Life After Tech Bootcamp

Isaiah is a Sales Development Representative (SDR) at OnBoard. Before completing the Springboard Tech Sales certificate in 2023, Isaiah worked as a Manager in a retail clothing store and a freight broker in logistics.

If you have any questions for Isaiah or me, the host, please email me at [email protected].

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This week, we're chatting with Natalia, who studied UX/UI design and currently works as a UX Copywriter at Amazon Music, having previously worked at Cisco and CVS. Before transitioning to copywriting, she held the role of Policy Escalations Specialist at TikTok.

If you're curious about avoiding a "cookie-cutter" portfolio, Natalia offers valuable insights into how she tailored her case studies to appeal to UX writing roles and the strategies she employed to make her portfolio distinctive. She also delves into her extensive experience in UX writing and its integration within the broader UX profession.

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Jon Stahl is a recovering TV Writer and current software startup founder who began his career in tech through the Springboard UX/UI Bootcamp.

Jon started in TV and film production in New York before moving to Los Angeles in 2011, where he found work as a Writers’ Assistant and Script Coordinator for several popular TV shows.

In 2021, he pivoted into UX/UI through the Springboard online bootcamp. After graduating, he took several contract roles with entertainment companies like Panavision and WriterDuet to help make their software more user-friendly and accessible.

At the start of 2023, he founded a software startup called Prolog, which aims to modernize the entertainment industry with software for creative professionals.

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In April 2021, Ken graduated from the Springboard program with a Data Analytics certificate.

Before starting a career in the Retail Sector, he worked as a waiter.

Now, he works for Nordstrom as a Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, where he builds, maintains, and updates operational tools.

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On the season finale, we talk to Matej Latin, a Product Designer and the author of the Better Web Type project and the Better Web Typography for a Better Web book.

He currently helps designers build better careers and find their dream jobs with his UX Buddy project.

Today, we talk about the UX portfolio and the design industry on a deeper level. What are the common flaws his mentees present in themselves and their portfolios and how do they overcome them? Special thanks to the Springboard alumni who submitted their questions.

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