62 min listen
49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi Million Dollar Design Agency
49: MONA PATEL on Starting and Growing a Multi Million Dollar Design Agency
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Length:
62 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jonathan interviews Mona Patel, who really makes Jonathan look like a boring, lazy person in comparison. Mona is the founder of 3 companies: Motivate Design, UX Hires, and Insider Insight. Aaaand she’s the author of Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think. Jonathan who?
Some of the topics covered:
Mona’s story in a nutshell. Her work at NASA(!!) and Kodak. ?
How do you prove yourself in a company? Speak your mind, but only if you have something useful to say! ?
Jonathan ADMITS he doesn’t think research is useless, and where it’s can be best employed. ?
THE INSIDERS! Who are they?! How are they contributing good karma to the world? And what is the Observation Method? ?
Solopreneuring…while pregnant! ??
How to hire well. ???
Tony Robbins comes into the story at some point. ??
Why you should read Mona’s book, Reframe. ?
Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass ?
Links:
Mona Patel on Instagram
Mona Patel on Twitter
Motivate Design
UX Hires
GaryVee
American Institutes for Research
Design Research (Wikipedia)
Buy Sprint!
BOOK: Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think by Mona Patel
Your Hosts:
Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com
Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial
Some of the topics covered:
Mona’s story in a nutshell. Her work at NASA(!!) and Kodak. ?
How do you prove yourself in a company? Speak your mind, but only if you have something useful to say! ?
Jonathan ADMITS he doesn’t think research is useless, and where it’s can be best employed. ?
THE INSIDERS! Who are they?! How are they contributing good karma to the world? And what is the Observation Method? ?
Solopreneuring…while pregnant! ??
How to hire well. ???
Tony Robbins comes into the story at some point. ??
Why you should read Mona’s book, Reframe. ?
Check out, nay, GO BUY the AJ&Smart + Jake Knapp Official Design Sprint Master-Class: ajsmart.com/masterclass ?
Links:
Mona Patel on Instagram
Mona Patel on Twitter
Motivate Design
UX Hires
GaryVee
American Institutes for Research
Design Research (Wikipedia)
Buy Sprint!
BOOK: Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think by Mona Patel
Your Hosts:
Follow Jake Knapp on Twitter: @jakek
Follow Jonathan Courtney on Instagram or Twitter: @jicecream
Write into the podcast: pbc@ajsmart.com
Podcast editing by Jason Sanderson: PodcastTech.com
Show Notes (fan made by @amrkhalifeh): https://medium.com/product-breakfast-club-links-unofficial
Released:
Oct 8, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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