Khrystyna Oros Ryan and Samaya Sinha met at a toxic job and bonded over shared values. After nearly a decade of supporting each other through various job changes and challenges, they realized that they wanted to build a community to provide that same level of support to other women. Thus, Ideate Labs was born. Ideate Labs aims to make UX & UI design accessible to women, immigrants, and people of color.

Check out this amazing conversation where Khrystyna, Samaya, and Nadia discuss salary transparency, job search pain points amongst new designers, and how to get involved with Ideate Labs.

Here’s a look at our discussion:

0:01 : Khrystyna’s “Aha!” moment around salary transparency
8:33 : How Ideate Labs coaches students around asking for more money during an offer process
12:20 : Lessons learned in past interviews & favorite stories
19:00 : Who Ideate Labs serves and what problems they’re solving
21:14 : Balancing running Ideate Labs while also doing other jobs & the evolution of Ideate Labs
28:20 : What is the profile of a successful Ideate Labs student?
34:21 : How to learn more about Ideate Labs and get involved
36:51: Patterns in job search pain points for early career designers and the future of the UX industry

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