Balancing work, life and side-projects | Ioana Teleanu, UiPath (UX Goodies founder)

from Growthmates: Create and Grow Meaningful Products & Careers · host Kate Syuma

Ioana Teleanu is a UX Manager at Miro, founder of UX Goodies Community and ex. founder of Mento Design Academy. Ioana shared with us her fascinating story of building a personal brand, creating and sunsetting her own businesses and growing through that experience.We delved into topics such as finding balance between side projects and a full-time job, growing a design community to over 220k people, the process of growing and exiting a design school, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance amidst it all. Additionally, we explored the impact of AI on the design world. Tune in to discover insights and inspiration from this engaging conversation![07:23] Staring the design community[08:40] Sunsetting your own business[13:57] Balancing work and side projects[15:58] Work-life balance in tech[18:30] Building yourself as a brand and dealing with vulnerability[30:00] Journey at UiPath[36:00] What role do you think AI will play in tech[47:52] Where to find inspirationWhere to find Ioana:* UX goodies: https://www.instagram.com/uxgoodies/* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ioanateleanu/Where to find Kate Syuma, Head of Growth Design at Miro:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-syuma/* Blog: https://medium.com/@kate_syuma* Twitter: https://twitter.com/kate_syuma* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katusyuma/* Website: https://katesyuma.com/Where to find Oscar Torres:* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscartorrestryme/* Website: https://www.oscartorres.me/Resources mentioned:* Ben's bites newsletter: https://www.bensbites.co/* Visual Explanations, Edward R. Tufte: https://www.amazon.com/Visual-Explanations-Quantities-Evidence-Narrative/dp/1930824157Reach out to us for feedback or a potential podcast partnership → [email protected] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit growthmates.substack.com Get full access to Growthmates with Kate Syuma at www.growthmates.news/subscribe

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