Mentor Night

January 21, 2020

at

601 Townsend St, San Francisco, CA 94103

2020 is here, which means it's time to get clear on goals and define our path for the future. Join us for an evening of UX design mentoring and networking at Adobe HQ!

Mentor night is all about dissolving the competition and coming together to learn and grow as individuals. Connect with designers in the community, get product design feedback, share ideas, and collaborate.

  • Get 1-1 product feedback from product design experts in 20-minute sessions

  • This event is anyone who works at the intersection of design and technology

  • Sign up to get design advice, portfolio feedback, and strategic career advice

  • Light food and drinks served

Schedule:

5:45 pm Registration opens
Sign up on site to meet with a designer mentor for 20 minutes.

6:15 pm - 8:15 pm Speed Mentoring

8:15pm - 8:45 pm Hang out and network

View the official mentor lineup at cascadesf.com


Past Mentors*

*This is NOT the official mentor list, but an example of our usual mentors. As we move closer to the event we will announce our official list.

Aniruddha Kadam

Aniruddha Kadam

UX Design Manager

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Corie Johnson

Corie Johnson

Lead Designer

ZenBusiness

LinkedIn

Twitter

Carla

Carola Pescio Canale

Product Designer

Dropbox

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Kristine Yuen

Kristine Yuen

Design Lead

LinkedIn

Portfolio

LinkedIn

AngelList

Chris Gallello

Chris Gallello

Senior Product Manager
Strava

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Devin Fountain

Devin Fountain

Product Designer

Zoosk

Dribbble

Twitter

Sunny Patel

Sunny Patel

User Experience Researcher

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Johnatan Uribe

Johnatan Uribe

Product Designer

Okta

Website

LinkedIn

Paolo Ertreo

Paolo Ertreo

Product Designer (Growth)

Dropbox

Portfolio

Dribbble

LinkedIn

Christine Bower

Christine Bower

Instructional Designer

LinkedIn

Portfolio

Twitter

David Holl

David Holl

Founder and CEO, Design Sprints

Postobject

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Nicole Wang

Nicole Wang

Associate Creative Director, UX

Firewood Marketing

Portfolio

Angel.co

LinkedIn

Courtney Escanio

Courtney Escanio

Product Designer & Art Director

Rodan + Fields

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Tyler Wilson

Tyler Wilson

User Experience Designer

Helios Interactive

Portfolio

Twitter

Chris Liu

Chris Liu

Senior Product Designer

Mercedes-Benz Research

Twitter

LinkedIn

Rachel Chung

Rachel Chung

Product Designer

AngelList Venture

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Christina Connolly

Christina Connolly

UX Designer

Apple

Behance

LinkedIn

Meritt

Meritt Thomas

Senior Product Designer
MasterClass

Co-founder at RocketDept

Dribbble

Twitter

Instagram

Amy Ni Pan

Amy Ni Pan

Art Director & Designer

Hero Digital

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Kal Michael

KaL MichaeL

Visual & Product Design
Independent

Portfolio

Twitter

Dribbble

Chad Witaker

Chad Whitaker

Product Designer

AngelList

AngelList

Dribbble

Twitter

Luna Chen

Luna Chen

Senior Product Designer

Instacart

LinkedIn

Garron Engstrom

Garron Engstrom

Product Designer

Facebook

Website

LinkedIn

Medium

Jon Hull

Jon Hall

Product Designer &
Cofounder / Organizer

Hack the Future

Twitter

General Assembly

LinkedIn

Samantha Salvaggio

Samantha Salvaggio

Senior Marketing Designer

Epic!

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Benjamin Rodigas

Benjamin Rodigas

Senior Product Designer

LifeDojo

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Jay Stakelon

Jay Stakelon

Product Designer

Oculus

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Twitter

Marek Szeszycki-Truesdell

Marek Szeszycki-Truesdell

UX Design Lead

Gap Inc.

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Adam Nedelman

Adam Nedelman

UX Web Designer

Killer Brokerage
Formerly at Salesforce

Portfolio

General Assembly

Elina Lin

Elina Lin

Product Designer, Growth

LinkedIn

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Will Vaughan

Will Vaughan

Senior UX/UI Designer

Amazon Web Services

Portfolio

LinkedIn

Asimm Khan

Asim Khan

Product Designer

Netflix

LinkedIn

Olga Ivanova

Olga V. Ivanova

Founder/Product Designer
VR Oxygen

Portfolio

VR Oxygen

LinkedIn

Lukasz Lysakowski

Lukasz Lysakowski

Design Director

Peek

Portfolio

Twitter

LinkedIn

Attention Senior Designers: Be a Mentor. Share Your Knowledge.

Want to mentor? Our mentors have 4+ years of experience working as a product designer, product manager, director, principle designer, content strategist and user researcher for technology. Interested? Email Lukasz at lukasz@cascadesf.com.

Hosted by

adobe

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

E-mail Andi Galpern at andi@cascadesf.com or Lukasz Lysakowski at lukasz@cascadesf.com with any questions you might have.


What is the refund policy?

All tickets are non-refundable and available on a first-come-first-serve basis.


Am I guaranteed a mentor spot?

By signing up for a ticket you are guaranteed at least 1 (one) 20-minute session with a mentor.

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