Thanks for supporting The Yzzi Research Podcast! Season four was the final season of the podcast and I hope that you enjoyed listening. This podcast was produced by my production company, Whisper and Mutter. I am also producing and releasing another podcast unrelated to UX research, but you may like it if you’re interested in reading, thinking, the human experience, and fresh perspectives on a book you’ve likely heard of. Stay subscribed to The Yzzi Research Podcast and I’ll share the...

Janice Chan is the Director of Shift and Scaffold. In the past, she’s been a User Experience Consultant and project manager. Her mission in life is “to increase agency and reduce frustration through clarity, connection, access, and usability.” In this episode, Janice discusses her experience working with coworkers in different locations and in different functions.

Janelle Ward led UX/user research at digital product companies, both as a founding lead and as a manager upskilling and growing existing research teams. She discusses being a UX research manager.

Marcos Moldes is a qualitative UX Researcher who is a former academic now working at Pinterest. In this episode, Marcos discusses research panels.

Lindsey Brinkworth is a user experience researcher with a design background. Currently, she is a Senior Researcher at Magic+Might. She also enjoys helping other researchers with their research portfolios In this episode, Lindsey discusses perfecting the research portfolio.

Andréa Stella is a UX researcher and former academic. In the past, she’s been a professor and worked as a UX researcher at Sony Music Entertainment. In this episode she talks about her career path.

Michele Ronsen founded Curiosity Tank where she provides research and career support. She is a user researcher, designer, coach, and educator with over 5,000 hours of adult design and user research teaching expertise in academic institutions and 20+ years of corporate training, workshops, design, and research for Fortune 500s and start-ups. In this episode, Michele discusses building confidence and career pathing for researchers.

Nia Jarrett is a UX Research contractor who is a former teacher and communications professional. In this episode, Nia discusses her path to UX research.

Chloe Markley is a UX Research Director at EchoUser, a UX Research & Design firm. In the past, she’s been a research leader at Ipsos, Gfk, athenahealth, and Oracle. In this episode, Chloe discusses recruiting high quality people for research.

Karen Eisenhauer is a qualitative UX Researcher with a background in linguistics and teaching now working for herself. In this episode, Karen discusses tagging qualitative data.

Stephanie Marsh is a UX Research Operations Lead who has worked at companies including HSBC and the United Kingdom government. In this episode, Stephanie discusses evaluating UX research impact.

Season Four of The Yzzi Research Podcast is premiering on February 26, 2024.  This season, you’ll hear about: Being a UX research managerEvaluating the impact of UX researchTagging qualitative data and much more! This will be the very last season of the podcast, so tune in!

Thanks for supporting The Yzzi Research Podcast. The final episode of season three was my conversation with Nicole Wallace about NDA-protected research. The Yzzi Research Podcast will be back for season four either at the end of 2023 or at the beginning of 2024.

Nicole Wallace is a research leader who works at SMART Technologies and has worked with the Albertan government. In this episode, Nicole discusses getting hired as a UX researcher. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Mandi Hall is a UX researcher who works at Microsoft. In this episode, Mandi discusses doing ambidextrous research (not research about using both hands equally well). Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Morgan Ramsey is a Research Strategist and Systems Designer who has worked at companies including Compass and Google. In this episode, Morgan discusses doing UX research in the artificial intelligence space. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Carol Rossi is a UX researcher who has worked at companies including Nerd Wallet, Kelley Blue Book, and Edmunds.com. In this episode, Carol discusses how to prioritize research topics and projects and how to measure research impact. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Michelle Wantuch is a UX researcher who works at Microsoft. In this episode, Michelle discusses best practices for researching neurodiverse people especially in education. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Alex Siegel is a quantitative UX researcher who works at Adobe. In this episode, Alex discusses quant UX research and how to make sense of it when you're not a numbers person. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Annemarie Fulcer is a UX researcher who has worked at companies including Microsoft and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. In this episode, Annemarie discusses doing UX research quickly in pulse cycles. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Sara Duke is a UX researcher and strategist who has worked at companies including Microsoft and Facebook. In this episode, Sara discusses the jobs to be done framework. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Frankie Kastenbaum is an experience designer who has worked at companies including Adobe, HP, and United Airlines. In this episode, Frankie discusses what UX design is and how UX research fits into design. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

Gabi Duncombe is a user experience designer and has worked at companies including Adobe, Microsoft, and Instagram. In this episode, Gabi discusses how and why she used Instagram to do a diary study. Visit https://www.yzziresearch.com/podcast for show notes.

A new season of the Yzzi Research Podcast is coming on February 13, 2023. I’ll be having conversations with researchers talking about sharing NDA-protected research during job interviews, using Instagram for research, jobs to be done, and much more!  The third season will be live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts on February 13, 2023. Visit yzziresearch.com/podcast to catch up on the first two seasons.