuristics, to the point of obsession
Taken (and are still taking) a million courses to perfect your skills
Been stuck in the loop of continuously tweaking wireframes, your portfolio, or designs to no avail…
But you still find yourself…
Overpreparing your presentations, only to have stakeholders still question your design decisions.
Wanting to be seen as a strategic partner - not just an executor - but being left out of strategic conversations.
Wanting to lead with more confidence, but still feeling like you're not there yet.
Spending hours on designs, but still unsure how they'll influence product or roadmap decisions.
You’re not doing anything wrong.
You might just be focusing on the wrong things.
The skills that helped you learn design are not the same as the skills needed to lead design direction.
New skills are required to become the version of yourself that leads and influences.
I’ve been there, too.
Obsessed with the craft, and a love for design. But internally, I was frustrated by the lack of momentum my work was doing.
—I cared about the users.
—I knew design was valuable.
—I wanted design to be respected.
—And I desired to influence and lead product design.
After 5+ years working as a designer within an Enterprise product suite, I learned that in order to do your best work, you need the skills that are necessary to contribute in a larger way than just pushing pixels.
That’s design leadership. That’s product influence.
Ready to become a design leader?
Not yet in your design leadership era?
If you’re not looking to grow your leadership just yet, but are seeking one-off design mentoring sessions, you can find me directly on ADPlist.
Book your session today.
