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Crafting Expectations: A Designer Parent's Guide | Ellen Gerovac, BSI
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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Aug 7, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
In today's episode, Alexandra interviews Ellen Gerovac, VP of Design at BSI-Milwaukee and Mother of 4 children. Together, they discuss their experiences becoming parents while building design careers, including overcoming early misconceptions about motherhood in the industry. Ellen shares advice on setting boundaries between work and home life, being creative about managing workload, and involving kids in your design passion. Alexandra and Ellen offer clear advice for managing your mental health as a Mom, emphasizing clear communication, asking for help when needed, and maintaining balance during stressful seasons of life. As you'll hear, this conversation aims to empower designers to advocate for their needs while bringing their best selves to their families and their work.The Design Pop is an Imagine a Place ProductionConnect with Alexandra on LinkedInFollow The Design Pop on LinkedIn
Released:
Aug 7, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Introducing The Design Pop with Alexandra Tseffos!: I'm your host, Alexandra Tseffos, and welcome to The Design Pop! I'm here to help you build a design career that you love by learning and understanding perspectives from within our industry. Whether you're a furniture enthusiast or just curious about growing and learning more to apply to your own career. I'm glad you're here. Through my journey as a designer and trainer in the design community, discovered the importance of understanding dealer processes to effectively train and understand designers. Along the way, I noticed a common craving among designers for community, partnership, and validation. Now self-employed, I aim to raise awareness about frequently asked questions in the design community and explore topics such as the future of design, better collaboration between designers and salespeople or manufacturer reps, and what flexibility means to a designer. Join me as we harness the power of the design community to explore thes by The Design Pop