[Ep. 33] Changing careers from an artist to a system designer w/ Stephanie Skuzenski (Johnson and Johnson)

Meet Stephanie Skuzenski, senior manager at Johnson & Johnson. Her mind 🧠 works in different ways - her ability to recognize repeatable patterns, and love of efficiency propelled her from pursuing a life as an artist to a system designer in tech.Come hear Stephanie's money and career journey from an artist, to a freelancer, to her experience in tech.I particularly enjoyed the question - would you stay at your current role/company several years down the road❓ If not, what would you do differently today? 0:00 Intro 01:16 First memory of money 2:39 Starting out as a textile designer 7:00 Experimenting with UX 8:04 Freelance work 10:28 What is system design? 11:41 System vs. Bespoke 14:32 Finding career opportunities 17:41 No code UX 19:37 Relevancy of UX/digital experience designers 20:53 Life of a digital experience designers 23:33 IC vs. Senior designer 24:03 Drop in life/career satisfaction 26:43 Working for salary vs fulfillment 27:51 Reverse engineering a 10 year plan