#5: Design VP, Kate Aronowitz, on how designers can earn their seat at the business table

Kate Aronowitz was the Design VP at Wealthfront. Before that, she was a Design Director at Facebook where she built their team from 20-200 world class designers under Mark Zuckerberg. In this episode, she discusses her early days building facebook's design team, misaligned industry expectations for design leaders, and what kind of work she thinks young designers would benefit from. FOLLOW US Twitter: http://twitter.com/highrespodcast Facebook: http://facebook.com/highrespodcast iTunes: http://bit.ly/highresitunes Google Play: http://bit.ly/highresgoogle Get early access to the next episode: http://highresolution.design/early-access THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS Squarespace – Squarespace is a SaaS-based content management system offering a website builder, eCommerce, and domains. We're big fans of Squarespace, they're a must-have for startups, photographers, bloggers or hobbyists looking to put up a beautifully designed digital presence! Get 10% off your first purchase on Squarespace. http://bit.ly/sqspacesponsorlink InVision – InVision is the world's leading product design platform, powering the future of digital product design through our deep understanding of the dynamics of collaboration. Teams that build digital products are at a serious advantage when they use InVision's suite of prototyping tools. They're a great way of getting everyone on board. Use access code "INV-HIGHRESOLUTION" for 3 free months! http://bit.ly/invsponsorlink Searle Video – Searle Video is a creative studio based out of Portland, Oregon. They've helped the creative community tell stories for over 10 years. They've done advertisements, behind the scenes stories, and documentaries for companies like Slack, Intel, Adobe, Google and the XOXO festival. http://bit.ly/searlesponsor