Surfing Into UX Research | Chelsea Keaulani Brown

01/31/23 • 43 min

Welcome to our Season 2 Premiere! My guest is avid surfer and children's book author Chelsea Keaulani Brown (YouTube, Looker).
In this episode, I ask Chelsea how she built a bridge into UX Research from her original career trajectory in athletics and sports media.

-Chelsea describes her journey into startups with Looker and Gametime.

-By building Pillars like Well-Placed Mentors and Novel Projects, Chelsea became Credible, Capable and Visible in her space.

Chelsea's career progression paralleled a personal growth journey. Having surfed in Santa Cruz with the Looker team, she set an intention to surf Pacific Islands and learn from local people in a different part of the world.
This learning and reflection culminated in a beautiful illustrated book speaking to her younger self:
https://www.thelittlewahine.com/
This conversation is sponsored by Ventana Surfboards & Supplies in Santa Cruz, California. Use promo code 'champion' to receive 15% off @ https://ventanasurf.com/

01/31/23 • 43 min

Your Next Big Thing - Surfing Into UX Research | Chelsea Keaulani Brown

Transcript

Neil Metzler00:00:05.730

My name is Neil Metzler, and I'm a coach, mentor and trainer for careers in tech. Welcome to our program. I'm inviting you to take a step back. And imagine would you like to wake up every morning excited about what you do? What is the big idea keeping you up at night? And what if you are already closer to reaching it than you imagine, building a bridge to your next career step can be challenging. I know this, because I reinvented my career mul

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