17 min listen
Empowering Black Designers in the Tech Industry | Mitzi Okou, WATBD
Empowering Black Designers in the Tech Industry | Mitzi Okou, WATBD
ratings:
Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
It's 2021, and Black designers only make up 3% of the workforce at major tech companies. It's disheartening to think about, but you have the power to make a difference, especially if you're a white creative leader, educator, or designer. Representation is crucial to attracting people of color to the tech industry and ensuring an inclusive environment, and retaining them as employees. In this episode, Mitzi Okou and I discuss the importance of empowering black designers in your workplace and community. Take a listen and learn how Mitzi is raising awareness for the lack of diversity in most companies. Where are the black designers (WATBD) https://www.watbd.org WATBD 2021 Conference https://www.watbd.org/2021 Mitzi Okou’s Instagram @ok_mitz https://www.instagram.com/ok_mitz Mitzi Okou’s LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitzi-okou-30918b144/ Mitzi Okou’s Website https://www.mitziokou.com/ Podcast Info: Transcripts available on episode web page. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and Spotify. RSS feed: https://uinarrative.libsyn.com/rss Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review if you like what you hear. Announcements: Join the UI Narrative Email Club to be the first to hear about weekly blog posts and exclusive podcast recaps. You can sign up at uinarrative.com/emailclub. Want to become a Product Designer? Or need a portfolio review? Learn more at uinarrative.com/workwithme. Let’s Connect: Have a question for me? Email me at hello@uinarrative.com. Let’s connect! #uinarrative Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn @uinarrative Twitter @uinarrativeco
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (63)
How To Manage Designer Imposter Syndrome: Episode 7 Show Notes: Have you ever felt like a fraud while you're designing something? I had this exact feeling when I was creating the UI Narrative podcast. I would tell myself, "you don't know UI Design. You haven't been in the industry for ten... by UI Narrative: UX, UI, IxD, Design and Research