Nicole Wilke

Growing up on the Hawaiian island of Kauai may not seem like a place where technology takes the forefront, but for Nicole Wilke it was a ubiquitous part of her life. Taking her lifelong education around design and computer science with her from the islands to the mainland, Nicole worked her way through media and tech's biggest names. Over negronis at Fool's Gold in Manhattan, she talks about her experience at brands like Disney and Wired and the transition to her most recent role as Head of Product for Techcrunch. What You'll Learn: The secrets behind what makes a good redesign What it takes to break into media Why a diverse skill set is critical to succeed in product design